[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the City
of Bordentown 3-13-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:72-7, the Board of Commissioners of
the City of Bordentown is empowered to create subordinate boards and
appoint such officers as it deems necessary for the proper and efficient
conduct of Bordentown City's affairs. Accordingly, the Board
of Commissioners hereby creates a subordinate board which shall be
known as the "Bordentown City Water Advisory Board."
It is the fundamental purpose and mission of the City of Bordentown
Water Advisory Board to work closely with the City Commissioners and
residents of the service area of the City of Bordentown Water Utility.
It is also the Board's responsibility to review and advise the
City Commissioners on issues relating to public awareness, quality
of water and quality of service. It shall also be the responsibility
of the Board to gain an understanding of the operations of the Water
Utility.
The Bordentown City Water Advisory Board is a municipal advisory
board subordinate to the City Board of Commissioners and shall have
the power to offer advice and support to the City Board of Commissioners
in all matters and projects pertaining to water quality and water
service within the City of Bordentown Water Utility service area.
The Bordentown City Water Advisory Board is hereby comprised
of nine members to be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Bordentown,
all of which shall be residents of the City of Bordentown Water Utility
service area. All members shall serve without compensation, and the
Mayor shall designate members of said Board as the Chairperson, Vice
Chair and Secretary thereof. The Mayor or Board of Commissioners of
the City of Bordentown may remove any member of the Water Advisory
Board for cause, on written charges served upon the member and after
a hearing thereon at which the member shall be entitled to be heard
in person or by counsel. A vacancy on the Water Advisory Board occurring
other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired
term in the same manner as an original appointment.
The members appointed to said body shall be for terms of three
years from the date of appointment. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:72-7,
the City Board of Commissioners retains the power to abolish the Water
Advisory Board at the end of the three-year term or when, in its discretion,
the Commissioners determine that the Water Advisory Board is no longer
necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the City's
affairs regarding water quality and service.
The Water Advisory Board shall keep records of its meetings
and activities and shall provide an annual report to the Board of
Commissioners of the City of Bordentown. The Board of Commissioners
may provide, at its discretion, the Water Advisory Board with a secretary
to record the minutes of the meetings and to assist in ministerial
and administrative functions. The salary of the secretary shall be
fixed by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Bordentown.
