A. 
The terms of office of all elected officers shall begin at 12:00 noon on January 1 next after their election.
B. 
The Mayor shall hold office for four years. The Councilmen shall hold office for three years.
[Amended 5-17-2011 by Ord. No. 1380; 9-17-2011 by Ord. No. 1387]
A. 
Mayor and Council.
(1) 
Whenever the Mayor or any member of Council shall present to the Council his or her resignation from office, the resignation may be accepted by a vote of a majority of the quorum of the Borough Council present, and the office shall thereupon be deemed vacant.
(2) 
For a vacancy occurring, whether by resignation or otherwise, subsequent to September 1 of the last year of the term of the officer whose office has become vacant, the office shall be filled for its unexpired term by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Borough Council. If, however, a vacancy occurs at any other time, the vacancy shall be filled for its unexpired term at the next annual municipal election to be held not less than 60 days after the occurrence of the vacancy. The Council shall temporarily fill the vacancy as above set forth until the annual election. All such vacancies shall be filled within 30 days of the occurrence of the vacancy. All persons elected to serve for the unexpired term of an office shall take office immediately upon the certification of the results of the election pursuant to law.
B. 
Other elective offices. All vacancies in other elective offices shall be filled as required by statute.
C. 
Attendance requirements. It is resolved by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Stone Harbor, County of Cape May, and State of New Jersey, that an attendance policy is hereby adopted in the Borough of Stone Harbor which shall be applicable to the elected officials of the governing body, as follows:
[Amended 8-15-2017 by Ord. No. 1502]
(1) 
Attendance at all meetings (regular/work sessions) required; removal. In the event that any elected and/or appointed member of the governing body shall fail to attend three consecutive regular/work session scheduled meetings, then a motion to remove that member(s) shall be automatically placed on the agenda for the next regular meeting without further notice; and should the vote be to remove the member, the member's seat shall become vacant until a replacement is appointed as required by state or local law. For the purposes of this subsection, each regular meeting/work session of the governing body shall be considered one meeting; additionally, attendance at standing committee meetings shall not be included in this requirement. Absences due to a personal illness or the death of a family member shall be excusable and not counted toward the three absences referenced above.
(2) 
Percentage of meetings required. In the event that any member shall fail to attend to at least 70% of the annually scheduled regular meetings in a given year, then that member(s) shall be automatically removed at the end of the calendar year (i.e., December 31) without further notice, and the member's seat shall become vacant until a replacement is appointed as required by state or local law.
(3) 
Medical absences exempted. Only significant medical absences/hospitalization for the member or an immediate family member shall be accepted in lieu of attendance on regular meeting dates. Such absences shall not be considered in a determination for removal as outlined above.
D. 
Ethics training required. The elected officials subject to this article shall, within six months of their election and on at least a biannual basis thereafter, participate in ethics training. Such training courses shall be arranged through the Borough Administrator.
E. 
Attendance at courses. The elected officials subject to this article shall, within six months of their election, attend basic courses on responsibilities and obligations in local government. Such training courses shall be arranged through the Borough Administrator.