This article is applicable to any and all Township
boards, commissions or authorities heretofore established or to be
established. Any board, commission or authority operating under the
auspices of the Township of Egg Harbor may itself adopt for its own
internal operations rules more stringent than those contained herein,
but in all circumstances, this article shall stand as the base minimum
such standard.
A member of any board, commission or authority
may receive excusal from attendance of a regular or specially called
meeting from the Chairperson of the board, commission or authority.
In the absence of the Chairperson, or where the Chairperson is to
be absent, such request shall be directed to the Assistant Chairperson.
Should it occur that the Assistant Chairperson is also absent or unavailable,
such request shall be directed to the Chairperson's or Assistant Chairperson's
designee. Such a request may be in writing or telephonically communicated
either prior to the scheduled or specially called meeting or, if there
are emergency circumstances, within 24 hours after the scheduled or
specially called meeting. In all circumstances, whether the communication
is in writing or telephonic, the Chairperson, Assistant Chairperson
or other designee shall make note of the request, giving the basis
for same and indicating whether the request was granted or denied.
The granting of the request for an excused absence shall be upon a
showing of good cause as determined by the Chairperson, Assistant
Chairperson or designee, but, in all circumstances, such permission
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
All absences which are not excused are construed
to be unexcused. If a member should accumulate more than three unexcused
absences within a six-month period of time or five unexcused absences
within a twelve-month period of time, this shall be construed to be
a resignation by that member, thus creating a vacancy. Notification
of such will then be forwarded in writing by the Chairperson or Assistant
Chairperson to the Mayor and Township Committee for the purposes of
appointing an additional person to fill the vacancy.