The Environmental and Tree Advisory Commission shall have the following advisory responsibilities if requested by a super majority of the City Council or the City Administrator:
(a) To advise and make recommendations to the City Council and/or City Administrator, regarding environmental policy, environmental issues.
(b) To advise the City Council and City Administrator on all solid waste policy in the City of Maumee.
(c) To advise the City Council and City Administrator regarding environmental aspects of alternative transportation issues, alternative fuel vehicles, bicycling improvements, and Clean City Program initiatives.
(d) To advise the City Council and City Administrator on environmental risk and pollution control issues, including community right-to-know, air and water pollution, and indoor air quality.
(e) To advise the City Council and City Administrator on all matters related to sustainable development, clean production, and environmental technologies.
(f) To advise the City Council and City Administrator concerning effective advocacy for the City in regional, state, and federal environmental matters.
(g) To advise the City Council and City Administrator on enhancing the awareness, understanding, commitment, and active involvement of local citizens in ensuring wise stewardship of the City's natural resources, now and in the future, through education, volunteerism, public/private partnerships, and incentive programs.
(h) To coordinate and collaborate with commissions in other jurisdictions and other environmental organizations to address regional and state environmental matters to the extent such coordination and collaboration does not conflict with the interests of the City of Maumee.
(i) To hold informational forums and public meetings on environmental issues and concerns as approve by City Council.
(j) To advise City Council and the City Administrator on matters relative to care, preservation, pruning, planting, replanting, removal and disposition of trees and shrubs in public area including but not limited to public property, parks and streets.
(Ord. 032-2023. Passed 9-5-23.)