All references hereinafter to the “Planning
Board” shall be retitled to the “Land Use Board of Independence
Township.”
The Land Use Board shall elect a Chairman and
Vice Chairman from the members of Class IV and select a Secretary,
who may or may not be a member of the Land Use Board or a municipal
employee. It may employ, or contract for, and fix the compensation
of legal counsel, other than the Township Attorney, a planning consultant,
a civil engineer and other staff and services as it may deem necessary,
not exceeding, exclusive of gifts or grants, the amount appropriated
by the Township Committee for its use.