[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Tuckerton 2-23-2005 by Ord. No. 1-2005. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 9-5-2007 by Ord. No. 14-2007; 2-6-2012 by Ord. No.
1-2012]
There is hereby established in the Borough of
Tuckerton, a Pride and Celebration Committee which shall be known
as the "Tuckerton Pride and Celebration Committee." The Committee
shall consist of five members and two alternate members. Members and
alternate members shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice
and consent of Council. All members shall be residents of the Borough,
except that members may include nonpermanent seasonal residents or
individuals who own, operate or are employed by a business or commercial
establishment within the Borough. All members shall serve without
compensation except as hereinafter provided.
The purpose of the Committee shall be for the
organization, planning, coordination and running of public events
officially sanctioned by the Borough Council. The Committee shall
be charged with the organization, planning, coordination and running
of the Easter Egg Hunt, Tuckerton Family Day, Fourth of July Celebration,
Halloween Safe Walk, Ye Old Fashioned Holiday events, holiday displays,
seasonal banners and any other activity which shall be directed by
the Mayor and Borough Council.
A.
The Mayor shall appoint, with the advice and consent
of Council, two members for a one-year term, two members for a two-year
term and one member for a three-year term. Upon the expiration of
the initial terms of appointment, all reappointments shall be for
a term of three years. Any vacancy which occurs prior to the expiration
of the term for that member shall be filled for the unexpired term
only. The two alternate members shall be designated at the time of
appointment as Alternate No. 1 and Alternate No. 2. The terms of the
alternate members shall be for two years, except that the terms of
the alternate members first appointed shall be two years for Alternate
No. 1 and one year for Alternate No. 2 so that the term of not more
than one alternate member shall expire in any one year. A vacancy
occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled for
the unexpired term only.
[Amended 9-5-2007 by Ord. No. 14-2007]
B.
The Committee shall organize within 30 days after
the appointment of its total membership for the remainder of the then
calendar year, and thereafter annually by the election of one of its
members as Chairman and the appointment of a Secretary, who shall
not be a member of the Committee. The salary of the Secretary shall
be fixed by the governing body of the municipality. The Secretary
shall keep minutes and records of all meetings. All records shall
be public records. All meetings shall comply with the Open Public
Meetings Act (N.J.S.A. 10:4-7 et seq.).
C.
The Committee members shall serve without compensation
but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of
official business, with prior approval of the governing body.
D.
The Committee shall not authorize expenditures which
exceed, exclusive of gifts and grants, the amount appropriated by
the governing body for its use.
