All legislative power of the Township shall
be exercised by the Township Committee pursuant to law.
[Amended 1-17-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-1]
The Township Committee shall organize annually
on the first day of January, or during the first seven days of January,
at which time it shall elect a Mayor and a Deputy Mayor from among
its members. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor shall be chosen individually
by ballot by the majority vote of all members of the Township Committee.
In the event no Committee member attains a majority of the vote of
all Committee members after five ballots for either the office of
Mayor or Deputy Mayor, the Committee member who received the most
votes on the fifth ballot shall be deemed elected to the office. In
the event of a tie vote for the most votes on the fifth ballot, the
Committee members who received the most votes on the fifth ballot
shall draw lots for the office. The Mayor shall preside at meetings
of the Township Committee and perform such other duties as the Township
Committee may prescribe. In the absence or disability of the Mayor,
the Deputy Mayor shall act in the place and stead of the Mayor during
the latter's absence or disability.
The Mayor shall have the power to make proclamations
concerning holidays and events of interest to the Township. He may
from time to time appoint citizens' committees to inquire into matters
that are of interest to the Township, and he shall have such other
appointment powers as are conferred upon him by law. He shall be an
ex officio member of all committees, both standing and special. He
shall serve as liaison between the Township Committee and all boards,
committees, agencies or organizations except as otherwise assigned
in this code to a specific committee. He shall have and exercise the
ceremonial power of the Township, and he shall exercise every other
power usually exercised by township mayors and conferred upon him
by law.
[Amended 6-8-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-20]
Copies of records may be purchased for the fee prescribed by
law or regulation. If a fee is not prescribed by law or regulation,
the fee shall be the actual cost of duplicating the record; provided,
however, that where the actual cost for duplication of a record exceeds
the rates below, the actual cost shall be imposed:
A.
Regular meetings.
The Township Committee shall meet annually on the first day of January
or during the first seven days of January in any year, and such other
meetings or adjourned meetings at such time and place as it may direct
by resolution. All regular meetings shall be held within the Township.
B.
Special meetings.
A special meeting may be called at any time upon written request of
a majority of the members of the Township Committee. The request and
call for a special meeting shall specify the purpose of the meeting,
and no business shall be transacted at any special meeting other than
that specified. The call for a special meeting shall be filed with
the Clerk and served upon each Committee member, as hereinafter provided,
at least 24 hours prior to the time for which the meeting is called.
The Police Department shall cooperate with the Clerk in effectuating
service of notices. Upon waiver of notice by all members of the Township
Committee, a special meeting may be held without prior notice notwithstanding
the provisions of this subsection. In addition, notwithstanding the
above provisions, the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Law
(N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.) shall apply and, in the event of a conflict
between those provisions and those of this subsection, shall prevail.
All regular and special meetings of the Township
Committee shall be open to the public. The rules of procedure to be
followed for the conduct of business of the Committee shall be provided
by resolution. Where not provided, Roberts Rules of Order, revised,
shall govern, and the Chairman of a particular meeting shall be parliamentarian
ex officio.
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Editor's Note: Former § 3-13, Township Committee
conferences, was repealed 6-8-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-21.
A majority of the whole number of members of
the Township Committee shall constitute a quorum, and no ordinance
shall be adopted by the Township Committee without the affirmative
vote of a majority of the quorum of the Committee. If a quorum is
not present one hour after the appointed time for any meeting, those
members present may declare the meeting adjourned.
The vote upon every resolution or ordinance
shall be taken by roll call, and the yeas and nays shall be entered
on the minutes. All ordinances shall be introduced, considered, published,
reconsidered and enacted in the manner provided by general law.
