[Amended 6-11-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-04]
There is hereby established a Historic Preservation Committee
which shall be an advisory committee consisting of up to 25 members
whose terms and powers are hereinafter set forth.
The governing body shall, in its sole discretion, make provision
in its budget and appropriate funds for the appropriation of funds
for the expenses of the Historic Preservation Committee.
[Amended 4-11-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-02]
The Land Use Board shall make available to the Historic Preservation
Committee an informational copy of every application submitted to
either Board for development in historic zoning districts or on historic
sites designated on the Zoning or Official Map or in any component
element of the Master Plan. The Historic Preservation Committee may
provide its advice, which shall be conveyed through its delegation
of one of its members or staff to testify orally at the hearing, on
the application and to explain any written report which may have been
submitted.
The Historic Preservation Committee shall hold public meetings,
which public meetings shall be held in accordance with the Open Public
Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq. and shall annually fix its meeting
dates and give appropriate notice of the time and place of its meetings
and shall not conduct any meeting except in compliance with the law.
The Historic Preservation Committee shall select from among
its members a Chairman and a Vice Chairman to serve as the presiding
officer in the absence of the Chairman. The Committee shall also select
a Secretary whose function shall be to maintain minutes of the Committee's
meeting and records of the proceedings of the Committee.
The Historic Preservation Committee shall organize annually
on or after January 1 of each year.