Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Housing Authorities
Law of the State of New Jersey, and amendments thereto, a body corporate
and politic, to be known as the "Housing Authority of the City of
Hoboken," is hereby created and established.
[Amended 11-22-1993 by Ord. No. R-20; 2-16-1994 by Ord. No. R-32]
There shall be seven members, known as "Commissioners," of the
Housing Authority of the City of Hoboken, who shall each serve a term
of five years and until their respective successors have been appointed
and qualified. Five Commissioners shall be appointed by the City Council,
one Commissioner by the Mayor and one Commissioner by the New Jersey
Commissioner of Community Affairs. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
any Commissioner who was in office as a Commissioner of the Housing
Authority of the City of Hoboken on August 5, 1992, shall continue
in office until the expiration of the terms for which they are appointed
and qualified.
[Amended 11-22-1993 by Ord. No. R-20]
Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments
were made, but for the unexpired term. If a vacancy is not filled
by the Council or by the Mayor, as the case may be, within 90 days
of the occurrence of the vacancy, the New Jersey Commissioner of the
Department of Community Affairs shall notify the Mayor or the Council
of his/her intent to fill the vacancy if it is not filled in 30 days.
If the vacancy is not filled within that thirty-day period, the Commissioner
of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs may appoint the
Commissioner for the unexpired term.