[Ord. No. 4 § 1]
There shall be established in the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone a Board of Health in accordance with the provisions of the act of the Legislature of New Jersey, entitled "An act to establish in this State Boards of Health and a bureau of vital statistics, and to define their respective powers and duties," approved March 31, 1877, and the several supplements thereto.
[Ord. No. 4 § 2]
The Board of Health shall consist of seven (7) members, all of whom are members of the Governing Body.
[Ord. No. 4 § 4]
All members of the Board shall be appointed by the Council and shall hold office for a term of three (3) years, except in the case of vacancies, which shall be filled for the unexpired term.
[Ord. No. 4 § 5]
The Board of Health shall adopt rules and regulations for its own government and shall elect a President from among its own members.
[Ord. No. 4 § 6]
The Board of Health shall appoint a Registrar of Vital Statistics, Clerk and Sanitary Inspector, and may also appoint such other officers or assistants as the Board of Health may deem necessary. All appointees of the Board of Health shall be governed by the rules of the Board, and they may be removed for cause by the Board.
[Ord. No. 4 § 7]
The Board of Health shall not contract any debt or debts of any kind beyond the amount of the appropriation made for its use by the Council.
[Amended in entirety 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1133-2023. Prior history includes portions of Ord. No. 367.]
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1133-2023]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:60-4 and 40:60-6 et seq., there is hereby established in the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone a Recreation Committee which shall have the duties and powers hereinafter set forth, and the members which shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The purpose of the creation of the Recreation Committee is for the provision and coordination of recreational activities within the Borough, as well as for the use of Borough parks, playgrounds, property and recreation areas for recreational purposes, subject to and limited by the annual appropriation approved by the Mayor and Council and income received.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1133-2023]
The Recreation Committee shall consist of up to ten (10) members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, and shall also consist of the Recreation Director. All members shall be residents of the Borough. All members, except the Recreation Director whose salary is established by the governing body, shall serve without compensation. The Committee shall annually designate one (1) of its members to serve as chairperson and presiding officer of the Committee. No member shall serve as chairperson and presiding officer of the Committee for more than three (3) consecutive years.
The terms of office of the first Committee members shall be three (3) members for a one (1) year term, three (3) members for a two (2) year term, and four (4) members for a three (3) year term.
Their successors shall be appointed to terms of three (3) years and until the appointment and qualification of their successors.
Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of the term shall be filled by the Mayor for the unexpired term only.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1133-2023]
The Recreation Committee shall have the power and authority to provide for and coordinate the provision of recreational activities within the Borough, to arrange and provide for the giving of indoor and outdoor exhibitions, concerts, games, contests and sporting events and to charge and collect a reasonable admission fee for each person admitted to any of these activities and all such other activities as may be permitted or authorized by law.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1133-2023]
The Recreation Committee shall keep an agenda and minutes of its meetings and records of its activities and make an annual report to the Borough Council.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1133-2023]
Subject to the rules and provisions as set forth herein, the Recreation Committee may promulgate rules for its own governance and to generally supervise all activities sponsored or provided by virtue of this section.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1133-2023]
a. 
Recreation expenditures are limited by the Recreation Department's annual appropriation as approved by the Mayor and Council, and such expenditures shall be paid from the Recreation Trust Fund.
b. 
All recreation fees received by the Recreation Committee shall be paid over to the Borough's Chief Financial Officer, and be deposited by him or her in the Recreation Trust Fund.
[Amended in entirety 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1131-2023. Prior history includes portions of Ord. No. 597 and Ord. No. 843.]
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1131-2023]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 40:64-1 et seq., there is hereby established in and for the Borough, an Environmental and Shade Tree Commission. The Commission is established for the purposes of protecting, developing or using the natural resources, including water resources, within the Borough, and for promoting the general welfare of the residents of the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone by providing for the regulation, planting, care, control, improvement, removal, preservation, and general protection of trees and shrubs so as to protect and preserve the environment.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1131-2023]
The Commission shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the Mayor. One (1) member shall also be a member of the Land Use Board and all members shall be residents of the Borough. The members shall serve without compensation. The Mayor shall annually designate one (1) of the members to serve as chairperson and presiding officer of the Commission. No member shall serve as chairperson and presiding officer of the Commission for more than three (3) consecutive years.
The terms of office of the first commissioners shall be two (2) members for a one (1) year term, two (2) members for a two (2) year term, and one (1) member for a three (3) year term. Their successors shall be appointed to terms of three (3) years and until the appointment and qualification of their successors.
The Commission shall also consist of two (2) alternate members appointed by the Mayor. Alternate members shall be designated at the time of appointment as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2." The terms of the alternate members shall be for two (2) years, except that the terms of the alternate members first appointed shall be two (2) years for Alternate No. 1 and one (1) year for Alternate No. 2.
The Borough Council may remove any member of the Commission for cause on written charges served upon the member and at a hearing thereon held by the Borough Council, the member shall be entitled to be heard in-person. A vacancy on the Commission occurring otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as an original appointment.
Any member shall not be permitted to act on any matter in which he or she has either directly or indirectly any personal or financial interest.
An alternate member may participate in discussions of the proceedings but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular member. A vote shall not be delayed in order that a regular member may vote instead of an alternate member. In the event that a choice must be made as to which alternate member is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote first.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1131-2023]
The Environmental and Shade Tree Commission shall have power to conduct research into the use and possible use of the open land areas of the Borough and may coordinate the activities of unofficial bodies organized for similar purposes, and may advertise, prepare, print and distribute books, maps, charts, plans and pamphlets which in its judgment it deems necessary for its purposes. It shall keep an index of all open areas, publicly or privately owned, including open marshlands, swamps and other wetlands, in order to obtain information on the proper use of such areas, and may from time to time recommend to the Land Use Board or to the Mayor and Council of the Borough plans and programs for inclusion in the Master Plan and the development and use of such areas.
The Commission organized under this section shall serve in an advisory role to the Department of Public Works regarding the following:
a. 
The protection of trees in public spaces owned by the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone;
b. 
The regulation and control of the ground surrounding trees, as may be necessary for their proper growth, care and protection;
c. 
The transplantation or removal of any tree, or part thereof, dangerous to public safety.
Ultimate authority regarding the subject matter set forth in this subsection shall remain vested in the Department of Public Works. If a conflict exists between the Department of Public Works and the Environmental and Shade Tree Commission regarding the foregoing subject matter, the judgment of the Department of Public Works shall prevail.
The Commission shall have such other powers and duties of environmental commissions as are now or shall hereafter be provided for by state statute, rule or regulation.
The Commission shall have such other powers and duties of shade tree commissions as are now or shall hereafter be provided for by state statute, rule or regulation.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1131-2023]
The Commission shall keep agenda and minutes of its meetings and records of its activities and make an annual report to the Borough Council.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1131-2023]
The Commission may incur expenses as are appropriate and necessary to its purposes providing the same shall be within the limits of funds appropriated to it by the Borough Council.
Editor's Note: See Chapter 21, Right to Farm.
[Amended in entirety 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1132-2023. Prior history includes portions of Ord. No. 808.]
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1132-2023]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:60-4 and 40:60-6 et seq.,[1] there is hereby established in the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone an Historic Preservation Committee to be known as the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone Historic Preservation Committee. Said Committee shall consist of a minimum of five (5) members, all of whom shall be residents of the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone and shall serve without compensation. The Mayor shall appoint the members of the Historic Preservation Committee, with the advice and consent of the Council. In addition to the Historic Preservation Committee members, the Mayor shall serve on the Committee.
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Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 40-60-4 and 40:60-6 et seq. were repealed by L. 1971, c. 199, § 29, eff. July 1, 1971.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1132-2023]
Appointment of the citizens of the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone to the Historic Preservation Committee shall be for a term of one (1) year and said members shall hold office until their successors have been duly appointed. If a vacancy shall occur otherwise than by expiration of term, it shall be filled as provided by appointment of the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Governing Body for the unexpired term.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1132-2023]
The Committee shall organize immediately upon its appointment and elect from its members a Chairman and Secretary at its annual organizational meeting. The Committee shall have quarterly meetings or meet on other occasions as it shall determine. The Secretary shall keep minutes and records of all meetings, including voting records and attendance. Minutes of meetings shall be forwarded to the Borough Clerk for the Mayor and Council. All such material shall be public record.
A quorum for the transaction of all business shall be a majority of members.
No Committee member shall be permitted to act on any matter in which he or she has, either directly or indirectly, any personal or financial interest.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1132-2023]
a. 
Encourage the continued use of historic resources and facilitate their appropriate reuse.
b. 
Safeguard the heritage of the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone by preserving the resources within the Borough which reflect elements of its cultural, social, economic and architectural history.
c. 
Maintain and develop an appropriate and harmonious setting for the architecturally significant buildings, structures and sites within the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone.
d. 
Foster civic beauty.
e. 
Promote appreciation of the historic and architectural resources for the education, pleasure and welfare of the citizens of the Borough and its visitors.
f. 
Spur beautification and private reinvestment.
g. 
Encourage the proper maintenance and preservation of historic and architectural settings and landscapes.
h. 
Promote the conservation of historic and architectural resources and invite voluntary compliance.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1132-2023]
a. 
To research and record pertinent data relating to the history of the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone.
b. 
To document, list and mark, where appropriate, historic buildings and sites within the Borough.
c. 
To make recommendations to the Governing Body and Land Use Board for the preservation or acquisition of historic sites.
d. 
To advise residents of the Borough and the public, from time to time as to points of interest of its historical heritage.
e. 
To develop programs relating to the history of the Borough.
f. 
Assist other public bodies in aiding the public in understanding historic resource significance and methods of preservation.
g. 
The Governing Body of the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone may authorize the expenditure of funds by specifying such expenditures in the annual Borough budget. The Committee may secure the voluntary assistance of the public. Within the limits of the budget established by the Borough for the Historic Preservation Committee, the Committee may retain consultants and experts and incur expenses to assist the Historic Preservation Committee.
h. 
Cooperate with local, county, State or national historical societies, governmental bodies and organizations to maximize their contributions to the intent and purpose of the Committee.
i. 
Advise and assist the Land Use Board during preparation of a historic preservation plan element of the Master Plan.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 2-46, Shade Tree Commission, previously codified herein and containing portions of Ordinance Nos. 976 and 692 was repealed in its entirety by Ord. No. 1131-2023.
[Amended in its entirety 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 1134-2023. Prior history includes Ord. No. 980 § 1
The establishment of the Library Advisory Committee of the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone, having existed since in or around 1982, is hereby confirmed.
The Committee shall consist of eight (8) members and one (1) alternate member, each having a term of three (3) years. The members and alternate member shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the concurrence of the Borough Council. The Mayor, or his designee, the Librarian, a member of the Friends of the Library shall serve as ex officio members of the Committee.
Any vacancy occurring by reason of the death, resignation or removal of any member shall be filled for the unexpired term by the Mayor with the concurrence of the Borough Council.
The Committee shall:
a. 
Act as liaison between the Borough, the Commission and the administration of the Peapack and Gladstone Library concerning local library service and shall make recommendations to the Mayor and Council regarding the operation of the Peapack and Gladstone Library and the library needs of the residents of the Borough;
b. 
Receive, hold and manage any devise, bequest or donation of personal property made or given for the increase or maintenance of the Peapack and Gladstone Public Library.
c. 
Participate in hiring a Somerset County Library System Branch Director for the Peapack and Gladstone Public Library when there is a vacancy in that position;
d. 
Undertake such other duties as are assigned to such Boards by the Somerset County Library System;
e. 
Keep records of its meetings and activities and provide meeting minutes to the Borough Clerk to be placed on the Borough Council agenda for approval.
[Ord. No. 985]
This section shall be known as the "Emergency Management Ordinance."
[Ord. No. 985]
a. 
It is the intent and purpose of this section to establish an Office of Emergency Management that will allow the local government and the community to coordinate their activities during emergency operations.
b. 
The Emergency Management Council will be the coordinating unit for all activity in connection with local emergencies and as required by New Jersey Statutes P.L. 1942, c. 251, as amended by P.L. 1953, c. 438. The Emergency Management Council will provide planning guidance to the departments and agencies of the Borough.
c. 
This section does not relieve any Borough department or agency of the responsibilities or authority given by State statute or by local ordinance, nor is it intended to adversely affect the work of any volunteer agency organized for relief in emergencies.
[Ord. No. 985]
a. 
The following definitions shall apply in the interpretations of this section:
BOROUGH ADMINISTRATOR
Shall mean the Chief Administrative Officer of the Borough or his/her designee.
DECLARATION OF A STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
Shall mean a determination by the Emergency Management Coordinator upon consultation with the Borough's Administrator, Mayor or designee or Deputy Emergency Management Coordinators, to the extent practicable, that an emergency has occurred or is imminent requiring activation of all or part of the Borough's emergency management services, from which determination a proclamation of a state of local disaster emergency shall be issued, signed by the Emergency Management Coordinator and the Mayor.
EMERGENCY
Shall mean any unusual set of circumstances which endangers the health, safety or resources of the residents of the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone and which is or may become too large in scope or is unusual in type to be handled in its entirety by the Borough and its related service agencies.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR
Shall mean the person appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council for a three-year term, to the plan, activate, coordinate and conduct the emergency operations of the Borough in accordance with N.J.SA. Appendix A:9-40.4.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
Shall mean the emergency service unit of the local government formed to help carry out the basic governmental functions of maintaining the public peace, health and safety during an emergency in accordance with N.J.S.A. Appendix A:9-41. This shall include plans and preparations for protection from and relief, recovery and rehabilitation from the effects of any emergency. The Emergency Management Council shall be composed of not more than fifteen (15) members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council and shall serve at the will and pleasure of the appointing authority.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FORCE
Shall mean the employees, equipment and facilities of all Borough departments, boards, commissions and agencies; and, in addition, all volunteer persons, entities or agencies organized by the Council to assist in supervising and coordinating the emergency control activities of the municipality.
LOCAL EMERGENCY
Shall mean any emergency or the imminence thereof which affects the Borough but is not so severe as to require action by the Governor of New Jersey or the County Emergency Management Coordinator as described in the Emergency Management Act, N.J.S.A. Appendix A:9-43, et seq.
REGULATIONS
Shall mean include plans, programs and other emergency procedures promulgated in accordance with this section.
VOLUNTEER
Shall mean any person duly appointed by the Mayor or the Emergency Management Coordinator with the assistance of the Emergency Management Council and assigned to participate in emergency management activities.
[Ord. No. 985]
a. 
The Mayor and Borough Council are authorized to create an organization for emergency control utilizing, to the fullest extent, the existing agencies within the Borough.
b. 
The organization shall consist of the following:
1. 
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council. The Emergency Management Coordinator, subject to fulfilling the requirements herein, shall serve for a term of three (3) years. As a condition of his/her appointment and his/her right to continue for the full term of his/her appointment, each Emergency Management Coordinator shall have successfully completed, at the time of his/her appointment or within one (1) year immediately following appointment, the current approved Home Study Course and the basic Emergency Management Workshop. The failure of any Emergency Management Coordinator to fulfill such requirement within the time period prescribed shall disqualify the Coordinator from continuing in the office of the Coordinator, and, thereupon, a vacancy in said office shall be deemed to have been created.
2. 
Two (2) Deputy Emergency Management Coordinators shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council. The Deputy Emergency Management Coordinators shall have successfully completed, at the time of his/or appointments or within one (1) year immediately following the appointments, the same training required of the Emergency Management Coordinator, including the current approved Home Study Course and the Basic Emergency Management Workshop. The Deputy Emergency Management Coordinators shall also assume all duties of the Emergency Management Coordinator in the absence, and at the direction of, the Emergency Management Coordinator.
3. 
The Emergency Management Council.
4. 
The Emergency Management Force.
[Ord. No. 985]
a. 
Emergency Management Coordinator. The powers and duties of the Emergency Management Coordinator shall be as follows:
1. 
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall issue a written proclamation approved and signed by the Mayor and Emergency Management Coordinator that a state of local emergency exists in accordance with N.J.S.A. App. A:90-40.5. The proclamation, duly witnessed, will be filed with the Borough Clerk.
2. 
During the period that the emergency proclamation remains in force, the Emergency Management Coordinator, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the State Emergency Management Director, shall be empowered to issue and enforce such orders, rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement and carry out emergency control operations and to protect the health, safety and resources of the residents of the municipality in accordance with N.J.SA. App. A:90-40.5.
Persons or organizations violating the order, rules and regulations issued in accordance with N.J.SA. App. A:90-40.5 shall be subject to penalties in accordance with Section 1-5 of the Revised General Ordinances-Borough of Peapack and Gladstone.
3. 
The Borough Administrator shall within twenty-four (24) hours of the declared emergency, notify the Mayor and Borough Council of said declared emergency. The Mayor in conjunction with the Coordinator shall provide updates to the Borough Council setting forth an explanation of the event, the activities ongoing to address community needs and an estimate of anticipated unusual expenses to be made on behalf of the Borough to meet the needs of same.
4. 
The Emergency Management Coordinator may request aid in accordance with N.J.S.A. App. A:90-40.6. The State statute and mutual aid agreements shall govern such request for aid outside of local resources.
5. 
During the emergency, the Emergency Management Coordinator shall recommend expenditures to the Borough Administrator of Borough funds and resources in order to obtain vital supplies, equipment and other properties found lacking and needed for the protection of health, life and property of the people.
6. 
The Borough Administrator may, during the emergency, require the services of any Borough officer, employee or official to assist him/her or the Emergency Management Coordinator. All such duly authorized persons rendering emergency services shall be entitled to the privileges and immunities as may be provided by State law for other registered and identified emergency management workers.
7. 
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall cause to be prepared the emergency operations plan.
8. 
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall be a person well versed and trained in planning operations involving the activities of many different agencies which will operate to protect the public health, safety and welfare in the event of an emergency. The Emergency Management Coordinator shall be responsible to the Borough Administrator in regard to all phases of emergency-control activity. He/she shall be responsible for the planning, coordination and operation of the emergency-control activity in the Borough. He/she shall maintain liaison with state and federal authorities and the authorities of other nearby political subdivisions so as to ensure the most effective operation of the plan. Additional duties shall include but not be limited to the following:
(a) 
Coordinating the recruitment and training of volunteer personnel and agencies to augment the personnel and facilities of the Borough.
(b) 
Development of an emergency operating center and coordination of plans for the immediate use of all the facilities, equipment, manpower and other resources of the Borough for the purpose of minimizing or preventing damage to persons and property, and protecting and restoring to usefulness governmental services and public utilities necessary for the public health, safety and welfare.
(c) 
Keeping a file of the resources available within the Borough, both public and private.
(d) 
Overseeing any agreement by which owners, agencies, boards or organizations of buildings may allow the use for sheltering persons in an emergency.
(e) 
Conducting practice operations to determine if emergency plans are efficient and adequate.
(f) 
Coordinating all public and volunteer private agencies, boards or organizations in their planning for emergency operations.
(g) 
Assuming such authority and responsibilities as permitted by law and as may be required to promote and develop the plan.
(h) 
During any emergency, the Emergency Management Coordinator may obtain vital supplies, equipment and other properties found lacking and needed for the protection of health, life and property of the people and bind the Borough for the fair value thereof.
[Ord. No. 985]
A comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan ("EOP") shall be adopted and maintained by directive of the Borough Council. The EOP shall be prepared by the Emergency Management Coordinator and submitted for approval by the Borough Council and will outline the duties and responsibilities under this section and all other applicable regulatory requirements. In preparation of the EOP, the Emergency Management Coordinator will consult with all municipal department heads whose departments will be assigned duties and responsibilities under the plan, and said department heads will assist the Emergency Management Coordinator in preparation or modification of the plan. In the preparation or any modification of the plan as it pertains to the Borough organization, it is the intent that the services, equipment, facilities and personnel of all existing departments and agencies shall be utilized to the fullest extent. When the plan is approved, it shall be the duty of all municipal departments and agencies to perform the functions assigned by the plan and to maintain their portion of the plan in a current state of readiness at all times. The plan shall be considered supplementary to and an implementation of this section and N.J.S.A. App. A:90-3 et seq.
[Ord. No. 985]
This section is an exercise by the Borough of its governmental function for the protection of the public peace, health and safety. During an emergency, neither the Borough nor agents and representatives of said Borough nor any individual, receiver, firm, partnership, corporation, association or trustee nor any of the agents thereof, in good faith carrying out, complying with or attempting to comply with any order, rules or regulation promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall be liable for any damage sustained to persons or property as the result of said activity.
[Ord. No. 985]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this section or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, upon conviction thereof, may be punished by a fine or imprisonment.
[Ord. No. 985]
At all times when the orders, rules and regulations made and promulgated pursuant to this section shall be in effect, they shall supersede all existing ordinances, orders, rules and regulations insofar as the latter may be inconsistent therewith. This section is adopted to complement the New Jersey Emergency Management Act (N.J.S.A. App. A: 90-33 et seq.) and regulations promulgated thereunder and must be read and interpreted in conjunction therewith.
[Added 11-12-2019 by Ord. No. 1082-2019]
a. 
A Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is hereby established in the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone. The CERT team shall be under the supervision and control of the Borough Emergency Management Coordinator or designee.
b. 
The mission, organization and purpose of the CERT team is to provide volunteer services for natural and other disasters or large events under the direction of the Emergency Management Coordinator to supplement and assist police, fire and emergency management services in response to a disaster or large-scale event.
c. 
CERT team members shall be volunteers approved by the Borough Council upon recommendation of the Emergency Management Coordinator. To be considered eligible, a volunteer must be the minimum age required to obtain the Federal Emergency Management Administration training or 16 years of age, whichever is older, and reside or work within the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone.
d. 
All CERT team members will receive approximately 20 hours of initial basic-level training as required by the Federal Emergency Management Administration, which will include:
1. 
Disaster first aid;
2. 
Family disaster preparedness;
3. 
Disaster fire suppression;
4. 
Medical operations;
5. 
CERT operations in weapons of mass destruction and terrorism incidents;
6. 
Disaster mental health;
7. 
Basic emergency management; and
8. 
Disaster simulation - skills review.
e. 
Other volunteers, who are not members of CERT, may volunteer to assist the Emergency Management Coordinator during emergencies and other large-scale events. These volunteers shall be under the control and direction of the Emergency Management Coordinator or designee.
[Added 11-12-2019 by Ord. No. 1083-2019]
a. 
As a condition of participation, the Borough Administrator or other designated individual shall conduct a criminal background check based on fingerprint identification, and such other investigation as deemed necessary, on all volunteers 18 years of age or older seeking to participate in any Borough function, Borough program, Borough-sponsored program, service or event which involves minors under the age of 18 years of age. Approval of any volunteer shall be dependent on the results of the background check.
b. 
Any volunteer who has undergone the initial criminal background check as set forth in Subsection a, which is based on fingerprint identification and such other investigation as deemed necessary by the Borough Administrator, shall be exempt from reexamination for a period of three years following completion of the initial investigation and approval as a volunteer. After the passage of three years from the initial criminal background investigation, and every three years thereafter during which the volunteer is still serving, all volunteers must resubmit to a background check, without fingerprinting required, unless the Borough Administrator determines that such background check with fingerprint identification is necessary at that time.
c. 
Any volunteer who has been convicted of any criminal offense of any nature after completion of the background check conducted by the Borough shall have an affirmative obligation to advise the Borough Administrate, in writing, of said conviction before volunteering any further for a Borough function, Borough-sponsored program, service or event which involves minors under the age of 18 years of age.