[Adopted 8-6-1985 by Ord. No. 85-16-906]
There is hereby created in and for the Borough of Cresskill a Committee to be known as the "Historical Committee of the Borough of Cresskill."
The Committee shall consist of six members, three of whom shall be citizens holding no other municipal office.
The Historical Committee shall have the power and duty to make recommendations to the Mayor and Council concerning or touching upon the administration of historical matters of the Borough of Cresskill; which recommendations, after study, shall be considered by the Mayor and Council. If the Mayor and Council shall approve of such recommendations or any part thereof, the Committee shall be notified of this approval, and the Committee may, in the discretion of the Mayor and Council, be directed to carry into effect the recommendations or any approved part thereof.
A. 
Members shall be appointed by the municipal governing body and serve for three-year terms, except that, of the first members, three shall be appointed for one-year terms. Such members may, at the expiration of one-year terms, be eligible to appointment for three-year terms.
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Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner in which the previous incumbent was appointed, and such vacancy appointment shall be only for the balance of such incumbent's unexpired term.
The Committee shall elect from its membership a Vice Chairman and Secretary. The Chairmanship will be held by the duly appointed Borough Historian.
The Committee shall create rules and procedures for the transaction of its business, subject to the following regulations:
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A quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of three of the Committee's members, including the Chairman or, in his absence, the Vice Chairman.
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All meetings shall comply with the Open Public Meetings Act, (N.J.S.A. 10:4-7 et seq.).
The Committee members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of official business.