[Amended 12-22-1986 by Ord. No. 1919; 2-9-1987 by Ord. No. 1923; 12-6-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2565]
A.
The
Township Committee shall organize annually on the first Sunday in
January at 2:00 p.m. by the election of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor
from among its members pursuant to the Charter and the conduct of
such other business as may be required and permitted by law.
B.
The
Mayor and Deputy Mayor shall be selected by a majority of the full
membership of the Township Committee.
C.
At
such organization meeting, the Mayor shall deliver his message on
the condition and needs of the Township.
D.
In
the event that inclement weather or other circumstances beyond the
control of a quorum of the incoming Township Committee prevents such
organization meeting, the meeting shall be held on the first available
date thereafter consistent with the notice requirements of law and
N.J.S.A. 40:45A-1.
The Mayor shall have such powers and duties as are specifically
delegated to him by the Charter. The Mayor also shall:
A.
Represent
the Township on official occasions or designate a representative to
do so.
B.
Exercise
powers of the Township Committee until a meeting of the Committee
can be convened, in the event of an emergency, natural disaster or
other extraordinary event requiring prompt and authoritative mobilization
of the governmental authority and resources of the Township.
C.
Exercise
powers or duties specifically conferred by state law and regulations
upon the municipal Mayor.
The Deputy Mayor shall exercise the powers and duties of the
Mayor in the absence or incapacity of the Mayor.
A.
Regular
meetings. The Township Committee shall establish, by resolution, the
meeting dates, times and places of any meetings of the Township Committee
as it may select from time to time, all consistent with the provisions
of the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act.[1]
[Amended 1-24-1983 by Ord. No. 1547; 1-23-1989 by Ord. No. 2086; 1-22-1990 by Ord. No. 90-2157; 3-16-1998 by Ord. No. 98-2510]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.
B.
Special
meetings. Special meetings may be called by the Mayor at any time
upon at least 24 hours' notice to the members and shall be called
by the Clerk of the Committee on like notice whenever three members
of the Committee so request in writing. The call for a special meeting
shall be in writing and shall specify the purpose or purposes of the
meeting, and no other business may be conducted. A copy of the notice
shall be forthwith delivered to all press representatives who regularly
cover Committee meetings and posted in a regular place in the Township
Hall.
C.
Order
of business. The order of business at regular meetings shall be as
established by resolution of the Township Committee at each annual
reorganization meeting of said Township Committee; provided, however,
that such order of business shall always include, in such order as
may be determined at such reorganization meetings, the following items:
[Amended 1-24-1983 by Ord. No. 1547; 2-7-1983 by Ord. No. 1551; 1-28-1985 by Ord. No. 1745; 1-25-1988 by Ord. No. 2014]
(1)
Open Public Meetings Act statement;
(2)
Prayer;
(3)
Salute to the flag;
(4)
Roll call;
(5)
Approval of minutes;
(6)
Introduction of proposed ordinances;
(7)
Public hearings on ordinances;
(8)
Resolutions;
(9)
Approval of bills;
(10)
Proclamations;
(11)
Committeemen's comments;
(12)
Public comments; and
(13)
Adjournment.
D.
Rules
of order. Except as otherwise provided by this article, the procedure
of the Committee shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order (Revised)
or other appropriate rules of order adopted by resolution.
E.
Suspension of rules. Any rule of procedure or the provisions of Subsection C of this section may be suspended by majority vote of those present.
F.
Decorum.
The treatment of all citizens shall be in a manner that is courteous,
impartial, fair and equal under the law.
G.
Consent
list.
[Added 1-25-1988 by Ord.
No. 2018]
(1)
Whenever there shall be two or more resolutions which shall receive
the informal unanimous approval of the members of the Township Committee
at agenda meetings, such resolutions may be grouped together on the
list of resolutions to be considered at each regular meeting of the
Township Committee and known as the "consent list."
(2)
Whenever two or more such resolutions shall be grouped together as
a consent list, it shall be sufficient, for full and final adoption
of such resolutions, for one formal roll call vote of the Township
Committee to be taken by the Clerk and entered into the minutes in
the usual form; provided, however, that in the event that any member
of the Township Committee shall at any time up to the taking of such
roll call object to the presence of one or more resolutions on said
consent list, then in that event such resolution shall be removed
from the consent list and shall be voted upon separately, and provided,
further, that the within provision providing for a consent list shall
apply to resolutions only and shall not be applicable to the introduction
or adoption of ordinances.
The vote on all ordinances and resolutions shall be taken by
roll call, and the Clerk shall record the yeas, nays and abstentions
by name.
At least 48 hours before each regular meeting, the Township
Clerk, under the direction and supervision of the Mayor, shall prepare
an agenda of the matters to come before the Committee at that meeting
and shall deliver a copy of the agenda to the Mayor, the Administrator
and each member of the Committee and shall forthwith make copies available
to the public.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection (b), which immediately
followed, was repealed 1-24-1985 by Ord. No. 1547.
A.
Preparation.
Ordinances and resolutions shall be prepared for presentation to the
Committee upon the request of a Committeeman or of majority vote of
the Committee or request in writing by the Administrator. All resolutions,
as well as ordinances, shall be prepared for introduction in writing,
with a suitable title to identify the subject matter; provided, however,
that action may be taken at a regular or special meeting by oral resolution.
[Amended 1-24-1983 by Ord. No. 1547]
B.
Prior
review by administrative staff. All ordinances and resolutions of
a legislative or permanent nature, before presentation to the Committee,
shall:
C.
Introduction
for passage or approval.
(1)
Ordinances, resolutions and other matters or subjects requiring action
by the Committee shall be introduced and sponsored by a member of
the Committee, except that the Administrator or Attorney may present
ordinances, resolutions and other matters or subjects to the Committee
and any Committeeman may assume sponsorship thereof by moving that
such ordinances, resolutions, matters or subjects be adopted; otherwise,
they shall not be considered.
(2)
Resolutions, unless laid over by a majority vote of the Committee,
shall be acted upon the day of introduction or presentation.
(3)
Ordinances and resolutions shall be called up for action on motion
of a member of the Committee and shall follow the procedure prescribed
by general law.
Except for appointments made at the reorganization meeting,
whenever the Committee intends to act upon an official appointment
(other than paid professional personnel), including an appointment
to fill a vacancy on the Committee, the Clerk shall give public notice
of such intention at least five days before the Committee may act
on the appointment. The notice required by this section shall be given
by publication in an official newspaper at least one time.
The members of the Committee shall receive such compensation
as shall be provided by ordinance in accordance with § C2-3
of the Charter.
The Township Clerk shall serve as Clerk of the Committee.
Neither the Committee nor any individual Committeeman shall
attempt to direct or supervise any director or subordinate employee,
and they shall deal with departments only through the Administrator.
[Added 5-21-2007 by Ord.
No. 2007-2914]
A.
It shall be prohibited for any person holding the office of Township
Committee member in the Township to hold any other elected office
in the county, state, or federal government simultaneously with their
holding Township office.
B.
It shall be prohibited for any person employed by the Township to
simultaneously hold the elective office of the Township Committee
member while so employed by the Township in another position.
