[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Kenilworth 9-11-1979 by Ord.
No. 79-19. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Borough of Kenilworth Environmental Commission is hereby
established pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq.
A.
The
Environmental Commission shall consist of seven members appointed
by the Mayor with Councilmanic approval, one of whom shall also be
a member of the Planning Board and one a member of the Recreation
Committee and all of whom shall be residents of the Borough of Kenilworth.
The members thereof shall serve without compensation. The Commission
shall designate one of the members to serve as Chairperson and presiding
officer of said Commission. The term of office of each of the first
Commissioners shall be designated by the Mayor and Council in making
the appointment, and their successors shall be appointed for terms
of three years and until the appointment and qualification of their
successors. The first members of the Commission shall be appointed
for the following terms:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
B.
The
Mayor or Borough Council may remove any member of the Commission for
cause, on written charges served upon the member and after a hearing
thereon at which the member shall be entitled to be heard in person
or by counsel. A vacancy on the Commission occurring otherwise than
by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term in
the same manner as an original appointment.
A.
The
Environmental Commission shall have the authority to conduct research
into the use and possible use of the open land area of the Borough
and may advertise, prepare, print and distribute books, maps, charts,
plans and pamphlets which in its judgment it deems necessary for its
purposes, upon authorization by the Mayor and Council. It shall keep
an index of all open areas, publicly or privately owned, including
open marshlands, swamps and other wetlands, in order to obtain information
on the proper use of such areas and may from time to time recommend
to the Planning Board plans and programs for inclusion in the Master
Plan and the development and use of such areas.
B.
The
Environmental Commission may recommend that the Borough Council acquire
property, both real and personal, by gift, purchase, grant, bequest,
devise or lease for any of the Commission's or Council's
purposes, subject to the terms of the conveyance or gift.
C.
The
Environmental Commission shall keep records of its meetings and activities
and make an annual report to the Borough Council at the first regular
meeting of the Borough Council in January of each year. Other reports
will be furnished by the Commission whenever requested by the Mayor
and Council.
D.
The
Environmental Commission shall have the power to study and make recommendations
concerning open space preservation, water resources management, air
pollution control, solid waste management, noise control, soil and
landscape protection, environmental appearance, marine resources and
protection of flora and fauna.
The Commission may appoint such clerks and other employees as
it may from time to time require, provided that the same shall be
within the limits of funds appropriated to it by the Borough Council,
with the approval of the Mayor and Council.
