[2002 Code § 2.04.010]
The Governing Body shall consist of the Mayor and six Councilmembers, all of whom shall be elected at large in the Borough and take office in the manner provided by law. Their term of office shall commence January 1st next following their election. The Mayor and Councilmembers shall have the duties and responsibilities as provided by N.J.S.A. 40A:60-1 et seq., as may be amended, and other applicable provisions of law.
[N.J.S.A. 40A:60-3]
a. 
The Mayor and Council shall hold an annual meeting on the first day of January at 12:00 noon, or during the first seven days of January in any year.
b. 
At its annual meeting, the Council shall, by the vote of a majority of its number, elect a President of the Council, who shall preside at all its meetings when the Mayor does not preside. The President of the Council shall hold office for one year and until the next annual meeting. He shall have the right to debate and vote on all questions before Council. If the Council fails to elect a president at the annual meeting, the Mayor shall appoint the President from the Council and, in that case, no confirmation by the Council shall be necessary.
c. 
The President of the Council shall perform all the duties of the Mayor during any period in which the Mayor is absent from the Borough for three days or more or is unable to perform the duties of his office. Where such absence is intended, the President of the Council shall become the acting Mayor until the Mayor's return. If the President of the Council is unable to perform the duties of the acting Mayor, then the member of Council with the longest term of service may act temporarily for the President of the Council.
d. 
Three Councilmembers and the Mayor or, in the absence of the Mayor, four Councilmembers shall constitute a quorum for transacting business.
e. 
The Council may, at its annual meeting, establish for its members such committees of the Council as will assist it for the ensuing year.
f. 
The Council shall hold such other meetings, at such time and place as it may by resolution direct, but all regular meetings shall be held within the Borough.
g. 
The Mayor shall, when necessary, call special meetings of the Council. In case of his neglect or refusal, any four members of the Council may call such meeting at such time and place in the Borough as they may designate, and in all cases of special meetings notice shall be given to all the members of the Council, or left at their places of residence.
[Ord. No. 2010-26]
a. 
Introduction. The following is the educational requirement for elected officials for the Borough of Fair Haven.
b. 
Purpose. The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the elected officials of the Borough of Fair Haven fully understand their responsibilities and to conduct themselves in an ethical manner at all times.
c. 
Basic Requirements. All newly elected officials must attend basic courses on their responsibilities and obligations (budgeting, policy setting, local government contracting, etc.). At least one course must be completed by April 1 after taking office.
Additionally, all elected officials are required to take an ethics course no later than April 1 after taking office. It is recommended that they take an ethics course every other year for the duration of their term.
[N.J.S.A. 40A:60-5]
a. 
The Mayor shall be the head of the municipal government.
b. 
The Mayor shall have all those powers designated by general law.
c. 
The Mayor shall preside at meetings of the Council and may vote to break a tie.
d. 
Every ordinance adopted by the Council shall, within five days after its passage, Sundays excepted, be presented to the Mayor by the Borough Clerk. The Mayor shall, within 10 days after receiving the ordinance, Sundays excepted, either approve the ordinance by affixing his signature thereto or return it to the Council by delivering it to the Clerk together with a statement setting forth his objections thereto or any item or part thereof. No ordinance or any item or part thereof shall take effect without the Mayor's approval, unless the Mayor fails to return the ordinance to the Council, as prescribed above, or unless the Council, upon consideration of the ordinance following its return, shall, by a vote of 2/3 of all the members of Council, resolve to override the veto.
e. 
No ordinance shall be passed, or appointment of any subordinate officer of the Borough be confirmed, except by a vote of a majority of the members of the Council present at the meeting, provided that at least three affirmative votes shall be required for such purpose, the Mayor voting only in the case of a tie.
f. 
If any ordinance contains more than one distinct section, clause or item, the Mayor may approve one or more thereof and veto the rest.
g. 
The Mayor shall nominate and, with the advice and consent of Council, appoint all subordinate officers of the Borough, unless the specific terms of the general law clearly require a different appointment procedure. He shall make his nomination to any such office within 30 days of that office becoming vacant.
h. 
The Mayor shall see to it that the laws of the State and the ordinances of the Borough are faithfully executed. He shall recommend to the Council such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient for the welfare of the Borough. He shall maintain peace and good order and have the power to suppress all riots and tumultuous assemblies of the Borough.
[N.J.S.A. 40A:60-6]
a. 
The Council shall be the legislative body of the Borough.
b. 
The Council may, subject to general law and the provisions of this act:
1. 
Pass, adopt, amend and repeal any ordinance or, where permitted, any resolution for any purpose required for the government of the municipality or for the accomplishment of any public purpose for which the municipality is authorized to act under general law;
2. 
Control and regulate the finances of the municipality and raise money by borrowing or taxation;
3. 
Create such offices and positions as it may deem necessary. The officers appointed thereto shall perform the duties required by law and the ordinances of the Council. Other than the Borough Attorney, Engineer, and Construction Official, these officers shall serve at the pleasure of the Council, except the Municipal Clerk, the Tax Collector and Tax Assessor who shall serve for terms as provided in Chapter 9 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.A. 40A:9-1.1 et seq.);
4. 
Investigate any activity of the municipality;
5. 
Remove any officer of the municipality, other than those officers excepted by law, for cause; and,
6. 
Override a veto of the Mayor by a 2/3 majority of all the members of the Council.
c. 
The Council shall have all the executive responsibilities of the municipality not placed, by general law or this act, in the office of the Mayor.
d. 
The Council, whenever it fails to confirm the nomination by the Mayor of any official to a subordinate office of the Borough within 30 days of being presented such nomination, shall make the appointment to that office, provided that at least three affirmative votes shall be required for such purpose, the Mayor to have no vote thereon except in the case of a tie.
[2002 Code § 2.04.020]
Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Council for any reason other than the expiration of term of office, the vacancy shall be filled pursuant to the Municipal Vacancy Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:16-1 et seq.
[2002 Code § 2.04.030]
The Council may by resolution adopt rules of procedure not inconsistent with this Code. The rules may provide for standing committees of the Council.