A. 
Selection.
(1) 
On the first day of January of each year, or within seven days thereafter, the Township Council shall meet for organization at the usual place of meeting and organize and elect one of its members as Mayor. The Mayor shall be chosen by ballot by majority vote of all members of the Council. If the members cannot agree on the selection of a Mayor, the selection will be dictated by N.J.S.A. 40:69A-86.
(2) 
The Council shall, on the same date and under the same procedure, designate a Deputy Mayor from among its members to serve in the event of temporary absence or disability of the Mayor.
(3) 
The Council shall fill any vacancy in the office of Mayor or Deputy Mayor which may occur in accordance with the Charter.
B. 
Powers and duties. The Mayor shall have such powers and duties as are vested in him by ordinance, the Charter and general law. The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the Council and shall have a voice and vote in its proceedings. All bonds, notes, deeds, contracts and written obligations of the Township shall be executed in its behalf by the Mayor, or, in the event of his inability to act, the Deputy Mayor shall be authorized to fulfill such functions.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The Township Council shall meet annually for organization at 2:00 p.m. (or such hour as may be fixed at a previous regular or special meeting of the Township Council) on the first day of January unless that day is a Sunday, in which case it shall meet on the next succeeding day, and regularly thereafter on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m., unless the time or date is otherwise changed by resolution adopted at a previous regular or special meeting. When the time for any regular meeting of the Township Council falls on a legal holiday or one prescribed by law, such meeting shall be held at the same hour on the next succeeding day which is not a legal holiday unless changed as prescribed above.
A. 
The Mayor may at any time, and upon written request of any three Council members, call a special meeting. The call for such a special meeting shall specify the purpose of the meeting, and no other business shall be transacted at any such special meeting. The Mayor's call for such a special meeting shall be filed with the Clerk at least 72 hours prior to the time for which the meeting is called. The Clerk shall forthwith provide notice in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.) and shall also give notice by telephone or email to each Council member at such place as each member shall have previously designated for that purpose. The Clerk shall further cause the Township police to serve a written copy of the call for a meeting upon each Council member by delivery of a copy to his usual place of abode at least 48 hours before the time set for such meeting. Proof of delivery of such written notice shall be announced at the commencement of any such meeting.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
B. 
The Council, by direct vote, straw vote, or telephone poll, may by majority agreement schedule a special meeting, provided all provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.) are complied with.
The order of business, agenda, conduct of meetings, procedure, decorum and any and all matters pertaining to the functions of the Council and the carrying out of Township business at regular and special meetings shall be determined and prescribed by resolution of the Council.
Except as may be provided in the Charter and the Administrative Code, questions of order, methods of organization and the conduct of business of the Council shall be governed by the latest revised edition of Robert's Rules of Order.
The agenda for each meeting shall be prepared by the Clerk in accordance with regulations adopted by resolution of the Council each year. Such regulations shall conform to the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.).