(a) There is hereby created a Tree Board- an advisory board of the City of Lewisburg which is charged to oversee the Tree Ordinance. Members are nominated by the Mayor and approved and appointed by City Council. The Tree Board shall consist of five members, three of whom shall be Lewisburg residents. The remaining members may be Lewisburg residents or may be non-Lewisburg residents who reside in Greenbrier County but who have skills, knowledge and or expertise useful in watching over the trees within the City. Tree Board member terms shall be six years long with the exception of originating terms in which two members shall serve six years, two members four years and one member two years. All originating members of the Board are then eligible to serve additional full six terms if reappointed. The Board shall meet monthly or as requested but shall meet a minimum of four times per year.
(b) Any public utility company and any cable television company whose right-of- way maintenance practices and activities may be affected by this article and/or regulations promulgated thereunder may appoint an ex-officio member to serve in an advisory capacity.
(1) The Parks and Recreation Commission may request others to serve on the Tree Board and officers may be elected from the entire group.
(2) The Tree Board shall, in cooperation with the Tree Warden, prepare and adopt the Urban Tree Specification and Standards of Practice and submit such rules to the Lewisburg City Council for its approval, and may also recommend modifications to such rules as it may from time to time deem necessary and advisable. (Ord. 260. Passed 7-19-16.)