Former Section 2-34, Board of Recreation Commissioners, previously
codified herein and containing portions of 2002 Code §§ 2.36.010 — 2.36.040
and Ordinance No. 478 was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No.
2012-06.
[Ord. No. 2012-06]
There is established a Recreation Committee, the members of
which shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent
of Council as hereinafter set forth.
[Ord. No. 2012-06; Ord. No. 2017-04]
The Recreation Committee shall consist of not less than five
nor more than nine members.
[Ord. No. 2012-06]
The members shall hold office for one year. The members shall
receive no compensation for their service.
[Ord. No. 2012-06]
a.
The Committee shall advise the Mayor and Council on all matters relating
to all lands, playgrounds and recreation places acquired or leased
by the Borough and on all recreation programs conducted within the
Borough.
b.
The Committee shall conduct studies to select lands for public playgrounds
and recreation places and, when necessary or advisable, conduct studies
to select lands for an approach or approaches by way of ingress thereto
and egress therefrom of such size and dimension as the Committee shall
think suitable, with regard being made to the population of the neighborhood.
The Committee shall render such reports to the Borough Council, which
may thereafter provide for the acquisition of the various lands selected
and recommended by the Committee either by way of gift, purchase or
condemnation. In making such reports, the Committee shall cause surveys
and maps to be made thereof, together with a careful estimate, as
nearly accurate as need be, of the probable cost of acquiring such
lands and a statement of the annual rental and duration of term, if
the Committee deems it advisable, to lease the same, together with
an estimated cost of preparing such lands and suitably equipping the
same by the erection of buildings, stands, seats and other structures
and apparatus for such playgrounds and recreation places.
c.
The Committee shall advise the Parks and Recreation Director to maintain
a system of public recreation, including playgrounds, and recreation
facilities. On or before December 1 of each year, the Committee shall
give the Parks and Recreation Director their input on the estimated
amount necessary to operate and maintain said system of public recreation.
d.
The Committee shall advise Mayor and Council regarding all programs,
existing or created after adoption of this section.
[Ord. No. 2012-06]
a.
The Borough Council shall annually fix, determine and appropriate
a sum which the Council, in its discretion, deems appropriate for
the care, custody, policing and maintenance of the recreation program.
b.
The Committee Members shall not maintain their own financial records,
but all financial records and financial matters, such as payroll and
purchasing, shall be maintained by and conducted through the usual
Borough departments.
c.
The Committee shall advise the Parks and Recreation Director with
regard to the disbursement of monies in a segregated account maintained
for the Community Appeal Funds.
[2002 Code § 2.40.010]
The Borough Environmental Commission is established pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq.
[2002 Code § 2.40.020; Ord. No.
479]
The Commission shall consist of seven members as well as two
alternate members appointed by the Mayor, one of whom shall also be
a member of the Planning Board and all of whom shall be residents
of the Borough. The members shall serve without compensation except
as hereinafter provided. The Mayor shall designate one of the members
to serve as Chairman and Presiding Officer of the Commission. The
terms of office of the Commissioners shall be for three years and
until the appointment and qualifications of their successors. The
terms of office of the alternate members shall be for two years, except
that the terms of the alternate members first appointed shall be two
years for Alternate No. 1 and one year for Alternate No. 2 so that
the term of not more than one alternate member shall expire in any
one year.
[2002 Code § 2.40.030]
The Environmental Commission is established for the protection,
development or use of natural resources, including water resources,
located within the territorial limits of the Borough and shall have
the powers and responsibilities specified in N.J.S.A. 40:56A-2 and
40:56A-5.
[2002 Code § 2.40.040]
The Environmental Commission may appoint such clerks and other
employees as it may require, providing the same shall be within the
limits of funds appropriated to it by the Mayor and Council.
[2002 Code § 2.44.010]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-107 et seq., an Historic Preservation
Commission is established.
[2002 Code § 2.44.020; Ord. No.
481]
There shall be seven regular members and two alternate members
of the Historic Preservation Commission, all of whom shall be appointed
by the Mayor.
a.
The Historic Preservation Commission shall include members from the
following three classes: Class A, a person who is knowledgeable in
building design, construction, and architectural history and who may
reside outside the Borough; Class B, a person who is knowledgeable
of and with a demonstrated interest in local history (and who may
reside outside the Borough). Those regular members who are not designated
as Class A or Class B shall be designated as Class C. Class C members
shall be citizens of the Borough and shall hold no other municipal
office, position or employment except for membership on the Planning
Board or Board of Adjustment. Of the regular members, a total of at
least one less than a majority shall be Classes A and B. Alternate
members shall meet the qualifications of Class C members. The Mayor
shall appoint all members of the Commission and shall designate at
the time of appointment the regular members by class and the alternate
members as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2."
b.
The terms of the members first appointed to the Historic Preservation
Commission shall be so determined that to the greatest practicable
extent, the expiration of the terms shall be distributed, in the case
of regular members, evenly over the first four years, and the initial
term of a regular member shall be for four years, and the term of
an alternate member for two years. If two members are appointed at
one time, their terms shall be staggered by the appointment of one
of the members for an initial term that is a year less than the regular
term. If four members are appointed, their terms shall be staggered
by the appointment of the first member for an initial term of the
standard four-year term, the second member for an initial term that
is a year less than the regular term, the third member for an initial
term that is two years less than the regular term, and the fourth
member for an initial term that is three years less than the regular
term. A vacancy occurring other than the expiration of a term shall
be filled for the unexpired term only. Notwithstanding any other provision
herein, the term of any member of the Historic Preservation Commission
who is also on the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment shall be
limited to the term of membership on the Planning Board of Adjustment.
c.
The Historic Preservation Commission shall elect a Chairman and Vice
Chairman from its members and elect a Secretary who may or may not
be a member of the Historic Preservation Commission and who may or
may not be a municipal employee.
d.
Alternate members may participate in discussion of the proceedings,
but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a Class
C member. In the event that a choice must be made as to which alternate
member is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote.
e.
No member of any Historic Preservation Commission shall be permitted
to act on any matter in which he has either directly or indirectly,
any personal or financial interest.
f.
A member of a Historic Preservation Commission may, after a public
hearing if he requests it, be removed by the Governing Body for cause.
[2002 Code § 2.44.030]
The Borough Council shall make provision in its budget and appropriate
funds for the expense of the Historic Preservation Commission. The
Historic Preservation Commission may employ, contract for and fix
the compensation of experts and other staff and services as it shall
deem necessary. The Commission shall obtain its legal counsel from
the Borough Attorney at the rate of compensation determined by the
Governing Body. Expenditures of the Historic Preservation Commission
shall not exceed, exclusive of gifts or grants, the amount appropriated
by the Borough Council for the Commission's use.
[2002 Code § 2.44.040]
The Historic Preservation Commission shall be responsible to:
a.
Prepare a survey of historic districts and sites within the Borough;
b.
Make recommendations to the Planning Board on the historic preservation
plan element of the master plan and on the implications for preservation
of historic sites or any other master plan elements;
c.
Advise the Planning Board on the inclusion of historic sites in the
recommended capital improvement program;
d.
Advise the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment on application
for development in any historic zoning districts or historic sites
designated on the zoning or official map or in any component element
of the master plan;
e.
Provide written reports on the application of any zoning ordinance
provisions concerning historic preservation, including the encouragement
of the preservation and restoration of traditional streetscapes;
f.
Carry out such other advisory, educational and informational functions
as will promote historic preservation in the Borough.
[2002 Code § 2.44.050; Ord. No.
481]
a.
A majority of the members of the Commission, excluding alternates,
shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of official business.
b.
Meetings of the Historic Preservation Commission shall be regularly
scheduled and any meeting so scheduled shall be held as scheduled
unless canceled for lack of referrals of applications to the process.
c.
Special meetings may be provided for at the call of the Chairman,
who posts notices of same appropriately.
[2002 Code § 2.44.060]
a.
Establishment of Districts. There is established an historic district,
to be known as the Fair Haven historic district as described by the
lot and block numbers shown on the Official Tax Map of the Borough
Schedule A, and a Fair Haven historic site to be known as the Fisk
Chapel/Bicentennial Hall district site described by the lot and block
numbers shown on the Official Tax Map of the Borough Schedule B.
b.
Purpose. This district and site are created for advisory purposes
and do not constitute an amendment or supplement to the zoning ordinances
of the Borough. The purpose of their creation is to promote the educational,
cultural, economic and general welfare of the Borough through the
preservation of historic buildings, structures, places, sites and
districts and through development and maintenance of appropriate settings
which impart distinctive aspects of the Borough and which serve as
visible reminders of its historical and cultural heritage. The creation
of the historic district is intended to:
1.
Safeguard the heritage of the Borough by preserving resources within
the Borough which reflect elements of its cultural, social, economic
and architectural history;
2.
Encourage the continued use of historic landmarks and to facilitate
their appropriate reuse;
3.
Promote appreciation of historic districts and sites for the education,
pleasure and welfare of the local population;
4.
Maintain and develop an appropriate and harmonious setting for the
historic and architecturally significant buildings, structures and
districts within the Borough;
5.
Foster beautification and private reinvestment;
6.
Discourage unnecessary demolition of historic resources and inappropriate
building or development;
7.
Encourage the appropriate maintenance and preservation of historic
districts;
8.
Enhance the visual and aesthetic character and diversity of the Borough;
9.
Promote the conservation of historic districts and sites and to invite
voluntary compliance.
c.
Procedure. As to any property located within any historic district
or site designated by this section.
1.
The Administrative Officer of the appropriate Board shall immediately
forward to the Historic Preservation Commission copies of all applications
to the Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Planning Board. The Historic
Preservation Commission shall review all applications to the respective
Boards and to the Mayor and Council as the Commission may deem appropriate.
The reports, comments and recommendations made by the Commission shall
be advisory only, and shall not be binding upon the Zoning Board of
Adjustment, Planning Board or the Mayor and Council.
2.
The Borough Administrative Officer shall immediately forward to the
Historic Preservation Commission a notice and brief description of
all applications for permits for new construction or for work on any
facade of any existing structure facing a public right-of-way or for
demolition of any structure within the historic district. The Historic
Preservation Commission shall have a period specified in N.J.S.A.
40:55D-111 to deliver a written report, comment or recommendation
to the Borough Administrative Officer. The report, comment or recommendation
made by the Historic Preservation Commission shall be advisory only,
and shall not be binding upon the Borough Administrative Officer or
the applicant except as hereinafter set forth. The Borough Administrative
Officer shall endeavor to obtain a written report from the Historic
Preservation Commission prior to the issuance of a permit affecting
new construction or the facade facing a public right-of-way or demolition
within a historic district. The Borough Administrative Officer may,
in his discretion, issue permits for new construction or for work
on a facade facing a public right-of-way or demolition permits within
the historic district if no written report, comments or recommendation
from the Historic Preservation Commission is received within the reporting
period. If, however, the Historic Preservation Commission by a 2/3
vote shall certify to the Borough Administrative Officer that the
proposed work (whether new construction or work on a facade facing
a public right-of-way or demolition) would have a significant adverse
effect upon the traditional character and historic importance of the
historic district and recommends against issuance of the permit or
recommends conditions to the permit, the Administrative Officer shall
deny issuance of the permit or include the conditions in the permit,
as the case may be. Appeal may be taken as provided by the Municipal
Land Use Law.
[2002 Code § 2.48.010]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:64-1 et seq., the regulations for planting,
care and control of shade and ornamental trees and shrubbery upon
and in the streets, highways, public places, parks, and parkways in
the Borough except County highways, parks and parkways, if the County
Shade Tree Commission is operative and gives assent thereto, shall
be exercised by and under the authority of the Borough Shade Tree
Commission, which is created.
[2002 Code § 2.48.020; Ord. No.
480]
The Commission shall consist of seven members and two alternate
members appointed by the Mayor who shall be residents of the municipality
and shall serve without compensation except as hereafter provided.
[2002 Code § 2.48.030; Ord. No.
480]
All appointments except to fill vacancies shall be for full
terms of five years, each to take effect on January 1st. If two members
are appointed, their terms shall be staggered by the appointment of
one of the members for an initial term that is a year less than the
regular term. The terms of office of the alternate members shall be
for two years, except that the terms of the alternate members first
appointed shall be two years for Alternate No. 1 and one year for
Alternate No. 2 so that the term of not more than one alternate member
shall expire in any one year.
[2002 Code § 2.48.040]
The Commission shall organize annually by the election of one
of its members as Chairman, and the appointment of a Secretary, who
need not be a member. The salary of the Secretary, who may be compensated
even if a member of the Commission, shall be fixed by the Borough
Council; the salary of any employees shall be fixed by the Borough.
All salaries shall be fixed as nearly as practicable in accordance
with the salary schedule, if any, of the Borough for corresponding
positions.
[2002 Code § 2.48.050]
Any vacancy occurring by reason of death, resignation or removal
of any Commissioner shall be filled for the unexpired term by the
Mayor.
[2002 Code § 2.48.060]
The functions, powers and duties of the Shade Tree Commission
created shall be as set forth and prescribed in N.J.S.A. 40:64-1 et
seq.
[2002 Code § 2.48.070]
a.
Certification of Expenditures. During October in each year, the Commission
shall certify to the Borough Council the estimated sum necessary for
the proper conduct of its work during the ensuing calendar year, to
include the sums estimated for such of the following items as it is
anticipated expenditure will be made for, that is:
1.
Payment of wages and salaries of employees;
2.
Expenses of Commission members in discharging official duties, including
expenses incident to attendance at professional meetings;
3.
Purchase of trees and shrubbery;
4.
Purchase of necessary equipment and materials and the cost of services
for the promotion of the work, including expenses for tree trimming
and removal.
b.
Appropriations from Borough Council. The Borough Council shall annually
appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary for these purposes.
c.
Gifts and Donations. The Commission may accept gifts or donations
from public spirited citizens for use for Commission purposes.
[New]
The Borough participates in the Monmouth Regional Health Commission
#1 under an Interlocal Service Agreement.
[New]
A Registrar of Vital Statistics shall be appointed according
to State law.
[Ord. No. 2012-08]
The purpose of this section is to establish the Rumson Fair
Haven Municipal Alliance to Prevent Alcohol and Drug Abuse, whose
mission is to provide consultation, programs, training, and resources
to the Rumson and Fair Haven communities, with the goal of preventing
and reducing the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
[Ord. No. 2012-08]
There is hereby established in the Borough Of Fair Haven a permanent
committee to be known and designated as the "Rumson Fair Haven Municipal
Alliance to Prevent Alcohol and Drug Abuse" (hereinafter referred
to as "alliance"). The alliance must publish an agenda for each alliance
meeting, keep minutes of all alliance meetings, permit public comment
at meetings, abide by the NJ Open Public Meetings Act and have a quorum
of alliance executive committee members for action to be taken by
the alliance – A quorum is 50% of the official Executive Committee
Alliance membership, plus one.
[Ord. No. 2012-08]
Voting membership to the Alliance shall consist of five Executive
Committee members, which shall formally meet on a regular basis. The
Executive Committee shall be comprised of one representative from
each of the following government entities: Rumson Governing Body,
Fair Haven Governing Body, Rumson Board of Education, Fair Haven Board
of Education, Rumson Fair Haven Regional Board of Education. The Executive
Committee members shall be selected by their respective Governing
Body and shall serve for a period of one year commencing at their
annual reorganization meeting and ending on December 31 of that calendar
year.
General membership to the Alliance shall be appointed annually
by the Executive Committee and may include, but not be limited to,
the following:
a.
Representative of the Borough Police Department.
b.
Representative of each Parent-Teacher Organization.
c.
Student Assistance Counselor (SAC).
d.
Representative of a local civic association.
e.
Representative of local religious groups.
f.
Representative of the Senior Citizen community.
g.
Representative of a substance abuse treatment organization.
h.
Representative of a substance abuse prevention organization.
i.
Representative of the Juvenile Conference Committee.
j.
Representative of local businesses.
k.
Students from the Rumson and Fair Haven communities.
[Ord. No. 2012-08]
The responsibilities and powers of the Alliance shall be as
follows:
a.
To create a network of community leaders, private citizens, and representatives
from public and private human services agencies who are dedicated
to a comprehensive and coordinated effort to promote and support drug
and alcohol prevention and education programs and related activities
with an emphasis on all ages along the developmental life processes.
b.
To conduct an assessment of their community to determine the needs
of the community in relation to alcoholism and drug abuse issues.
c.
To identify existing efforts and services acting to reduce alcohol
and drug abuse.
d.
To coordinate projects within the municipality to avoid fragmentation
and duplication.
e.
To develop programs to be implemented at the municipal level, or
participate in regionally developed programs, that accomplish the
purpose of the Alliance effort and the purpose of the Municipal Alliance
Committee.
f.
To assist the municipality in acquiring funds for Alliance programs.
g.
To cooperate with the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse,
the County Local Advisory Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse and
the Alliance Steering Subcommittee to provide municipal data, reports
or other information which may be required for the County Annual Municipal
Alliance Plan or needed to assist the Alliance effort (per N.J.S.A.
26:2BB-7 et seq.).
