[Amended 5-7-2012 by Ord. No. 25-2012]
A. Consistent
with N.J.S.A. 40:12-1 et seq., there is hereby created a Board of
Recreation Commissioners consisting of seven members and up to four
alternate members who will be appointed by the Mayor with the consent
of the majority of the members of the Harrison Township Committee.
At least one member shall be an active member of the Harrison Township
Committee. At least one member, but not more than two, shall be an
active member of the Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee. All
members of said Board shall be residents of the Township of Harrison,
except for two members who may be nonresidents. No Commissioner shall
receive any compensation for his/her service, except for the Secretary
of the Board who shall be paid according to the Harrison Township
Salary Ordinance. The officers of the Commission shall be as follows: Chairman,
Vice Chairman and Secretary.
[Amended 2-21-2017 by Ord. No. 7-2017]
B. Alternate
members shall be designated at the time of appointment as "Alternate
No. 1," "Alternate No. 2," "Alternate No. 3" and "Alternate No. 4."
Alternate members may participate in discussions of the proceedings
but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular
member. A vote shall not be delayed in order that a regular member
may vote instead of an alternate member. In the event a choice must
be made as to which alternate member is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall
vote.
[Amended 5-7-2012 by Ord. No. 25-2012]
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:12-1 et seq., the Commissioners
first appointed shall be appointed for terms of one, two, three, four
and five years, respectively, in such manner that the term of at least
one Commissioner, and not more than two Commissioners, shall expire
in each year according to the number appointed. Thereafter, all appointments
shall be for the term of five years, except Township Committee members,
who shall serve for a one-year term. Alternate members shall serve
two-year terms, and their expiration dates shall be staggered such
that two alternate members can be appointed each year. Members of
the Board may be removed at any time, for sufficient cause, by the
Mayor with the consent of the majority of the members of the Township
Committee. In the event of a vacancy caused by the death, inability,
resignation or removal of any member, the Mayor, with the approval
of the majority of the members of the Harrison Township Committee,
shall appoint another person to fill the unexpired term of such vacancy
from a list of names submitted by the Board.
Immediately following their appointment, an organizational meeting
shall be held by the members of the Recreation Committee, at which
time there shall be elected a Chairman.
The powers and duties of such Chairman shall be as follows:
A. To
preside over all meetings of the Recreation Commission.
B. To
appoint a Vice Chairman and recording secretary and an Acting Chairman
in the event of the nonavailability of the Chairman or Vice Chairman.
C. To
appoint such subcommittees as may be authorized by the Recreation
Commission to carry out the objectives and purposes of the Recreation
Commission.
D. To
certify to the Township Treasurer all expenditures of the Recreation
Commission.
Annually, the Recreation Commission shall submit a budget to
the Township Committee on or before the second Monday in December
for its approval.
Regular meetings of the Recreation Commission shall be held
the third Tuesday of each month, or at the call of the Chairman or,
in his absence or disability, at the call of the Vice Chairman. At
all meetings a quorum shall consist of a majority of the members of
the Recreation Commission.