[Added 4-26-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-13[1]]
A.
There is created in the Township of Howell a Citizen's
Action and Advisory Committee.
B.
Purpose and duties. Recognizing that the Township
may be better by securing the advice and assistance of the various
citizens of the community who have talents, abilities and education
to contribute to this goal, it shall be the purpose of the Citizen's
Action and Advisory Committee for Community Development to review
and assist the Township Council in procuring any available county,
state or federal community development grants, including the processing
and administration of same as requested by the Township Council. Further,
the Township Council may from time to time request investigations,
reports and recommendations from the Citizen's Action and Advisory
Committee for Community Development in such matters as the Township
Council may determine.
(1)
The Citizen's Action and Advisory Committee shall
review all materials and current developments with regard to mobile
home parks in terms of federal and state laws, regulations and decisions
in areas having an effect on such parks.
(2)
Establish a repository of information with regard
to mobile home parks.
(3)
Discuss and make recommendations concerning matters
such as:
(a)
The enactment or repeal of municipal regulations governing
mobile home parks.
(b)
Landlord and tenant rights, privileges and obligations.
(c)
Rendering such assistance and data as may be requested
from time to time by the Township Council of the Township of Howell
or any rent leveling board hereafter created by the Township Council.
(d)
The furnishing of regular reports and recommendations
to the Township Council regarding activities of the Citizen's Action
and Advisory Committee to be presented at regularly scheduled public
meetings of the Township Council. Copies of all the aforementioned
regular reports and recommendations will be provided to the Township
Stabilization and Control Board and other interested parties.
C.
The Citizen's Action and Advisory Committee shall
address and provide advice and suggestions to the Township Council
on issues addressing single multifamily unit dwellings as well as
mobile home parks within the Township.
D.
Qualifications and terms of members. The Citizen's
Action and Advisory Committee shall consist of seven members, each
having a three-year term. For purposes of initial appointment, three
shall have a term of three years; two shall have a term of two years
and two shall have a term of one year. Thereafter, all appointments
or reappointments shall be for a three-year term. One of the members
shall be a resident of a mobile home park as long as that individual
is a nonowner of the park. One of the seven members shall be the Chairperson,
who shall be appointed by the Township Council. The remaining members
shall be residents of the Township of Howell.
[Amended 12-20-2005 by Ord. No. O-05-48]
E.
Staff. The Township Council may from time to time
appoint from its clerical employees a person to serve as secretary
to the Citizen's Action and Advisory Committee, said person to be
compensated in accordance with the Salary Ordinance of the Township.
F.
Funds. The Township Council may appropriate at each
annual Township budget such sum as it may determine to be necessary
to accomplish the purposes set forth herein.
G.
Bylaws. The following bylaws are established for the
governance of the Citizen's Action and Advisory Committee:
(1)
Regular monthly meetings shall be held at the Howell
Township Municipal Building at a time and place to be established
each year in accordance with the Township's schedule of availability
of the meeting room. A quorum of at least four members must be present
to conduct business before the Citizen's Action and Advisory Committee.
(2)
Special meetings may be scheduled, when necessary,
upon advance notice to all members and in accordance with the law.
(3)
All meetings shall be conducted according to Robert's
Rules of Order.
(4)
At all regularly scheduled meetings, the public may
attend and may speak on matters pertinent to the business of the Citizen's
Action and Advisory Committee at the discretion of the Chairperson.
(5)
These bylaws may be amended upon recommendation of
the Citizen's Action and Advisory Committee and upon approval of the
Township Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
former § 2-40, Citizen's Advisory Committee for Community
Development.
The Municipal Court as heretofore established and/or governed under Section 2-7 (Municipal Court), Subsections 2-7.1 through 2-7.5 of Chapter II (Administration) of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Howell, New Jersey,[1] is hereby continued to the extent that it is not inconsistent
with the Charter and this chapter.
B.
Name of Court. The name of the Court shall be the
"Municipal Court of the Township of Howell."
C.
Seal of Court. The Municipal Court shall have a seal
which shall bear the impression of the name of the Court.
D.
Judge. There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court
who shall have the qualifications required by law and who shall be
nominated and appointed by the Township Council as provided by law,
and who shall serve for a term of three years from the date of appointment
and until his/her successor is appointed and qualified.
E.
Salary. The Judge shall receive an annual salary to
be paid in the same manner as the salaries of other Township officers
are paid, and the charge shall be in lieu of all fees, costs and any
other allowances whatsoever.
[1]
Editor's Note: Subsection 2-7.2, Paragraphs
a through e, were previously codified as Subsections 2-7.1 through
2-7.5 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Howell.
The Shade Tree Commission as heretofore established
and/or governed under subsection 2-7.4, Paragraphs a through i, of
Chapter II (Administration) the Revised General Ordinances of the
Township of Howell, New Jersey,[1] is hereby continued to the extent that it is not inconsistent
with the Charter and this chapter.
A.
Establishment. There is hereby established in the
Township of Howell, Monmouth County, New Jersey, pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:64-1 et seq., a Shade Tree Commission which shall be known as the
"Shade Tree Commission of the Township of Howell."
B.
Authority. The regulations, planting, care and control
of shade and ornamental trees and shrubbery upon and in the streets,
highways, public places, parks and parkways, of the Township except
state highways unless the State Highway Department shall assent thereto
and except Monmouth County highways, parks and parkways, unless the
Monmouth County Shade Tree Commission shall assent thereto shall be
exercised by and be under the authority of the Shade Tree Commission
of the Township of Howell.
C.
Appointments
of Commissioners; qualifications and terms.
[Amended 5-18-2004 by Ord. No. O-04-20; 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. O-19-4]
(1)
The Shade Tree Commission shall consist of seven members, who shall
be appointed by the Mayor and who shall be residents of the Township.
The term of office shall be for five years, to take effect on January
1. The Chairman of said Commission shall be elected by said members
of the Commission. In the event all members of the Commission are
replaced at one time, the terms of office shall commence upon the
day of their appointment and be for the respective periods of one,
two, three, four and five years, beginning on the January 1 immediately
prior to such appointment. All subsequent appointments, except to
fill individual vacancies, shall be for the full term of five years.
(2)
The Shade Tree Commission shall include two alternate members who
shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall be designated as "Alternate
No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2" and shall serve during the absence or
disqualification of any regular member or members of the Commission.
The term of each alternate member shall be five years commencing on
January 1 of the year of appointment; provided, however, that in the
event two alternate members are appointed, the initial term of Alternate
No. 2 shall be four years and the initial term of Alternate No. 1
shall be five years. An alternate member may participate in discussions
of any proceedings but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification
of a regular member.
D.
Compensation. All Commissioners appointed pursuant
to this section shall serve without compensation except, pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40:64-11, Commission members may recover expenses incurred
in discharging official duties, including expenses incident to attendance
at professional meetings.
E.
Organization, salaries of officers and employees.
The Commission shall organize within 30 days after the appointment
of its total membership for the remainder of the calendar year in
which said appointments are made, and thereafter annually by the election
of one of its members as Chair, and the appointment of a secretary,
who need not be a member. The salary of the secretary, who may be
compensated even if a member of the Commission, shall be fixed by
the Township Council; the salaries of all other employees shall be
fixed by the Commission. All salaries shall be fixed as nearly as
practicable in accordance with the Salary Ordinances of the Township
for corresponding positions as such ordinances are from time to time
amended and supplemented.
F.
Powers. The Shade Tree Commission shall have the power
to:
(1)
Exercise full and exclusive control over the regulation,
planting and care of shade and ornamental trees and shrubbery now
located, or which may hereafter be planted in any public highway,
park or parkway, except such as are excluded pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:64-1 in the Township, including the planting, trimming, spraying,
care and protection thereof.
(2)
Regulate and control the use of the ground surrounding
the same, so far as may be necessary for their proper growth, care
and protection.
(3)
Move or require the removal of any tree, or part thereof,
dangerous to public safety.
(4)
Care for and control such parks and parkways, encourage arborculture; make, alter, amend and repeal in the manner prescribed for the passage, alteration, amendment and repeal of ordinances by the Township Council, any and all ordinances necessary or proper for carrying out the provisions of this subsection; any ordinances of the Shade Tree Commission intended to regulate the planting of shade and ornamental trees and shrubbery in conjunction with land development shall not conflict with the standards and procedures set forth in Chapter 188, Land Use; further, such ordinances shall be in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:64-1.
(5)
Administer treatment to, or remove, any tree situated
upon private property which is believed to harbor a disease or insects
readily communicable to neighboring healthy trees in the care of the
municipality and enter upon private property for that purpose, with
the consent of the owner thereof, provided that the suspected condition
is first confirmed by certificates issued by or on behalf of the Department
of Agriculture.
G.
Liens on property.
(1)
The initial cost of all trees planted by the Commission,
the cost of planting the same, the cost of the posts and boxes or
guards used for protection thereof, and the cost of the removal of
any tree or part thereof dangerous to public safety shall, if the
Commission shall so determine, in accordance with uniform rules and
regulation promulgated for this purpose, be a charge upon the real
estate in front of which such tree or trees and shall be planted or
removed as an improvement thereof. Such cost if it is so determined
that it is to be paid by the owner shall, unless paid directly to
the Commission, be certified by it to the Collector of Taxes of the
Township, shall thereupon become and be lien upon said real estate,
shall be included in the next tax bill rendered to the owner or owners
thereof, and be collected in the same manner as other taxes against
the property. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to:
(2)
In every case where the property of an abutting owner
will be chargeable with the cost of the planting of any shade tree
or trees, the Commission shall give notice of the meeting at which
it is proposed to consider said planting by publishing the notice
at least once, not less than 20 days before the meeting, in a newspaper
circulating in the Township, or by personal service of a copy of the
notice upon the abutting owner at least 10 days before the meeting.
The notice shall specify the street, streets, or portions thereof,
on which said planting is proposed and require all persons who may
object thereto to present their objections in writing at the office
of the Commission at or before the meeting. Before final action shall
be taken all objections so filed shall be considered. The Commission
shall give reasonable notice of its intention to remove, or cause
the removal of, a tree, or part of a tree, dangerous to public safety,
unless public safety requires immediate removal in which case no notice
shall be necessary.
H.
Annual appropriations. During the month of December
in each year, the Shade Tree Commission shall certify to the Township
Council of the Township the estimated sum necessary for the proper
conduct of its work during the ensuing fiscal year, which shall include
the sum estimated to be expended for such of the following items as
it is anticipated expenditure will be made for; namely:
(1)
Payment of wages and salaries of employees.
(2)
Expenses of Commission members in discharging official
duties, including expenses incident to attendance at professional
meetings.
(3)
Purchase of necessary equipment and materials and
the cost of services for the prudent promotion of the work. The Township
Council shall annually appropriate such sums as it deems necessary
for said purposes. Said funds may be appropriated from the shade tree
escrow account.
(4)
Any excess monies may be used for the purchase and
maintenance of equipment used for the shade tree planting and maintenance.
I.
Shade tree regulations.
(1)
No person shall plant any shade tree, ornamental tree
or shrubbery within any public highway, park, parkway or municipally
owned land except as specifically permitted by the Shade Tree Commission.
In all other cases, such plantings shall be accomplished only by the
Shade Tree Commission or by the Township Engineering, Planning and
Land Use Development and Environmental Protection Department or the
Public Works Department, as the Shade Tree Commission may direct.
(2)
No Township department, agency, bureau or developer
shall plant any shade tree, ornamental tree or shrubbery within any
public highway, park or parkway without first submitting for approval
the plans for such planting to the Shade Tree Commission. The Shade
Tree Commission may delegate such approval to the Township Engineering,
Planning and Land Use Development and Environmental Protection Department
or the Public Works Department. Upon the completion of a planting
by a Township department, agency or bureau, such department, agency
or bureau shall report such completion to the Shade Tree Commission,
noting any deviations from the plan approved.
(3)
The developer is responsible for the installation
of all street shade trees and landscaping in accordance with the approval
plan by the Shade Tree Commission.
[Amended 10-17-2016 by Ord. No. O-16-19]
(4)
Performance and maintenance guarantees.
(a)
Prior to the recording of the final subdivision plats or as a condition of final site plan approval or as a condition to the issuance of a zoning permit in conjunction with Chapter 188, Land Use, Article VII, the applicant or developer of any tract of land or building site within the Township shall be required to post a performance guarantee in favor of the municipality in an amount not to exceed 120% of the cost of installation.
(5)
A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued until
all the requirements of this section have been met and landscaping
planted, unless it is not the proper season to plant the landscaping.
This landscaping shall be completed during the first planting season
after the initial certificate of occupancy.
(6)
Any tree, ornamental tree or shrub within the jurisdiction
of the Shade Tree Commission planted by any person, developer, the
Shade Tree Commission or the Township or any department, agency or
bureau thereof shall be between 10 feet and 15 feet behind the curb
and shall be in any event no more than 20 feet from the curb or sidewalk.
(7)
The Township Code Enforcement Officer and the Police
Department are charged with the duty to enforce the regulations contained
herein.
(8)
Violators of the regulations of the Shade Tree Commission,
upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not more than
$200. Each act contrary to the regulations of the Shade Tree Commission
shall constitute a separate and distinct offense subject to the penalty
provided herein.
[1]
Editor's Note: Subsection 2-7.4, Paragraphs
a through i, were previously codified as Subsections 2-25.1 through
2-25.9 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Howell.
The Township recognizes the five duly incorporated
fire companies known as Squankum Fire Company No. 1, Howell Township
Fire Company No. 1, Southard Fire Department No. 1, Ramtown Howell
Fire Company No. 2 and Freewood Acres Fire Company No. 1, as agents
and instrumentalities of the Township for prevention and control of
fire, and those companies are authorized to use the hydrants and facilities
of the Township in discharging their functions. For the purposes of
this chapter they shall be referred to jointly as "Fire Department."
The Fire Department as heretofore established and/or governed under
Subsection 2-7.6, Paragraphs a through h, of Chapter II (Administration)
of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Howell, New Jersey,[1] is hereby continued to the extent that it is not inconsistent
with the Charter and this chapter.
A.
Companies. There is hereby authorized and established
the Howell Township Fire Department to be composed of five companies
to be known as Squankum Fire Company No. 1, Howell Township Fire Company
No. 1, Southard Fire Department No. 1, Ramtown Howell Fire Company
No. 2, and Freewood Acres Fire Company No. 1, and such additional
companies as the Mayor and Township Council may authorize and approve.
B.
Qualifications. No person shall hereafter become a
member of the Fire Department of the Township of Howell, or any unit
thereof, unless above the age of 18 and not over the age of 40, a
citizen of the United States, a resident of the Township of Howell,
County of Monmouth, for over one year, and submit proof as to good
physical condition by a certificate to that effect by a practicing
physician of the State of New Jersey after physical examination for
that purpose.
C.
Percentage of duty required. Every member of the Fire
Department shall in each year perform at least 60% of duty to be composed
of actual attendance and duty at fire and drills, and a record shall
be kept of such attendance and duty by the Chiefs of the respective
fire companies and reported to the Township officers annually.
D.
Application for membership.
(1)
Application. Every person seeking to join the Fire
Department shall make application to the company unit which he/she
desires to join and shall complete an application, in duplicate, filing
the same with the fire company or unit, the form of which may be prescribed
by the fire company or unit, which application shall contain the following
information about the applicant: name, home address, birth date, social
security number, driver's license number, any conviction of a violation
of N.J.S.A. 2C:17-1, including aggravated arson, arson, failure to
control or report a dangerous fire, or directly or indirectly pay
or accept any form of consideration for the purpose of starting a
fire or explosion, any conviction of a violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-3
regarding false public alarms, any conviction of a crime or disorderly
persons violation; and any such other information as the fire company
or unit deems relevant to the application, provided that none of such
information is prohibited by law.
(2)
Investigation. Following the filing of such application,
the fire company or unit shall transmit one of the applications to
the Chief of Police of the Township of Howell who shall conduct an
investigation to ascertain the truth of the statements made by the
applicant upon his or her application and any such other investigation
of the applicant's background as he or she deems necessary for the
protection of the public good. If as a result of such investigation
the applicant is found to have been convicted of a violation of N.J.S.A.
2C:17-1 or N.J.S.A. 2C:33-3, or any other crime or disorderly persons
violation, or the investigation reveals any other information that
would indicate that the applicant may be a threat to the health, safety
or welfare of the community, the Chief of Police shall report such
information and the particulars thereof to the fire company or unit.
(3)
Fingerprinting. In connection with this investigation,
the applicant shall submit to fingerprinting and the Chief of Police
is authorized to submit the applicant's fingerprint card and receive
state criminal history record information from the Division of State
Police/State Bureau of Identification for use in considering the suitability
of all applicants covered under this subsection. This investigation
shall be completed within 30 days of the receipt of the application
and the fingerprinting of the applicant.[2]
(4)
Election. Election to membership in a volunteer fire
company shall be in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:12-1.1 (Membership
Procedures in Volunteer Fire Companies) as may be amended and supplemented
from time to time.
(5)
Membership. Membership in any fire company in the
Township of Howell means membership in a volunteer fire company organized
pursuant to Title 15 or Title 15A of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey,
membership in a volunteer fire company or similar organization constituted
in a fire district pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-70.1, membership in
a junior fire-fighters auxiliary established pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40A:14-95 or nonpaid membership in a part-paid Fire Department or
force established pursuant to Chapter 14 of Title 40A of the Revised
Statutes of New Jersey. It is intended that any of the five existing
fire companies, and any additional companies as the Mayor and Township
may authorize and approve, shall be deemed to be an "authorized agency"
as defined by N.J.A.C. 13:59-1.1 for the purposes of requesting information
from the Division of State Police/State Bureau of Identification.
E.
Members over age limit. Each and every fire company in the Township may be permitted to continue any present members and accept new members over the age of 40 in addition to members referred to in Subsections B and C of this section, anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding. Any such members may not be entitled to benefits under the New Jersey State Firemen's Relief Association unless permitted to share therein by virtue of any statute of the State of New Jersey or any rule or regulation of the State Relief Association; otherwise, such person may be accepted and serve as a member of any Township fire company subject to the rules and regulations of the respective fire company of which said person is a member.
F.
Purpose. This section is enacted for the sole purpose
of establishing and certifying a minimum of supervision and control
of the Township fire companies and as required in accordance with
the rules and regulations of the New Jersey State Firemen's Relief
Association, in the formation of a Firemen's Relief Association for
the Township for the issuance of exempt firemen's certificates, and
not otherwise.
G.
Exemption certificate. Exemption certificates may
be issued to members of the Fire Department who have served seven
years in active duty, under Township control, as required by law of
April 29, 1935, as amended May 26, 1936.
H.
Pension payment.
(1)
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:12-28.1 the Township shall
hereafter pay a pension to the widow or minor children of a volunteer
fireman or a member of the first aid or rescue squad who dies or dies
as a result of injuries sustained in the course of the performance
of his duty as a member of the Township volunteer fire company, or
rescue or first aid squad.
(2)
Such pension shall be in the sum of $15,000 annually.
[Amended 6-23-2003 by Ord. No. O-03-21]
(3)
Such pension shall be paid to the widow during her
widowhood, or to the minor child or children of such fireman, or member
of a rescue or first aid squad if he leaves no widow surviving him,
or to his minor children after the death of such widow.
(4)
The Township Council shall make provision in its budget
for the payment of any such pension authorized hereunder, and the
same shall be paid in the same manner as Township employees are paid.
[1]
Editor's Note: Subsection 2-7.6, Paragraphs
a through h, were previously codified as Subsections 2-6.1 through
2-6.8 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Howell.
There is hereby established a Bureau of Fire
Prevention of the Township of Howell.
[Amended 3-15-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-04; 3-5-2019 by Ord. No. O-19-11; 2-23-2021 by Ord. No. O-21-1]
The Howell Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
as heretofore established and/or governed and/or adopted under Subsection
2-7.8, Paragraphs a through c, of Chapter II (Administration) of the
Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Howell, New Jersey,[1] is hereby continued to the extent that it is not inconsistent
with the Charter and this chapter. So as to better reflect the purpose
of the Howell Alliance, and in recognition of the fact that the needs
of the community have expanded to include mental health awareness,
the formal name of the Howell Alliance shall be changed from the Howell
Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse to the Howell Alliance
for Substance Use Prevention and Mental Health Awareness.
A.
Purpose.
The purposes of the Howell Alliance are as follows:
(1)
Organize
and coordinate substance use prevention and mental health awareness
efforts in collaboration with community leaders, school staff, law
enforcement, business groups, community members, behavioral health
agencies, health care professionals, public and private substance
use prevention and treatment organizations and civic and other volunteer
organizations for the purpose of reducing substance abuse (including,
but not limited to, illicit drug use, prescription drug misuse/abuse,
underage drinking, alcoholism, tobacco use, vaping and other at-risk
behaviors) and promoting mental well-being through awareness, education,
programming and resource sharing with an emphasis on youth;
(2)
In cooperation
with local school districts, develop comprehensive and effective substance
use prevention and mental health awareness education programs in grades
kindergarten through 12;
(3)
Develop
comprehensive substance use prevention and mental health awareness
education, support and outreach efforts for parents and youth caregivers
in the community;
(4)
Develop
comprehensive substance use prevention and mental health awareness
education, support and outreach efforts for community members;
(5)
In alignment
with local, county, state, and national needs assessments, data, statistics
and trends, identify appropriate substance use prevention, mental
health awareness, and mental well-being programs; and
(6)
Reduce
the stigmas surrounding substance use and mental health disorders
to encourage those affected to seek support resources and help.
B.
Members.
The Howell Alliance may include, but is not limited to, the following
members, all of whom shall serve for a one-year term commencing on
January 1 of each year, or by rolling application throughout the year,
as appointed by the Township Council:
(1)
Mayor
and/or governing body members (or designees);
(2)
Police
officers;
(3)
School
district administrative staff and/or school board members;
(4)
Student
assistance coordinators/counselors and/or other student support services
staff;
(5)
Parent-teacher
association/organization and home-school association representatives;
(6)
Parents,
youth caregivers and/or guardians;
(7)
Youth-serving
organization representative;
(8)
Chamber
of Commerce or local business representatives;
(9)
Local
civic or volunteer group representatives;
(10)
Faith-based
organization representatives;
(11)
Private
citizens with interest in or experience with substance use and/or
mental health issues;
(12)
Youth
representatives;
(13)
Senior
citizen representatives;
(14)
Individuals
who have been affected by their own or family members' substance use
or mental health disorders;
(15)
Behavioral
health agency representatives and health care professionals; and
(16)
Representatives
of public and private organizations involved in the prevention or
treatment of substance use and mental health disorders and/or regional
substance use prevention coalition members.
C.
Residency
requirement. To the extent possible, members should be residents or
employees of Howell Township, or represent businesses or organizations
serving the Howell Township community.
D.
Bylaws.
The Alliance membership shall be responsible for creating bylaws for
the conduct of its operations, which may be amended from time to time.
[1]
Editor's Note: Subsection 2-7.8, Paragraphs a through c, were
previously codified as Subsections 2-48.1 through 2-48.3 of the Revised
General Ordinances of the Township of Howell.
The Teen Center Advisory Board as heretofore
established and/or governed under Subsection 2-7.9, Paragraphs a through
c, of Chapter II (Administration) of the Revised General Ordinances
of the Township of Howell, New Jersey,[1] is hereby continued to the extent that it is not inconsistent
with the Charter and this chapter. The members of the Teen Center
Advisory Board, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in prior
ordinances, shall be appointed by the Township Manager.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to create
the Howell Teen Center.
B.
Findings. The Township Council of Howell finds that
it is important to foster and encourage the teenagers of the Township
in constructive recreational and social activities and that the creation
of a Teen Center would be in furtherance of that objective.
C.
Action. The Township Council of Howell does hereby
establish the Howell Teen Center which shall operate under the following
conditions:
(1)
The supervision and operation shall be under the direction
of the Recreation Advisory Committee.
(2)
The Recreation Advisory Committee with the advice
and consent of the Township Council shall establish a subcommittee,
named the "Teen Center Advisory Board," consisting of not to exceed
seven residential teenagers and not to exceed 11 adult members to
be appointed by the Township Council for a one-year term, to plan
events and manage the operation of the Teen Center. The Chair and
the officers shall be designated by the Howell Teen Center Advisory
Committee.
(3)
The Teen Center shall have use of the recreation building,
main room, subject to the availability of the room to be coordinated
through the Director of Recreation, for the purposes of dances, open
houses, discussion groups and other social functions for the benefit
of Township residents and other invited guests.
(4)
Fees may be charged and collected for social events,
refreshments, etc. All funds collected shall be deposited by the Teen
Center Advisory Board with the Township Chief Financial Officer and
designated for the benefit of the Teen Center activities and/or improvements
in a reserve account.
(5)
Purchase of equipment and the lease/rental of any
video game or refreshment machine and any other expenditures shall
be negotiated by bid by the Teen Center Advisory Board and authorized
by the Township Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: Subsection 2-7.9, Paragraphs
a through c, were previously codified as Subsections 2.45.1 through
2-45.3 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Howell.
The Howell Township Transportation Advisory
Committee (previously known as the "Howell Township Transportation
Committee") as heretofore established and/or governed by resolution
of former Township committee on January 24, 1977, as amended by resolution
adopted February 14, 1984, be and is hereby continued to the extent
that it is not inconsistent with the Charter and this chapter. The
members of the Howell Township Transportation Advisory Committee,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in prior ordinances, shall
be appointed by the Township Council.
The Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Board has heretofore established and/or governed under Chapter 204, Mobile Homes, Article I, Rent Stabilization, is hereby continued to the extent that it is not inconsistent with the Charter and this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 2-7.12, Municipal
Ethics Board, which immediately followed this section, was repealed
3-17-2003 by Ord. No. O-03-11.
A.
Purpose and functions.
(1)
The task force shall actively pursue and obtain grants
that are unencumbered by matching funds, or low-interest loans where
said grants are beneficial to the provisions set forth in the intent
section of this subsection.
(2)
Where a grant consists of matching funds the task
force shall consult with the Township Council and other units of government
that would be involved, prior to proceeding with the initial application.
(3)
Where a private individual wishes to donate a parcel
of land to the Township, and that parcel is not associated with a
development being administrated by the Planning Board or Zoning Board
of Adjustment, the task force shall evaluate the parcel and make recommendations
to the Township Council on either its acceptance or rejection. However,
no private parcel shall be recommended for acceptance unless the deed,
upon transfer, contains specific covenants that shall make the parcel
conform to the intent of this subsection. If these terms are met the
task force shall then make every effort to expedite its acquisition.
(4)
Where a privately owned parcel of land is available,
but the owner wishes it to remain in its natural state and cannot
qualify for any government program to preserve it, and said parcel
would prove beneficial for the purposes set forth in this subsection,
the task force shall consider recommending its purchase by the implementation
of estate rights which shall contain covenants that restrict both
the landowner and the Township from altering the land's existing natural
features.
(5)
If any individual wishes to enter into a land preservation
program with either the County of Monmouth or where such program is
in conjunction with both the County of Monmouth and State of New Jersey,
the task force shall assist said individual by advising as to the
provisions of the program and what agencies should be contacted to
expedite such an agreement. Where the task force is requested by the
applicant to provide additional assistance, it shall coordinate the
application with the proper government agencies and the applicant.
However, the task force shall in no way be construed as acting as
legal counsel to the applicant during these negotiations. The final
agreement shall be the sole responsibility of the applicant and his/her
personal legal counsel.
(6)
The task force shall identify properties which alone
or in conjunction with neighboring properties may be eligible for
a land preservation program and shall contact those property owners
to inform them of their potential eligibility.
(7)
Where sites of historical significance are either
found by the task force or brought to its attention, said sites shall
be brought to the attention of the State of New Jersey, the County
of Monmouth and the Township Council of the Township of Howell in
order to insure their preservation. The task force shall also inform
the Township's historical society and other independent organizations
of their presence so that proper acquisition procedures can be implemented
to insure their survival.
(8)
The task force shall have the option of consulting
with or seeking the assistance of other Township boards, commissions
or committees or any other official body when necessary.
(9)
The task force shall provide brief written reports
to the Township Council on at least a quarterly basis detailing the
progress made in accomplishing its assigned tasks.
B.
Members.
[Amended 3-17-2003 by Ord. No. O-03-8]
(1)
The task force shall consist of five members and four
alternate members.
[Amended 3-6-2007 by Ord. No. O-07-6[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided
as follows: "Following adoption of this ordinance one additional alternate
member shall have a term of office of one year. The other alternate
shall have a term of two years, the designation of the term of said
alternates being at the determination by appointment of Council. After
this initial term of office, each additional alternate member shall
thereafter serve a term of two years."
(2)
Said members shall be selected by the Mayor and Township
Council.
(3)
There shall be five-year limits due to the extended
time frames that may be involved in grant applications and land acquisition
procedures with the exception of the two alternates whose terms shall
be two years.
(a)
Following adoption of this Subsection B, the initial task force shall serve for the following terms: one shall serve for five years, one shall serve for four years, one shall serve for three years, one shall serve for two years and one shall serve for one year. The alternates shall serve one for two years and the other for one year. The length of the respective term shall be determined by lot at the organization of the task force immediately following the appointment by Council.
(b)
Each member selected thereafter shall serve a term
of five years. The alternate members shall serve a term of two years.
(4)
It shall be the choice of the task force to select
its own leader and/or leaders.
C.
Resources.
(1)
The governing body of the municipality shall provide
the task force with offices for the conduct of its business and the
preservation of its records, and shall supply equipment and supplies
as may be necessary.
(2)
The task force may appoint employees, including clerical
staff, as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section
within the limits of funds appropriated by the municipal governing
body for those purposes.
(3)
The task force may utilize the Township Attorney's
services, within the discretion of the Council, and, in cases of conflict,
appoint special counsel.
A.
Establishment and designation of redevelopment agency.
There shall be a redevelopment agency established pursuant to the
authority granted in N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-4. The Township Council is hereby
designated and ordained as the redevelopment agency.
B.
Powers of the redevelopment agency. The redevelopment
agency shall:
(1)
Direct and supervise, through the departments and
divisions of the Township, the functions necessary to assist and encourage
the timely and proper improvement to real property within the Township.
These functions shall include at a minimum the acquisition of real
property; the development of maps and standards governing the development
of the Township; the management, maintenance and operation of property
owned by the Township but not needed for public use; the disposition
of such property by sale or lease and the operation and administration
of such incentive programs as may be established by the Township to
assist and encourage the development and redevelopment of property.
(2)
Determine whether the Planning Board should investigate
whether real property is in an area in need of redevelopment.
(3)
Determine whether real property is in an area in need
of redevelopment.
(4)
Determine whether the Planning Board should formulate
a new redevelopment plan for real property in an area in need of redevelopment.
(5)
Enact, by ordinance, such redevelopment plans for
an area in need of redevelopment as are necessary consistent with
N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq.
(6)
Exercise all powers of a redevelopment agency authorized
by N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq.
