[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.