[1971 Code § 3-22]
The Board of Trustees shall consist of seven members, one of
whom shall be the Mayor and one of whom shall be the Superintendent
of Schools. The other five members shall be appointed by the Mayor.
Each member shall serve for a term of five years. The Board of Trustees
shall hold in trust and manage all property of the library. It shall
make proper rules and regulations for the government of the library
and, generally, do all things necessary and proper for the establishment
and maintenance of the library within the Township of Rockaway. The
Board of Trustees shall annually make a report of its transactions,
accounts and the state and condition of the library to the Council.
[1971 Code § 3-23; Ord. No. 11-10]
The Local Assistance Board shall be appointed and perform the functions as set forth in Section 2-12 and shall act as the Division of Welfare of the Department of Community Services of the Township.
[1971 Code § 3-24]
The Office of Emergency Management is hereby established and
empowered pursuant to law (Public Laws 1953, Chapter 438, N.J.S.A.
A:9-33 et seq).
[1971 Code § 3-24; Ord. No. 12-01]
The Mayor shall appoint an Emergency Management Coordinator,
who shall serve for a three-year term.
[1987 Code § 3-27; Ord. No. 10-4-83; Ord. No. O-15-03, § 1]
There shall be a Shade Tree Commission consisting of five members
appointed by the Mayor. All appointments shall be for a term of one
year.
[1971 Code § 3-27; Ord. No. 10-4-83]
The Commission shall perform the functions and have the authority
and powers as heretofore established by ordinance and in accordance
with the general law, N.J.S.A. 40:64-1 et seq. Further, the Shade
Tree Commission shall give such advice as may be requested by the
Mayor, the Council, the Planning Board of the Township and the Board
of Adjustment of the Township.
[1]
Note: Former § 2-33, Environmental Advisory Committee,
previously codified herein and containing portions of Ord. No. O-19-24, was repealed
in its entirety by Ord. No. O-20-05.
[1971 Code § 3-30.4; Ord. No. 7-3-79]
Pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40:56-21 et seq., there is hereby created in the Township a Board
of Assessment Commissioners, the members of which shall be appointed
by the Township Council.
[1971 Code § 3-30.4; Ord. No. 7-3-79; Ord. No. O-15-03, § 3]
The Board of Assessment Commissioners shall consist of three
members, who shall be designated Commissioners. All appointments shall
be for one-year terms. There shall also be two Alternate Commissioners.
Appointments of Alternate Commissioners shall be for a term of one
year. The Commissioners and Alternate Commissioners shall serve until
their successors are appointed and shall qualify. Vacancies shall
be filled for the unexpired term only. Alternate Commissioners shall
serve as Commissioners in those cases where a Commissioner is unable
to serve in connection with a specific project or projects.
[1971 Code § 3-30.4; Ord. No. 7-3-79]
The Board of Assessment Commissioners is charged with the duty
of making all assessments for benefits for local improvements within
the Township in accordance with the duties imposed upon it by virtue
of N.J.S.A. 40:56-21 through N.J.S.A. 40:56-64, inclusive and shall
in addition have and exercise all of the powers authorized by the
aforesaid statutes.
[1971 Code § 3-30.4; Ord. No. 7-3-79]
In the event that any Commissioner shall be in any way interested
in any local improvement, he shall be disqualified from exercising
the powers hereinabove conferred with respect to that improvement
and the Township Council shall appoint an alternate Commissioner,
or if the alternate Commissioner shall not qualify, some other qualified
person or persons shall act in his place with respect to that improvement
only. If such improvement shall be of a general nature affecting the
greater part of the real estate in the municipality, no Commissioner
shall be disqualified to act by reason of the fact that he may own
real estate included in such assessment N.J.S.A. 40:56-22.
[1971 Code § 3-30.4; Ord. No. 7-3-79]
The Township Council shall establish compensation of Assessment
Commissioners.
[1]
Note: Former § 2-35, Financial Review Board, previously
codified herein and containing portions of 1971 Code § 3-30.5
and Ord. No. 11-12-85, was repealed
in its entirety by Ord. No. O-19-21 and by Ord. No. O-20-04.
[Ord. No. 89-24 § 3]
A.
The members of the Reward Committee shall consist of two classes.
The member appointed by Mayor shall be designated as a Class I member.
The members appointed by the Township Council shall be designated
as Class II members.
B.
The initial terms of all members of the Reward Committee shall commence
on Reorganization Day, 1990. The Class I member shall serve for a
term coterminous with that of the Mayor. The Class II members shall
serve for terms of two years, except that upon the initial appointment,
one member shall be appointed for a term of one year and the other
member shall be appointed for a term of two years.
C.
The members shall serve without compensation. The Committee shall
meet at such designated times and places as it may determine, subject
to the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act.
[Ord. No. 89-24 § 4]
The Reward Committee shall, within 60 days of its first meeting, adopt guidelines for the issuance of grants of awards pursuant to Section 2-33. The guidelines, subject to Township Council approval, shall set forth at least the following:
A.
Criteria to be considered by the Committee in determining whether
or not to grant an award, and the size of the award. The criteria
shall include, but not be limited to, the magnitude of the dumping
activity which is reported. The Committee shall not consider the individual's
out-of-pocket expenses for serving as a witness in Court, nor any
other expense that is attributable to serving as a witness in Court;
B.
Procedures which shall be followed relating to application for and
issuance of an award, such as the processing of vouchers.
[1]
Note: Former Section 2-37, Open Space Committee, previously
codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance Nos. 1-93, 93-8,
and 11-97, was repealed in is entirety by Ordinance No. O-13-02. See
now Subsection 2-33.4.
[Ord. No. 07-13 § 1]
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A written specification of the behavior to be expected of
the parents, guardians, coaches and officials as prescribed by N.J.S.A.
5:17-1 et seq., and as more particularly set forth herein and to which
all coaches and the parents or legal guardians of each minor on each
municipally-sponsored youth sports program shall consent.
Any competition, practice or instructional event involving
one or more youth sports programs.
Any sports activity managed by an organization that is sponsored
by the Township, other such authorized agent or a nonprofit or similar
charter; such organization being affiliated with or receiving monetary
or other support or service from the Township of Rockaway or regularly
utilizing any facilities owned, operated or maintained by the Township;
such sports organization participating in sporting competitions involving
minors, irrespective of the specific location of any particular event.
[Ord. No. 07-13 § 1]
A.
No coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee shall
engage in unsportsmanlike conduct with any other coach, parent, player,
participant, official or any other attendee.
B.
No coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee shall
encourage any child or any other person to engage in unsportsmanlike
conduct with any coach, parent, player, participant, official or any
other attendee.
C.
No coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee shall
engage in any behavior which could endanger the health, safety or
well-being of any coach, parent, player, participant, official or
any other attendee.
D.
No coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee shall
encourage any child or any other person to engage in any behavior
which could endanger the health, safety or well-being of any coach,
parent, player, participant, official or any other attendee.
E.
No coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee shall
use drugs or alcohol while at a youth sports event and will not attend,
coach, officiate or participate in a youth sports event while under
the influence of drugs or alcohol.
F.
No coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee shall
permit any child, or encourage any other person to use drugs or alcohol
while at a youth sports event and will not permit any child, or encourage
any other person to attend, coach, officiate or participate in a youth
sports event while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
G.
No coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee shall
engage in the use of profanity.
H.
No coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee shall
encourage any child or any other person to engage in the use of profanity.
I.
Every coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee shall
treat any coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee
with respect regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, sex,
sexual orientation or ability.
J.
Every coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee shall
encourage every child to treat any coach, parent, player, participant,
official, or attendee with respect regardless of race, creed, color,
national origin, sex, sexual orientation or ability.
K.
No coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee shall
engage in verbal or physical threats or abuse aimed at any coach,
parent, player, participant, official, or any other attendee.
L.
No coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee shall
encourage any child or any other person to engage in verbal or physical
threats or abuse aimed at any coach, parent, player, participant,
official, or any other attendee.
M.
No coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee shall
initiate a fight or scuffle with any coach, parent, player, participant,
official, or any other attendee.
N.
No coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee shall
encourage any child or any other person to initiate a fight or scuffle
with any coach, parent, player, participant, official, or any other
attendee.
[Ord. No. 07-13 § 1; Ord. No. 12-07 § 1]
[Ord. No. 07-13 § 1]
A.
Every coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee of
a youth sports event shall be required to follow the Code of Conduct
as set forth in this section. In addition, every coach and every participant
or at least one parent or legal guardian of each minor participating
in a youth sports program must sign the State of New Jersey Model
Athletic Code of Conduct prior to the commencement of each program.
B.
The State of New Jersey Model Athletic Code of Conduct will be made
available for signature at program registration and thereafter upon
request, to all parents or guardians of each child participating in
a municipally sponsored sport or activity and shall be incorporated
in all program registration forms. A copy of the State of New Jersey
Model Athletic Code of Conduct and a summary of the requirements of
this section shall be posted at all facilities utilized by Township-sponsored
programs.
[Ord. No. 07-13 § 1; Ord. No. 12-07 § 2]
A.
Any coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee at
a youth sports event who believes there to be a violation of this
section shall forward, in writing, their name, address, phone number,
identity of the violator, date, location of violation and nature of
the violation to the governing board of the appropriate youth sports
program for an investigation and determination by the governing board
of the youth sports program.
B.
Upon receipt of notice that a violation of the Code of Conduct may have occurred, the governing board of the youth sports program shall investigate the matter and hold a hearing of the Board to determine whether a violation occurred. The Township Director of the Department of Community Services shall be provided advanced notice of all meetings of the governing board of any youth sports program concerning a violation of the Code of Conduct. Upon determination by a majority vote of the governing board of the youth sports program that a coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee at any youth sports event has violated a provision of the Code of Conduct, the governing board of the youth sports program may impose a penalty that is not inconsistent with Subsection 2-38.6 below. The governing board of the youth sports program shall forward to the alleged violator a notice via regular and certified mail, with a copy to the Township Director of the Department of Community Services, a written determination regarding whether a violation of the Code of Conduct occurred. Said written determination shall identify the date, location, nature of the incident and, when applicable, any action to be taken in response to the violation.
C.
The governing board of the youth sports program may refer any matters,
which the governing board of the youth sports program determines it
is unable to decide for whatever reason, directly to the Code of Conduct
Committee for a determination.
D.
Any coach, parent, player, participant, official or attendee who
was found in violation of the Code of Conduct by the governing board
of the youth sports program or the Township Director of the Department
of Community Services may appeal a decision of the governing board
of a youth sports program regarding a violation of the Code of Conduct
to the Code of Conduct Committee for a final determination. Said appeal
must be submitted to the Code of Conduct Committee in writing within
10 calendar days of receipt of the written notice of the decision
by the governing board of the youth sports program. The appeal shall
include a copy of said notice with a written request specifically
setting forth the basis of such person(s) contest of the notice of
violation. The appeal shall be delivered by fax or certified mail
to the Chairperson of the Code of Conduct Committee c/o Rockaway Township
Department of Community Services, 65 Mount Hope Road, Rockaway, New
Jersey 07866.
E.
Upon receipt of such appeal the Code of Conduct Committee shall convene
within 10 days and provide an opportunity for said person and any
interested person or persons to appear and be heard with respect to
the occurrence of any violation and action taken by the Code of Conduct
Committee.
F.
The Code of Conduct Committee shall review statements; first hand
accounts and any other pertinent information or documents relevant
to the violation and upon a majority vote of members of the Committee,
present at such hearing, may sustain, overturn, or modify the notice
of violation consistent with this section. The Committee shall notify
the alleged violator of the Code of Conduct, the Township Director
of the Department of Community Services and the governing board of
the youth sports program of their determination, including any changes
or modifications to the notice of violation.
G.
All notices of violation and banning or other actions taken by the
governing board of the youth sport program shall remain in effect
until or unless overturned or modified by the Code of Conduct Committee.
H.
In the event any notice of violation issued by the governing board
of the youth sports program is not appealed within 10 days of such
notice, said notice of violation and action taken by the governing
board of the youth sports program, including banning from youth sports
events, shall become final.
I.
The Township Department of Community Services, in accordance with
the Township Clerk, shall maintain a permanent file on all proceedings
as a result of any actions taken by the Code of Conduct Committee
as a result of enforcement of this section.
[Ord. No. 07-13 § 1]
A.
Any coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee of a youth sports event that is found by the Committee to have violated one or more of the provisions contained above in Subsection 2-38.2, Youth Sports Code of Conduct, may, at the discretion of the Committee, be banned from attending, coaching, officiating or participating in one or more youth sports programs for a period not to exceed 12 months from the date of the incident.
B.
Any coach, parent, player, participant, official, or attendee of
a youth sports event who is banned from attending, coaching, officiating
or participating in one or more youth sports programs for a period
not to exceed 12 months may also be required, at the discretion of
the Committee, to complete an anger management counseling program,
which offers services to individuals, singly or in groups, for the
purposes of promoting anger control principles and shall be administered
by an individual;
[Ord. No. 07-13 § 1]
[Ord. No. 11-10 § 4; Ord. No. O-15-03, § 4]
A.
The Committee shall consist of five members appointed by the Mayor
for the term of one year each and two alternate members appointed
by the Mayor for the term of one year.
B.
The Committee shall meet at least once a month and shall report directly
to the Mayor.
C.
The Director of the Department of Community Services shall attend
all meetings of the Committee.
[Ord. No. 11-10 § 4]
[Ord. No. 11-10 § 5; Ord. No. 12-07 § 3; Ord. No. O-15-03, § 5]
A.
The Committee shall consist of 12 members appointed by the Mayor
with the advice and consent of the Township Council.
B.
The term of each member shall be for one year.
C.
Whenever a vacancy occurs on the Committee, a new member shall be
appointed to fill the vacancy within 60 days following the vacancy.
D.
The Director of the Department of Community Services shall assign
members of the Committee to hear various recreational programs. These
assignments shall be the member's primary responsibility. The members
may also assist and advise the Director of the Department of Community
Services regarding finances, administration, operations and development.
E.
The Committee shall meet at least once a month.
F.
The Director of the Department of Community Services shall attend
all meetings of the Committee.
[Ord. No. 11-10 § 5]
A.
Each Township recreational program shall have approved program bylaws
setting forth the program's rules and regulations, membership, officers/positions
and description of duties, and grievance procedures. The program bylaws
shall be approved by the Director of the Department of Community Services
and the Committee prior to implementation.
B.
It is required that each program attempt to resolve conflict at the
program level, allowing for open and honest debate and allowing all
grieved parties an opportunity to be heard.
C.
If, after following the grievance procedure as set forth in the program
bylaws, a sanction is handed down by the program to a participant,
parent, coach or manager, the decision shall be final except when
the grieved party files a timely appeal to the Committee.
D.
The appeal to the Committee shall be in writing addressed to the
Director of the Department of Community Services and the Committee
and must be submitted within 30 days from the date of penalty by the
program.
E.
Once the appeal has been received it will be reviewed by the Director
of the Department of Community Services and the Chairman of the Committee
to determine if the appeal is warranted. If the appeal is accepted,
the Chairman shall establish a series of special meetings as may be
necessary for the specific purpose to hear the complaint/appeal. All
affected parties shall be notified in writing by the Division of Recreation
of the meeting date at least two weeks in advance of the scheduled
meeting. The special meeting must have a quorum of the Committee present.
Any decisions reached must be by a majority vote of the voting members
of the Committee present at the meeting.
F.
The Chairman shall preside over the special meeting and shall call
parties to speak. After an adequate amount of time has been allowed
for the parties to speak, the Chairman shall close the meeting to
public comment and the Committee will adjourn into closed session
to deliberate. Once the Committee has reached a determination, it
will reopen the public portion of the meeting to read the decision.
It shall be noted that the decision of the Committee shall be final
and binding and the Director of the Department of Community Services
shall be instructed to implement said decision.
[Ord. No. O-18-10]
A.
Pursuant to the provisions of Title 26 of the Revised Statutes of
the State of New Jersey, there is hereby created a board in the government
of the Township known as the "Board of Health of Rockaway Township,"
hereinafter known as the "Board of Health," which shall have and exercise
all the powers and perform all the duties provided for by applicable
law, whether heretofore or hereinafter enacted.
B.
The Board of Health shall consist of nine members, all of whom shall
be members of the Township Council. The Board of Health President
shall be the sitting Council President. The Board of Health Vice President
shall be the sitting Council Vice President.
C.
The term of office for Board of Health members shall be co-extensive
with their terms as members of the Township Council.
[Ord. No. O-18-10]
A.
The Board of Health shall appoint, on the day of its organization,
a place, day and hour for regular meetings of the Board of Health
for the hearing of reports and general business, and, shall cause
same to be published in the manner required by general law. At least
one regular meeting shall be held in each year.
B.
All regular meetings of the Board of Health shall be open to the
public. The Health Officer, and any other Township officers or employees
as may be required, shall attend regular meetings of the Board of
Health.
[Ord. No. O-18-10]
There shall be a Secretary of the Board of Health, who shall
be responsible to the Board. The Secretary shall keep the minutes
of all the proceedings of the Board, conduct all the official correspondence
of the Board, maintain proper copies of the same, tabulate and complete
all reports required by any superior authority, local, state or national,
and make such other reports as may be required or directed by the
Board. The Secretary shall be appointed by the Board for a term of
one year.
[Ord. No. O-18-10]
The purpose of the Board of Health shall be:
A.
To maintain, promote and protect the health of the Rockaway Township
public through education, prevention initiatives and collaboration
with other health-related agencies and organizations; and
B.
To provide leadership, guidance, advocacy and oversight regarding
current and future public health issues facing the community; and
C.
To provide competent advice and counsel to the Rockaway Township
relevant staff; and
D.
To promote useful partnerships with community agencies and organizations
in promoting the highest quality public health services to Township
residents.
