The Joint Land Use Board shall elect a Chairperson
and Vice Chairperson from its members. The Board shall also select
a Board Secretary, who may be a member of the Board, a municipal employee
or any other individual designated by the Board. If the person appointed
Secretary of the Board is a municipal employee, that person shall
not perform Board duties during the hours that person works for the
Township, unless the Township Administrator and/or Township Committee
orders otherwise. The Township Administrator and/or Township Committee
may appoint an Administrative Officer to the Board for all purposes
set forth in the Municipal Land Use Law.
There is hereby created the Joint Land Use Board
Attorney. The Board may annually appoint a Board Attorney who shall
be an attorney licensed in the State of New Jersey and who shall not
be the Township Attorney. Said attorney shall receive such compensation
as agreed upon by the attorney and the Board in an amount not exceeding
the amount appropriated by the Township Committee for such purpose
and/or an amount not exceeding moneys or deposits in escrow with respect
to applications, whichever the case may be. The Board Attorney shall
be the legal advisor of the Joint Land Use Board and shall prosecute
and defend actions by and against the Board.
The Chairperson, subject to this chapter, shall
decide all points of order and matters of procedure governing the
meeting unless otherwise directed by a majority of the Board in session
at the time. The Chairperson shall have, subject to this chapter and
governing statutes, all the powers and perform all the duties normally
appertaining to his/her office. The Chairperson or his/her designee
shall swear in all witnesses giving testimony before the Board.
The Vice Chairperson shall preside at all Board
meetings and hearings in the absence of the Chairperson.
A.
Subject to this chapter, and under the direction of
the Chairperson, the Secretary shall conduct all official correspondence,
compile the required records, maintain and keep in order the necessary
files and indices and generally perform the secretarial work of the
Board.
B.
The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board
and have the care and custody of all records, documents, maps, plans
and papers of the Board. When the votes are taken, the Secretary shall
take roll by last name, except that the Chairperson shall be called
last.
C.
The Secretary shall make a record of, and keep on
file, the minutes of the proceedings at each meeting or hearing held
by the Board and shall enter therein with the other proceedings such
resolutions and orders as are adopted and a copy of the minutes of
that meeting. The Secretary shall issue notices of meetings and shall
perform such other duties as usually appertain to his/her office.
D.
The Secretary shall file a brief notice of the Board's
decision as per N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10(i) and provide a full copy of the
resolution to the applicant.
A.
The Joint Land Use Board may annually employ or contract
for services of experts and other staff and services as it may deem
necessary. The staff of the Board may include, but shall not be limited
to, a clerk, or administrative clerk. The Board shall not authorize
expenditures which exceed, exclusive of gifts or grants, the amount
appropriated by the Township Committee for its use.
B.
The Joint Land Use Board shall have the power, right
and responsibility to employ a professional engineer licensed by the
State of New Jersey who may also be the Township Engineer, to advise
the Board as to engineering matters. The Engineer shall receive such
compensation as is agreed upon by the Engineer for the Board in an
amount not exceeding the amount appropriated by the Township Committee
for such purpose and/or an amount not exceeding moneys in escrow with
respect to applications, whichever the case may be. The Board Engineer
shall be the advisor on the engineering matters of the Board. In this
connection, he/she shall review all plans and documents received by
the Joint Land Use Board for its action and make specific recommendations
concerning said matters.
C.
The Joint Land Use Board shall have the right and
power to employ a professional planner, licensed by the State of New
Jersey, to advise the Board with respect to planning matters. The
Planner shall receive such compensation as is agreed upon by the Board
and the Planner in an amount not exceeding the amount appropriated
by the Township Committee for such purpose and/or and amount not exceeding
moneys in escrow with respect to applications, whichever the case
may be.
D.
The Joint Land Use Board shall have the right and
power to employ a duly certified stenographer for the purpose of providing
a verbatim recording of the proceedings. The stenographic reporter
shall receive such compensation as is agreed upon by the Board and
the stenographer in an amount not to exceed the amount appropriated
by the Township Committee for such purpose and/or an amount not exceeding
moneys in escrow with respect to applications, whichever the case
may be.
E.
The Joint Land Use Board shall have the right and
power to employ a traffic engineer, licensed by the State of New Jersey,
to advise the Board with respect to traffic and circulation matters.
The traffic engineer shall receive such compensation as is agreed
upon by the Board and the traffic engineer in an amount not exceeding
the amount appropriated by the Township Committee for such purpose
and/or an amount not exceeding moneys in escrow with respect to applications,
whichever the case may be.
F.
The Joint Land Use Board shall have the right and
power to employ a duly qualified archeologist to advise the Board
with respect to archeological matters. The archeologist shall receive
such compensation as agreed upon by the Board and the archeologist
in an amount not exceeding the amount appropriated by the Township
Committee for such purpose and/or an amount not exceeding moneys in
escrow with respect to applications, whichever the case may be.
G.
The Joint Land Use Board shall have the right and
power to employ an environmental engineer, licensed by the State of
New Jersey, to advise the Board with respect to environmental matters.
The environmental engineer shall receive such compensation as is agreed
upon by the environmental engineer and the Board in an amount not
exceeding the amount appropriated by the Township Committee for such
purpose and/or an amount not exceeding moneys in escrow with respect
to applications, which ever the case may be.
The Board shall adopt such rules and regulations
as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions and purposes
of this chapter. In the issuance of subpoenas, administration of oaths
and taking of testimony, the provisions of the County and Municipal
Investigations Law of 1953 (N.J.S.A. 2A:67A-1 et seq.) shall apply.
No member of the Joint Land Use Board shall
act on any matter in which he or she has, either directly or indirectly,
any personal or financial interest. Whenever any such member shall
disqualify himself or herself from acting on a particular matter,
he or she shall not continue to sit with the Board on the hearing
of such matter nor participate in any discussion or decision relating
thereto.
