[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Hopatcong as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Board, committees and commissions — See Ch. 5.
[Adopted 9-7-2011 by Ord. No. 25-2011]
A member of any board, committee, commission, authority or other agency of the Borough of Hopatcong not subject to state guidelines for removal of such members may be removed for absenteeism, and the vacancy created by such removal shall be filed in the same manner as originally appointed.
The office of any person appointed to a specified term, with or without compensation, by the Hopatcong Borough Mayor and Council of Administrator, including persons appointed to any board, committee, commission, authority or other agency relating to a joint or shared service, shall be deemed vacant whenever the member, without being excused by majority by the authorized members of such body, fails to attend and participate at meetings of such body for a period of six consecutive weeks, or three consecutive meetings, whichever shall be of longer duration, at the conclusion of such period, provided that such body shall notify the appointing authority in writing of such determination. Further, such board, committee, commission, authority or other agency may refuse to excuse only with respect to those failures to attend and participate that are not due to legitimate illness.