[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Monroe 4-3-95 by Ord. No. 0-4-95-014. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There shall be established a Citizens Review Board known as the "New Jersey Training School for Boys Citizens Review Board" (the "Board"), the purpose of which shall be to review all matters pertaining to the New Jersey Training School for Boys (the "Training School") which impact upon the citizens of the Township of Monroe, including but not limited to resident classification and population, escapes and public notification, capital improvements and legislation.
The Board shall consist of 11 members, including two Councilpersons to be appointed by the Council, the Business Administrator or his/her designee, the Chief of Police or his/her designee, the Public Advocate, a designee of the Training School, and five citizens to be appointed by the Mayor. The initial citizen appointments as selected by the Mayor shall be for terms as follows: two members – one year; two members – two years; one member – three years. Thereafter, citizens shall be appointed for a term of three years. All other Board members shall serve in accordance with their elected or appointed terms.
The Mayor shall appoint the Chairperson of the Board who shall serve in accordance with his/her elected or appointed term.
In the event of a vacancy regarding a Councilperson member, the Council shall appoint a replacement for the unexpired term. In the event of a vacancy regarding a Citizen Board member, the Mayor shall appoint a replacement for the unexpired term. Upon the expiration of the term of any Citizen Board member, the Mayor shall appoint a citizen for a term of three years in the same manner as the original appointment was made.
The Board shall have the following powers and duties:
A. 
To conduct research through public hearings and other means and conduct evaluation studies regarding resident classification and population, escapes and public notification, capital improvement and legislation and other matters pertaining to the Training School which impacts upon the citizens of Monroe.
B. 
To make recommendations to the Mayor and Council of the Township of Monroe regarding matters pertaining to the Training School.
C. 
To confer with appropriate municipal, county, state, federal and private agencies concerned with the Training School in conjunction with matters relating to the Township of Monroe.
D. 
To contact any individual or public or private agency for the purpose of securing such funds as may be deemed necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its purposes.
E. 
To report upon its activities and recommendations to the Mayor and Council of the Township of Monroe annually and at such times as the respective governing body shall request or as the Board shall deem advisable.
The Board shall hold its regular meetings on the third Wednesday of the following months: February, May, August and November. The Chairperson may call a special meeting of the Board. The request and call for such special meeting shall specify the purpose of the meeting and no other business shall be transacted at the meeting.
To implement the purposes of this chapter the following five subcommittees shall be established:
A. 
Escapes and public notification.
B. 
Resident classification and population.
C. 
Capital improvement.
D. 
Legislative.
E. 
Volunteers.
All subcommittees shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall consist of a maximum of five members and no more than two members who are members of the Board. The Chairperson of all subcommittees shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall be a member of the Board.