The Environmental Commission of the Township of Eastampton shall be continued, and the provisions of the ordinances pertaining thereto as set forth in Chapter 28 of the Code of the Township of Eastampton are adopted herein by reference.
[Amended 12-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-12]
The Planning Board of the Township of Eastampton shall be continued,
and the provisions of any and all ordinances pertaining thereto as
set forth in any chapter of the Code of the Township of Eastampton
are adopted hereby by reference thereto, and shall be known as the
"Land Use Planning Board." The powers of the Planning Board shall
be exercised by the Land Use Planning Board as permitted by law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 2-40, Zoning Board, was
repealed 12-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-12.
[Amended 11-28-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-13]
There is hereby established an Emergency Management Council
pursuant to N.J.S.A. A:9-41 et seq., the head of which shall be the
Municipal Disaster Control Director, who shall be appointed by the
Manager. The Emergency Management Council shall be composed of five
members, who shall be appointed by the Manager and shall serve at
his will and pleasure. The Emergency Management Council and the Director
thereof shall have all the functions, powers and duties prescribed
by N.J.S.A. A:9-41 et seq.
[Amended 11-24-1997 by Ord. No. 1997-06; 11-28-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-13; 12-21-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-10; 11-27-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-16]
A.
Establishment; appointment; terms; compensation; organization.
(1)
There shall be a Recreation Advisory Committee comprised of no more
than nine members, appointed by the Township Council. All members
shall be residents of the Township during their entire term. One member
shall be a member of the Township Council.
(2)
The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Township Council
to three-year terms, except for the Council member who shall be appointed
to a one-year term. Terms of the members shall be staggered such that
no more than three members' terms shall expire in any one year, excluding
the Council membership term. All terms shall expire on the last day
of December.
(3)
All members shall serve without compensation. Vacancies shall be
filled for the unexpired term.
(4)
The Recreation Advisory Committee shall select a Chairperson and
Vice Chairperson from among the appointed members of the Committee.
[Amended 3-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-2]
(5)
The Chairperson shall designate a Secretary to the Committee subject
to majority vote. The Secretary shall take minutes of all meetings
of the Committee and provide them to the Chairperson for submission
to the Township Council.
(6)
The Chairperson may organize the Committee membership into subcommittees,
each responsible for a specific event.
[Amended 3-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-2]
(7)
The Chairperson shall call and preside over Committee meetings. The
Vice Chairperson may call and preside over meetings in the Chairperson's
absence.
[Amended 3-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-2]
B.
Powers and duties. The Committee shall hold an annual reorganization
meeting and meet as required thereafter. The Committee shall plan,
coordinate, promote, and staff public events designated annually by
the Township Council. The Township Manager or his/her designee shall
be responsible for supervising events and performing administrative
tasks, including, but not limited to, agreements, contracts and purchasing.
[Amended 3-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-2]
C.
Background checks. All Committee members and event volunteers are
required to undergo a background check through the Eastampton Township
Police Department on an annual basis.
[Amended 3-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-2]
D.
Removal of members. The Township Council may remove any member of
the Committee with or without cause.
[Amended 3-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-2]
[Amended 9-23-1986 by Ord. No. 1986-16; 3-24-1987 by Ord. No.
1987-2; 12-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-12; 5-14-2012 by Ord. No.
2012-4; 3-23-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-2; 11-27-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-15]
A.
Membership; terms; Chairperson.
(1)
There shall be an Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC)
consisting of seven members to be appointed by the Township Council.
Membership shall include the following:
(a)
Class A: a person who is knowledgeable in economic development,
regional planning, the local real estate market and/or needs of the
local business community and who may reside outside the Township.
Class A members shall be nonvoting members.
(b)
Class B: one member of the Township Council.
(c)
Class C: Township Manager.
(d)
Class D: one member of the Land Use Planning Board.
(2)
Class E: two members who shall hold no other municipal office, position
or employment. The terms of the initial appointments for these members
shall not exceed two years and shall be staggered; thereafter, Class
E members shall be appointed for a two-year term.
(3)
Members shall be appointed annually with the exception of Class E
members, who shall be appointed for a two-year term.
(4)
The Township Council shall annually appoint one of the Class E members
as Chairperson of the Committee.
B.
The EDAC shall be responsible for the following:
(1)
Make recommendations to the Land Use Planning Board on the economic
development plan element of the Eastampton Township Municipal Master
Plan, which shall be developed and approved pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28b(8).
(2)
Upon the request of the Township Council or Township Manager, and
in advance of the submission of any formal development applications,
meet with prospective developers to provide an orientation to the
goals and objectives of the economic development plan element and
other related official planning documents.
(3)
Provide to the Land Use Planning Board, Township Council and Township
Manager information regarding any preliminary meetings and, upon request,
provide advisement regarding the consistency of formal development
applications with respect to the goals and objectives of the economic
development plan element and other planning documents.
(4)
Upon the recommendation and approval of Township Council, coordinate
and promote events and functions which will enhance the economic vitality
and sustainability of Eastampton Township. The Township Manager or
his/her designee shall be responsible for supervising events and performing
administrative tasks, including, but not limited to, agreements, contracts
and purchasing.
C.
Background checks. All Committee members and volunteers are required
to undergo a background check through the Eastampton Township Police
Department on an annual basis.
[Added 11-28-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-13]
[Added 10-9-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-15]
A.
Establishment; appointment; terms; compensation; organization
(1)
There shall be a Veteran and Military Affairs Advisory Committee
comprised of no more than nine members, appointed by the Township
Council. All members shall be residents of the Township during their
entire term. One member shall be a member of the Township Council.
Membership is open to active duty military members including National
Guard and Reserve components and their spouses, retired military members
and their spouses, widows of active duty or retired members, and those
individuals with an honorable or general discharge. Individuals with
a general discharge must be under honorable conditions. The membership
will be open to one student liaison from either the Rancocas Valley
Regional High School JROTC program or an eighth-grade student from
the Eastampton Community School.
(2)
The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Township Council
to three-year terms, except for the Council member who shall be appointed
to a one-year term. Terms of the members shall be staggered such that
no more than three members' terms shall expire in any one year, excluding
the Council membership term. All terms shall expire on the last day
of December.
(3)
All members shall serve without compensation. Vacancies shall be
filled for the unexpired term.
(4)
The Committee shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from
among the appointed members of the Committee by majority vote.
(5)
The Chairperson shall designate a Secretary to the Committee subject
to majority vote. The Secretary shall take minutes of all meetings
of the Committee and provide them to the Chairperson for submission
to the Township Council.
(6)
The Chairperson shall designate Committee members to oversee specific
events and to appoint subcommittees to assist with the planning, development
and coordination of such events.
(7)
The Chairperson shall preside over Committee meetings.
B.
Powers and duties. The Committee shall propose a calendar of Committee
meeting dates to Township Council at a Township Council meeting in
January of each year. The Committee shall recommend events to Township
Council centered on partnering with our community and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
(JBMDL) to recognize, support, and celebrate our active and veteran
military citizens and, upon Township Council approval, organize events
under the guidance of the Township Manager and other Township staff
designated by the Township Manager. Each event proposed by the Committee
shall include a budget estimate. The Committee shall be responsible
for the recruitment and staffing of volunteers to assist with the
organization and of celebratory events. The Township Manager or his/her
designee shall be responsible for supervising events and performing
administrative tasks, including but not limited to, agreements, contracts
and purchasing.
C.
Background checks. All Committee members and volunteers are required
to undergo a background check through the Eastampton Township Police
Department on an annual basis.
D.
Removal of members. Township Council may remove any member of the
Committee with or without cause.
E.
Fees. Veteran and Military Affairs Advisory Committee program fees
shall be established by ordinance and revised as needed. The ordinance
shall be on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk and available
for public inspection during regular business hours.
F.
Employees. The Township Manager may hire part-time and seasonal employees
to effectively organize, manage and supervise recreation programs.
G.
Township Council has established a recreation trust fund pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.56 providing for all fees collected for recreation
and celebration programs to be deposited in such trust fund to be
used solely for the purpose of operation such programs. The Committee
shall have its own trust fund which will exist as a subaccount within
the recreation trust fund. The trust fund shall be administered in
accordance with financial guidelines pertaining to all public funds
and in accordance with the Township budgetary system.
[Added 9-23-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-15]
A.
APPOINTED OFFICIAL
ELECTED OFFICIAL
FAMILY MEMBER or RELATIVE
Definitions. As used in this policy, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
An individual, appointed either by the Mayor and/or Township
Council, to any "local government agency" as that term is defined
within N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.3(e) and includes, but is not limited to,
appointees to any agency or board within the Township of Eastampton,
as well as any other independent local authority or entity created
by the Township of Eastampton, which performs functions other than
of a purely advisory nature and/or one in which the members receive
compensation.
The elected members of Township Council, including but not
limited to the Mayor.
Wherever and whenever this chapter mentions or references
"family member" or "relative," same refers to a spouse; child; parent;
sibling; grandparent; grandchild; father-in-law; mother-in-law; brother-in-law;
sister-in-law; stepfather; stepmother; stepsibling; half-brother;
half-sister; nephew; niece; first cousin; aunt; uncle; foster child;
domestic partner or cohabitants as defined by the New Jersey Civil
Union Act; a person with whom there is a relationship as a legal guardian
or in loco parentis.
B.
Hiring and supervision of employees.
(1)
No person who is a relative or family member of any elected official
or the Township Manager of the Township shall be considered for employment
as an employee of the Township. This applies to full-time, part-time,
temporary and seasonal employment. This shall not restrict nor prohibit
the continued employment of individuals to a position or positions
with the Township where a relative of a permanent employee is elected
after the date of the permanent employee's start date of employment
with the Township.
(2)
No municipal employee shall be in a position that provides supervision
or is in the line of authority over any family member or relative
of that employee. This precludes the acceptance of applications for
full-time, part-time or seasonal employment from relatives for positions
in the same department where supervision conflicts exist or, through
promotion, potential conflict could exist. This policy does not apply
to employees of the Township as of September 23, 2019.
(3)
One of the purposes of this policy is to assure that the hiring,
promotion, responsibilities, oath, obligations to the public, salary,
work assignments, performance, appraisals, evaluations or career progress
of a person is not affected by that individual's status as a family
member or relative of an elected or appointed official or employee
of the Township. These policies are not for the purpose of depriving
any citizen of an equal chance for a government job, but solely to
eliminate the potential for preferential treatment of the relatives
of government personnel or elected officials. These policies will
not deprive any permanent employee as of September 23, 2019 of any
promotional right in the normal career development nor change the
existing status of any permanent employee. Nothing within this policy
shall interfere with a person's right to marry.
(4)
The Township Manager reserves the right to exercise its judgment,
in its sole discretion, with respect to placement, employment, transfer,
reassignment or continued employment, where either an actual or perceived
conflict of interest exists or will reasonably arise as well as to
avoid or decrease the likelihood of sexual or other unlawful harassment
in the workplace.
C.
Promotion of existing employees.
(1)
No elected official or supervisor may participate in the promotion
process, or any other personnel decision, of any existing municipal
employee who is a relative or family member of such elected official
or supervisor.
D.
Appointments.
(1)
No relative or family member of an elected official shall be appointed
to the position of any municipal professional who receives compensation,
or to any "local government agency" as that term is defined within
N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.3(e) and includes, but is not limited to, any agency
or board within the Township of Eastampton, as well as any other independent
local authority or entity created by the Township of Eastampton, which
performs functions other than of a advisory nature and/or one in which
the members receive compensation.
(2)
No relative or family member of an appointed official shall be appointed
to the position of any municipal professional who receives compensation,
and includes professionals who provide services to the Township or
to any "local government agency" within the Township, as that term
is defined within N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.3(e), and includes, but is not
limited to, any agency or board within the Township of Eastampton,
as well as any other independent local authority or entity created
by the Township of Eastampton.
