There shall be an item at each regular or special
meeting of the governing body of the Borough of Hasbrouck Heights
entitled "consent agenda," which shall consist of a resolution or
resolutions of a routine and noncontroversial nature not requiring
discussion by the Council. The title or substance of each resolution
to be placed upon the consent agenda shall be furnished to each member
of the governing body at least 48 hours prior to the meeting upon
which action shall be had as to such resolution or resolutions. If
necessary or requested by any member of the governing body at the
meeting, a resolution or resolutions may be removed from the consent
agenda and subjected to a formal vote by the Council. No resolution
placed on the consent agenda will be discussed separately at the meeting unless brought up by a member of the public at the
appropriate public portion of the meeting. At the meeting, the Clerk
shall read the consent agenda by title of each resolution only. The
Council will adopt the resolution placed on the consent agenda by
a majority vote on a resolution to adopt all items on the consent
agenda.
The Borough Clerk shall be authorized to enter into
the official Council minutes the substance of each and every consent
agenda resolution as though the same were fully read and discussed
at the Council meeting.