The Environmental Advisory Council shall have the following duties:
(A) To develop by laws of the Environmental Advisory Council for approval of the participating municipalities;
(B) To advise the appropriate governmental agencies concerning the benefits of, potential for, methods for accomplishing and other facts relevant to the management recommendations contained in the Wellhead Protection Plan and the Leibert Creek Watershed Assessment;
(C) To identify environmental problems, issues and trends affecting the participating municipalities;
(D) To recommend plans and programs to the appropriate agencies of the municipalities for the promotion and conservation of the natural resources and for the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment within the corporate boundaries of the municipalities;
(E) To make recommendations as to the appropriate use of open land areas;
(F) To develop, recommend, and promote community environmental programs designed to enhance public awareness of environmental issues affecting the municipalities, the alternatives available to address such issues, and the impact each alternative may have upon the environment and the development of the region;
(G) To work cooperatively with public, private, commercial, and industrial entities in the area to develop a better understanding of the potential environmental impacts of public and private sector actions and to coordinate activities to minimize any negative impact arising therefrom; and
(H) To undertake such additional environmental tasks as requested by the joint action of the governing bodies of the participating municipalities.
(Ord. 104, passed 1-20-2005)