[Amended 5-17-1976 by Ord. No. 525; 12-27-1976 by Ord. No. 540; 2-16-1982 by Ord. No. 684]
There shall be a Municipal Attorney appointed
by the Council. Said appointment shall be by resolution in the manner
provided by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a), as amended, and in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 40A:9-139. Said appointment shall be for a period of
one year or any portion thereof as may be required in the event, for
whatever reason, the appointed Attorney does not complete his term
of office. During his appointment he shall be duly admitted to the
practice of law in the State of New Jersey.
A.
Powers and duties. The Attorney shall be the legal
advisor to the Council, Manager and other municipal departments and
agencies except as otherwise may be provided by law and this Charter.
He shall:
(1)
Draft or review to approve as to form and sufficiency
all legal documents, contracts, deeds, bonds, ordinances and substantive
resolutions made, executed or adopted by or on behalf of the township.
(2)
Represent the township in all judicial and administrative
proceedings in which the township or any of its offices and agencies
may be a party or have an interest.
(3)
Have power to enter into any agreement, compromise
or settlement of any litigation in which the township is involved,
subject to the approval of Council.
B.
Succession. All papers, documents, memoranda, reports
and other materials relating to the Municipal Attorney, except that
which is defined as Attorney's work product, shall be and remain the
property of the township. Upon his termination of service with the
township, the Attorney shall forthwith surrender to his successor
all such property, together with a written consent to substitution
of his successor in all legal actions and proceedings then pending
to which the township is a party.
A.
There shall be a Township Engineer who shall be appointed
by Council. Said appointment shall be by resolution in the manner
provided by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a), as amended, and in accordance
with N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140. During such appointment, the Township Engineer
shall be a duly licensed professional engineer of the State of New
Jersey.
[Amended 5-17-1976 by Ord. No. 525; 11-23-2010 by Ord. No. 1829; 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 1951-2016]
B.
The Engineer shall:
(1)
Prepare plans and specifications for public works
and improvements undertaken by the township.
(2)
Supervise the performance of contracts for public
works and certify the amounts due and payable thereunder.
(3)
Provide for traffic engineering needs.
(5)
Maintain maps, charts, engineering data and records
as may be required for the proper and efficient technical administration
of public works.
(6)
Forthwith, surrender to his successor all papers,
documents, memoranda, reports and other material which shall be and
at all times remain the property of the township, and provide written
consent to substitution of his successor in engineering matters then
pending to which the township is a party.
[Amended 9-11-1990 by Ord. No. 1023; 2-13-2007 by Ord. No.
1675]
A.
There shall be a Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
appointed by the Township Council during the reorganization of the
Township Council each year.
B.
Powers and duties. The Parks and Recreation Advisory
Committee shall review all matters concerning or relating to parks
and recreation programs and facilities located in the Township of
Galloway, including those not owned or leased to the Township but
which are owned, leased and/or operated by various volunteer sports
and recreational clubs and associations which receive financial support
from the Township of Galloway. Such oversight shall include, but is
not limited to, the review and evaluation of, and the recommendation
of expansion, improvement or inclusion of new and or existing programs
and facilities.
C.
Membership. The advisory committee shall consist of
five at-large members.
(1)
The term for at-large members shall be two years and
shall be staggered. Initial appointments shall be made upon adoption
of this section.
(2)
Two appointments shall serve for the remainder of
the current year; three appointments shall serve for the remainder
of the current year and for the following full year to establish the
staggered terms.
(3)
All interim appointments shall serve for the remainder
of the unexpired term.
(4)
The chairperson shall be appointed by the committee
at the first committee meeting of the year and shall be for the term
of one year.
D.
The advisory committee shall meet at least once per
month and must establish a meeting schedule to include time and location
at the reorganization meeting of the committee.
E.
Municipal liaison. The advisory committee shall maintain
an active liaison with the municipal government through the Township
Manager. The Township Manager shall ensure that a staff representative
attends all meetings of the Board as a nonvoting member.
F.
Written report. The chairperson or their designee
shall promptly forward a brief summary of each meeting to the Township
Manager for review. The advisory committee shall file a written report
with the Township Council not less than once per year, on or before
December 1 of each year, setting forth the status of all parks and
recreation programs and facilities.
The Galloway Township Volunteer Fire Companies
are hereby recognized as the Fire Department of the township, which
consists of the following companies: Oceanville Volunteer Fire Company
No. 1, Germania Volunteer Fire Company No. 2, Pomona Volunteer Fire
Company No. 3, Bayview Volunteer Fire Company No. 4 and South Egg
Harbor Volunteer Fire Company No. 5.
[Amended 7-8-1986 by Ord. No. 838]
The Galloway Township Volunteer Ambulance Squad,
Eastern Division, and the Galloway Township Volunteer Ambulance Squad,
Western Division, are hereby recognized as the first aid squads of
the township.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 5-31, Library, was repealed
12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 1951-2016.
There shall be an Environmental Commission for
the protection, development or use of the natural resources located
within the territorial limits of the township, and such Commission
shall have those powers, membership and duties pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:56A-1 et seq.
[Amended 9-5-1978 by Ord. No. 572; 3-19-1985 by Ord. No. 792; 5-7-1985 by Ord. No. 796; 3-22-1988 by Ord. No. 901; 2-27-1990 by Ord. No. 990; 6-9-2004 by Ord. No. 1567; 1-23-2007 by Ord. No. 1672; 10-14-2008 by Ord. No.
1769]
A.
Establishment. There is hereby established within the Township of Galloway an economic development committee known as the "Galloway Township Economic Development Committee (EDC)" to promote the advantages of Galloway Township as referenced in § 5-33G, Duties and responsibilities, listed below.
B.
Membership.
(1)
There shall be 21 members on the Galloway Township
Economic Development Committee. Said members shall be appointed by
the Township Council, shall be chosen with a view to their qualifications
and fitness for service, shall have had experience in industry and
commerce and shall be conversant with the economic needs and facilities
of Galloway Township.
(2)
The following individuals must always be members of
said Economic Development Committee:
(a)
Three Council members as selected by Council.
(b)
One Township staff member appointed by the Township
Manager.
(c)
Seventeen members to be chosen from the residents
at large of the Township of Galloway, any person who operates a business
in Galloway Township or any professional educator or practitioner
currently residing or working in Galloway Township and who possesses
superior expertise in economic development, all of said persons to
be appointed by the Municipal Council.
C.
Terms.
(1)
The term of each non-Council member shall be for three
years effective January 1 of the year of appointment and ending on
December 31 at the end of the term.
(2)
There shall be no limitations on the number of years
which any non-Council member can serve on or be appointed to the Economic
Development Committee.
(3)
Those who are members of the Municipal Council shall
serve for one-year periods beginning January 1 and ending on December
31 at the end of one year.
(4)
The Township Manager shall appoint a staff representative
for a one-year term on January 1 of each year.
(5)
All interim appointments shall be for the balance
of the originally appointed term.
(6)
With the exception of the Township Manager appointment,
Council may, with cause, remove or ask for the resignation of any
member.
D.
Officers. The Committee shall appoint a Chairperson,
a Vice Chairman, a Secretary and also a Treasurer, if needed. The
Committee shall elect all Committee officers for one-year periods,
and in no event shall a Council member be elected as Chairperson of
the Committee.
E.
Compensation. The members and officers of the Committee
shall serve without compensation, but each shall receive reimbursement,
with prior authorization by the Township Manager, for actual disbursements
for expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties.
F.
Director of Economic Development. There shall be a
Director of Economic Development whom the Township Manager shall appoint
and who shall be responsible for administering and implementing a
program to promote and seek to attract environmentally sound industrial
and commercial development in cooperation with the Economic Development
Committee. He or she shall perform the duties set forth in Ordinance
No. 899 of 1988, amending Ordinance No. 599 of 1979, which establishes
job titles and descriptions for officials and employees of the Township,
including acting as a liaison between the Economic Development Committee
and the Planning Board when the Director of Economic Development is
appointed as a Class II member of the Planning Board by the Township
Council.
G.
Duties and responsibilities. The Economic Development
Committee shall:
(1)
Actively promote and continuously seek to attract
environmentally and socially responsible commercial and industrial
development in the Township.
(2)
Work to create, maintain and implement a business
climate that fosters a strong economic community by developing a strategic
plan, consistent with the Township Master Plan, which will result
in sustainable business growth and more local jobs and provide new
municipal tax revenue sources with minimal impact on municipal services.
(3)
Define sustainable and adaptable pockets, or nodes,
of community commercial services in strategic locations that are designed
to meet the consumer needs of the local residents and attract nonlocal
residents.
(4)
Advocate for new and improved modes of transportation
to reduce vehicle trips and work to advance plans for a more efficient
transportation infrastructure as it impacts potential economic growth
issues and consumer convenience.
(5)
Consult and communicate with the Township administration,
Township Council, Planning Board and other municipal agencies concerning
land use issues and ordinances and resolutions that may have an impact
upon development in the Township as it affects economic growth issues
and consumer convenience.
(6)
Conceive, design, produce and distribute marketing,
advertising and public/Township collateral materials and initiate
integrated marketing/PR campaigns promoting the economic and business
location advantages, land development opportunities and property leasing
availability within the Township.
(7)
Identify and classify, by utilizing an updated inventory
list, map or visual imagery, all improved and unimproved commercial
and industrial lands, showing their corresponding permitted uses within
the Township and, as a method of determining their current and potential
tax status and as a way of gauging their utility, the adaptability
and potential advantages for development, redevelopment, rehabilitation
or re-purposing.
(8)
Recommend the best practice methods and means for
the purpose of streamlining and expediting the overall process, timeliness
and fee structure required by the Township needed to develop or act
upon land use entitlements and related Township construction reviews,
permits and licenses.
(9)
Create an informational guide to aid with business
location/relocation services. The guide will include information for
any applicable Township and/or non-Township governmental agency, department
or commission that may potentially have jurisdictional or commercial
development oversight or require land use review and permission. It
should also include referral information for all applicable nongovernmental
businesses and business groups, including chambers of commerce and
business associations that provide assistance to a business.
(10)
Assist Township administration and the Township Council
in the research and preparation of applications for grants or funding
which fosters economic growth.
(11)
Encourage partnerships and coordinate efforts, where
appropriate, with the Small Business Administration and any other
federal, state or local governmental agency which assists or promotes
economic development/growth, business development and commerce.
(12)
Proactively advocate for and assist development projects
which will economically benefit the Township through whatever means
the Committee determines practical, including but not limited to any
and all internal and external communications.
H.
Powers. In furtherance of its goals and objectives
as set forth above, the Economic Development Committee shall have
the following powers:
(1)
To recommend to the Township Council the hiring of
any consultants necessary, in the opinion of the Committee, to further
the goals and objectives of said Committee.
(2)
With prior approval from the Township Council, to
apply for any and all municipal, county, state or federal grants or
other aid which can be used in the furtherance of the goals and objectives
of the Committee.
(3)
To adopt suitable bylaws, with the approval of Township
Council, for the management of the meetings and affairs of the Committee.
(4)
To send and receive any correspondence or other communications
in furtherance of the goals and objectives of the Committee.
(5)
To conduct surveys or otherwise inquire into the advantages
or disadvantages of taking any action to promote the goals and objectives
of the Committee.
(6)
To promote and advertise the economic advantages and
opportunities of Galloway Township in conformity with the goals and
objectives of the Committee.
I.
Limitations.
(1)
The Committee shall not have any powers other than
those set forth and specifically shall have no power to pledge the
credit of the municipality or to enter into contracts or to otherwise
create debts except as herein authorized and shall operate within
the appropriation made by the Township Council in its annual budget.
(2)
The Committee shall specifically not have the power
to take any property by condemnation or eminent domain.
(3)
No member of the Committee shall be interested, directly
or indirectly, in any contracts for work or materials used by the
Committee or in any fees or compensation of any kind paid to any broker,
architect, engineer, merchant or other person doing business with
the Committee or in any other transaction of or with the Committee,
or the benefits or profits thereof.
(4)
Each member and officer of the Committee shall, before
assuming office, take and subscribe an oath that he/she will faithfully
and impartially discharge the duties of his/her office.
J.
Reports. The Economic Development Committee shall
submit an annual report to the Township Council in December each year
setting forth in detail its operations and recommendations for the
preceding 12 months and provide a plan for the upcoming year.
K.
Professionals. The Economic Development Committee,
with prior approval of the Township Manager, may use the services
of the Township Engineer, Township Planner and Township Solicitor
on an as-needed basis to aid and assist it in any effort to further
the goals and objectives of the Economic Development Committee.
L.
Adoption of bylaws. To effectuate its purposes, the
Committee shall have the power to adopt suitable bylaws for the management
of its affairs and to determine the qualifications and duties of its
members.
M.
Quorum. A majority of the members (11 of 21) shall
constitute a quorum of the Committee.
N.
Cooperation of other municipal agencies. The Committee
shall receive from all officials and all authorized boards, departments
and offices of Galloway Township such assistance as may be required
by the Committee in the performance of the duties of the Committee.
O.
Annual budget. There shall be appropriated in each
annual budget of the Township such sum as may be determined by the
Township Council to be necessary for the purpose of advertising the
advantages of this municipality, and the Committee herein established
is authorized to use and expend said funds for such purposes upon
the adoption of the annual budget. The Committee shall submit a request
for funding through the Economic Development Director no later than
October 1 of each year or earlier if requested by the Township Manager.
There shall be a Tri-Communications Committee
comprised of representatives duly appointed by the governing bodies
of Galloway Township, Egg Harbor City and Mullica Township, which
Committee shall maintain a system of emergency communications and
which also permits individual burglar alarm systems to be installed
and monitored by Committee personnel. The representative from Galloway
Township to the Tri-Communications Committee shall be a member of
the Council and appointed by the Council. The staff personnel representatives
from Galloway Township shall be appointed by the Manager.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 5-35, Municipal Utilities
Authority, was repealed 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 1951-2016.
A.
Municipal Disaster Control Director. Pursuant to N.J.S.A.
App. A:9-40.1, there shall be a Municipal Disaster Control Director
who shall be appointed by the Mayor and who shall serve at the pleasure
of the Mayor, except as may otherwise be provided by law.
B.
Deputy Municipal Disaster Control Director. The Municipal
Disaster Control Director shall appoint a Deputy Municipal Disaster
Control Director with the approval of the Mayor, and wherever possible
the Deputy shall be appointed from among the salaried officers or
employees of the municipality.
C.
Local Defense Council. There may be a Local Defense
Council composed of not more than 15 members who shall be appointed
by the Mayor and who shall hold office at the will and pleasure of
the Mayor. The Municipal Disaster Control Director shall be a member
of the Local Defense Council and shall serve as Chairman.
D.
Duties of the Municipal Disaster Control Director
and Local Defense Council. The duties of the Municipal Disaster Control
Director and the Local Defense Council shall be as provided by law
(N.J.S.A. App. A:9-40.4 to and including 9-41 et seq., as amended).
[Added 8-11-1987 by Ord. No. 872]
A.
The Galloway Township Historical Society is hereby
recognized as the official agency of the township for all matters
relating to the history of Galloway Township. Said Historical Society
shall have the responsibility for researching, preserving and maintaining
information and memorabilia relating to the establishment, growth
and development of the Township of Galloway.
B.
The Society shall adopt its own bylaws, including
the designation and election of its own officers; provided, however,
that one of the officers shall be a member of the Township Council
and one of the officers shall be the official Historian of Galloway
Township, who shall act as a clearing house and custodian of historical
records of the township to the extent not conflicting with the statutory
duties of the Municipal Clerk.
C.
In the preparation of the annual municipal budget,
consideration shall be given to the provision of an annual budget
appropriation to support the work of the Historical Society.
The Council may appoint such other agencies,
boards and committees as it may deem necessary. The foregoing boards
and committees and any that may be duly created shall serve without
compensation, except as may be provided by general law or ordinance.
Members, however, may be compensated for expenses incurred in the
performance of their official duties, with the approval of Council.
