[Adopted 10-24-1973 by Ord. No. 21-73]
There is hereby created the Traffic Advisory Committee of the Borough of Eatontown, hereinafter referred to as the "Committee."
The purpose of the Committee is to promote the planning of orderly traffic patterns and volume in surrounding vicinities.
[Amended 2-27-1974 by Ord. No. 3-74; 4-22-1981 by Ord. No. 5-81; 3-9-1994 by Ord. No. 3-94]
A. 
For the purpose of this article, the Borough is divided into four quadrants designated as the Northeast Quadrant bounded on the west by State Highway No. 35 and on the south by State Highway No. 36; Southeast Quadrant bounded on the north by State Highway No. 36 and on the west by State Highway No. 35; Southwest Quadrant bounded on the east by State Highway No. 35 and on the north by State Highway No. 36; Northwest Quadrant bounded on the south by State Highway No. 36 and on the east by State Highway No. 35.
B. 
The Committee shall consist of seven voting members, including one chosen from each of the four block quadrants, together with three members at large from the Borough of Eatontown appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council; the Committee shall also include one Council Liaison appointed by and representing the governing body and one member of the Traffic Division of the Police Department who do not vote. The Councilman and member of the Traffic Division of the Police Department shall serve terms corresponding with their respective terms of office. The seven voting members shall serve terms as follows:
[Amended 4-14-2010 by Ord. No. 08-2010]
(1) 
The terms of the seven representing election districts under the ordinance which has been rescinded by this article shall expire on the date of the original appointment, and as each of those original appointment dates arrives, that position will be filled for a three-year term.
(2) 
New members shall be appointed respectively for three-year terms expiring on December 31.
C. 
The Committee shall also have three associate members to be chosen to fill the vacancies as they may occur, to be appointed by the Mayor and Council for a term of one year expiring on the next December 31. Such associate members shall participate fully in the work of the Committee and shall be entitled to a vote only when they are substituting for an absent appointed Committee member. Should a question arise as to the eligibility of the associate member to act in place of a Committee member, the Chairman shall designate the member to vote in the place of the absent Committee member.
D. 
A quorum shall consist of no less than four voting members and, as such, shall carry out the purpose of the Committee. Those four members shall have the same effect as if the entire Committee were present.
[Amended 4-14-2010 by Ord. No. 08-2010]
[Added 4-14-2010 by Ord. No. 08-2010]
The members of the Committee shall elect annually, from among their number, a Chairman and a Vice Chairman. The elected officers shall serve for terms of one year and shall be eligible for reelection in successive years.
The Committee shall be responsible to the governing body for conducting studies and investigations as requested by the governing body and shall recommend proposals to the governing body for lessening congestion and eliminating and reducing traffic hazards within the Borough. In addition, the Committee shall be authorized to initiate in its own motion studies and investigations for the purposes specified herein.
[Amended 4-14-2010 by Ord. No. 08-2010]
The Committee shall meet at least bimonthly (every other month) and shall provide the governing body with the minutes of its meetings.
The Committee shall function without subsidy or revenue-producing activities and shall rely solely upon the governing body for the financing of its functions.