A body corporate and politic to be known as the "Housing Authority of
the Town of Dover" is hereby created and established pursuant to the provisions
of the Local Housing Authorities Law of the State of New Jersey.
The Housing Authority of the Town of Dover shall consist of seven members
who shall be appointed and hold office for the terms as hereinafter provided.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of Dover shall appoint six Commissioners
of the Authority, and one member shall be appointed by the Director of Public
Housing and Development Authority. These Commissioners first appointed by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of Dover shall be designated to
serve for terms of one, two, three, four and five years, respectively, from
the date of their appointment, but thereafter Commissioners so appointed shall
hold office for a term of five years, except that all vacancies shall be filled
for the unexpired term. The Clerk of the Town of Dover shall file a certified
copy of this chapter with the Director of Public Housing and Development Authority
in the State Department of Community Affairs. Said Director of Public Housing
and Development Authority shall, on receipt of notification of the creation
of the Housing Authority of the Town of Dover, appoint one member thereof
who shall hold office at his pleasure.
The Housing Authority of the Town of Dover shall constitute an agency
and instrumentality of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of Dover.
The Housing Authority and its Commissioners shall have the powers and duties
specified by the Local Housing Authorities Law of the State of New Jersey,
as amended and supplemented from time to time, and they shall be subject to all of the provisions of said Local
Housing Authorities Law as amended and supplemented from time to time.