There shall be a Board of Recreation Commissioners
established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:12.
[Amended 7-27-1987 by Ord. No. 1987-13; 4-23-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-04]
A. The Board of Recreation Commissioners shall be comprised
of five members and two alternate members, who shall be designated
as Alternate No. 1 and Alternate No. 2. All members shall be residents
of the Borough and appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent
of the Council.
B. Members first appointed to the Board shall serve for
terms of one, two, three, four and five years. Appointments thereafter
shall be for terms of five years each. The length of the terms of
the alternate members shall be the same as the length of the terms
of the regular members of the Board of Recreation Commissioners. If
two alternates are appointed, their terms shall be staggered by the
appointment of one of the alternates for an initial term that is a
year less than a regular term.
C. Whenever a vacancy occurs among the Commissioners,
the Mayor shall appoint a replacement with the advice and consent
of the Council for the unexpired term only.
D. Commissioners shall serve without compensation.
The Borough Council shall annually fix, determine
and appropriate a sum it deems sufficient for the care, custody, policing
and maintenance of the playgrounds and recreation places and for the
expenses of the Board of Commissioners, which sum shall be raised
by taxation in the same manner as other taxes.
[Added 7-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-07]
All Recreation Commission members, applicants to become Recreation
Commission members, Recreation Commission volunteers and applicants
to become Recreation Commission volunteers shall be required to submit
to a background investigation conducted by the Borough of Stanhope.
All initial investigations shall include such information as shall
be required to conduct the investigation. The results of the background
investigations shall be provided to the Borough Clerk for any further
action that may be required. The cost of the background investigation
shall be paid by the Borough.