The Mayor and Councilmen of the Borough shall
constitute the Council thereof.
The Council shall hold an annual meeting on
January 1 at 12:00 noon or during the first seven days of January
in any year and such other meetings or adjourned meetings at such
time and place as it may by resolution direct, but all regular meetings
shall be held within the Borough. The Mayor shall, when necessary,
call special meetings of the Council; in case of his neglect or refusal,
any four members of the Council may call such meeting at such time
and place in the Borough as they may designate, and in all cases of
special meetings written notice shall be given to all the members
of the Council. left at their places of residence or by actual contact
with the members by telephone or otherwise.
Three Councilmen and the Mayor or, in the absence
of the Mayor, four Councilmen, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business, but a smaller number may meet and adjourn from time to
time.
The Council at its annual meeting shall, by
the vote of a majority of the Council, elect from its number a President
of the Council, who shall preside at all its meetings when the Mayor
does not preside. He shall hold office for one year and until the
next annual meeting. He shall have the right to debate and vote on
all questions before the Council. If the Council at its annual meeting
fails to elect a President, the Mayor shall appoint the President
from the Council, and in that case no confirmation by the Council
shall be necessary.
If the Mayor is absent from the Borough for
a period of three days or for any reason is unable to act, the President
of the Council shall perform all the duties of the Mayor during such
absence or inability. In case of his intended absence from the Borough
for more than three days at any one time, the Mayor shall notify the
President in writing of the intended absence, whereupon the President
shall be and become Acting Mayor from the receipt of the notice and
continue to act until the Mayor's return. In case of the temporary
inability of the President of Council to so act, the member of Council
having the longest term of service may act temporarily for the President
of Council.
The Council shall possess all the powers granted
by or permissible under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
The Council shall provide rules of procedure
by resolution. These rules shall not be inconsistent with the provisions
of this code. Except where the Council provides otherwise by resolution,
the proceedings at all meetings shall be conducted in accordance with
Robert's Rules of Order, revised. The Borough Attorney shall be ex
officio parliamentarian and shall be prepared, at the request of any
member of the Council, to give his opinion on any question of procedure.
All regular and special meetings of the Council
shall be open to the public. The Borough Attorney, the Clerk and any
other Borough officer or employee whose presence is required by resolution
of the Council shall attend such meetings.
The Council may convene at any time in informal
conference for the study of municipal business or to plan for the
agendas of its future meetings. No persons other than those specifically
invited by the Council to attend shall be permitted to be present
at such conference.
