[Adopted 10-18-2006 by Ord. No. 19-2006]
The objectives of the Citizens Advisory Board
for the Enforcement of the Property Maintenance Code are:
A.
To assure accountability, fairness and balance in
the administration of Pemberton Township's Property Maintenance Code.
B.
To identify areas of blight within the Township and
develop a plan to remedy these conditions.
C.
To improve the housing stock and quality of life within
Pemberton Township.
D.
To provide public support for the prudent actions
taken by Code Enforcement Officers.
E.
To help the administration develop a fair and balanced
Township-wide management plan for the enforcement of the Property
Maintenance Code; to monitor the management plan for its established
goals and effectiveness.
F.
To provide information to residents on available grants
and programs that improve their properties and help increase their
property values.
G.
To monitor the progress or property maintenance goals
set by the administration.
H.
To provide advice to residents who have received violation
notices and make recommendations to the administration on timelines
for completion of the compliance remedy.
I.
To make recommendations to the Council on the effectiveness
and need for new code enforcement laws.
J.
To monitor the state of repair of abandoned homes
within the Township and the progress the administration is making
on alleviating such conditions.
K.
To help the administration maintain a registry of
abandoned homes within the Township as well as a history and plan
of action for alleviating such conditions.
L.
To monitor the registry of abandoned homes and the
formulation of proposals and recommendations based upon the review
of that registry.
M.
Selecting two of its members to attend Municipal Court
on a regular basis to provide advice to the violators of the Property
Maintenance Code as to the rights and obligations and possible solutions
as well as to monitor the actions of the Court for review and report
to the Board.
A.
The Board will be made up of seven regular members
and two alternate members. The regular members shall consist of the
Mayor or his designee, one member of the Township Council or its designee,
and five Board members to be appointed by the Township Council. In
addition, the Board will also consist of two alternate members who
will be appointed by the Township Council. The Mayor and member of
Council shall be members concurrent with length of their respective
terms of office. Regular and alternate members will have a two-year
term on the Board. In order to facilitate the members having staggered
terms, the initial appointments of the Township Council shall provide
for two regular members serving a one-year term and three regular
members serving a two-year term. One alternate member shall serve
a one-year term and the other alternate member shall serve a two-year
term. At the conclusion of the one-year terms of the regular and alternate
members, their subsequent appointment shall be a two-year term.
B.
Members will have a two-year term on the Board.
C.
Board members will be representative of the different
socioeconomic groups, political persuasions, ethnic groups, as well
as business owners living within Pemberton Township.
A.
The Board will report to the Mayor and Council on
a quarterly basis at the January, March, June and September Council
meetings. The Board's report will highlight the progress made on reaching
the objectives listed above.
B.
Minutes will be taken at every meeting and submitted
to the Township Clerk on a monthly basis by the Advisory Board's Secretary.
C.
The Board will meet on a monthly basis and at additional
times if necessary to accomplish the objectives listed above.
