(A) The Borough of Emmaus and Upper Milford Township hereby create a Joint Environmental Advisory Council.
(B) The Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) shall be composed of eight members, four residents representing each of the two municipalities.
(C) Council members shall be appointed in accordance with the following procedures:
(1) Each governing body shall appoint four members of the Council and of whom shall be a resident of the appointing municipality.
(2) Whenever possible, one member appointed by each participating municipality shall also be a member of the municipal planning commission of that municipality.
(3) Council members terms of office shall expire on the first Monday in January following the last year of their term of office, provided, however, that members shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed by the appropriate municipality in the event successors are not appointed as of the first Monday in January following the last year of their term.
(4) Members of the Council shall serve terms of three years, except that the terms of the initial members appointed by their respective municipality shall be staggered as follows: one member’s term shall initially be for one year, one member’s initial term shall be for two years and two members initial terms shall be for three years. Terms of the initial members shall be determined after the appointment of the initial eight members of the Council through the drawing of lots among them or other method acceptable to the members at their organization meeting. Members shall continue to serve until their successors are duly appointed by the appropriate participating municipality.
(Ord. 104, passed 1-20-2005)