The Council at its annual meeting shall, by
the vote of a majority of said Council, elect from its number a President
of the Council, who shall preside at all its meetings when the Mayor
does not preside. He shall hold office for one year and until the
next annual meeting. He shall have the right to debate and vote on
all questions before the Council. If the Council at its annual meeting
fails to elect a President, the Mayor shall appoint the President
from the Council, and in that case no confirmation by the Council
shall be necessary.
If the Mayor is absent from the Borough for
a period of three days or for any reason is unable to act, the President
of the Council shall perform all the duties of the Mayor during such
absence or inability. The Mayor, in case of his intended absence from
the Borough for more than three days at any one time, shall notify
the President in writing of such intended absence, whereupon the President
shall be and become Acting Mayor from the receipt of such notice and
continue to act until the Mayor's return. In case of the temporary
inability of said President of Council to so act, the member of Council
having the longest term of service as such may act temporarily for
said President of Council.
The Council may make, amend, repeal and enforce
ordinances in accordance with the authority conferred by Subtitle
3 of Title 40, N.J.S.A. 40:42-1 et seq., and N.J.S.A. 40:88-4.
The Council shall possess all the power relating
to licenses issuable by the Borough now or hereafter conferred on
municipalities by Chapter 52 of Title 40 (N.J.S.A. 40:52-1 et seq.)
or any other law, but no person shall be required to take out a license
in order to sell at wholesale or to sell any produce of his farm.
The Council may prescribe penalties for the
violation of the ordinances it is authorized to pass and may enforce
the same in the manner prescribed in and subject to the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.