A Township of Franklin Trails Advisory Committee
is hereby established to involve trail users and Township residents
in advising Township departments, the Township Manager and Township
Council on issues related to trail acquisition, design, maintenance
and use.
[Amended 4-24-2007 by Ord. No. 3682]
The Township of Franklin Trails Committee shall
be composed of nine members appointed by the Township Council and
confirmed by the vote of a majority of the members of Council. At
least one member shall be appointed from the Open Space Advisory Committee.
[Amended 4-24-2007 by Ord. No. 3682]
The regular term of office for Committee positions
shall be for four years. Each member shall hold office until a successor
is appointed and confirmed. Terms shall commence on January 1. Initial
terms shall be staggered with two members appointed for two years,
two members appointed for three years and three members appointed
for four years. The two additional members shall be appointed so
that one term ends December 31, 2007, and one term ends December 31,
2010.
Committee members shall be appointed upon the
basis of demonstrated interest in, knowledge of, and support for trails
for recreation and transportation purposes. Members shall serve without
salary or other compensation. Prior to appointing initial members
and filling each vacancy in the membership of the Committee, public
notice of available positions shall be provided to the news media
at least two weeks in advance of appointment. Applicants for vacant
positions shall apply to the Township Manager. Consideration should
be given to appointments that result in a broad geographic and demographic
representation of interested and knowledgeable people. Appointments
should also strive to reflect the diverse trail use interests of the
community, such as walking, jogging, skating, bicycling and horseback
riding.
The Committee shall adopt procedural rules governing
the transaction of its business. The rules shall include provision
of the date, time and place of regular meetings of the Committee.
Provisions shall be made for maintaining minutes of Committee meetings
and records of all Committee reports, conclusions and recommendations.
The Rules of Procedure shall provide for election of Committee officers,
which shall include a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson who shall serve
for at least one year. The Rules of Procedure shall provide that all
Committee meetings shall be open to the public and that notice of
meetings shall comply with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act
(N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.). The procedures shall address receipt and
processing of citizen proposals and requests.