[1975 Code § 2-3]
a.
The governing body shall meet for organization on the first day of
January at 12:00 noon, or during the first seven days in January in
any year at the call of the incoming Mayor. Thereafter, the Council
shall meet regularly within the Borough at such times and places as
provided by the Rules of Council. All regular meetings shall be held
within the Borough.
b.
The Mayor shall, when necessary, call special meetings of the Council.
In case of his neglect or refusal, any four members of the Council
may call such meetings at such time and place in the Borough as they
may designate. The request and call for a special meeting shall specify
the purpose of the meeting and no other business shall be transacted
at the special meeting other than that specified. In all cases of
special meetings, 24 hours' written notice (or actual voice contact)
shall be given to all members of the Council. Written notice may be
by leaving such notice at their places of residence.
[New]
All regular and special meetings of the Borough Council shall
be open to the public, except for those portions of such meetings
which the Council determines to hold in private session pursuant to
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq., "The Open Public Meetings
Act." The rules of procedure to be followed and for the conduct of
other business of the Council shall be provided by resolution.
[New]
Three Councilmembers and the Mayor or, in the absence of the
Mayor, four Councilmembers shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business; but a smaller number may meet and adjourn from time to
time.
[New]
The Borough Attorney, the Borough Clerk and any other Borough
officer or employee whose presence shall be required by resolution
of the Council shall attend such meetings.
[New]
The Council may convene at any time in informal conference for
the study of municipal business as permitted by the Open Public Meetings
Act. No persons other than those specifically invited by the Council
to attend shall be permitted to be present at such conference.
[New]
A proposed ordinance shall be submitted in writing at a meeting
of the Council and may be adopted at a subsequent meeting after posting,
publication and public hearing. No ordinance shall be finally adopted
except by the vote of a majority of the members of the Council present
at the meeting, provided that at least three affirmative votes shall
be required for such purpose, the Mayor to have no vote except in
the case of a tie.
[New]
No proposed ordinance shall be considered for final adoption
until it has been posted, advertised and a public hearing held as
required by law. The Borough Clerk shall be responsible for arranging
for the advertising of proposed ordinances.
[New]
Within five days after its passage, Sundays excepted, every
ordinance finally passed by the Council shall be presented to the
Mayor by the Borough Clerk, whose report shall be conclusive evidence
that the ordinance has been so presented.
If the Mayor approves the ordinance, he shall sign it within
five days after he receives it, Sundays excepted, and file it with
the Clerk. If the Mayor does not approve the ordinance, he shall return
it within five days after he receives it, Sundays excepted, with his
objections in writing, to the Borough Clerk. At its next meeting,
the Council shall cause the objections to be entered at length on
its minutes and proceed to reconsider the proposed ordinance.
If an ordinance contains more than one distinct section, clause
or item, the Mayor may approve one or more and veto the rest.
[New]
If two-thirds of all the Councilmembers at the next meeting
as aforesaid or at any subsequent meeting to which they postpone such
reconsideration, vote to pass the ordinance or the vetoed part over
the veto of the Mayor, the ordinance shall take effect.
[1975 Code § 2-2.4]
Council shall take appropriate action to insure that ordinances
of the preceding year are compiled or codified.
