[N.J.S.A. 40:72-1; Ord. No. 613-13]
The Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Cape May Point
shall consist of three Commissioners, who shall be elected at large
by the voters of the Borough at the general election the Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, in years in which Municipal Officers
are to be elected and who shall serve for a term of four years beginning
on January 1.
[N.J.S.A. 40:72-2]
The Board of Commissioners shall have all the executive, administrative,
judicial and legislative powers and duties of the Borough and shall
have complete control over the affairs of the Borough.
[N.J.S.A. 40:72-3]
The Board of Commissioners shall have the powers necessary to
make, amend, repeal and enforce ordinances for the following purposes:
a. The
protection of life, health and property;
b. The
declaration, prevention and summary abatement of nuisances;
c. The
preservation and enforcement of good government and the general welfare,
order and security of the Borough;
All ordinances or resolutions shall remain in full force and
effect until altered or repealed by the Commissioners.
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[N.J.S.A. 40:72-4]
The executive, administrative, judicial and legislative powers,
authority and duties in the Borough shall be distributed into and
among three departments as follows:
Department of Public Affairs and Public Safety.
Department of Revenue and Finance.
Department of Public Works, Parks and Public Property.
[N.J.S.A. 40:72-5]
The Board of Commissioners shall determine the powers and duties
to be performed by each department and shall assign such powers and
duties to each department as it may deem appropriate. The Board shall
prescribe the powers and duties of all officers and employees and
may assign particular officers and employees to one or more departments
and may require any officer or employee to perform duties in two or
more departments if the work required of such officer or employee
in such different departments be similar in character. The Board shall
make such other rules and regulations as may be necessary or proper
for the efficient and economical conduct of the business of the Borough.
[N.J.S.A. 40:72-6]
The Board of Commissioners shall, at the first regular meeting
after the election of its members, designate by majority vote one
Commissioner to be Director of the Department of Public Affairs and
Public Safety, one Commissioner to be Director of Revenue and Finance
and one to be Director of the Department of Public Works, Parks and
Public Property. Such designation may be changed whenever it appears
that the public service would be benefited thereby.
The Mayor may be designated Director of such department as a
majority of the members of the commission shall determine.
[N.J.S.A. 40:72-6.1]
The Board of Commissioners in assigning the powers and duties to be performed by each Department pursuant to Section
3-5, shall assign to each Department the powers and duties having the greatest relevancy to the subject matter as designated in the name of each respective Department and as will result, as nearly as possible, in an equal distribution of powers and duties to each Department.
[N.J.S.A. 40:72-7]
The Board of Commissioners shall at the first meeting or as
soon as may be after organization, create such subordinate boards
and appoint such officers as it may deem necessary for the proper
and efficient conduct of the affairs of the Borough.
Any Board created may be abolished, or any officer or employee
appointed by the Board of Commissioners may be removed from office
by it, at any time for cause, after public hearing, provided its action
shall be taken in accordance with law.