A North Brunswick Township Youth Council is hereby established under
the joint direction of the Department of Human Services and the Department
of Parks and Recreation.
The Youth Council shall consist of 11 members: six members to be appointed
by the Mayor, and five members to be appointed by the Township Council. All
of the members shall be residents of the Township of North Brunswick; the
members shall serve without compensation except as hereinafter provided. In
addition, the Township Council shall designate one of its members to serve
as an advisor to the Council. The initial term of members shall be for one,
two or three years to be designated in the initial appointment. The terms
thereafter shall be for three years. The initial appointments shall be made
in such a manner so that the terms of 1/3 of the members shall expire each
year. A vacancy on the Youth Council occurring otherwise than expiration of
a term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as an original
appointment. The Youth Council shall choose one person from its membership
to serve as Chair.
The Youth Council Committee is established for the purpose of promoting
programs and services for the young people of the Township of North Brunswick.
The Youth Council shall keep records of its meetings and activities
and report to the governing body as the Youth Council deems advisable and/or
as the governing body shall request. The meetings of the Youth Council shall
be open to the public and conducted in accordance with the Open Public Meetings
Act.
The Youth Council may incur such expenses as it may from time to time
require, providing the same shall be within the limits of funds appropriated
to it by the governing body or otherwise available to it, and there shall
be established in the municipal budget a line item for this Youth Council.