[Ord. No. 2012-22]
(a) 
There is hereby established a housing authority consisting of seven members. Five members shall be appointed by the governing body, one by the mayor, and one by the Commissioner of Community Affairs. The members shall serve for terms of five years and until their respective successors have been appointed and qualified; except that of the five members first appointed by the governing body one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years and one for a term of five years. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments were made, but for the unexpired term.
(b) 
No more than one member of the housing authority may be an officer or employee of the appointing municipality. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any member shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality and that certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of that member. A member of an authority shall receive no compensation for his services, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of the duties of membership, including travel expenses. The powers of the authority shall be vested in the members thereof in office from time to time. Four members shall constitute a quorum of the authority for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and all other purposes. Action may be taken by the authority upon the affirmative vote of the majority, but not less than four of the members present, unless in any case the bylaws of the authority shall require a larger number. The authority shall select a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from among its members, and shall employ an executive director, who shall be its secretary.
[Prior § T2-96, Human Services Commission, was repealed 1-22-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01. History includes Ord. No. 2012-22; and Ord. No. 2021-25]
[Ord. No. 2012-22]
(a) 
There is hereby established a Board of Health consisting of seven members, who shall be appointed by the mayor and council. On the initial appointment to the board, two members shall be appointed for one year, two members shall be appointed for two years, and three members shall be appointed for three years. All reappointments shall be for a term of three years. The mayor and council also will appoint two alternates who shall hold office for a term of two years, except that the terms of the alternate members first appointed shall be two years for Alternate No. 1 and one year for Alternate No. 2. A vacancy occurring otherwise than by the expiration of term shall be filled by the appointing authority for the unexpired term only. The alternates will be designated as "Alternate 1" and "Alternate 2", respectively, at the time of appointment.
(b) 
An alternate member shall not be permitted to act on any matter in which he has either directly or indirectly any personal or financial interest. An alternate member may, after public hearing if requested, be removed by the governing body for cause.
(c) 
An alternate member 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 first.
[Ord. No. 2012-22]
(a) 
Zoning board of adjustment established; composition; terms, vacancies; disqualification of members; alternate members. The zoning board of adjustment is hereby established pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law as the board of adjustment for the municipality.
(1) 
The board shall consist of seven regular members and two alternate members.
(2) 
Regular members shall be appointed by the governing body for terms of four years each, computed from January 1 of the year of their appointment; except that full terms of regular members filled for the first time under this chapter shall be so fixed (for four or less years) and so arranged that, to the greatest practicable extent, the expiration of all terms of regular members will be distributed evenly over the first four years after the initial appointment under this chapter.
(3) 
Alternate members shall also be appointed by the governing body, and their terms shall be two years each, computed from January 1 of the year of their appointment, except that of the appointments to alternate membership first made under this section, one shall be for a term of one year.
(4) 
A vacancy occurring in either type of membership otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term only.
(5) 
No regular or alternate member may hold any elective office or position under the municipality nor shall any member be permitted to act on any matter in which he has, directly or indirectly, any personal or financial interest.
(6) 
Alternate members shall be designated by the governing body at the time of their appointment as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2."
(7) 
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.
(b) 
Officers. The board of adjustment shall elect a chair and a vice-chair from among its members and shall also select a secretary, who may but need not be a member of the board.
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 2021-35 repealed Section T2-108, Sewer Operating Committee. See Section B2-81, Sewer Committee. Prior history includes Ord. No. 2012-22.
[Prior § T2-109, Affordable Housing Board, was repealed 1-22-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-01. Ord. No. 2012-22]
[Ord. No. 2012-22; Ord. No. 2018-1]
(a) 
There is hereby established a citizens' finance advisory committee consisting of six members and a minimum of one non-voting liaison from the governing body. Appropriate municipal staff as designated by the administrator shall be assigned to attend meetings of the committee.
(b) 
The members should have, but are not required to have, experience in one of the following disciplines: accounting, business administration, finance, corporate financial planning, marketing research, marketing, economics or computer science.
(c) 
Members shall serve for a term of three years computed from January 1 of the year of their appointment, except that terms filled for the first time shall be so fixed (for three years or less) and arranged so that, to the greatest practicable extent, no more than two members' terms shall expire in the same year.
(d) 
A vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term only.
(e) 
The members shall serve without compensation.
[Ord. No. 2012-22]
There is hereby established a flood and storm water commission consisting of seven members, including one member of the environmental commission and one member from the governing body. There shall also be a non-voting liaison from the engineering department. The regular members shall be appointed to three year terms except that the initial appointments shall be staggered so that no more than three regular member terms expire each year.
[Ord. No. 2012-22]
There is hereby established a public safety committee consisting of four members, including the mayor and administrator, both ex officio, and two members of the governing body. The terms of the appointed members shall expire on the first day of January next following their appointments, but they shall serve after the expiration of their terms until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified. Any vacancy in any of the appointive offices shall be filled in like manner, but for the unexpired term only. One of the appointed members shall be designated as the police commissioner, and in that capacity such member shall be the chairperson of the public safety committee. The public safety committee shall have the powers and duties prescribed by law.
[Ord. No. 2012-22; Ord. No. 2013-27; Ord. No. 2017-1]
There is hereby established an Animal Control Advisory Committee consisting of no fewer than three and no more than five residents ("citizen members"), at least one of whom has expertise in biology or animal control; the Animal Control Officer; the Administrator or his or her designee; and a non-voting liaison from the governing body. The citizen members shall be appointed for three year terms except that the initial appointments shall be for a one-year term, a two-year term and a three-year term.
[Ord. No. 2012-22]
(a) 
The rental housing board shall consist of seven regular members who shall be residents of the municipality holding no other municipal office or employment. Of the regular members first appointed, one shall have a term of one year, two shall have a term of two years and four shall have a term of three years. Thereafter, the term of a regular member shall be three years. Two regular members shall be tenants, two regular members shall be landlords who own dwelling units in the municipality and three regular members shall be neither a tenant nor landlord. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business provided at least one landlord member and one tenant member are present.
(b) 
All members shall serve after the expiration of their terms until their successors shall be appointed and qualified. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term only. Members may be removed for cause upon written charges and after hearing. Members shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement, within budgetary limitations, for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.