A.
Establishment and authority. There shall be a Municipal
Court in the Township pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2A:8-1
et seq.,[1] to be known as the "Municipal Court of the Township of
Lower." Said Court shall have all functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction
conferred by the aforementioned statute.
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 2A:8-1 et seq. was
repealed by P.L. 1993, Ch. 293. See now N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.
B.
Municipal Judge. The Judge shall be appointed by the
Township Council for a term of three years from the date of appointment
and until his successor is appointed and qualified. The Judge shall
be an attorney at law of the State of New Jersey, and a resident thereof,
but need not be a resident of the Township. He shall not practice
law in the Municipal Court of Lower, nor upon appeal from such Court.
He shall be paid an annual salary fixed by ordinance, in lieu of any
and all other fees.
C.
Municipal Court employees. The Municipal Court shall
have a Court Clerk and such other employees as may be authorized.
They shall be appointed, and may be removed, by the Township Manager
pursuant to civil service requirements, and Township personnel regulations,
and shall be paid in accordance with the annual Salary Ordinance.
They shall have such other duties as are prescribed by law and regulations.
There shall be a Zoning Board of Adjustment
for the Township which shall be created pursuant to, and have such
powers as are provided in, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., and by other
ordinances of the Township pertaining to land use.[1] All members and alternate members of said Zoning Board
of Adjustment shall be appointed upon resolution of the Council.
There shall be a Planning Board for the Township
of Lower, which shall be created pursuant to, and shall have such
powers as are provided by, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., and by other
ordinances of the Township pertaining to land use.[1] All positions on the Planning Board shall be filled pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23.
The Council shall serve as the municipal issuing
authority and shall be the issuing authority for the Township, and
shall assume all duties, powers and functions as conferred upon it
by N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq.
There shall be a Township Municipal Utilities
Authority created pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:14B-1 et seq., and by other
ordinances of the Township pertaining thereto.[1] All members of said Township Municipal Utilities Authority
shall be appointed by the Township Council.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2002-19]
There shall be a Recreation Advisory Board for
the Township of Lower created pursuant to Township ordinance.[1] Said Board shall be advisory in nature, and all members
shall be appointed by the Township Council.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2002-19]
There shall be an Environmental Commission for
the Township of Lower created pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq.,
and by other ordinances of the Township pertaining thereto. All members
of said Environmental Commission shall be appointed by the Mayor after
consultation with the Township Council.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2002-19]
A.
The Township Council may create such other nondepartmental
boards and agencies as it may deem necessary and appropriate.
B.
Nondepartmental boards and commissions shall be advisory
to the Township Council, the Township Manager and/or Township departments
as appropriate.
C.
The Township shall provide staff assistance to all
nondepartmental boards, authorities and agencies when needed, provided
funds for same are available.
D.
A member of Council may be appointed to any advisory
board.
E.
Any member of any board, authority or agency authorized under Article VII of this chapter may be removed by resolution of the Township Council if he or she shall be absent without a valid excuse from three consecutive meetings of the said board, authority or agency.
F.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-1.3, every member of any
board, commission, authority or agency shall be a bona fide resident
of the Township of Lower. Failure of any such member to maintain said
bona fide residency shall be grounds for immediate removal.
[Amended by Ord. No. 87-14; Ord. No. 2002-19]
There shall be a Community Standards Review
Board created pursuant to ordinances of the Township of Lower pertaining
thereto.[1] All members of the Community Standards Review Board shall
be appointed by the Township Council in accordance with the terms
of said ordinances.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2002-19]
There shall be a Local Assistance Board created
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 44:8-114 et seq. and by other ordinances of the
Township pertaining thereto.[1] All members of the Local Assistance Board shall be appointed
by the Township Manager, upon the approval of the Township Council.
The Welfare Director shall be appointed by the Local Assistance Board
with his or her salary and term of office established by ordinance.
[Amended by Ord. No. 87-22; Ord. No. 2002-19]
There shall be a Cable Television Advisory Board
which shall consist of seven members and two alternates to be appointed
by the Township Council to serve without compensation. The first four
new appointees shall serve two-year terms to expire on December 31,
1990. The remaining new appointees shall serve one-year terms to expire
on December 1989. All subsequent appointees shall serve two-year terms
commencing on January 1. The first appointed alternate shall serve
two-year terms terminating December 31, 1990. The remaining alternate
shall serve a one-year term expiring December 31, 1989. All subsequent
alternates shall serve two-year terms commencing on January 1. Said
Board will establish guidelines and make recommendations concerning
the cable television franchise application/renewal process, while
also reviewing and monitoring any franchise awarded.
[Amended by Ord. No. 88-20; Ord. No. 89-2; Ord. No. 2002-19; 3-16-2009 by Ord. No.
2009-03; 3-21-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-06]
A.
There is hereby created the Citizens' Advisory Board of Lower Township,
hereafter known as "CAB."
B.
The purpose of the CAB shall be to provide advice to the Mayor and
Council regarding short- and long-range planning for the improvement
of Lower Township. The CAB shall give consideration to and make recommendations
with regard to the following matters:
(1)
What goals should the Township seek to accomplish within the next
10 years?
(2)
What is the best method to address concerns submitted by the Mayor
and Council?
(3)
What is the best method to address concerns submitted by residents?
(4)
What steps or actions should the Township take to attain these goals?
C.
The CAB shall consist of 10 members representing a cross section
of the Township's various social and economic groups who shall serve
without compensation. The Mayor and each member of Council shall each
appoint two members, one of whom shall be the Chairperson. All members
of the CAB shall be appointed for a two-year term expiring December
31 following each general election at which the Mayor and/or Council
are elected. The initial CAB may be appointed at any time after the
effective date of this section. One out of each of the two members
appointed, respectively, by the Mayor or members of Council, shall
be appointed for an initial term to expire on December 31, 2011, and
one shall be appointed for an initial term to expire on December 31,
2012. At the end of these respective initial terms, CAB members shall
then be reappointed or replaced and the subsequent terms shall be
for two years for all members upon appointment or reappointment. The
CAB members selected by members of Council elected from wards shall
be residents of those respective wards. The selections of the Mayor
and Deputy Mayor shall be residents of the Township. The CAB may invite
and include in discussion, without any right to vote, any person the
CAB feels will aid its mission, without regard to the residency of
such person(s).
(1)
Vacancies in any member's term shall be filled for the remainder
of the appointee's term and shall be filled by the Mayor or Councilmember
who originally made the appointment.
(2)
Reappointment of any member shall be at the discretion of the Mayor
or Councilmember who made the original appointment.
(3)
The Mayor, Council and/or Township Manager shall address questions
or suggestions, upon the approval of the Mayor and Council, as a body,
to the Chairperson of the CAB in writing or via e-mail for potential
action by the CAB, but are not members of the CAB and have no standing
at CAB meetings greater than or less than any other member of the
public. The Chairperson shall include such questions or suggestions
on an agenda of the CAB within a reasonable time of submission to
the Chairperson.
D.
The CAB shall meet at least monthly but may conduct additional meetings
and shall conduct special meetings if requested by the Mayor, a member
of Council or Chairperson, but only after notice either in writing
or by e-mail to CAB members at least 48 hours in advance.
E.
CAB members may have only two consecutive excused absences from the
regularly scheduled meetings and must attend at least 70% of all regularly
scheduled meetings. Failure to maintain the required attendance may
result in removal from the Board at the discretion of the Mayor or
Councilmember who made the appointment.
F.
The Chairperson and Secretary shall be selected by the members of
the CAB and shall have the authority to establish committees to consider
specific issues which have been identified by the CAB. Such committees
shall make any reports as needed or requested by the CAB.
G.
The secretary shall prepare the CAB minutes after each meeting and
submit them for approval at the next regular meeting. A copy of the
monthly minutes shall be delivered in writing or via e-mail to the
Township Clerk for distribution to the Manager, Mayor and Council.
H.
The CAB shall send a representative to the second monthly meeting
of Mayor and Council in the months of March, June and September and
shall present an annual report to the Mayor and Council at the first
Council meeting in February, reflecting the CAB's work of the prior
year.
I.
Although not a "public body" under the Open Public Meetings Act,[1] all meetings of the CAB at which a quorum is present shall
be advertised and held open to the public at the Township general
meeting room under the same procedures and requirements of the Open
Public Meetings Act.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.
J.
Any member of the CAB, with at least 48 hours notice, in writing
or via e-mail, of the meeting at which such removal is to be acted
upon, may be removed without cause by a majority of the other CAB
members, but only upon the request for such removal by the member
of the governing body making such appointment. In such event, the
removed member's successor for the unexpired term shall be filled
in the same manner as the original appointment under this section.
