Environmental Concerns Committee

Description

The Environmental Concerns Committee was created by City Ordinance 3922 on September 5, 1995. The Committee was revised by Ordinance 4462 on February 4, 2003. The purpose of the Committee is to address environmental concerns, promote a safe and healthy environment, and maintain the natural beauty of the environment within the city. The Committee shall make recommendations to other city committees and to the City Council on matters concerning the environment.

Terms

The City Council members shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall serve until replaced. Terms of all other members shall be three years and shall be staggered so that each year either two or three of the member's terms shall be available for appointment by the Nominating Committee.

Membership

The Committee shall be composed of nine members as follows:

• One City Council member
• One member from a local industry
• One member from a science discipline
• Six citizens-at-large

Appointment

Positions on the committee reserved for City Council individuals shall be filled by mayoral appointment.  All other vacancies on the Committee are filled by appointment from the governing body of the City.

Public Notification

Meetings are published by the City Clerk on the weekly meetings list which is distributed to the media representatives with press boxes in the City Clerk's office and released via the Internet on the City's web site at: http://www.accessfayetteville.org

Meeting Times

Regular meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326 of the City Administration Building.

Current Members