WHEREAS, Chapter
10 of the Code of the Town of West New York ("Town") regulates the composition and manner in which a resident can become a member of the Board of Education ("Board"); and
WHEREAS, on November 29, 2013, the Town received information
that on the November 5, 2013, general election, the citizens of the
Town passed a public question by a majority vote, causing the Board
to reclassify itself from a Type I appointed board to a Type II elected
board; and
WHEREAS, beginning on January 1, 2014, the Board was reorganized
from a Type I appointed board to a Type II elected board, consisting
of nine elected members; and
WHEREAS, the governing body wishes to clarify that the Board
of Education is an elected board pursuant to the provisions outlined
in N.J.S.A. 18A:12-11:
[Amended 9-4-2019 by Ord. No. 13/19]
The members of the Board of Education of the Town of West New
York shall consist of nine members who are elected on the third Tuesday
in April pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:60-1.1.
Board members are elected for a three-year term in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 18A:12-11.