[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Lopatcong 3-5-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-01;[1] amended in its entirety 12-29-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-15. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Parks and recreation areas — See Ch. 157.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 53,
Recreation Commission, adopted 7-7-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-16. Section
3 of this ordinance eliminated and dissolved the previously established
Recreation Commission, and all offices and membership in same were
revoked and dissolved. Any authority or power any person or persons
had or was otherwise authorized by the existence of the Recreation
Commission was also revoked.
[Amended 12-30-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-14]
A.
Pursuant to the authority vested in the Council of the Township of
Lopatcong, there is hereby established a Recreation Committee to be
known as the "Recreation Committee of the Township of Lopatcong,"
which shall consist of seven members appointed by the governing body,
one of whom shall be a member of the municipal governing body and
all of whom shall be residents of the Township. The members of said
Committee shall serve without compensation except as hereinafter provided.
B.
The Committee shall designate one of the members to serve as Chairman
and presiding officer of the Committee. The terms of office of the
first Committee members shall be for one, two or three years, to be
designated by the governing body in making its appointment, so that
the terms of approximately 1/3 of the members will expire each year,
and their successors shall be appointed for terms of three years and
until the appointment and qualification of their successors. The Township
Council may remove any member of the Committee for cause, on written
charges served upon the member and after a hearing thereon at which
the member shall be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel if
so desired by the member.
C.
A vacancy on the Committee occurring otherwise than by expiration
of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner
as an original appointment.
The Recreation Committee shall have the ability to make nonbinding
recommendations to the governing body as to community events, including
but not limited to Lopatcong Community Day and other community recreation
events as well as enhancements to any town-owned property for recreational
activities. These nonbinding recommendations may consist of fundraising,
operations, crowd control, costs and other activities related to the
management of Lopatcong Community Day or other community recreational
events or projects.
The Recreation Committee shall keep records of its meetings
and activities and shall make an annual report to the Township Council.
