Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Housing
Authorities Law of the state, a body corporate and politic, to be
known as the "Housing Authority of the Township of Franklin, County
of Somerset," is hereby created and established.
[Amended 3-25-1982 by Ord. No. 1081; 4-11-1989 by Ord. No.
1478; 3-9-2010 by Ord. No. 3868]
The Housing Authority shall consist of seven
members as provided for in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-17. The Council shall
appoint five Commissioners of the Housing Authority, and the Commissioners
shall hold office for terms of five years from the date of appointment,
except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
All Commissioners shall hold office until their successors have been
appointed and qualified. One member of the Housing Authority shall
be appointed by such state authority as is by law designated to make
such appointment, and such member shall hold office at the pleasure
of the state authority appointing him. The Commissioner appointed
by the state authority shall be entitled to vote as a member of the
Housing Authority and shall be entitled to all other privileges of
membership on such Housing Authority. Not more than one Commissioner
may be an officer or employee of the Township. The Township Manager
shall appoint one member of the Commission, who shall hold office
for a term of five years. The Township Council shall appoint a Council
Liaison, who shall hold office for a term of one year.
The Housing Authority shall have such powers
as are prescribed under N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq., except that no
project shall be undertaken by the Housing Authority until the Council
shall have concluded an agreement with the Housing Authority respecting
the payments, in lieu of taxes, to be made to the Township on such
project.