This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Administrative
Code of the Borough of Fort Lee" and is herein referred to as "the code."
The Council shall meet for organization on the first day of January,
or during the first seven days in January in any year at the call of the incoming
Mayor. Thereafter, the Council shall meet regularly within the borough at
such times and places as provided by the rules of Council. The Mayor shall
when necessary call special meetings of the Council. In case of his neglect
or refusal, any four members of the Council may call such meetings at such
time and place in the borough as they may designate. Notice of all meetings
shall be given in accordance with the requirements of the Open Public Meetings
Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6.
At the organizational meeting the Council, by a majority vote, shall
elect from their number a President of the Council, who shall preside at all
of its meetings when the Mayor does not preside. The President of the Council
shall hold office for one year and until the next annual meeting. He shall
have the right to debate the 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 consecutive days or for any reason is unable to act,
the President of the Council shall perform all the duties of the Mayor during
his 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 the absence of both the Mayor and the Council President,
the Councilperson with the most seniority shall become Acting Mayor in accordance
with the procedures set forth above.