The Commission shall have power to study, investigate, plan, advise, report and recommend to Council or the Mayor any action, program, necessary or advisable for the care, preservation, trimming, planting, replanting, removal or disposition of trees or shrubs in public ways, streets, alleys, parks or other property owned by the Village.
The Shade Tree Commission shall have the authority and jurisdiction for regulating the planting, maintenance and removal of trees or shrubs on streets and other Village owned property to insure safety or preserve the aesthetics of such public sites, in accordance with the permit system contained in the terms of this chapter, and in conformity with any ordinances specifying plans and locations of plantings.
The Shade Tree Commission shall have the authority to retain the services of a professional tree arborist to act as an advisor to the Commission. Any compensation paid to such advisor shall be subject to Council’s approval.
(Ord. 749. Passed 6-1-92.)