[Adopted by Ord. No. 1995-15 (Sec. 2-60 of the 1974 Code)]
[Amended 2-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-2]
The municipality of Bradley Beach Environmental Commission is hereby established pursuant to Chapter 245 of the Laws of 1968 (N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq.), as amended.
A.
A Commission shall consist of seven members appointed
by the Mayor, one of whom shall also be a member of the Planning Board
and all of whom shall be residents of the municipality of Bradley
Beach; the members shall serve without compensation except as hereinafter
provided. The Mayor shall designate one of the members to serve as
Chairman and presiding officer of the Commission. The terms of the
office of the first Commissioners shall be for one, two or three years,
to be designated by the Mayor in making his appointments, and their
successors shall be appointed for terms of three years and until the
appointment and qualification of their successors.
[Amended 2-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-2]
B.
The Mayor of the governing body 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 expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired
term in the same manner as an original appointment.
The Commission is established for the protection,
development, or use of natural resources, including water resources,
located within territorial limits of the municipality of Bradley Beach.
The Commission shall have power to conduct research into the use and
possible use of the open land areas of the municipality and may coordinate
the activities of unofficial bodies organized for similar purposes,
and may advertise, prepare, print, and distribute books, maps, charts,
plans, and pamphlets which in its judgment it deems necessary for
its purposes. 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.
The Environmental Commission may, subject to
the approval of the governing body, acquire property, both real and
personal, in the name of the municipality by gift, purchase, grant,
bequest, devise or lease for any of its purposes and shall administer
the same for such purposes subject to the terms of conveyance or gift.
Such an acquisition may be to acquire the fee or any lesser interest,
development right, easement (including conservation easement), covenant
or other contractual right (including a conveyance on conditions or
with limitations or reversions), as may be necessary to acquire, maintain,
improve, protect, limit the future use of, or otherwise conserve and
properly utilize open spaces and other land and water areas in the
municipality.
The Environmental Commission shall keep records
of its meetings and activities and make an annual report to the governing
body.
The Commission may appoint such clerks and other
employees and incur such expenses as it may from time to time require,
providing the same shall be within the limits of funds appropriated
to it by the governing body or otherwise available to it.
The Environmental Commission shall have 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.
