Every municipal agency shall by its rules fix the time and place
for holding its regular meetings for business authorized to be conducted
by such agency. Regular meetings of the municipal agency shall be
scheduled not less than once a month and shall be held as scheduled
unless canceled for lack of applications for development to process.
The municipal agency may provide for special meetings at the call
of the Chairman, on the request of any two of its members, which shall
be held on notice to its members and the public in accordance with
municipal regulations. No action shall be taken at any meeting without
a quorum being present. All actions shall be taken by a majority vote
of the members of the municipal agency present at the meeting, except
as otherwise required by the Municipal Land Use Law. Failure of a
motion to receive the number of votes required to approve an application
for development shall be deemed an action denying the application.
Nothing herein shall be construed to contravene any act providing
for procedures for governing bodies.
All regular meetings and all special meetings shall be open
to the public. Notice of all such meetings shall be given in accordance
with municipal regulations. An executive session for the purpose of
discussing and studying any matters to come before the agency shall
not be deemed a regular or special meeting within the meaning of the
Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-32 et seq.
Minutes of every regular or special meeting shall be kept and
shall include the names of persons appearing and addressing the municipal
agency and of the persons appearing by attorney, the action taken
by the municipal agency, the findings, if any, made by it, and the
reasons therefor. The minutes shall thereafter be made available for
public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the
administrative officer. Any interested party shall have the right
to compel production of the minutes for use as evidence in any legal
proceedings concerning the subject matter of such minutes. Such interested
party may be charged a reasonable fee for reproduction of the minutes
for his use.