There is hereby established in Carneys Point Township a Planning Board of nine members, consisting of the following four classes pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23:
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Class I: the Mayor.
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Class II: one of the officials of the municipality, other than a member of the Township Committee, to be appointed by the Mayor.
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Class III: a member of the Township Committee appointed by it.
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Class IV: six other citizens of the municipality to be appointed by the Mayor. The members of Class IV shall hold no other municipal office, except that one Class IV member may be a member of the Board of Education.
The term of the Class I member shall correspond with his official tenure. The terms of the Class II and Class III members shall be for one year or terminate at the completion of their respective terms of office, whichever occurs first. The term of a Class IV member who is also a member of the Board of Education shall terminate whenever he is no longer a member of the Board of Education or at the completion of his Class IV term, whichever occurs first. The terms of all Class IV members first appointed pursuant to this chapter shall be so determined that, to the greatest practicable extent, the expiration of such term shall be distributed evenly over the first four years after their appointments, as determined by resolution of the Township Committee; provided, however, that no initial term of any Class IV member shall exceed four years and further provided that nothing herein shall affect the term of any present member of the Planning Board, all of whom shall continue in office until the completion of the terms for which they were appointed. Thereafter, all Class IV members shall be appointed for terms of four years, except as otherwise herein provided. All terms shall run from January 1 of the year in which the appointment was made.
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If a vacancy of any class shall occur otherwise than by expiration of term, it shall be filled by appointment, as above provided, for the unexpired term.
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Any member other than a Class I member may be removed by the Township Committee for cause, after a public hearing, if such hearing is requested by the member.
[Amended 8-28-2002 by Ord. No. 723]
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There shall be four alternate members of the Carneys Point Township Planning Board.
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The alternate members of the Carneys Point Township Planning Board shall be appointed by the Mayor of Carneys Point Township as Class IV members and shall meet the qualifications of Class IV members of a Planning Board.
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Alternate members of the Carneys Point Township Planning Board shall be designated at the time of appointment as "Alternate No. 1," "Alternate No. 2," "Alternate No. 3" and "Alternate No. 4."
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The terms of office of the alternate members shall be for two years, except that the terms of the alternate members shall be such that the term of not more than one alternate member shall expire in any one year; provided, however, that in no instance shall the terms of the alternate members first appointed exceed two years.
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A vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled by the Township Mayor for the unexpired term only.
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An alternate member may, after a public hearing if he requests one, be removed by the governing body for cause.
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Alternate members may participate in discussions of the proceedings but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular member of any class. A vote shall not be delayed in order that a regular member may vote instead of an alternate member. In the event that a choice must be made as to which alternate member shall vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote.
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The appointment of alternate members by the Township of Carneys Point for the Township Planning Board shall at all times be in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23.1.
No regular or alternate member of the Planning Board shall act on any matter in which he has, either directly or indirectly, any personal or financial interest. Whenever any such member shall disqualify himself from acting on a particular matter, he shall not continue to sit with the Board on the hearing of such matter nor participate in any decision or discussion relating thereto.