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Timestamp: 2020-05-26 06:39:26
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Borough of Spotswood, NJ Environmental Commission
Ch 5 Art II Environmental Commission
§ 5-4 Establishment.
§ 5-5 Appointment of members; terms; removal; vacancies.
§ 5-6 Powers.
§ 5-7 Acquisitions.
§ 5-8 Records and annual report.
§ 5-9 Appropriations; staff.
[Derived from Sec. 2-19 of the 1969 Revised General Ordinances]
The Borough of Spotswood Environmental Commission is hereby established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 to 40:56A-5.
Appointment. The Environmental Commission shall consist of five 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 Borough. 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.
Terms. The terms of 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. The first members of the Commission shall be appointed for the following terms:
One member for the term expiring July 1, 1977.
Two members for the term expiring July 1, 1978.
Two members for the term expiring July 1, 1979.
Removal; vacancy. 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.
Protection of natural resources. The Commission is established for the protection, development or use of natural resources, including water resources, located within the territorial limits of the Borough.
Land use. The Commission shall have power to conduct research into the use and possible use of the open land areas of the Borough 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.
Index of open areas. It shall keep an index of all open areas, publicly or privately owned, including open marshland, 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 Borough Council, acquire property, both real and personal, in the name of the Borough 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 the 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 or otherwise conserve and properly utilize open spaces and other land and water areas in the Borough.
The Environmental Commission shall keep records of its meetings and activities and make an annual report to the Borough Council.
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.