[Adopted 5-6-1996 by Ord. No. 96-4]
[Amended 5-18-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-9]
There is hereby established and confirmed within the Borough the Television and Technology Advisory Committee which shall be composed of 11 members, no more than four of whom may be nonresidents, plus up to two alternate members all of whom must be residents. No nonresident member shall vote on any matter involving its budget or appropriating its funds. All members, including alternates, shall serve on a staggered basis, for a term of three years. Each of the present members currently serving on the Committee shall continue, without need for reappointment, until the expiration of their respective current term.
All members, including alternates, shall be nominated by the Mayor and confirmed with the advice and consent of the Borough Council. Council liaison shall be annually designated at the reorganization meeting of the Borough by the members of the Borough Council and shall serve ex officio, but without vote. Vacancies other than by the expiration of the term shall be filled in the manner prescribed herein but only for the balance of the unexpired term.
[Amended 5-18-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-9]
A. 
The Committee shall have the power to establish, amend and supplement its own bylaws to govern its structure, operations and activities to the extent not inconsistent with this article, or any other local, state or federal regulation or law.
B. 
The Committee shall make recommendations to the Mayor and Council, Borough Administrator and to other Borough agencies with respect to any matters relating to cable television, telecommunication, video facilities and technology within the Borough of Metuchen or County of Middlesex.
C. 
The Committee shall make an annual report of its activities with recommendations to the Borough Council and at such times as the Borough Council shall request or the Committee shall deem desirable.
D. 
The Committee shall act as liaison between the Borough Council and other entities involved in cable, telecommunications or internet technology in the community.
E. 
The Committee shall be responsible for soliciting resident feedback and recommending improvements of the Borough website to the Mayor and Borough Council.
F. 
The recommendations of the Television and Technology Advisory Committee shall be advisory opinions only and shall not be binding upon any elected or appointed official within the Borough of Metuchen; no member of the Committee has the authority to bind, contract for, or in any way encumber any assets of the Borough of Metuchen in furtherance of the procurement of any technology so recommended.