[1973 Code § 2-1]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Administrative
Code of the Township of Aberdeen.
[1973 Code § 2-2.1; New]
As provided in N.J.S.A. 40:69A-83.1b and N.J.S.A. 40:69A-83.2a,
the Township Council shall consist of seven (7) members who shall
be elected at large by the voters of the Township at the general election
and shall serve for a term of four (4) years, beginning on the first
day of January next following their election.
[1973 Code § 2-2.2]
All powers of the Township and the determination of all matters
of policy shall be vested in the Township Council pursuant to the
Charter.
[1973 Code § 2-2.3; Ord. 8-1977; Ord. 8-1984]
The Council shall meet for organization on January 1 or within
the first seven (7) days in January following each general election.
The Council shall meet pursuant to a reorganization resolution read
at its regular Reorganization Meeting setting forth the scheduled
meetings and the times for these meetings for the following year.
[1973 Code § 2-2.4]
The Township Council shall act in all matters as a body and
shall deal with the administrative services of the Township solely
through the Township Manager. No Council member shall seek individually
to influence the official acts of the Township Manager, or any other
officer, or direct or request the appointment of any person to, or
his removal from, office; or interfere in any way with the performance
by such officers of their duties. Nothing contained herein shall prevent
the Township Council from appointing committees or commissions of
its own members or of citizens to conduct investigations into the
conduct of any officer or department, or any other matter relating
to the welfare of the Township. The Council may delegate to such committees
or commissions such powers of inquiry as it may deem necessary. Any
Council Member violating the provisions of this subsection shall,
upon conviction thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction, be disqualified
as Council Member.
[1973 Code § 2-2.8; Ord. 29-1995; Ord. No. 7-2009]
a. Any compensation of the members of the Township Council shall be
established annually by a salary ordinance separate and distinct from
the salary ordinance adopted annually by the Township Council establishing
salary ranges for Township employees.
b. Adoption of the salary ordinance establishing a salary range for
members of the Township Council and the compensation thereof shall
require an affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of the Township
Council.
[1973 Code § 2-2.7; Ord. 29-1995]
Any vacancy which occurs on the Township Council shall be filled
pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Vacancy Law, N.J.S.A.
40:16A-1 et seq.
[New]
Subject to the provisions of "The Open Public Meeting Act,"
the Township Council may meet at any time in executive session for
the discussion of any Township business or to meet with any officer
or employee of the Township or any other person on Township business.
No persons other than those specifically invited by the Township Council
shall be authorized to participate in any such executive session.
No official actions shall be taken during any executive session.
[New]
A majority of all the members of the Township Council shall
constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of a majority of all
the members shall be necessary to take any action or pass any measure,
except as otherwise provided by law. A bond ordinance shall be adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the full membership
of the Governing Body. N.J.S.A. 40:81-20; N.J.S.A. 40A:2-17(b).
[1973 Code § 2-2.5; Ord. No. 29-1995]
The referendum that was held in 1987 was approved by the voters
of the Township, and it provided that the position of Councilman at
Large/ Mayor shall be elected directly by the voters for a four (4)
year term.
[1973 Code § 2-2.6; Ord. No. 2-2008 § I]
The Mayor shall have only such powers and duties as Mayor as are expressly vested in this Office by this revision. The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the Council and shall have a voice and vote in its proceedings. In the absence of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor shall call the Council to order. Upon the arrival of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor shall immediately relinquish the chair upon the conclusion of the business immediately before the Council. All bonds, notes, deeds, contracts and written obligations of the Township shall be executed on its behalf by the Mayor or, in the event of his inability to act, the Deputy Mayor. The Mayor shall have the power to make proclamations and call special meetings as provided by subsection
2-2.3 of this revision. The Mayor shall have the power to perform marriage or civil union ceremonies.
[1973 Code § 2-2.5; Ord. No. 29-1995]
At the organizational meeting of the Council following each
general election, the Council shall elect one of their members as
Deputy Mayor for a term of two (2) years. The Deputy Mayor shall be
chosen by ballot by majority vote of all members of the Township Council.