The Council shall consist of the Mayor and six Councilmen, all of whom shall be elected at large in the borough and take office in the manner provided by law. Their term of office shall commence January 1 next following their election.
Pursuant to the Borough Law, a vacancy occurring in the office of the Mayor, whether by resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by the Council until the next general election and until the election and qualification of a successor. At such next general election, the person elected to fill such vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term only. All vacancies in other elected offices shall be filled by nomination of the Mayor and appointment by him, with the advice and consent of the Council members present at the meeting, provided that at least three affirmative votes shall be required for such purpose, the Mayor to have no vote thereon except in the case of a tie. All appointment to fill vacancies on the Council shall be until January 1 following the next general election. If such vacancies shall occur at so short a period of time before the next general election that the office cannot be filled at the election, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as though it had occurred immediately after the election at the next subsequent general election for such portion of the term, if any, as may still remain unexpired. At such next general election, the person elected to fill the vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term only.
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Editor's Note: Former § 5-5, Ordinances and resolutions, was repealed 2-14-2017 by Ord. No. 1-2017.
The Council shall meet for organization on the first day of January or during the first seven days in January in any year at the call of the incoming Mayor. Thereafter, the Council shall meet regularly within the borough at such times and places as provided by the rules of the Council. 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 meetings at such time and place in the borough as they may designate. In all cases of special meetings, 24 hours' written notice (or actual voice contact) shall be given to all members of the Council. Written notice may be by leaving such notice at their places of residence.
[Amended 2-14-2017 by Ord. No. 1-2017]
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The powers and duties of the Mayor shall be and are those as established at N.J.S.A. 40A:60-5.
At an organizational meeting, the Council, by a majority vote, shall elect from their number a President of the Council, who shall preside at all of its meetings when the Mayor does not preside. The President of the Council 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 shall be necessary. If the Mayor is absent from the borough for a period of three consecutive days or for any reason is unable to act, the President of the Council shall perform all the duties of the Mayor during his absence or disability. The Mayor, in case of his intended absence from the borough for more than three days at any one time, shall notify the President in writing of such intended absence, whereupon the President shall be and become Acting Mayor from the receipt of such notice and continue to act until the Mayor's return. In case of the temporary inability of the President to so act, the Council member having the longest term of service as such may act temporarily for the President.