ORDINANCE NO. 2558 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER II, ARTICLE IV, “ADMINISTRATION, BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS” OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF ROSELLE PARK, INSERTING SECTION 2-42 TO BE ENTITLED, “ROSELLE PARK GREEN TEAM” BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Roselle Park, County of Union and State of New Jersey that Chapter II, Article IV of the Code of the Borough of Roselle Park be and hereby is amended as follows: SECTION 1. RESERVED. 2-42 ROSELLE PARK GREEN TEAM. SECTION 2. 2-42.1 Roselle Park Green Team Created. There is hereby established within the Borough of Roselle Park the Roselle Park Green Team in accordance with the policies and requirements of the Sustainable Jersey certification program. The forgoing shall be intended to act in accordance with and otherwise supersede that which is set forth in Borough of Roselle Park Resolution 108-18. SECTION 3. 2-42.2 Purpose: Mission, Goals and Objectives. a. The mission of the Roselle Park Green Team shall be to advise and recommend methods for improving municipal operations with environmentally friendly initiatives which are economically and environmentally sounds through research and evaluation. b. The goals of the Roselle Park Green Team shall be to submit reports and recommendations to the governing body which include: 1. Initiatives involving the Borough of Roselle Park that keep with the Sustainable Jersey program. 2. Plans, programs, and educational opportunities that support the creation of a sustainable community. 3. Suggested best practices for more environmentally conscious municipal operations. c. The objectives of the Roselle Park Green team shall include: 1. Collaborating with Borough employees, service providers, and other governmental agencies to share resource information and ideas consistent with its mission. 2. Encouraging participation of all community stakeholders to solicit ideas on green initiatives. 3. Researching and analyzing green initiatives which are environmentally and financially practical. SECTION 4. 2-42.3 Composition. d. The Roselle Park Green Team shall consist of not more than forty (40) members, who shall be residents or employees of the Borough of Roselle Park, appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Borough Council for the following terms: 1. All forty (40) members shall be appointed for an initial term expiring on December 31, 2019. 2. Upon the completion of the initial term, all members shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, expiring on December 31st of each second year after December 31, 2019. e. Any vacancy on the Roselle Park Green Team which occurs during the unexpired term shall be filled by appointment as outlined herein for the unexpired term only. f. The Chairperson of the Roselle Park Green Team shall be the Clean Communities Coordinator who shall also serve as a member of the Green Team for the same term as all other members. Such individual shall also serve as the Borough of Roselle Park’s agent for Sustainable Jersey Municipal Certification. g. The governing body may remove any members of the Roselle Park Green Team for cause, on written charges served upon the member and after a hearing therein at which the member shall be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel. Reasoning for a removal for cause may include, but shall not be limited to, a continued absence of a member for five (5) consecutive meetings (regular or special meetings) of the Roselle Park Green team without good cause shown. h. The Roselle Park Borough Council shall appoint one of its members to be a liaison to the Roselle Park Green Team for a term of one (1) year, which expires on December 31st of that year. SECTION 5. Invalidity. If any section or portion of a section of this Code shall be invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or portions of this Ordinance. SECTION 6. Inconsistent Ordinances Repealed. All ordinances or parts of ordinances, to the extent that they are inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed. SECTION 7. Captions. Captions contained in this Ordinance have been included only for the purpose of facilitating reference to the various sections and are not intended and shall not be utilized to construe the intent and meaning of the text of any section. SECTION 8. Effective Date. This amendment to the Code of the Borough of Roselle Park shall become effective upon publication in accordance with the law. All appointments made to the Roselle Park Green Team in accordance with Roselle Park Resolution 108-18, prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, shall be considered valid and in full effect until December 31, 2019.