There is hereby established a Local Assistance Board for the Borough
of Northvale pursuant to the General Public Assistance Law, N.J.S.A. 44:8-107
et seq.
The Local Assistance Board should be composed of three persons, comprising
at least one woman and one man, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the
approval of the Council. One member of the Local Assistance Board may be appointed
from among the membership of the Council of the borough.
Members of the Local Assistance Board shall serve without compensation
but shall be allowed their necessary and actual expenses.
The terms of the members of the Local Assistance Board shall be as follows:
A. The term of any member appointed from among the membership
of the Council shall be for one year.
B. The term of any other member shall be for two years.
C. The terms of the members shall expire in alternate years.
Vacancies on the Board shall be filled for the unexpired terms only.
The Board shall organize and select a Chairman and a Secretary and shall
appoint a Director of Welfare, who shall be the first executive and administrative
officer of the Board. The Director of Welfare shall hold office for a term
of five years from the date of his or her appointment and shall be paid such
salary as may be fixed by the Board subject to the approval by the Mayor and
Council. In case of a vacancy in the office of the Director of Welfare, one
Temporary or Acting Director may be appointed to serve for not more than 90
days.
The duties of the Director of Welfare shall be as set forth in N.J.S.A.
44:8-118 et seq.