The legislative power of the Township shall be exercised by
the Township Council, except as may be otherwise provided by general
law.
[Ord. #81-41, § 2.2, 7-13-81; Ord. #90-50, § 2.2,
8-13-90]
The Council, in addition to such other powers and duties as
may be conferred upon it by the charter or otherwise by general law,
may:
a. Require any Township officer to prepare and submit sworn statements
regarding his/her official duties in the performance thereof, and
otherwise to investigate the conduct of any department, office or
agency of the Township government.
b. Remove any municipal officer, other than the Mayor or a member of
Council, for cause, upon notice and an opportunity to be heard.
[Ord. #81-41, § 2.3; Ord. #90-50, § 2.3,
8-13-90]
The compensation of each member of the Township Council and
the Mayor shall be fixed by a general salary ordinance until further
changed by ordinance.
[Ord. #90-50, § 2.4, 8-13-90]
All regular and special meetings of the Council shall be open
to the public. The Township Attorney and Clerk, and such other municipal
officers and employees as may be required, shall attend regular and
special Council meetings. The Mayor may attend such meetings, and
may take part in discussions of Council, but shall have no vote except
in the case of a tie on the question of filling a Council vacancy.
The order of business, conduct of meetings, procedures, decorum
and any and all matters pertaining to the function of the Council
and the carrying out of Township business at regular and special meetings
of the Council shall be as determined and prescribed, from time to
time, by resolution or ordinance of the Council.
[Ord. #81-41, § 2.6, 7-13-81; Ord. #90-50, § 2.6,
8-13-90]
Council may reduce any item or items in the Mayor's budget by
a majority vote of members of Council, but an increase in any item
or items herein shall become effective only upon an affirmative vote
of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of Council.