HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1435ORDINANCE NO. 1435
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 1128
AND ORDINANCE NO. 1155 AND
TO ESTABLISH THE BYLAWS OF
THE FAIRHOPE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD
ARTICLE I. MISSION
The mission of this Board shall be to provide policy advice to the Mayor and City Council
regarding environmental matters that concern the City of Fairhope.
ARTICLE II. MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Members will usually be residents of Fairhope. They will be interested in the
environmental issues. Employees of environmental agencies or companies having
economic interests in environmental matters will be welcome to attend Board meetings
and comment on issues under study.
Section 2. The Board will consist of 6 to 10 active members. Members may be
nominated by the Mayor, City Council or by other members. Members will be appointed
by the City Council.
Section 3. The City will assign a qualified employee to attend meetings and be
responsible for taking meeting minutes to be distributed to members and other interested
parties and maintain an up-to-date listing of members and their addresses. Other City
employees with environmental responsibilities are urged to attend meetings.
Section 4. The Board may have sub -committees, such as Tree or Recycling Committees,
which will each have its own chairman and appropriate objectives. Such sub -committees
may meet separately as needed, but will report their activities in regular monthly Board
meetings.
Section 5. The City Council will appoint one councilman to attend Board meetings and/or
keep informed of Board activities. At a minimum, the councilman will meet with the
Board Chairman every three months to keep apprised of environmental issues under
consideration.
ARTICLE III. OFFICERS AND MEETINGS
Section 1. The Chairman of the Board will be selected by majority vote of the members
attending the first meeting of the year and may serve as long as the Board decides.
Section 2. The Chairman will organize and preside over meetings and appoint members
to special sub -committees as needed to accomplish issues being addressed.
Section 3. A majority vote of attending members will be required before an issue is
brought before the Mayor and City Council.
Section 4. The monthly meeting will be held at 9 am on the second Wednesday of each
month at a location determined by the Chairman. Other special meetings may be called as
needed.
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The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable,
and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be
declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such ruling shall not
affect any other paragraphs and sections, since the same would have been enacted by the
municipality council without the incorporation of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph or section.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately, and upon its due adoption and publication as
required by law.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 13th day of September 2010
ATTEST:
Lisa . Hanks, ity Clerk
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