A. Creation of Commission. There is created an Environmental and Forestry Commission, which shall have such powers and perform such duties as provided in this chapter.
B. Members; Appointment. The Commission shall consist of seven voting members, one or more student members, and one Village Trustee, who shall serve as an ex officio member. All members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Village President, with the advice and consent of the Trustees.
C. Appointed Members; Qualifications; Term of Office.
1. Qualifications. The seven voting members of the Commission shall be residents of the Village. Each student member shall be a high school junior or senior, or an undergraduate college student, who either resides in or attends school in the Village . All members of the Commission shall have experience, training or a demonstrable interest in such areas as environmental science, forestry, ecology, energy conservation, tree preservation, education, pollution control, engineering, science and public health.
2. Term of Office. Subject to the additional limitations set forth in the following paragraph 3, each appointed member other than the student appointee(s) shall serve for a term of three years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. The terms of the appointed members shall be staggered so that the term of two appointed members expire in one year, the term of two other appointed members expire the following year and the term of the remaining three appointed members expire the next following year. No appointed member other than the student appointee shall serve more than two full terms consecutively.
3. Term of Ex Officio Member. The Village Trustee who serves as an ex officio member shall not serve on the Commission beyond the termination of his or her service in the office of Trustee, whether the Trustee's service in office has terminated due to the expiration of the Trustee's term, resignation or some other cause.
4. Student Member(s). The student member(s) shall be appointed in September of each year and shall serve through the month of August of the following year, and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Any student member may serve consecutive terms, without limitation, provided the student continues to meet the qualifications for appointment. For purposes of this section, if a student who is appointed while he or she is enrolled as a full time student in high school or college, the student's enrollment shall be presumed to continue through the summer immediately following the academic year of appointment, regardless of whether the student enrolls for summer studies or has graduated.
D. No Compensation. All members of the Commission shall serve without compensation for those services.
(MC-3-2011, Amended 04/26/2011; MC-14-2009, Amended, 11/17/2009; MC-8-2009, Amended, 09/01/2009; MC-3-2008, Amended, 06/03/2008; MC-4-2005, Amended, 09/06/2005)