The conduct of the Advisory Board and all members thereof shall
be subject to and in conformance with the following:
A. All expenditures of the Advisory Board for any and all products or
services must be authorized in advance and in writing by the governing
body.
B. No part of the BIDs' financial resources shall inure to the
personal benefit, either directly or indirectly, of any member of
the Advisory Board, or any relative thereof, or any business or business
entity owned, either in whole or in part, by any member of the Board,
nor for the benefit of any other private individual.
C. Neither the Advisory Board nor any member thereof shall, in any manner
or to any extent, participate or intervene in any political campaign
on behalf of any candidate for public office of the Township of Haddon,
including the publication and/or distribution of any statement, advertisement
and/or propaganda regarding same.
D. All Advisory Board members are expected to attend every scheduled
meeting of the Board or, if a member is unable to attend, such member
shall be responsible for notifying the Chairperson or Secretary of
his or her anticipated absence, such notice being provided in advance
of the meeting at which he or she is unable to attend.
E. All Advisory Board members are expected to serve on any committee
to which they are appointed and to attend said committee's regularly
scheduled meetings. Nothing hereinabove shall be construed to prohibit
any Board member from attending a meeting of a committee to which
he or she was not appointed; provided, however, that the attendance
of such member shall not be permitted if such attendance would create
a quorum of the Board; and provided further that such member, if properly
permitted to attend, shall not have a vote in any action taken by
the committee.
F. A Board member may participate in a meeting of the Board or any committee
thereof by means of a telephone conference call; provided, however,
that the Board member must first notify the Chairperson and Secretary
of his or her intent to do so and shall make all necessary arrangements
to ensure that the telephonic conference call will operate as intended
and will not cause a nuisance, distraction or otherwise impede the
progress of the meeting.
G. Committees. Standing committees and special committees may be established
or dissolved by the Chairperson of the Advisory Board as needed, provided
that any member of the Board may suggest the formation of a new committee.
Committees shall consist of as many Board members as do not constitute
a quorum of the full Advisory Board. Committees also may consist of
owners or occupants of properties within the BIDs who are not members
of the Advisory Board and/or such other persons who are not members
of the Advisory Board but who have an interest or stake in the success
of the BIDs, including but not limited to appropriate employees of
the Township of Haddon and residents of the Township and/or volunteers,
so long as such persons are not related to or have an ownership interest
in any business or property the owner of which is a member of the
Advisory Board. The Chairperson shall, with their consent, appoint
members to committees and may appoint such other persons who meet
the requirements of this subsection and agree to serve as a member
thereof. Actions taken by any committee shall be reported to the Advisory
Board at the next meeting following the committee meeting at which
such action was taken.
H. The Township of Haddon shall, to the extent legally permissible,
indemnify each person who may serve or who has served at any time
as an officer of the Advisory Board against all expenses and liabilities,
including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees, judgments,
fines, penalties and settlement payments reasonably incurred by or
imposed upon such person in connection with any threatened, pending
or completed action, suit or proceeding in which he or she may become
involved by reason of his or her service in such capacity; provided
that no indemnification shall be provided for any such person with
respect to any matter as to which he or she shall have been found
in any proceeding not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable
belief that such action was in the best interests of the BIDs. The
indemnification provided hereunder shall inure to the benefit of the
heirs, executors and administrators of persons entitled to indemnification
hereunder.