[1975 Code § 2-8.1; New]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:3-1, the Mayor and Borough Council have
established a Board of Health for the Borough of South Toms River.
[1975 Code § 2-8.2]
The Board of Health shall consist of five members. All members
of the Board shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by Council,
and shall hold office for the term of three years, except in the case
of vacancies. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
[1975 Code § 2-8.3]
The Board of Health shall adopt rules and regulations for its
government and shall elect a President from its members and shall
appoint a Registrar of Vital Statistics, which officer, however, need
not be a member of the Board.
[1975 Code § 2-84]
The Board of Health may also appoint such other officers or
assistants as the Board 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.
[1975 Code § 2-8.5]
The Board of Health shall not contract any debt or debts of
any kind beyond the amount of the appropriation provided for its use
by appropriate ordinance.
[Ord. No. 12-01 § 1]
There shall be created and established in the Borough of South
Toms River a Recreation Commission.
[Ord. No. 12-01 § 2]
a.
The Recreation Commission shall consist of seven members and two
alternate members appointed by the Mayor, all of whom shall be residents
of the Borough of South Toms River. The members shall serve without
compensation, except as hereinafter provided. The Mayor shall designate
one of the members to serve as Chairman and presiding officer of the
Commission.
b.
The Commissioners shall be appointed for a term of five years.
c.
The Mayor or 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. The Commission shall have the opportunity to present
to the Council a written response to written charges served upon any
member of the Commission. 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 the original appointment.
d.
Alternate Members shall be designated at the time of appointment
as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2." Alternate Members may
participate in discussions of the proceedings but may not vote except
in the absence or disqualification of a regular member of the Board
of Recreation Commissioners. In the event that a choice must be made
as to which alternate member is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote.
[Ord. No. 12-01 § 3; Ord. No. 1-03 § 1; Ord. No. 10-13]
a.
The Board of Recreation Commissioners shall have full control over
all lands, playgrounds and recreation places acquired or leased under
the provisions of the statute governing Recreation Commissions within
the State of New Jersey, and may adopt suitable rules, regulations
and bylaws for the use thereof and the conduct of person while on
or using same, and any person who shall violate any of such rules,
regulations or bylaws shall be deemed and adjudged to be disorderly.
The custodians, supervisors and assistants, appointed by the Commission
shall, while on duty and for the purpose of preserving order and the
observance of rules, regulations and bylaws of the Commission, have
the power and authority to issue complaints returnable in the Municipal
Court of the Borough of South Toms River.
b.
In order to provide the funds, in whole or in part, necessary to
improve, maintain, and police the playgrounds or recreation places
under its control, the Commission 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 exhibitions, plays, concerts, games, and concerts.
c.
The Commission may charge and collect a reasonable admission fee
for each person entering such playground or recreation place as a
spectator during the time or times when the same is not being used
or employed for such purposes, but shall not use or employ any such
playground or recreation place for such purposes for a greater period
than a ratio of one hour to every two hours in each day during which
the playground or recreation places are utilized, not more than 16
hours in any one calendar week, and when any such playground or recreation
place is used for such purpose, no admission fee shall be charged
or collected from children under 12 years of age.
d.
The Commission may charge and collect a reasonable service charge
from persons using, as participants, special areas and facilities
which require special maintenance and the use of which is restricted
to relatively few people, in order to assist in the meeting of the
operating cost thereof, in whole or in part.
e.
The Commission shall conduct studies to select lands for public playgrounds
and recreation places and, when necessary or advisable, conduct studies
to select lands for an approach or approaches by way of ingress thereto
and egress therefrom of such size and dimension as the Board shall
think suitable, with regard to the population of the neighborhood.
The Commission shall render reports to the Borough Council, which
may thereafter provide for the acquisition of the various lands selected
and recommended by the Commission either by way of gift, purchase
or condemnation. In making such reports, the Commission shall cause
surveys and maps to be made thereof, together with a careful estimate,
as nearly accurate as need be, of the probable cost of acquiring such
lands and a statement of the annual rental and duration of term, if
the Commission deems it advisable, to lease the same, together with
an estimated cost of preparing such lands and suitably equipping the
same by the erection of buildings, stands, seats and other structures
and apparatus for such playgrounds and recreation places.
f.
The Commission shall maintain a system of public recreation, including
playgrounds and shall on or before December 1 of each year, report
to the Borough Council the estimated amount necessary to operate and
maintain said system of public recreation.
g.
The Borough of South Toms River and any event sponsored by the Borough,
shall be exempt from any requirements of this section. It is the intention
of this section to insure that the Borough is not required to obtain
permission from the Commission to utilize Borough property, nor shall
it be charged a fee for use of same.
[Ord. No. 12-01 § 4]
a.
The Borough Council shall annually fix, determine and appropriate
a sum which the Council, in its discretion, deems appropriate for
the care, custody, policing and maintenance of the recreation program
and the various expenses of the Recreation Commissioners.
b.
The Recreation Commission shall not maintain their own financial
records, but all financial records and financial matters, such as
payroll and purchasing, shall be maintained by and conducted through
the usual Borough Departments.
[Ord. No. 12-01 § 5]
The Commission may appoint such clerks and other employees as
it may require, provided that the same shall be within the limits
of funds appropriated to it by the Borough Council.
[Ord. No. 2-11; Ord. No. 14-2015]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq. there is hereby established
in the Borough of South Toms River an Environmental Commission, which
shall consist of seven members, one of whom shall also be a member
of the Municipal Planning Board, and all of whom shall be residents
of the Borough, and which shall be known as the "Environmental Commission
of the Borough of South Toms River."
[Ord. No. 2-11]
The members shall be appointed by the Mayor. The Mayor shall
designate one of the members to serve as Chairman and presiding officer
of the Commission. The terms of office of the first Commissioners
shall be for one, two, or three years, to be designated by the Mayor
in making his appointments so that the terms of approximately 1/3
of the members will expire each year, and their successors shall be
appointed for terms of three years and until the appointment and qualification
of their successors. Members shall serve without compensation. Members
may be removed by the Mayor for cause, and vacancies may be filled,
as provided for in N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1.
[Ord. No. 2-11]
The Commission shall have those powers and duties provided for
under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 et seq.
[Ord. No. 14-14]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:2BB-9, et seq., a Municipal Alliance
Committee is hereby established in the Borough of South Toms River.
[Ord. No. 14-14]
The Municipal Alliance Committee shall have those powers and
duties provided for under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 26:2BB-9, et
seq., and N.J.A.C. 17:40-2.4, -2.6.
[Ord. No. 14-14]
a.
Members of the Municipal Alliance Committee shall be appointed by
the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council.
b.
The Municipal Alliance Committee shall include a broad representation
from the Borough of South Toms River. Membership may include, but
is not limited to:
1.
A representative of the governing body selected by a majority vote
of the governing body.
2.
Chief of Police.
3.
President of, or a representative of, the Board of Education.
4.
The Superintendent of Schools and/or the Principal of the South Toms
River Elementary School or his or her designee.
5.
A Student Assistance Coordinator.
6.
A representative of the Parent Teacher Association of South Toms
River Elementary School.
7.
A representative of a local bargaining unit for the teachers at the
South Toms River Elementary School.
8.
A representative of the Chamber of Commerce, if available.
9.
A representative of the South Toms River Municipal Court system.
10.
A representative of a local civic organization.
11.
Representatives of law or religious groups.
12.
Individuals who may have been impacted by alcoholism and/or drug
abuse, including individuals who have been directly affected by their
own, or a family member's abuse or addictions.
13.
Representatives of labor unions, including but not limited to public
employee unions representative of employees of Borough of South Toms
River.
14.
Representatives of the news media.
15.
Private citizens with interest or experience in issues concerning
alcohol and/or drug abuse; and/or
16.
Representatives of public or private organizations involving the
treatment of alcohol and/or drug related problems.
c.
There shall be no limitation on the number of members who may be
appointed to the Municipal Alliance Committee by the Mayor with the
advice and consent of the governing body. 50% of the members, however,
must reside in the Borough of South Toms River. Members shall be appointed
for specific terms. Officers of the Municipal Alliance shall be elected
annually by a majority of the members of the Municipal Alliance Committee.
A complete list of the Municipal Alliance Committee members, with
their addresses and contact telephone numbers, shall be provided annually
to the Borough Clerk and the Mayor and Council.
d.
The Borough Clerk shall be responsible for submitting a letter annually
to the County Alliance Steering Committee, along with a list of members
of the South Toms River Municipal Alliance.
e.
The Municipal Alliance Committee shall adopt bylaws within 90 days
of its establishment. The Committee shall conduct meetings regularly,
with an annual calendar of meetings established at the Committee's
organizational meeting. A copy of the Municipal Alliance's list of
meetings shall be provided to the Borough Clerk on a regular basis.
Minutes shall be kept at all Municipal Alliance Committee meetings,
and a quorum of community members shall be required for action to
be taken by the Committee. A quorum shall be 50% of the Committee
membership plus one.
[Ord. No. 14-14]
The functions of the Municipal Alliance Committee shall consist
of all of those functions set forth in N.J.A.C. 17:40-2.5.
[Ord. No. 10-14]
There shall be created and established in the Borough of South
Toms River a Local Historian.
[Ord. No. 10-14]
The Local Historian shall be appointed by the Mayor with the
advice and consent of the Council. The term of office shall be for
one year. The member shall serve without compensation, but the governing
body may annually appropriate such funds as may be necessary to reimburse
a Local Historian for expenses incurred in the performance of the
duties and responsibilities set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:10A-4.
[Ord. No. 10-14]
The Local Historian shall have those powers and duties provided
for under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:10A-4.
