This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Administrative Code of the Borough of Palisades Park" and
is herein referred to as the "code."
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 terms of office shall
commence January 1 next following their election.
The Council shall, by resolution, adopt rules
of procedure not inconsistent with this code. The rules shall provide
for standing committees of the Council.
The Council shall take appropriate action to
ensure that ordinances and resolutions of the preceding year are compiled
or codified.
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.
At an organizational meeting, the Council, by
a majority vote, shall elect from its 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 inability.
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 shall 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.