It is ordained by the Council of the Township of Washington,
County of Gloucester, and State of New Jersey, that an attendance
policy is hereby adopted in the Township of Washington applicable
to all elected officials and appointed members of any municipally
created board or committee.
In the event that any elected and/or appointed member shall
fail to attend three consecutive, regular, scheduled meetings, then
a motion to remove that member(s) shall be automatically placed on
the agenda for the next regular meeting without further notice, and,
should the vote be to remove the member, the member's seat shall become
vacant until a replacement is appointed as required by state or local
law.
In the event that any member shall fail to attend at least 70%
of the annually scheduled regular meetings in a given year, then that
member(s) shall be automatically removed at the end of the calendar
year (i.e. December 31) without further notice, and the member's seat
shall become vacant until a replacement is appointed as required by
state or local law.
Only significant medical absences/hospitalization for the member
or an immediate family member shall be accepted in lieu of attendance
on regular meeting dates. Such absences shall not be considered in
a determination for removal as outlined above.