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LEE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS BOARD Section 1.00: Authority, Purpose and Duties 1.01 Authority Under the authority granted in Chapter 153A -76 of the North Carolina General Statutes, and resolution dated March 2, 2015, the Lee County Board of Commissioners creates this Lee County Environmental Affairs Board. 1.02 Purpose The general purpose of the Environmental Affairs Board is to maintain and improve the quality of the environment in Lee County. 1.03 Duties The specific duties of the Environmental Affairs Board include: 1) advising the local governments of the County of Lee, the City of Sanford, and the Town of Broadway on environmental policy; 2) educating the public and local officials about environmental issues; 3) performing special studies and projects on environmental questions; 4) facilitating citizen participation; 5) remaining informed about changes in environmental laws and regulations affecting the County (and informing the public and local officials about such changes); and 6) promoting the State /County and public /private cooperation and coordination. This list is not exhaustive, and the Environmental Affairs Board should construe its duties broadly. The Environmental Affairs Board shall not have authority to enforce any regulations, rules, ordinances, or laws. 1.04 Topics The Environmental Affairs Board shall consider any and all topics related to the quality of the Lee County environment. Topics include, but are not limited to: coal ash and hydraulic fracturing; hazardous and radioactive materials management and disposal; watershed protection; groundwater and surface water protection; erosion control; air quality; energy conservation; incineration; sedimentation control; storm water management; open space protection; pollution prevention; waste management; and recycling. The Environmental Affairs Board should use the widest latitude in determining what topics to address. Section 2.00: Organization 2.01 Membership Composition in Terms Except as provided in the following paragraphs, the Environmental Affairs Board shall be comprised of eleven (11) voting members: five (5) appointed by the Lee County Board of Commissioners, five (5) appointed by the Sanford City Council, and one (1) appointed by the Broadway Town Council. In addition, three ex- officio, non - voting members shall serve on the Environmental Affairs Board, as outlined below. Initially, ten (10) voting members shall be appointed by the Lee County Board of Commissioners to represent the County of Lee's jurisdiction. Such appointments shall be comprised of those members of the Lee County Environmental Review and Advisory Committee ( "ERAC ") serving at the time of its dissolution, and each member shall only serve the remainder of the term of their ERAC appointment. Four of these ten members have terms expiring in 2016; six members have