There shall be by the chapter hereby established within the
Township of Weymouth, County of Atlantic, a Weymouth Township Senior
Citizens Advisory Board, which shall serve as an ad hoc advisory board
to the Township Committee for the purposes of keeping the Township
Committee informed of developments regarding senior citizens, and
may respond to any ordinances introduced by the Township Committee
that may have an impact upon senior citizens and shall otherwise advise
the Township Committee with respect to pending legislation at the
county or state level which may impact senior citizens.
It is the intent of this chapter that the Senior Citizens Advisory
Board shall be solely an advisory board consisting of volunteers appointed
by the Township Committee. The Board will seek a budget to be approved
by the Township Committee for operating expenses but shall have no
additional authority to expend any public funds. It is the intent
of this chapter that this Board shall be considered a "public body"
with the meaning and intent of the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A.
10:4-6 et seq. Accordingly, there shall be the obligation for the
Board to provide advance notices of its meetings and to otherwise
comply with this Act.
It is expressly intended that the Senior Citizens Advisory Board
is an ad hoc group to assist the Township Committee in addressing
issues and problems facing senior citizens. The Board shall be permitted
to communicate with other agencies in order to render suggestions,
opinions and recommendations with regard to senior citizens but all
such communication should first be directed to the Township Committee
for approval.