The legislative power of the Township shall be exercised by
the Council. Legislative powers shall be exercised by ordinance, except
for the exercise of those powers that under the Faulkner Act, or general
law, do not require action by the Mayor as a condition of approval
for the exercise thereof, and may, therefore, be exercised by resolution,
including, but not limited to:
A. The
override of a veto of the Mayor;
B. The
exercise of advice and consent to actions of the Mayor;
C. The
conduct of a legislative inquiry or investigation;
D. The
expression of disapproval of the removal by the Mayor of officers
or employees;
E. The
removal of any municipal officer for cause;
F. The
adoption of rules for the Council;
G. The
establishment of times and places for Council meetings;
H. The
establishment of the Council as a committee of the whole and the delegation
of any number of its members as an ad hoc committee;
I. The
declaration of emergencies respecting the passage of ordinances;
J. The
election, appointment, setting of salaries and removal of officers
and employees of the Council, subject to any pertinent contractual
obligations, and within the general limits of the municipal budget;
K. Designation
of official newspapers;
L. Approval
of contracts presented by the Mayor;
M. Actions
specified as resolutions in the "Local Budget Law" (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-1
et seq.) and the "Local Fiscal Affairs Law" (N.J.S.A. 40A:5-1 et seq.);
and
N. The
expression of Council policies or opinions which require no formal
action by the Mayor.
Appointments to any office or position by the Mayor requiring
the advice or consent of the Council shall be considered by the Council
during the Mayor's report section of the agenda.
The Chief of Police, or such member or members of the Police
Department as the Chief of Police may designate, shall be sergeant-at-arms
of the Council meetings and shall be in attendance at Council meetings
when requested by the presiding officer. The sergeant-at-arms shall
carry out all orders and instructions given by the presiding officer
for the purpose of maintaining order and decorum at the Council meeting.
Any person who shall engage in disruptive behavior, or who shall threaten
physical abuse or harm to a member of the public, a member of Council
or other representative of the Township, shall be immediately removed
by the sergeant-at-arms.
The compensation of each member of the Council shall be as provided
by ordinance, to be paid as all other salaries are paid.
The President of the Council, by reason of his/her additional
duties, shall receive an additional $750 annually, to be paid as all
other salaries are paid.
Vacancies in any elective office of the Township shall be filled
in accordance with the procedures set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:16-1 et
seq.