There shall be established in the City of Haverhill,
in accordance with MGL c. 40, a Conservation Commission, which Commission
is hereby established for the following general purposes: for the
promotion and development of the natural resources and for the protection
of watershed resources of the City of Haverhill.
[Amended 7-10-2007 by Doc. 76]
The Mayor of the City of Haverhill shall, through
his office, have control and management of the Conservation Commission.
The employees of the Conservation Commission shall be under the direction
and control of the Director of Economic Development and Planning in
carrying out the policies established by the Conservation Commission.
[Amended 7-10-2007 by Doc. 76]
The Commission may establish Conservation Funds
and expend the same under the supervision of the Director of Economic
Development and Planning. The City Council may appropriate money in
any year to a Conservation Fund of which the Treasurer shall be custodian.
He may deposit or invest the proceeds of said fund in savings banks,
trust companies incorporated under the laws of the commonwealth, banking
companies incorporated under the laws of the commonwealth which are
members of the Federal Deposit Corporation, or national banks, or
invest it in paid-up shares and accounts of and in cooperative banks,
or in shares of savings and loan associations or in shares of federal
savings and loan associations doing business in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and any income therefrom shall be credited to the fund.
Moneys in the fund may be expended by said Commission for any purpose,
other than a taking by eminent domain, authorized by MGL c. 40, § 8c.
The Commission may adopt rules and regulations
governing the use of land and waters under its control and prescribe
penalties, not exceeding a fine of $100, for any violation thereof.
No action taken under this section shall affect
the powers and duties of the State Reclamation Board or any mosquito
control or other project operating under or authorized by MGL c. 252
or restrict any established public access.