The Borough of Roselle, County of Union, State of New Jersey,
agrees to participate in the creation and operation of the Morses
Creek Flood Control Commission pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:14-16 et seq.,
as follows:
A. The municipalities and county invited to participate in the Commission
are:
B. The Morses Creek Flood Control Commission shall be established in
accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:14-16 et seq.
The Morses Creek Flood Control Commission shall:
A. Collect, study and analyze data on flooding, past floods and the
causes of floods in the area;
B. Make such data and studies available to the participating members,
to the Division of Water Policy and Supply, the Army Corps of Engineers,
local and County Planning Boards, and officials concerned with subdivisions
and development of properties within the floodway and drainage area;
C. Keep itself informed as to the availability of state and federal
funds and grants and the procedures for applying therefor and make
such information available to participating members;
D. Coordinate the activities of the participating members relating to
flooding, flood prevention, brook cleaning and the like;
E. Encourage the acquisition of lands within the floodway and low-lying
areas by appropriate County Park Commissions, counties or participating
municipalities;
F. Publicize methods of flood control and flood prevention;
G. Encourage its participating members and others to adopt appropriate
ordinances and regulations relating to flood control;
H. Encourage its participating members to support other programs designed
or intended to alleviate flooding;
I. Perform such other acts and fulfill such other functions as may be
permitted by law and as determined by members, subject to the limitations
in this agreement and subject to limitations as set forth in N.J.S.A.
40:14-16 et seq.
Any number of members of the Commission shall have the right
to meet at regularly scheduled meetings. Any action taken involving
the expenditure of funds other than clerical and mailing connected
with the usual business of the Commission shall be adopted only at
a meeting at which there are at least one county representative and
at least one municipal representative.
Each member municipality and county reserves the right, pursuant
to Section 2 of P.L. 1971, c. 316 (N.J.S.A. 40:14-17), to withdraw
from the Commission; provided, however, that at least 90 days' notice
of such intention is given to the Commission, and provided further
that such withdrawal, after the adoption of the Commission budget
for a given year, shall not abrogate the responsibility of the municipality
or county to meet its responsibility and obligation under the budget
for such year.