Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55B-1
et seq., a local Industrial Commission is hereby created and shall
be known as the "Industrial Commission of the Township of Stafford."
The Industrial Commission is hereby authorized to do business as the
Stafford Township Business Park Commission, hereinafter referred to
as the "Commission."
[Amended 3-4-1997 by Ord. No. 97-18]
A. Powers. The Commission of the Township of Stafford
shall be a body corporate having the powers enumerated in N.J.S.A.
40:55B-1 et seq.
B. Mayor's veto of Commission action.
(1) Notice of any contract for the sale, lease, option
to purchase or lease or other transfer of real property or any interest
therein proposed by the Commission shall be submitted to the Mayor
of the Township whereupon such proposed Commission action shall be
subject to the Mayor's veto. The Mayor shall exercise the veto power
over this proposed action by a written veto to the Commission. The
Mayor shall have 10 days, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted,
after receiving notice of the action to exercise the veto power. The
Mayor's veto power shall be exercised in accordance with the following
guidelines:
(a)
The action conforms to the Master Plan of the
community.
(b)
The action is environmentally compatible with
the community.
(c)
The action complies with the zoning of the industrial
area.
(d)
The project complies with the policies and procedures
established by the governing body in cooperation with the Commission.
(2) If a mayoral veto is exercised during the specified
time period, the action of the Commission shall be considered null
and void. If no veto is exercised during the specified time period,
the action of the Commission shall be considered valid. The Mayor,
upon receiving notice of the action, may, in writing, notify the Commission
of the approval of the action before the expiration of the ten-day
period.
C. Separate action by Township Council to transfer Township
property. If the Commission enters into a contract to transfer property
owned by the Township to a third party, the obligation of the Commission
to transfer the property shall be contingent upon the governing body
of the Township adopting an ordinance transferring the subject property
to the Commission. The Township Council shall use its sole discretion
in determining whether to transfer the property to the Commission.
The Township Council shall not be bound by any actions or inaction
of the Mayor or the Commission in regard to any contract the Commission
may sign with a third party to transfer property owned by the Township.
The Commission of the Township of Stafford shall
consist of seven members. The members of the Commission of the Township
of Stafford shall be appointed by the governing body of the Township
in accordance with the provisions set forth below:
A. One member shall be appointed for one year, one member
for two years, one member for three years, two members for four years
and two members for five years. At the expiration of each of the above
terms, the new member or members shall be appointed for a term of
five years.
B. Vacancies in the membership of the Commission shall
be promptly filled by appointment by the governing body for the unexpired
term.
C. Members of the Commission shall serve for their respective
terms and until their successors are appointed and qualify.
D. No more than four members of the Commission shall
be from the same political party.
E. Each member of the Commission shall, before assuming
office, take and subscribe to an oath that he will faithfully and
impartially discharge the duties of his office.
F. A member of the governing body of the Township shall
not be appointed as a member of the Commission.
G. The Mayor of the Township shall be an ex officio member
of the Commission, but he shall not have voting privileges.
To be appointed as a member of the Commission,
an individual must meet the following requirements:
A. Be a citizen of the United States and a qualified
voter of the State of New Jersey for five years preceding appointment
to the Commission.
B. Have experience in industry or commerce and shall
be conversant with industrial needs and facilities of the Township
of Stafford and shall have shown devotion to public service.
C. Unless local conditions require otherwise, one member
shall be a representative of industry or commerce, one member a representative
of labor, one member a representative of the clearinghouse of banks
in the Township, one member a representative of the Chamber of Commerce,
one member a representative of service clubs in the Township, one
member a representative of the legal profession and one member a representative
of a recognized real estate dealers' association.
Members and officers of the Commission shall
serve without compensation, but each shall receive his actual disbursements
for his expenses in performing his duties.
A majority of the members of the Commission
shall constitute a quorum of the Commission. The members of the Commission
shall annually choose one of its members as Chairperson or President
and such other officers as it may deem necessary.
A member of the Township Council shall be appointed
as liaison to the Commission. The Council liaison shall have the right
to attend and participate in discussions at all Commission meetings.
The Council liaison shall not have a vote on the Commission.