[Amended 1-19-1999 by Ord. No. 99-1; 3-5-1999 by Ord. No. 99-4]
A.
Members of the Council, elected as provided by the
Charter, for terms beginning January 1, 1984, shall be paid in accordance
with the Annual Salary Ordinance in the same manner as all other officers
and employees.
B.
Members of the Council shall be given the option to
receive benefits, which shall include, but not be limited to, health,
dental, major medical, hospitalization and prescription plans.
[Amended 6-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-15; 12-20-2004 by Ord. No.
04-37]
Vacancies on the Council shall be filled in
the manner prescribed by law.
[Amended 12-9-1999 by Ord. No. 99-32; 12-21-2009 by Ord. No.
09-24]
The Council, at its first meeting on or after
January 1 of any year, shall elect a President of the Council from
among its members to serve for a term of one year or until the election
and qualification of his/her successor. In the absence of the President
of the Council, the Council shall elect a temporary presiding officer
who shall have the functions, powers and duties of the President during
his/her absence. Upon the arrival of the President, the officer presiding
shall relinquish the chair immediately upon the conclusion of the
particular item of the business before the Council.
Members-elect of the Council shall be notified
of all Council meetings to be held between election day and the date
of organization, the same as incumbents. They shall be entitled to
attend all such meetings and to participate in all premeeting conferences
without vote.
The Council will exercise all powers and perform
all duties granted by the Optional Municipal Charter Law, P.L. 1950,
c. 210,[1] and by general law, which are not otherwise delegated
by the Administrative Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:69A-1 et seq.
A.
All meetings, including premeeting conferences, shall
be public and held at times and places fixed by the Council, in accordance
with the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.). Exceptions,
if any, shall be as authorized therein.
B.
Regular meetings. The Council shall schedule its regular
meetings and conference meetings by resolution adopted from time to
time.
C.
Premeeting conferences. The Council may hold premeeting
conferences in preparation for regular meetings as permitted by law.
The Council may by resolution adopt bylaws and
procedural rules.
The Council shall be the duly constituted Board
of Health.
The Council shall appoint an independent auditor
to make an annual audit of the municipal accounts and financial records
as required by law.
