[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.
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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 No. O-19-24, was repealed in its entirety by Ord.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.
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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.
[Note: Former Section 2-36, Reward Committee, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ord. No. 89-24 § 3 and § 4, was repealed in its entirety by Ord. No. O-23-03.]
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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]
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;
[Note: Former Section 2-39, Reward Parks and Recreation Planning Committee, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ord. No. 11-10 § 4; Ord. No. O-15-03, § 4, was repealed in its entirety by Ord. No. O-23-03.]
[Note: Former Section 2-40, Citizens Recreation Committee, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ord. No. 11-10 § 5; Ord. No. 12-07 § 3; Ord. No. O-15-03 § 5, was repealed in its entirety by Ord. No. O-25-07 § 1.]
[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.