[Adopted 2-15-1996 by Ord. No. 672 (Ch.
4 of the 1970 Code)]
This article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Cable Television Advisory Committee Ordinance of the Borough
of Oceanport, New Jersey."
There is hereby established and created a committee
of the Borough of Oceanport to be known as the "Cable Television Advisory
Committee of the Borough of Oceanport."
The Cable Television Advisory Committee shall
be composed of six members to be selected and appointed by the Mayor
and Council at its next regular meeting after this article shall become
effective.
The members of the Cable Television Advisory
Committee shall be nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the vote
of the Council. All members shall serve for a term of one year to
expire on December 31, next succeeding the date of appointment. Vacancies
in the membership of the Committee, occurring for whatever cause,
shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointments
were made for the unexpired term thereof. Members shall serve for
respective terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
Any member of the Cable Television Advisory
Committee may be removed from his or her office for cause after an
opportunity has been given for a hearing and upon the vote of a majority
of the Council.
Members of the Cable Television Advisory Committee
shall be residents of the Borough of Oceanport and shall serve without
compensation, except as may be hereinafter provided.
Every member of the Committee shall, before
assuming office, take and subscribe an oath that he or she will faithfully
and impartially discharge the duties of his or her office.
The members of the Committee shall choose annually
from among its members a Chairman or President and such other officers
as it may deem necessary. One member of the Borough Council, appointed
annually by the Council, shall be a liaison member of the Committee
without voting privileges.
A majority of the members shall constitute a
quorum of the Committee.
The Committee shall hold an annual reorganization
meeting during the month of January in each year. The Committee shall
meet regularly thereafter one day each month.
Special meetings of the Committee may be held
on call of the President or, in his absence, by the Vice President.
The primary function of the Cable Television
Advisory Committee shall be to act as an advisory committee to the
Mayor and Council in matters related to the municipal cable television
system. The Committee shall also act as a liaison between the Borough
administration, the community and the management of the cable television
system, giving input of community interest and standards regarding
programming, management and operation of the local cable system. It
shall also be the duty of the Committee to monitor and enforce compliance
of the Municipal Consent Ordinance adopted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:5A-24.
The Committee shall assist the Council in conducting the public hearings
prior to the adoption of the Consent Ordinance pursuant to N.J.S.A.
48:5A-23. Upon the conclusion of public hearings, the Committee shall
assist the Council in the selection of a qualified applicant.
A.
During the month of December in each year, the Committee
shall certify to the governing body of the Borough of Oceanport the
estimated sum necessary for the proper conduct of its work during
the ensuing fiscal year, which shall include the sums estimated to
be expended for such of the following items as it is anticipated expenditure
will be made for, namely:
B.
The governing body of the Borough of Oceanport shall
annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary for said purposes,
which sum may thereafter be administered and disbursed by the Committee.
The Committee shall make an annual report to
the Borough Council setting forth in detail its operations, transactions
and accomplishments for the preceding year.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to
make the Committee or any member thereof liable for the death or injury
of any person or for any injury to any property.
