[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Carneys Point 3-25-1981 as Ord. No. 347. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Housing Officer — See Ch. 17.
It is hereby declared by the Township Committee
that there are existing in the Township certain conditions of housing
as specified in the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey, Title
55, Chapter 14A. Section 2, and that the necessity in the public interest
for the provisions hereinafter enacted is hereby declared as a matter
of legislative determination.
There shall be and is hereby created a body
corporate and politic in this Township, to be known as the "Housing
Authority of the Township of Carneys Point." Such Authority shall
constitute an agency and instrumentality of the Township, and the
same hereby is created and established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 55:14A-I
et seq.
A.
The membership of the Authority shall consist of seven
members, who shall be known as "Commissioners," and shall be appointed
and hold office for the terms as hereinafter provided.
B.
The Township Committee shall appoint five Commissioners
of the Authority, and the Mayor shall appoint one Commissioner. The
Commissioners first appointed shall be designated to serve for the
following terms: one for a term of one year, one for a term of two
years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years
and two for terms of five years and until their respective successors
are appointed and have qualified. After the initial appointments,
Commissioners so appointed shall hold office for terms of five years
and until their respective successors are appointed and have qualified,
except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
The Director of the Public Housing and Development Authority in the
State Department of Conservation and Economic Development, as defined
by statute, shall appoint one member thereof, upon receipt of notification
of the creation of the Housing Authority, who shall hold office at
the pleasure of the Director.
A.
Each member appointed shall be entitled to vote as
a member and shall be entitled to all other privileges of membership.
B.
Four members shall constitute a quorum of the Authority
for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers
and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the Authority upon
the affirmative vote of the majority, but not less than three, of
the Commissioners present, unless, in any case, the bylaws of the
Authority shall require a larger number.
A.
Not more than one Commissioner may be an officer or
employee of the Township. All Commissioners shall hold office until
their successors have been appointed and qualified.
B.
A Commissioner shall receive no compensation for his
services, but he shall be entitled to the necessary expenses, including
traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties.
The Authority shall select a Chairman and Vice
Chairman from among its Commissioners, and it may employ a Secretary
(who shall be Executive Director), technical experts and such other
employees as it may require and shall determine their qualifications,
duties and compensation.
Any member may be removed from office by the
appointing authority upon notice and hearing for inefficiency, neglect
of duty or misconduct in office.
The Authority shall have public and essential
governmental functions and the powers necessary or convenient to carry
out and effectuate the purpose of its creation and, in addition, the
powers specified in N.J.S.A. 55:14A-7.
In addition to the powers, duties and jurisdiction
of the Authority as hereinbefore set forth, the Authority is hereby
given all of the functions, powers and rights as set forth in N.J.S.A.
55:14A-1 to 55:19A-58, inclusive, and the amendments and supplements
thereto, as the same may apply.
