[Amended 1-20-2004 by Ord. No. 1451]
There is hereby constituted and created in and
for the City of North Wildwood four standing committees which shall
be designated: Administrative, Revenue and Finance, Public Works and
Public Safety. Each committee shall consist of no more than three
members of Council. The Mayor shall serve as a nonvoting, ex officio
member of all Council committees.
[Amended 1-20-2004 by Ord. No. 1451]
Each committee member shall be appointed by
the Council President with a majority vote of Council and shall serve
at the pleasure of the Council President.
[Amended 1-20-2004 by Ord. No. 1451; 11-8-2017 by Ord. No. 1731]
Each committee shall be headed by a chairman
who shall be appointed by the Council President with a majority vote
of Council. The Chairman of the Administrative Committee shall be
designated the Director of Administration; the Chairman of the Revenue
and Finance Committee shall be designated the Director of Revenue
and Finance; and the Chairman of the Public Works Committee shall
be designated the Director of Public Works.
[Amended 12-2-2014 by Ord. No. 1663]
A.
The jurisdiction
of the Administrative Committee shall include the Mayor, the Administrator,
the City Clerk, the City Engineer, the Legal Department, the Department
of Buildings, Parks and Grounds, the Department of Recreation and
Tourism, the Tourists' Development Commission, the Municipal Court,
the Zoning Official, the Planning Board, and the Alcoholic Beverage
Commission.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
The jurisdiction
of the Finance Committee shall include the Chief Financial Officer,
Department of Revenue and Finance, the Department of Tax Collection,
the Tax Collector and the Tax Assessor.
C.
The jurisdiction
of the Public Safety Committee shall include the Police Department,
the Fire Department, the Department of Emergency Management, Volunteer
Services, the Beach Patrol and the Department of Construction Inspection.
D.
The jurisdiction
of the Public Works Committee shall include the Department of Public
Works.
A.
Inquiry. A committee may, by majority vote of that
committee, require any municipal officer to prepare and submit sworn
statements regarding the performance of his/her official duties and
may otherwise investigate the conduct of any department, office, or
agency.
B.
Administration. Committees and individual members
thereof shall deal with officers and employees of the City only through
the Mayor, Administrator or department heads, and, except for inquiries
as provided for, all communications regarding the administration of
the City shall be with them. This provision shall not apply to the
City Solicitor or the City Engineer, which contact may be direct in
nature and without limitation or restriction.
C.
Removal. The Mayor may remove an official, officer,
or employee subject to approval by Council except in those instances
where applicable statutory authority, administrative code regulations,
ordinances or collective bargaining agreements provide otherwise.
The Mayor and Council Members may only be removed for cause in accordance
with state statutes.
[Amended 12-2-2014 by Ord. No. 1663]
[Added 1-20-2004 by Ord. No. 1451]
Council committees may appoint a member of said
committee to serve as the liaison to a department under said committee's
jurisdiction.
