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ORDINANCE NO. 1850
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 1689
THE BYLAWS OF THE
ENVIRONMENT AL ADVISORY BOARD
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE,
ALABAMA, as follows:
Section 1. The Code of Ordinances, City of Fairhope, Alabama, Ordinance No. 1689,
Chapter 2, Article III, Boards and Committees; Division 2. Environmental Advisory Board;
Section 2-83 (d): Officers and meetings is hereby amended to reflect the following changes
and additions:
Amend the following:
Section 2-83. Officers and Meetings.
(a)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.
(b)The chairman will organize and preside over meetings and appoint members to special
sub-committees as needed to accomplish issues being addressed.
(c)A majority vote of attending members will be required before an issue is brought before
the mayor and city council.
(d)The monthly meeting will be held at 3:00 p.m. on the second Friday of every other month
at a location determined by the chairman. Other special meetings may be called as needed.
Severability. 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.
Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect beginning in January 2026 upon its due
adoption and publication as required by law.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 20TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025
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ORDINANCE NO. 1689
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AND REPLACE ORDINANCE NO. 1541
AND ORDINANCE NO. 1435 AND TO ESTABLISH THE BYLAWS OF
THE FAIR HOPE ENVIROi\"MENT AL ADVISORY BOARD
ARTICLE l. MlSSJON
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 I. Members will be residents or rairhope. They will be interested in the
enviromnenlaf issues. Employees of e11viro11111e111a/ agencies or companies having
economic intcrcsrs in enviro11111e111a/ matters will be welcome to attend board meetings
and comment on issues under study.
Section 2. The board will consist of nine (9) members. Members may be nominated by
the Mayor, City Council or by other members. Members will be appointed by the city
council. A member with unwammtcd absence from three (3) regular meetings per
calendar year shall have resigned their appointment.
Section 3. The City will assign a qualified employee ro 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 e11virn11111e111a/ responsibilities arc urged to attend meetings.
Section 4. The Board may have sub-comm ittees, such as Tree or Recycling Committees,
which will each have its own chainnan 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 Councilmcmbcr to attend Board meetings
and/or keep informed of Board activities. At a minimum, the Councilmember will meet
with the Board Chairman every three months to keep apprised of enriro111ne111al issues
under consideration.
ARTICLE Ill. OFFICERS AND MEETINGS
Section I. The Chairman of the Board will be selected by majority vote of the members
attending the ftrst 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 3:00 p.m. on the second Friday of each
month at a location determined by the Chainnan. Other special meetings may be called as
needed.
Ordinance No. 1689
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The sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance arc severable,
and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be
declared unconstirutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such roling 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 hy law.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 12TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2020
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS 12TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2020 M Karin Wilson, Mayor
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