[Amended 2-21-2012 by Ord. No. 5-2012]
A. The City
of Millville shall conduct nonpartisan regular municipal elections
on the day of the general election in November beginning with the
calendar year 2013.
B. The Board
of Commissioners of the City of Millville shall consist of five Commissioners,
who shall be elected at large by the voters of the municipality at
a regular municipal election and shall serve for a term of four years
beginning on the earliest date authorized by state law following the
election.
[Amended 7-2-2013 by Ord. No. 19-2013]
C. The Board
of Commissioners currently holding office shall continue in office
until the reorganization of a new Commission is made following the
general election in November of 2013, when their term in office shall
expire.
The Board of Commissioners shall have all the
administrative, executive, judicial and legislative powers and duties
of the City, and shall have complete control over the affairs of the
City. The administrative, executive, judicial and legislative powers,
authority and duties of the City shall be distributed into and among
five departments as follows:
A. Department of Public Affairs.
B. Department of Revenue and Finance.
C. Department of Public Safety.
D. Department of Public Works.
E. Department of Parks and Public Property.
The Board of Commissioners shall determine the
powers and duties to be performed by each department and shall assign
such powers and duties to each department as it may deem appropriate.
The Board of Commissioners shall prescribe the powers and duties of
all officers and employees and may assign particular officers and
employees to one or more departments and may require any officer or
employee to perform duties in two or more departments if the work
required of such officer or employee in such different departments
be similar in character. The Board of Commissioners also shall make
such other rules and regulations as may be necessary or proper for
the efficient and economical conduct of the business of the City.
[Amended 2-16-2015 by Ord. No. 4-2016]
At the annual reorganization meeting held in the first week
of January following the November election of the Board of Commissioners
or any members thereof, the Board shall designate by a majority vote
one Commissioner to be Director of the Department of Public Affairs,
one Commissioner to be Director of the Department of Revenue and Finance,
one Commissioner to be Director of the Department of Public Safety,
one Commissioner to be Director of the Department of Public Works,
and one Commissioner to be Director of the Department of Parks and
Public Property.
[Amended 2-16-2015 by Ord. No. 4-2016]
A. The
Board of Commissioners shall hold an annual reorganization meeting
during the first week of January pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:45A-1.
B. Regular
meetings. The Board of Commissioners shall hold its regular meetings
on the first and third Tuesday of each month. When the time for any
regular meeting falls on a legal holiday, as prescribed by law, the
meeting shall be held at the same hour on the next succeeding day
which is not a legal holiday.
C. Special
meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Commissioners may be held
on call of the Mayor or any two Commissioners in accordance with the
provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:72-13.
D. Quorum.
A majority of all members of the Board of Commissioners shall constitute
a quorum at any regular or special meeting, but a lesser number than
a quorum may adjourn the meeting. If no member of the Board of Commissioners
is present within 1/2 hour after the appointed time of any meeting,
the City Clerk shall adjourn the meeting.
E. Procedure.
Except as otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Commissioners,
the proceedings at the meetings of the Board of Commissioners shall
be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order. The City
Attorney shall be the ex officio parliamentarian and shall be prepared
to give his opinion on any question of procedure at the request of
any Commissioner.
F. Attendance.
All regular and special meetings of the Board of Commissioners shall
be open to the public. The City Attorney, the City Clerk and any other
municipal officer or employee shall attend such meetings if requested
by any Commissioner.
G. Agenda.
The agenda for each regular and special meeting of the Board of Commissioners
shall be prepared by the City Clerk. Except for emergency matters
which may be added to the agenda at any time, the agenda for each
regular meeting or special meeting of the Board of Commissioners shall
include only those matters of business as have been presented or delivered
to the City Clerk not later than 24 hours preceding the meeting. As
soon as the agenda for each meeting is prepared, the City Clerk shall
deliver a copy to each Commissioner.