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The Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Allenhurst shall
consist of three (3) Commissioners, who shall be elected at large
by the voters of the Borough at a regular nonpartisan municipal election
and who shall serve for concurrent terms of four (4) years beginning
on the first Tuesday following their election.
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Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:72-2, all the executive, administrative,
judicial and legislative powers of the Borough shall be vested in
the Board of Commissioners, including the powers of a local Board
of Health.
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a.
Regular Meetings. The Board of Commissioners shall organize on the
first Tuesday following the regular quadrennial municipal election.
At that meeting, or as soon thereafter as practical, the Board of
Commissioners shall create all subordinate boards and appoint any
officers that it deems necessary for the proper and official conduct
of affairs of the Borough. After the organization meeting, the Board
of Commissioners shall meet regularly at least once a month on the
date to be determined by a resolution of the Board in compliance with
the Open Public Meetings Act. When the time for any regular meeting
of the Board of Commissioners falls on a legal holiday as prescribed
by law, such meeting may be held on a day which is not a legal holiday,
and advertised as required.
The form of government under which the Borough of Allenhurst
operates is the Commission Form of Government Law, comprising Chapters
70 to 76 of Title 40 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated. The Administrative
Chapter has been drafted in conformity with this law and many of its
provisions are based on clauses found in Chapter 72 of Title 40. Other
enabling laws pertaining to the Administrative Chapter are N.J.S.A.
40:73-1 et seq., Officers and Employees; N.J.S.A. 40:47-1 et seq.,
Police and Fire Departments; N.J.S.A. 2B:12 — 1 et
seq., Municipal Court.
b.
Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Commissioners
shall be held on call of the Mayor or any two (2) Commissioners in
accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:72-13.
c.
Procedure. The rules of procedure of the Board of Commissioners shall
be established by resolution.
d.
Attendance. All regular and special meetings of the Board of Commissioners
shall be open to the public with exception as permitted by the Open
Public Meetings Act. The Borough Attorney and Borough Clerk and such
other municipal officers and employees as may be required by general
or special order of the Board of Commissioners shall attend regular
and special meetings of the Board of Commissioners.
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Subject to the provisions of the "Open Public Meetings Act,"
N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq., the Board of Commissioners may convene at
any time in executive session for the purposes set forth in N.J.S.A.
10:4-12. No person other than those specifically invited by the Board
of Commissioners shall be authorized to participate at any such executive
session.
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A majority of the members of the Board of Commissioners shall
constitute a quorum at any regular or special meeting of the Board
of Commissioners, but a lesser number than a quorum may adjourn any
meeting. If no member of the Board of Commissioners is present one
half (1/2) hour after the appointed time for any meeting, the Borough
Clerk shall adjourn the meeting.
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Except as may be provided by resolution or motion, questions
of order and methods of organization, the conduct of business of the
Board of Commissioners shall be governed by "Roberts Rules of Order."
The Borough Attorney shall be ex officio parliamentarian.
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The agenda for each regular and special meeting of the Board
of Commissioners shall be prepared by the Borough Clerk except for
emergency matters which may be added to the agenda at any time. The
agenda for each regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners shall
include only such matters of business as have been presented or delivered
to the Clerk not later than twenty-four (24) hours preceding the meeting.
As soon as the agenda for each meeting has been prepared, the Borough
Clerk shall have a copy delivered to each Commissioner.
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At the first regular meeting after the election of its members,
the Board of Commissioners shall designate by majority vote one (1)
Commissioner to be Director of each department.
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When a vacancy occurs in the office of Commissioner, the remaining
Commissioners shall within thirty (30) days appoint a properly qualified
person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
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At the first meeting after their election, the Commissioners
shall choose one (1) of their number to preside at all meetings of
the Board of Commissioners, and he/she shall be designated "Mayor."
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The Mayor shall be president of the Board of Commissioners,
shall preside at its meetings, and shall report to the Board of Commissioners
concerning any matters requiring the attention of the Board of Commissioners
or any department.
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At its organization meeting the Board shall choose one of its
members as Deputy Mayor who shall serve in the absence or incapacity
of the Mayor.
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Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:72-4, the administrative functions,
powers and duties of the Board of Commissioners shall be allocated
among the following departments:
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The Board of Commissioners shall designate by majority vote
one (1) Commissioner to be Director of each department. The Board
shall also examine the various departments and divisions or subdepartments
within departments and by resolution make such reallocation of functions
as they deem desirable. When such reallocation has been duly made
by resolution, the function so allocated shall be deemed to fall within
the departments to which they have been so allocated, notwithstanding
any other provision of this Code.
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The Board of Commissioners shall determine the powers and duties
to be performed by each department and shall assign each department
the powers and duties which it deems appropriate. The Board shall
prescribe the powers and duties of all officers and employees, may
assign particular officers and employees to one (1) or more departments,
and may require any officer or employee to perform duties in two (2)
or more departments if the work required in each department is similar
in character. The Board of Commissioners may make such rules and regulations
as are necessary and proper for the efficient and economical conduct
of the business of the Borough.
[Ord. No. 2012-07]
All elected officials in the Borough are required to attend
on an annual basis at least one (1) course offered by the Rutgers
University Center for Government Services (or a similar education
provider such as the NJ League of Municipalities) covering the responsibilities
and obligations of elected officials (for example, ethics, municipal
finance, budgeting, policy setting, local government contracting,
labor relations, capital planning, shared services, etc.). It is recommended
that an ethics course be attended every other year for the duration
of their term of office.
