A.
The Mayor shall preside over all meetings of the Council,
but shall not vote except to give the deciding vote in case of a tie.
B.
The Mayor shall see that the laws of the state and
the ordinances of the Borough are faithfully executed and shall recommend
to the Council such measures as he or she may deem necessary or expedient
for the welfare of the Borough. He or she shall maintain peace and
good order and have the power to suppress all riots and tumultuous
assemblies in the Borough. The Mayor shall have all of the powers
granted by the laws of the state and the ordinances of the Borough.
A.
Composition. The Mayor and Council members of the
Borough shall constitute the Council thereof.
B.
Meetings. The Council shall hold an annual meeting
on January 1 at 12:00 noon or during the first seven days of January
in any year and such other meetings or adjourned meetings at such
time and place as it may by resolution direct, but all regular meetings
shall be held within the Borough. The Mayor shall, when necessary,
call special meetings of the Council; in case of his or her neglect
or refusal, any four members of the Council may call such meeting
at such time and place in the Borough as they may designate and, in
all cases of special meetings, notice shall be given to all the members
of the Council, in writing, left at their places of residence or by
actual contact with the members by telephone or otherwise. Council
committees may meet at any time in informal conference for the study
of municipal business or plans.
[Amended 9-28-1997 by Ord. No. 1291]
C.
Quorum. Three Council members and the Mayor or, in
the absence of the Mayor, four Council members shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business; but a smaller number may meet
and adjourn from time to time.
D.
President of Council. The Council at its annual meeting
shall by the vote of a majority of the Council elect from its number
a President of the Council, who shall preside at all its meetings
when the Mayor does not preside. He or she shall hold office for one
year and until the next annual meeting. He or she shall have the right
to debate and 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.
E.
President or senior member of Council as Acting Mayor.
If the Mayor is absent from the Borough for a period of three days
or for any reason is unable to act, the President of the Council shall
perform all the duties of the Mayor during such absence or inability.
The Mayor, in case of his or her intended absence from the Borough
for more than three days at any one time, shall notify the President,
in writing, of the intended absence, whereupon the President shall
be and become Acting Mayor from the receipt of the notice and continue
to act until the Mayor's return. In case of the temporary inability
of the President of the Council to so act, the member of Council having
the longest term of service may act temporarily for the President
of the Council.
F.
Powers of the Council. The Council shall possess all
of the powers granted by or permissible under the laws of the State
of New Jersey.
G.
Rules of procedure. The Council shall provide bylaws
and rules of procedure by resolution. These rules shall not be inconsistent
with the provisions of this code. Except where the Council provides
otherwise by resolution, the proceedings at all meetings shall be
conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order, as revised.
The Borough Attorney shall be ex officio parliamentarian and shall
be prepared, at the request of any member of the Council, to give
his or her opinion on any question of procedure.
H.
Attendance at meetings. All regular and special meetings
of the Council shall be open to the public. The Borough Attorney,
the Borough Administrator, the Clerk and any other Borough officer
or employee whose presence shall be required by resolution of the
Council shall attend such meetings.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 2-5.9, Conference
meetings, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted
9-28-1997 by Ord. No. 1291.
A.
Procedure for passage; vote required. All Borough
ordinances shall be submitted, in writing, at a meeting of the Council
and passed at a subsequent meeting. Except where otherwise provided
by law, no ordinance shall be finally passed except by the vote of
a majority of the members of the Council present at the meeting, provided
that at least three affirmative votes shall be required for such purpose,
the Mayor to have no vote thereon except in the case of a tie.
B.
Publication of ordinances. No ordinance shall be considered
for final adoption until it has been advertised as required by law.
The Borough Clerk shall be responsible for arranging for the advertising
of proposed ordinances.
C.
Ordinances presented to Mayor after passage by Council.
Every ordinance passed by the Council shall within five days after
its passage, Sundays excepted, be presented to the Mayor by the Borough
Clerk, whose report shall be conclusive evidence that such ordinance
has been so presented.
D.
Approval by Mayor. If an ordinance is approved by
the Mayor, he or she shall, within five days, Sundays excepted, after
its receipt by him or her, sign and file it with the Clerk.
E.
Mayor's veto; written objections submitted; Council
to reconsider. If he or she does not approve it, he or she shall,
within five days, Sundays excepted, after its receipt by him or her,
return the same to the Clerk with objections thereto, in writing,
and the Council shall at its next meeting cause the objections to
be entered at length on its minutes and proceed to reconsider the
ordinance.
F.
Partial approval; partial veto. If any such ordinance
contains more than one distinct section, clause or item, the Mayor
may approve one or more thereof and veto the rest.
G.
Passage over veto; vote required. If 2/3 of all the
Council members shall at the next meeting as aforesaid or at any subsequent
meeting to which they shall postpone such reconsideration vote to
pass the ordinance or the vetoed part thereof over the veto of the
Mayor, the ordinance shall take effect.
