It is hereby declared by the Township Committee
that there are existing in the Township certain conditions of housing
as specified in the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey, Title
55, Chapter 14A. Section 2, and that the necessity in the public interest
for the provisions hereinafter enacted is hereby declared as a matter
of legislative determination.
There shall be and is hereby created a body
corporate and politic in this Township, to be known as the "Housing
Authority of the Township of Carneys Point." Such Authority shall
constitute an agency and instrumentality of the Township, and the
same hereby is created and established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 55:14A-I
et seq.
The Authority shall select a Chairman and Vice
Chairman from among its Commissioners, and it may employ a Secretary
(who shall be Executive Director), technical experts and such other
employees as it may require and shall determine their qualifications,
duties and compensation.
Any member may be removed from office by the
appointing authority upon notice and hearing for inefficiency, neglect
of duty or misconduct in office.
The Authority shall have public and essential
governmental functions and the powers necessary or convenient to carry
out and effectuate the purpose of its creation and, in addition, the
powers specified in N.J.S.A. 55:14A-7.
In addition to the powers, duties and jurisdiction
of the Authority as hereinbefore set forth, the Authority is hereby
given all of the functions, powers and rights as set forth in N.J.S.A.
55:14A-1 to 55:19A-58, inclusive, and the amendments and supplements
thereto, as the same may apply.