[Adopted 1-1-1981 by Ord. No. 80-23-780 as Ch. 47 of the 1981 Code]
An Advisory Board of Recreation of the Borough
of Cresskill, consisting of 15 members, be and the same hereby is
created and established.
The Advisory Board of Recreation shall have
the following powers and duties:
A.
To make recommendations to the Mayor and Council concerning
or touching upon the day to day operation and administration of the
recreation program of the Borough of Cresskill, which recommendation
or recommendations, after study by them, shall be considered by the
Mayor and Council. If the Mayor and Council shall approve of such
recommendation or recommendations or any part thereof, the Board shall
be notified of this approval, and the Board may, in the discretion
of the Mayor and Council, be directed to carry into effect the recommendations
or any approved part thereof.
B.
To make recommendations to the Mayor and Council concerning
or touching upon matters of policy affecting the recreation program
for the Borough of Cresskill. Such recommendations shall be considered
by the Mayor and Council after a report thereon from the Chairman.
Notice of any action on such recommendation shall be forwarded to
the Advisory Board.
C.
To adopt a constitution and/or bylaws governing the
affairs of the Board within 30 days of final passage of this article.
However, such constitution and/or bylaws must be approved by a majority
of the Mayor and Council and may only be amended with the approval
of the majority of the Mayor and Council and shall be inoperative
to the extent said constitution and/or bylaws is in conflict with
any provision of any ordinance of the Borough of Cresskill or any
state or federal statute.
All members of the Board of Recreation shall
be appointed by the Mayor as follows:
A.
Five persons shall be appointed for a term of service
commencing from date of appointment and expiring December 31, 1973;
five additional persons shall be appointed for a term of service commencing
from date of appointment and expiring December 31, 1974; and five
additional persons shall be appointed for a term of service commencing
from date of appointment and expiring December 31, 1975.
B.
Upon the expiration of each of the above-described
terms of office, a new member shall be appointed for a period of three
years so that each year thereafter 1/3 of the appointments shall expire,
and a new appointment shall be made by the Mayor to fill those expired
terms. In the event a vacancy shall occur, the Advisory Board of Recreation
may recommend to the Mayor and Council an interim appointment to fill
the vacancy for the duration of the unexpired term. Upon receipt of
said recommendation, the Mayor and Council may act as they see fit
with respect to said recommended appointment.
