The Recreation Advisory Committee shall consist of five members
and two alternate members who shall be residents of the Township and
who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of
the Township Committee. The Mayor, with advice and consent of the
Township Committee, shall annually select from its members a Chairperson.
The Recreation Advisory Committee shall select from its members a
Vice Chairperson, Secretary, and such other officers as it may deem
advisable.
Initial appointments made of regular members shall consist of
one member to serve for the remainder of the calendar year in which
the appointment is made, two members to serve for the remainder of
the calendar year in which the appointment is made and one additional
year, and two members to serve for the remainder of the calendar year
in which the appointment is made and two additional years. All appointments
of regular and alternate members made after the initial appointments
shall be for three years. Except for the initial appointments, all
terms shall begin as of January 1.
The Township Committee shall annually fix, determine and appropriate
a sum in the general budget for the administration, operation, care,
custody, policing and maintenance of all recreation and park facilities
within the Township of Franklin. The Recreation Advisory Committee
shall not have the power and authority to incur any obligation in
the name of the Township or this Committee except as authorized from
time to time by the Township Committee under the provisions of this
chapter.