[Adopted 3-5-1975 as Section 2:13 of Ch. II of the General
Ordinances; amended in its entirety 4-3-1997 by Ord. No. 6-1997]
A.
There is hereby established a Senior Citizens Council
consisting of seven members who are residents of the Township of Pemberton
and who shall be appointed for a term of three years, except as otherwise
set forth below. Three of the members shall be appointed by the Mayor;
the remaining four members shall be appointed by the Council based
upon recommendations submitted by the Senior Citizens Council. In
the event that the Council does not nominate enough members to fill
the full membership of the Senior Citizens Council, then the Township
Council shall appoint any person whom it deems qualified for the position.
B.
At the time of the enactment of this article, there
are currently seven members whose term shall expire December 31, 1997.
Thereafter, commencing January 1, 1998, the terms of the initial appointees
shall be as follows: Two members shall serve for one year (one appointed
by the Mayor, one appointed by the Council); three members shall serve
for two years (one appointed by the Mayor, two appointed by the Council);
and two members shall serve for three years (one appointed by the
Mayor, one appointed by the Council) such that the terms of the first
seven appointees shall be staggered over the first three years. Upon
the expiration of the term of office of each of those appointees,
his or her successor shall be appointed for a full three-year term.
C.
Any appointee to the Senior Citizens Council who shall
fail to attend three successively called meetings shall be deemed
to have vacated his or her appointment, and the vacancy shall be filled
for the unexpired term as set forth in § 3-11E(2) of the
Code of the Township of Pemberton.
The Senior Citizens Council shall review and
research issues of importance to members of the senior citizens community
and shall make periodic recommendations to the Mayor and Township
Council regarding identifiable problems, as well as possible solutions
to the problems of senior citizens in the Pemberton Township community.
The Senior Citizens Council shall be authorized to receive appropriations from the Township and shall be authorized to receive donations from other groups and individuals who desire to sponsor and maintain necessary programs and services for the senior citizens of Pemberton Township. The Senior Citizens Council shall provide an annual accounting to the Township Council in accordance with the provisions of §§ 10-8 through 10-10 of the Code of the Township of Pemberton.
The Senior Citizens Council shall be required
to submit a yearly report to the Mayor and Township Council describing
its activities, programs and expenditures conducted during the previous
year, as well as its plans and proposals for the coming year.
