[1]
Editor's Note: Pursuant to a Resolution passed in 1978, the
Borough of Allentown contracts with the Monmouth County Board of Health
for health services and enforcement.
[Amended in entirety 2-28-2023 by Ord. No. 03-2023. Prior history includes
1975 Code § 38-1 to § 38-6; Ord.
No. 018-88; Ord. No. 6-97; Ord.
No. 05-2016; Ord. No. 18-2016]
[Amended 2-28-2023 by Ord. No. 03-2023]
Under Borough Code Section 28-16, there is established an Historic Preservation Commission to implement the historic preservation element of the Master Plan, to provide guidance to property owners in achieving preservation of historic resources and to advance certain public purposes, which are more fully set forth in Borough Code Section 28-16.1, within the Borough of Allentown.
[Amended 2-28-2023 by Ord. No. 03-2023]
The responsibilities of the Historic Preservation Commission are set forth in Borough Code Section 28-16.3.
[Amended 2-28-2023 by Ord. No. 03-2023]
[Amended 2-28-2023 by Ord. No. 03-2023]
The scheduling and conduct of meetings by the Historic Preservation Commission are governed by Borough Code Section 28-16.6.
[Amended 2-28-2023 by Ord. No. 03-2023]
The referral of matters to the Historic Preservation Commission by other municipal agencies is governed by Borough Code Section 28-16.9.
[Amended 2-28-2023 by Ord. No. 03-2023]
All other provisions, terms, operations, and matters concerning the Historic Preservation Commission are set forth at length in Borough Code Section 28-16.
[1975 Code §§ 39-1 through 39-8; 1975 Code
§ 39-10; 1975 Code § 39-11; 1975 Code § 39-13;
1975 Code § 39-14; 1975 Code § 39-15; Ord. No. 03-76; 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. 26-2019]
The Mayor shall appoint seven members, and two alternate members,
citizens and residents of the Borough, to the Board of Recreation
Commissioners. Alternate members 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. All appointments shall be for a term of five years.
Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only. The members
shall serve until their respective successors are appointed and shall
qualify. The members shall receive no compensation for their services.
Subject to the general authority of the governing body, the
Board of Recreation Commissioners shall have the following powers
and duties:
a.
To establish,
supervise and regulate such recreation program(s) to meet the recreational
programming needs of the residents of the Borough.
b.
The Board
of Recreation Commissioners may arrange and provide for the giving
of exhibitions, plays, concerts, games and contests and may use and
employ such playgrounds or recreation places for the purpose of giving
thereon exhibitions, plays, concerts, games and contests, and in connection
therewith, may:
1.
Charge
and collect a reasonable admission fee for each person entering such
place as a spectator during the time or times when the same is being
used or employed for such purposes.
2.
Charge
and collect a reasonable service charge from participants in order
to assist in the meeting of the operating costs thereof in whole or
in part.
c.
To promulgate,
adopt and approve such rules and regulations as the Board of Recreation
Commissioners shall deem necessary to carry out its purposes and objectives,
subject to the review and approval of the governing body.
d.
To appoint
such personnel as may be required to carry out the responsibilities
of the Board of Recreation Commissioners for each calendar year.
e.
To recommend
to the governing body a budget for the operation of the Board of Recreation
Commissioners for each calendar year.
f.
The Board
of Recreation Commissioners must abide by all local policies and regulations,
including ordinances, as well as all applicable state statutes.
g.
The Board
of Recreation Commissioners shall meet regularly to discuss and act
on items within their authority as dictated in this section. Said
meeting schedule will be established by the Board of Recreation Commissioners.
h.
To promulgate
and adopt bylaws for governing its own affairs, subject to the approval
of the Borough Council.
The money requested by the Board of Recreation Commissioners pursuant to § 2-50.2e hereof for providing recreational programming and otherwise carrying out the Board’s powers and duties may be raised and provided by the Borough Council, at its sole discretion, by general taxation, as other taxes are raised and levied.
a.
All moneys received by the Board shall be paid over to the Borough
CFO and be kept by him or her in a special Trust Fund which shall
be under the control of the Board and used only for the purpose of
defraying the expenses of the Board and its activities.
b.
Payments shall be made to vendors under the rules and policies set
forth in the Purchasing Procedures section of this Code. All matters
regarding expenses shall be brought forth to the Board Members at
their regularly scheduled meetings and shall be voted upon for payment.
The Council Liaison has the responsibility of ensuring that financial
matters are in good order, after conferring with the Borough CFO.
A formal report by the Council Liaison regarding the financial status
of the Board will be given at each regularly scheduled meeting.
The Board of Recreation Commissioners shall select one of their
regular members to act as Chairman of the Board of Recreation Commissioners,
one of their regular members to act as Vice Chairman and one of their
regular members to act as Secretary of the Board of Recreation Commissioners,
who shall hold this office until the first meeting of the Board after
January 1 following, and thereafter a Chairman and Vice Chairman shall
be selected to hold this office for the term of one year.
[Added 10-8-2019 by Ord. No. 18-2019]
There is hereby established in the Borough of Allentown a Green
Team Advisory Committee, having the powers and duties hereinafter
enumerated, whose purpose shall be to study and advise the Borough
on issues of environmental and energy sustainability and meeting the
goals of the Sustainable Jersey program.
b.
The Green
Team Advisory Committee membership shall be comprised as follows:
1.
The Borough
Clerk;
2.
The Borough
Recycling Coordinator;
3.
The Mayor;
4.
One member
of the Borough Council;
5.
Two members
of the Environmental Commission;
6.
Two members
of the Shade Tree Commission;
7.
One member
of the Economic Development Commission;
8.
One member
of the Board of Recreation Commissioners; and
9.
One member
of the Planning Board.
c.
All members
shall be appointed for a term of one year, which appointments shall
run from January 1 of the year of appointment. All members shall be
appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough
Council, except for the Member of the Borough Council, who shall be
appointed by a majority vote of the entire governing body.
d.
All appointments
to fill vacancies shall be promptly filled by appointment by the Mayor
with the advice and consent of the Borough Council for the unexpired
term in the same way the original appointments were made. If the Mayor
shall fail to make a nomination within thirty days of the occurrence
of a vacancy, the Borough Council shall fill the vacancy by simple
majority vote of the members present at its next meeting following
the expiration of the aforementioned thirty-day period.
The members of the Green Team Advisory Committee shall choose
annually from among their members a Chairman or President and such
other officers as they deem necessary.
The Green Team Advisory Committee shall have the following powers
and duties:
a.
Advise
the Borough on ways to promote sustainable practices by improving
municipal operations with economically and environmentally sound initiatives
through research and evaluation.
b.
Engage
all stakeholders in efforts to create a sustainable community, and
assess and document sustainable practices currently employed by the
Borough.
c.
Assess
and document areas where additional sustainable practices may be implemented
by the Borough.
d.
Collaborate
with Borough employees, service providers, other governmental agencies,
and neighboring communities to share resource information and ideas
consistent with the Sustainable Jersey Program.
e.
Solicit
ideas for improving sustainable practices in the Borough from all
members of the community.
f.
Examine
the environmental and financial effects of proposed sustainability
initiatives.
g.
Communicate
sustainable practices and goals to the public.
The Borough Council may annually appropriate funds for the use
of the Green Team Advisory Committee, and such funds may be expended
on the authority and approval of the Green Team Advisory Committee
upon submission of proper vouchers to the Borough CFO.
[Added 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. 25-2019]
There is hereby established in the Borough of Allentown a Parks
and Public Spaces Advisory Committee, having the powers and duties
hereinafter enumerated, whose purpose shall be to study and advise
the Borough’s governing body on issues affecting the development
and maintenance of the Borough’s parks and public spaces, as
well as the acquisition of future parks and public spaces, within
and contiguous to the Borough.
[Amended 12-13-2022 by Ord. No. 11-2022]
a.
The Parks
and Public Spaces Advisory Committee shall consist of seven members,
five of whom shall be regular members and two of whom shall be alternate
members, and all of whom shall be residents of the Borough. From amongst
the five regular members of the Committee:
b.
All members
shall be appointed for a term of two years, which appointments shall
run from January 1 of the year of appointment. The terms of the members
initially appointed shall be four members to two-year terms and three
members to one-year terms, with one alternate member being a part
of each such initially appointed group, so that one-half of the membership
of the Committee, including one alternate member, shall be appointed
each year thereafter.
c.
All appointments
to fill vacancies shall be promptly filled for the unexpired term
in the same way the original appointments were made.
The Parks and Public Spaces Advisory Committee shall reorganize
annually to select from among its membership a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson,
and Secretary.
The Parks and Public Spaces Advisory Committee shall have the
following powers and duties:
a.
To make,
adopt, and recommend to the governing body a strategic plan for the
Borough’s parklands and other public spaces, which shall guide
and provide consistency of design and vision throughout the Borough’s
parklands and other public spaces for the betterment of residents
and visitors.
b.
To work
with the Borough’s Department of Public Works and other entities
to ensure the successful implementation of the strategic plan and
that all necessary maintenance is performed.
c.
Communicate
with relevant committees and commissions, and the community-at-large
about the strategic plan and any ongoing work.
d.
Act as
a single source for information about the Borough’s parklands
and other public spaces and receiving comments and requests from the
community, passing them onto the appropriate Borough official(s) for
action, if required.
e.
Apply
for grants, as appropriate, to help with implementation of the strategic
plan.
f.
Maintain
a schedule of events and assist event organizers with scheduling as
it relates to the Borough’s parklands and other public spaces.
The Borough Council may annually appropriate funds for the use
of the Parks and Public Spaces Advisory Committee, and such funds
may be expended on the authority and approval of the Parks and Public
Spaces Advisory Committee, as available and duly authorized by the
Borough Council, upon submission of proper vouchers to the Borough
CFO.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 2-56 Shade Tree Advisory Committee
was replaced by Ord. No. 07-2017. Prior ordinances include: 1975 Code
§§ 37-1 — 37-10; Ord. No. 010-82; Ord.
No. 10-2016)
[Ord. No. 07-2017; amended 3-24-2020 by Ord. No. 03-2020]
A Shade Tree Commission is established for the purpose of regulating,
planting, care and control of shade and ornamental trees and shrubbery
upon and in the streets, highways, public places, parks and parkways
of the Borough, except State highways unless the State Department
of Transportation assents thereto, and except County highways, parks
and parkways unless a County Shade Tree Commission is operative and
gives assent thereto. The Commission members shall serve without compensation
except as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. No. 07-2017]
The Shade Tree Commission shall consist of five members and
two alternates appointed by the Mayor. The alternate members shall
be designated at the time of appointment as "Alternate No. 1" and
"Alternate No. 2" and shall serve during the absence or disqualification
of any regular member(s). The terms of all members shall be five years,
except that those first appointed shall be on a staggered basis. The
initial terms of regular members shall commence upon the day of their
appointment and be for the respective periods of one, two, three,
four and five years, beginning on January 1 next succeeding such appointment.
The initial term of "Alternate No. 2" shall be four years and the
initial term of "Alternate No. 1" shall be five years. All appointments,
except those to fill vacancies, shall be effective January 1 next
succeeding the appointment. Any vacancy occurring by reason of the
death, resignation or removal of any Commissioner shall be filled
for the unexpired term by the Mayor.
[Ord. No. 07-2017]
The Commission shall organize within 30 days after the appointment
of its total membership for the remainder of the then calendar year,
and thereafter, annually by the election of one of its members as
Chairperson, one of its members as Vice-Chairperson, and the appointment
of a Secretary, who need not be a member.
[Ord. No. 07-2017]
The Shade Tree Commission shall have the power to:
a.
Recommend that the Mayor and Council adopt such ordinances and written
rules and regulations as may be necessary, pursuant to statute, and
for the proper interpretation of this section, administration and
enforcement, provided that the ordinances and regulations do not conflict
with this section and conform to the general standards.
b.
Exercise full and exclusive control over the regulation, planting and care of shade and ornamental trees and shrubbery now located, or which may hereafter be planted, in any public highway, park or parkway, except such as are excluded pursuant to subsection 2-56.1, including the planting, trimming, spraying, care and protection thereof in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 24 for the Protection of Trees.
c.
Regulate and control the use of the ground surrounding the same, so far as may be necessary for their proper planting, growth, care and protection in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 24 for the Protection of Trees.
d.
Move or require the removal of any tree, or part thereof, dangerous
to public safety.
e.
Administer treatment to or remove any tree situated upon private
property which is believed to harbor a disease or insects readily
communicable to neighboring healthy trees in the care of the Borough
and enter upon private property for that purpose, with the consent
of the owner, provided the suspected condition is first confirmed
by certificate issued by or on behalf of the New Jersey Department
of Agriculture.
f.
Prepare programs and plans for consideration by the Mayor and Council
with respect to the purchase, planting, spraying, care, rearing, trimming,
preserving and control of the shade and ornamental trees of the Borough.
g.
Meet with the Mayor and Council upon its request for discussion of
programs and recommendations.
h.
Consult regularly with the Councilman in charge of Public Works concerning
the Shade Tree Program of the Borough.
i.
Encourage arboriculture.
j.
Work in cooperation with the Environmental Commission and other such
Borough agencies in regards to the encouragement of planting and preservation
of shade trees.
k.
Make inspections, reviews, and reports to the Planning Board when
any application for a major subdivision of land is received in accordance
with the following procedure:
1.
When application for a major subdivision of land is first submitted
to the Planning Board, the Planning Board shall, within two weeks,
advise the Shade Tree Commission of the desired subdivision, whereupon
the Commission shall inspect the property involved, noting the number,
type, location, approximate age and density of growth of the various
trees and shrubbery situated on the land proposed to be subdivided,
and taking into account the necessity for cutting or trimming to meet
subdivision requirements.
2.
Within 30 days after receipt of such information regarding the proposed
subdivision, the Shade Tree Commission shall make a written report
of its findings to the Planning Board, together with any recommendation
it might desire to make regarding the safeguarding of desirable trees
and shrubbery during the course of the subdivision and the erection
of buildings in such development.
[Ord. No. 07-2017]
Except as hereinafter provided, the initial cost of all trees
planted by the Commission, the cost of planting the same, the cost
of the posts and boxes or guards used for their protection, and the
cost of the removal of any tree or part thereof dangerous to public
safety shall, if the Commission so determines, in accordance with
rules and regulations for that purpose, be a charge upon the real
estate in front of which the tree shall be planted or removed as an
improvement. The cost, if it is so determined that it is to be paid
by the owner shall, unless paid directly to the Commission, be certified
to the Collector of Taxes and shall thereupon be a lien upon the real
estate, and shall be included in the next tax bill rendered to the
owner and collected in the same manner as other taxes against the
property. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a planting
to replace a tree planted by the Commission or a planting in connection
with Arbor Day exercises or other educational demonstration.
[Ord. No. 07-2017]
In every case where the owner will be charged with the cost
of planting any shade tree, the Commission shall give notice of the
meeting at which it is proposed to consider the planting by publishing
the notice at least once, not less than 20 days before the meeting,
in a newspaper circulating in the Borough, or by personal service
of a copy of the notice upon the abutting owner at least 10 days before
the meeting. The notice shall specify the street or portions thereof,
on which the planting is proposed and require all persons who may
object to present their objections in writing at the office of the
Commission at or before the meeting. Before final action is taken,
all objections so filed shall be considered. The Commission shall
give reasonable notice of its intention to remove, or cause the removal
of a tree or part of a tree dangerous to public safety, unless public
safety requires immediate removal, in which case no notice shall be
necessary.
[Ord. No. 07-2017]
No statute giving any person, State, County or municipal board,
body or official, power or authority to lay sidewalk along or to open,
construct, curb or pave any street, or to do any similar act, shall
be construed to permit or authorize any interference with or injury
to a street shade tree without the consent of the Shade Tree Commission
within whose jurisdiction the tree is located. In all cases, the Commission
shall reasonably cooperate with the person, board, body or official
for the general public good. Nothing in this section shall be held
to take away or diminish any of the powers or authority of any County
Park Commission over the trees or shrubbery in any County park or
parkway within its jurisdiction, or to give any other commission or
board any power or authority with respect to such trees or shrubbery.
[Ord. No. 07-2017]
During the month of December in each year, the Shade Tree Commission
shall certify to the Mayor and Council the estimated sum necessary
for the proper conduct of its work during the ensuing fiscal year,
which shall include the sums estimated to be expended for such of
the following items as it is anticipated expenditure will be made:
a.
Payment of wages and salaries of employees;
b.
Expenses of Commission members in discharging official duties, including
expenses incident to attendance at professional meetings;
c.
Purchase of trees and shrubbery; and
d.
Purchase of necessary equipment and materials and the cost of services
for the prudent promotion of the work;
The Council shall annually appropriate such sum as it may deem
necessary for the purposes.
[1975 Code § 8-1; Ord. No. 09-84; Ord. No. 08-2018; Ord. No. 11-2018]
There is hereby established in the Borough of Allentown an Economic
Development Commission having the powers and duties hereinafter enumerated.
[1975 Code § 8-2; Ord. No. 09-84; New; Ord. No. 06-2005 § 1; Ord. No. 08-2018; Ord. No. 11-2018]
The Economic Development Commission shall consist of five members
and two alternates appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent
of the Borough Council. It is understood that the members and alternates
of the Commission shall either be a resident in the Borough of Allentown
or shall have to operate a business in the Borough of Allentown. The
members and alternates shall be appointed for a term of five years.
All appointments shall run from January 1 of the year of appointment.
All appointments to fill vacancies shall be promptly filled by appointment
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of Council for the unexpired
term thereof and in the same way the original appointments were made.
Members shall serve for their respective terms and until their successors
are appointed and qualify.
[1975 Code § 8-3; Ord. No. 09-84; Ord. No. 08-2018; Ord. No. 11-2018]
The members of the Economic Development Commission shall choose
annually from among their members a Chairman or President and such
other officers as they deem necessary. The Mayor shall be ex officio
member of the Commission.
[1975 Code § 8-4; Ord. No. 09-84; New; Ord. No. 08-2018; Ord. No. 11-2018]
The Economic Development Commission assists the Allentown Borough
Governing Body in the development and maintenance of a positive business
environment. The group meets monthly, consulting with the Governing
Body, and collaborating with the Allentown Business Community. The
Economic Development Commission powers and duties are:
a.
Create and foster a business-friendly atmosphere that attracts and
retains appropriate retail, professional, and service firms.
b.
Develop and promote an image of Allentown Borough as a good place
for shopping, dining, recreation and doing business, while maintaining
our historic image; all of which makes Allentown Borough a desirable
place to live, work, play and raise a family.
c.
Facilitate communication, partnership, and collaboration between
businesses in specific retail areas and encourage and support strategies
to increase patronage to these areas.
d.
Maintain close working relationships with the Allentown Business
Community Association, the Monmouth County Office of Economic Development,
and various State agencies.
[1975 Code § 8-5; Ord. No. 09-84; Ord. No. 08-2018; Ord. No. 11-2018]
The Borough Council may annually appropriate funds for the use
of the Economic Development Commission, and such funds may be expended
on the authority and approval of the Commission upon submission of
proper vouchers.
[1975 Code § 10-1; amended 2-12-2019 by Ord. No. 05-2019]
There is hereby created an Environmental Commission in the Borough
for the protection, development and use of the natural resources located
within the territorial limits of the Borough, pursuant to the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq.
[1975 Code § 10-2; Ord. No. 08-82; amended 2-12-2019 by Ord. No. 05-2019]
a.
The Mayor shall appoint the members of the Environmental Commission,
which shall consist of seven members and two alternate members, all
of whom shall be residents of the Borough, and one of whom shall also
be a member of the Borough Planning Board.
b.
All members shall be appointed for terms of three years, with approximately
one-third of the members' terms expiring annually, except that alternate
members shall be appointed for two-year terms, one of which shall
expire annually. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term
only, in the same manner as an original appointment.
c.
The members shall receive no compensation for their services.
d.
The Mayor
shall annually designate one of the members to serve as Chairperson
and presiding officer of the Environmental Commission within the first
seven days of the year.
[1975 Code § 10-3]
The Commission shall have the following powers:
a.
Promoting the conservation and development of the natural resources
of the Borough.
b.
Planning, implementing and informing the public about local conservation
programs.
c.
Conducting research into the possible use of the open areas of the
Borough of Allentown.
d.
Recommending to the Planning Board plans and programs, for inclusion
in a Municipal Master Plan, for the development and use of such open
areas.
e.
Advertising, preparing, printing and distributing books, maps, charts,
plans and pamphlets which, in its judgment, it deems necessary for
its purposes.
f.
Managing donated or purchased lands for conservation purposes and
operating conservation programs.
g.
Acting as the coordinating agency of the community on conservation
matters and as a liaison between conservation needs and regional,
County, State and Federal agencies ministering to those needs.
[1975 Code § 10-4]
The Commission shall compile and 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.
[1975 Code § 10-5]
The Commission, with the approval of the Borough Council may
acquire property, both real and personal, in the name of the Borough,
by gift, purchase, grant, bequest, devise or lease, for any of its
purposes, including but not limited to use as living museums, sites
for scientific study, areas for teaching of natural history and conservation,
places of historic or prehistoric interest and scenic beauty and habitat
for rare and endangered plants and animals, and shall administer the
same for such purposes, subject to terms of the conveyance of gift.
Such an acquisition may be to acquire the fee or any lesser interest,
development right, easement, covenant or other contractual right as
may be necessary to acquire, maintain, improve, protect, limit the
future use or otherwise conserve and properly utilize open spaces
and other land and water areas in the Borough.
[1975 Code § 10-6]
The Environmental Commission shall, subject to approval of the
Borough Council, have exclusive control of lands acquired for the
purposes herein stated and may adopt suitable rules and regulations
for the use thereof and the conduct of all persons while on or using
the same.
[1975 Code § 10-7]
The Commission shall keep records of its meetings and activities
and shall make an annual report on or before the first day of December
of each year and submit the same to the Borough Council, which report
shall be comprehensive and detailed, covering operations, receipts,
disbursements and expenditures for the full year.
[1975 Code § 10-9]
The Mayor or the Borough Council may remove any member of the
Commission for cause, on written charges served upon the member and
after a hearing thereon at which the member shall be entitled to be
heard in person or by counsel.
[1975 Code § 10-10]
The Borough Council shall annually fix, determine and appropriate
a sum sufficient for the care, custody, policing and maintenance of
such lands acquired for the uses and purposes herein stated, and for
the expenses of the Commission, which shall be raised by taxation
in the same manner as other taxes.
[1975 Code § 10-11]
The Commission may appoint a Secretary or Clerk and such number
of custodians, supervisors and assistants for the lands acquired for
the uses and purposes herein mentioned as it shall think necessary,
but the salaries of all such clerks, custodians, supervisors and assistants
shall be fixed and determined by the Borough Council and, in addition
thereto, the total salaries of all such persons shall be within the
limits of funds appropriated to the Commission.
[1975 Code § 35-1]
A Sewer Utility is hereby established in and for the Borough
which Sewer Utility shall be under the control of the Mayor and Borough
Council.
[1975 Code § 35-2]
All future revenue and accounting therefor from the Sewer Utility
shall be on a dedicated utility basis in conformity with the Revised
Statutes of the State of New Jersey, and all money derived from the
operation of the sewer utility and any other money applicable to its
support shall be segregated and kept in a separate fund, which shall
be known as "Sewer Utility Fund," and all disbursement for the operation
and maintenance of the Sewer Utility shall be taken from the Sewer
Utility Fund.
[1975 Code § 35-3]
In all future Borough budgets, there shall be provided appropriations
for operating expenses, capital improvements, debt service for the
payment of all sanitary sewer bonds, principal and interest and all
other deferred charges and statutory expenditures as may be required.
[New]
A Water Utility is hereby established in and for the Borough
which Water Utility shall be under the control of the Mayor and Borough
Council.
[New]
All future revenue and accounting therefor from the Water Utility
shall be on a dedicated utility basis in conformity with the Revised
Statutes of the State of New Jersey, and all money derived from the
operation of the Water Utility and any other money applicable to its
support shall be segregated and kept in a separate fund, which shall
be known as "Water Utility Fund," and all disbursement for the operation
and maintenance of the Water Utility shall be taken from the Water
Utility Fund.
[New]
In all future Borough budgets, there shall be provided appropriations
for operating expenses, capital improvements, debt service for the
payment of all water bonds, principal and interest and all other deferred
charges and statutory expenditures as may be required.
[New]
There shall be a Board of Assistance of the Borough, composed
of five members appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent
of the Council. One may be a member of the Council. Members shall
be appointed for such term as may be determined by the Council, beginning
on the first day of January, and each member shall continue in office
until his successor shall be appointed and shall qualify.
[New]
Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms only.
[New]
The Local Assistance Board shall have the powers and perform
the duties prescribed by general law and ordinance and shall appoint
a Director of Welfare pursuant to State law.
[New]
The Local Assistance Board shall organize and select a Chairman
and a Secretary and appoint a Director of Welfare, who shall be the
first executive and administrative officer of the Board. He shall
hold office for a term of five years from the date of his appointment
and shall be paid a salary fixed by the Borough, subject to approval
of the Council.
[New]
If a vacancy in the office of Director of Welfare occurs, a
temporary or Acting Director may be appointed by the Local Assistance
Board to serve for not more than 90 days.
[New]
No employee of the Welfare Department of the Borough whose compensation
is paid from funds received or appropriated for public assistance
or the administration thereof shall hold office in any political party.
[New]
The Director of Welfare shall:
a.
Supervise, by periodic investigation, every person receiving public
assistance, such investigation to be made by visitation at least once
a month.
b.
Reconsider, from month to month, the amount and nature of public
assistance given and alter, amend or suspend assistance when the circumstances
so require.
c.
Devise ways and means for bringing persons unable to maintain themselves
to self-support or to the support of any other person or agency able
and willing to do so.
d.
Keep full and complete records of investigations, supervision, assistance
and rehabilitation and of all certifications of persons for employment
or benefits and cancellations thereof.
e.
Bring about appropriate action for commitment to any State or County
institution when the best interest of the needy persons would be so
served.
f.
Perform other duties required or requested by the Local Assistance
Board or State Regulation for the General Assistance Program.
[Ord. No. 98-01]
N.J.S.A. 26:28B-9 authorizes the establishment of an Alliance
Committee as a means for implementing policies to reduce alcoholism
and drug abuse. Such a committee, in consultation with the Local Advisory
Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, shall identify alcoholism
and drug prevention, education and community needs. Furthermore, the
Alliance Committee also shall implement related programs and, upon
compliance with various guidelines, become eligible to receive State
funds to assist the programs developed by the Alliance Committee.
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There is hereby created and established a Committee to be known
as the Alliance To Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
