CHAPTER 284: ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD

Section

284.01 Establishment and purpose

284.02 Membership, term and composition

284.03 Powers and duties

284.04 Meetings and organization

Charter reference:

   Authority to establish, see Charter § 36 

Cross-reference:

   Air pollution, see § 660.08

   Air pollution control standards, see § 1226.02(c)

   Polluting watercourse, see § 660.04

   Water Pollution Control and Sewer Fund, see § 1056.04

§ 284.01 ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.

   There is hereby established an advisory board to be known as the Environmental Affairs Advisory Board with its purposes to include the following:

   (a)   To study and advise courses of action which the Communications, Environmental and Recreational Programming Committee of Council may take to formulate and promote general and broad codes of land, air and water management for the city; and

   (b) To study and investigate other environmentally related concerns and issues of importance to the Council and residents of the city and to report its findings and make appropriate recommendations to residents of the city and Council at the regularly scheduled meetings of the Board.

(Ord. 83-94, passed 4-25-1994)

§ 284.02 MEMBERSHIP, TERM AND COMPOSITION.

   (a)   The Environmental Affairs Advisory Board shall consist of 14 voting members to be appointed by Council for terms of two years each.

      (1)   Up to six members of the Environmental Affairs Advisory Board shall be employees or representatives of industrial concerns located within the city who shall be selected because of their knowledge, technical capability, or interest in matters relating to air and/or water management and for their ability to competently represent both their own industry and industry in general, which is located in the community. The industrial members need not be residents of the city.

      (2)   The other members of the Environmental Affairs Advisory Board shall be resident members who are not employees of industrial concerns located in the city. The resident members shall hold no other elective office in the city administration while serving on the Board and shall be selected for their knowledge, technical ability, or genuine interest in matters related to air and/or water management in the city.

   (b) In addition to voting members, the Public Works Director, the Mayor, Finance Director (or designee) and one member of the Communications, Environmental and Recreational Programming Committee shall serve as ex officio members of the Environmental Affairs Advisory Board without voting powers.

   (c)   The members of the Environmental Affairs Advisory Board shall serve without compensation. With prior approval by Council, any expense incurred by the Board or the members thereof in the performance of their duties shall be paid from the city treasury.

(Ord. 83-94, passed 4-25-1994; Ord. 41-04, passed 2-23-2004; Ord. 69-08, passed 5-12-2008; Ord. 82-09, passed 8-24-2009; Ord. 43-2014, passed 4-14-2014; Ord. 133-2014, passed 10-27-2014; Ord. 17-2016, passed 2-8-2016; Ord. 196-2017, passed 12-18-2017)

§ 284.03 POWERS AND DUTIES.

   The Environmental Affairs Advisory Board shall seek, as its general goals:

   (a)   To create and foster a positive, responsible, cooperative, and continuous effort among businesses and residents of the city;

   (b)   To educate the Council and residents of the city on important environmental issues;

   (c)   To establish and make appropriate recommendations to Council through the use of subject matter experts on land, air, and water management programs; and

   (d)   To investigate every reasonable means available to it to inform and educate its members relative to the problems and possible solutions of land, water, and air pollution and management in communities of similar size to the city.