The Community Center Advisory Committee was created by resolution
on February 9, 1983, and is hereby formalized by ordinance and is
hereinafter called the "Eatontown Community Center Advisory Committee."
The members of the Eatontown Community Center Advisory Committee,
including nonvoting members, shall receive no compensation for their
services as members thereof, but may be reimbursed for reasonable
and necessary appropriations made available therefor, but only upon
request to and approval by the Borough Council. The governing body
may also, in its discretion, allow the employment of clerical assistance
for the Eatontown Community Center Advisory Committee, and annually
appropriate funds for compensation and/or reimbursement of expenses
for said clerical assistance (if so assigned by the governing body).
The powers and duties of the Eatontown Community Center Advisory
Committee shall be to:
A. Inform the municipality and the Borough Council as to the needs of
various sectors of the Borough, for which the Community Center may
initiate, participate in or expand on existing activities and programs
as part of the Community Center.
B. Encourage participation in constructive community activities and
programs, and create and establish such programs and activities where
possible as part of the Community Center.
C. Provide a forum so that Borough citizens can address issues affecting
them.
D. Undertake fact-finding investigation to determine the necessity of
programs and activities oriented towards the various sectors of the
Borough.
E. Seek to coordinate, assist and unify the efforts of other municipal
groups and committees and private groups, institutions and individuals
within the Borough of Eatontown in accord with the purposes of this
article.
F. Maintain a liaison and communication with the public and private
agencies and organizations of local, state and national scope, whose
programs and activities have an impact on the citizens of Eatontown
and who may provide assistance to the Eatontown Community Center Advisory
Committee.
G. Advise the Borough Council on matters affecting the citizens of the
Borough of Eatontown.
H. Carry out other such duties and activities assigned to the Community
Center by the Borough Council.
The Eatontown Community Center Advisory Committee, at its annual
meeting or reorganization meeting, shall designate a Chairperson,
who shall serve for a term of one year. The Eatontown Community Center
Advisory Committee may reelect the same individual as Chairperson
on an annual basis. At any annual meeting of the Eatontown Community
Center Advisory Committee, its members shall elect, from among themselves,
all officers of the Eatontown Community Center Advisory Committee
and establish rules and regulations for its members to follow. The
Eatontown Community Center Advisory Committee shall keep accurate
minutes of its meetings and activities and shall file an annual report
with the Borough Council. The annual report shall cover the activities
and work of the Eatontown Community Center Advisory Committee and
include recommendation as may be necessary to fulfill the purposes
of this article. Approved minutes of meetings shall be filed with
the Borough Clerk.
This article shall be deemed an exercise of the powers of the
Borough Council to establish a Committee with the responsibility to
serve as an Advisory Committee to the Community Center and to the
Borough Council. It is the intention of this article to empower the
Eatontown Community Center Advisory Committee in making recommendations
to the Community Center Director or supervisor in charge of the Community
Center with regard to activities and programs, and to assist the Community
Center in formulating programs and initiatives for the citizens of
Eatontown, and to receive input from various sectors of the Borough
of Eatontown with regard to Community Center activities and programs.
This article shall take effect immediately upon final passage
and publication as provided by law.