Township of North Brunswick, NJ
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2023-12-04
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 3 Administration of Government
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Article II Township Council
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Abilities Council
- Ch 3 Administration of Government
- Ch 3 Art II Township Council
- § 3-4 Election; term; compensation.
- § 3-5 Vacancies.
- § 3-6 President.
- § 3-7 Postelection transition.
- § 3-8 Powers and duties.
- § 3-9 Meetings.
- § 3-10 Adoption of bylaws and procedural rules.
- § 3-11 Council to act as Board of Health.
- § 3-12 Audit of municipal accounts and records.
- Ch 4 Cable Television
- Ch 5 Celebrate North Brunswick Committee
- Ch 6 Claims Procedure
- Ch 8 Consent Agenda
- Ch 14 Court
- Ch 17 Cultural Arts Committee
- Ch 19 (Reserved)
- Ch 21 (Reserved)
- Ch 22 Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services Committees
- Ch 26 Environmental Commission
- Ch 28 Community Energy Aggregation
- Ch 29 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 32 Fire Department, Volunteer
- Ch 37 (Reserved)
- Ch 38 Health, Board of
- Ch 42 Housing Authority
- Ch 43 Human Relations Committee
- Ch 45 Volunteer Tuition Credit Program
- Ch 50 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 53 (Reserved)
- Ch 58 (Reserved)
- Ch 60 Open Space Committee
- Ch 61 Personnel
- Ch 62 Planning and Development, Department of
- Ch 65 Planning Director
- Ch 69 Police Department
- Ch 70 Purchasing
- Ch 72 Recreation Advisory Committee
- Ch 74 Retirement
- Ch 76 Safety Committee
- Ch 79 (Reserved)
- Ch 83 September 11TH Committee
- Ch 84 Service Awards
- Ch 87 (Reserved)
- Ch 91 Traffic Safety Committee
- Ch 97 Youth Council
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 103 Alarm Systems
- Ch 106 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 109 Amusement Devices
- Ch 113 Assessments for Sewer Improvements
- Ch 116 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 119 Automotive and Farm Equipment Sales
- Ch 123 Barbershops and Beauty Parlors
- Ch 128 Bicycles
- Ch 131 Bingo and Raffles
- Ch 135 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 138 Business and Commercial Establishments
- Ch 140 Cannabis, Licensed Businesses
- Ch 143 Canvassing and Soliciting
- Ch 145 Charitable Clothing Bins
- Ch 147 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 149 Construction Work Restrictions
- Ch 151 Contractor Registration
- Ch 153 Contribution Disclosure Statements
- Ch 154 (Reserved)
- Ch 157 Dry-Cleaning Establishments, Coin-Operated
- Ch 158 Dumpsters
- Ch 161 Dwellings Unfit for Human Habitation
- Ch 164 Emergency Medical Services
- Ch 165 Emergencies, Public
- Ch 166 Parades, Special Events and Similar Assembles
- Ch 168 Exhibitions, Shows, Theatrical Places
- Ch 173 Fire Lanes and Fire Zones
- Ch 176 Fire Prevention
- Ch 180 Floodplain Management
- Ch 182 Fund-Raising, Political
- Ch 184 Solid Waste
- Ch 188 Hawking and Peddling
- Ch 191 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 194 Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax
- Ch 195 Housing, Affordable; Affirmative Marketing
- Ch 196 Hotels and Multifamily Housing
- Ch 197 Housing Standards and Occupancy Limits
- Ch 198 Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation
- Ch 205 Land Use
- Ch 212 Licensed Occupations
- Ch 213 Limousines
- Ch 216 Littering
- Ch 219 Loitering
- Ch 220 Marriages and Civil Unions
- Ch 221 Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapies
- Ch 222 Meat Packaging and Labeling
- Ch 227 Parking
- Ch 231 Parkland Dedication
- Ch 234 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 235 Passport Application and Fees
- Ch 237 Pawnbrokers and Precious Metals and Gems Buyers
- Ch 238 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 243 Property Maintenance
- Ch 250 Railroad Tracks
- Ch 254 Records, Public
- Ch 258 Recycling
- Ch 262 Refrigerators, Abandoned
- Ch 266 Rental Housing
- Ch 268 Rent Control
- Ch 270 Salt and De-Icing Material Storage
- Ch 274 Sewage Disposal
- Ch 276 Sewers
- Ch 281 Shopping Carts
- Ch 285 Smoking
- Ch 287 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 291 Soil Importation
- Ch 292 Soil Removal
- Ch 297 Street Excavations
- Ch 307 Taxation
- Ch 308 Cannabis Transfer and User Tax
- Ch 311 Taxicabs
- Ch 314 Tobacco
- Ch 316 Traffic Management
- Ch 318 Transportation Services
- Ch 323 Utilities, Registration of
- Ch 330 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 334 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 337 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 342 Vending Machines, Coin-Operated
- Ch 352 Water Utility
- Ch 353 Wildlife Feeding
- Ch 356 Wreckers
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 366 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 375 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 381 Cats
- Ch 387 Dog Licensing and Control
- Ch 388 Pet Waste
- Ch 399 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 411 Refuse
- Ch 416 Retail Food Establishments
- Ch 421 Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual
- Ch 427 Swimming Pools
- Appendix
- Ch A432 Police Department Rules and Regulations
- Ch A433 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A434 Waterfowl, Feeding of
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Distribution Table
- Ch DT Distribution Table
[Amended 1-19-1999 by Ord. No. 99-1; 3-5-1999 by Ord. No. 99-4]
A.
Members of the Council, elected as provided by the
Charter, for terms beginning January 1, 1984, shall be paid in accordance
with the Annual Salary Ordinance in the same manner as all other officers
and employees.
B.
Members of the Council shall be given the option to
receive benefits, which shall include, but not be limited to, health,
dental, major medical, hospitalization and prescription plans.
[Amended 6-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-15; 12-20-2004 by Ord. No.
04-37]
Vacancies on the Council shall be filled in
the manner prescribed by law.
[Amended 12-9-1999 by Ord. No. 99-32; 12-21-2009 by Ord. No.
09-24]
The Council, at its first meeting on or after
January 1 of any year, shall elect a President of the Council from
among its members to serve for a term of one year or until the election
and qualification of his/her successor. In the absence of the President
of the Council, the Council shall elect a temporary presiding officer
who shall have the functions, powers and duties of the President during
his/her absence. Upon the arrival of the President, the officer presiding
shall relinquish the chair immediately upon the conclusion of the
particular item of the business before the Council.
Members-elect of the Council shall be notified
of all Council meetings to be held between election day and the date
of organization, the same as incumbents. They shall be entitled to
attend all such meetings and to participate in all premeeting conferences
without vote.
The Council will exercise all powers and perform
all duties granted by the Optional Municipal Charter Law, P.L. 1950,
c. 210,[1] and by general law, which are not otherwise delegated
by the Administrative Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:69A-1 et seq.
A.
All meetings, including premeeting conferences, shall
be public and held at times and places fixed by the Council, in accordance
with the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.). Exceptions,
if any, shall be as authorized therein.
B.
Regular meetings. The Council shall schedule its regular
meetings and conference meetings by resolution adopted from time to
time.
C.
Premeeting conferences. The Council may hold premeeting
conferences in preparation for regular meetings as permitted by law.
The Council may by resolution adopt bylaws and
procedural rules.
The Council shall be the duly constituted Board
of Health.
The Council shall appoint an independent auditor
to make an annual audit of the municipal accounts and financial records
as required by law.
