[Amended 2-16-1993 by Ord. No. 4-0-93]
There is hereby established and created a Local
Assistance Board in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 44:8-114
et seq. in the Borough of Wanaque, County of Passaic, which Board
shall be known and designated as the "Wanaque Department of Human
Services," and all references hereinafter to the "Local Assistance
Board" shall signify, designate and mean the Wanaque Department of
Human Services.
The said Local Assistance Board shall be composed
of five (5) persons, at least one (1) of whom shall be a woman, to
be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Council; one (1) such
member shall be appointed from the membership of the governing body
of the Borough of Wanaque, and his term shall be for a period of one
(1) year only, and the other four (4) members shall hold such office
for a term of four (4) years each until their successors are appointed
and qualified. The terms of the first four (4) appointees, other than
the appointee from the governing body, shall be staggered so that
only one (1) such member's term expires at the end of each of four
(4) successive years. Vacancies on the Board shall be filled for the
unexpired terms only in accordance with N.J.S.A. 44:8-116, as amended
and supplemented.
Said Local Assistance Board shall organize annually
within the first fifteen (15) days after January 1 of each year, and
elect, from among their own number, a Chairman and a Secretary, and
said Board shall hold regular monthly meetings thereafter and such
special meetings as may be necessary during the course of the year.
Said Board shall supervise the administration and rendition of prompt
and immediate assistance to needy persons in the Borough of Wanaque
as provided by law. It shall function in an active manner in the supervision
of the general assistance program as administered by the Director
of Welfare and whatever subordinate staff as may be necessary.
There shall be appointed a Director of Welfare
by the said Local Assistance Board for a term of five (5) years. He
shall be paid such salary as may be fixed by the Board, subject to
approval by the Mayor and Council. In case of vacancy in the office
of Director of Welfare, one (1) temporary or acting Director may be
appointed to serve for not more than ninety (90) days. In case of
vacancy, the term of his successor shall not be limited to his unexpired
term.
The Local Assistance Board shall have all the
power conferred upon it by the statutes of New Jersey and such general
powers as are not prohibited by law.