[Amended 12-3-1974 by Ord. No. 54-12-74; 2-4-1975 by Ord. No. 10-2-75; 2-1-1977 by Ord. No. 5-2-77; 10-17-1978 by Ord. No. 38-11-78; 6-4-1980 by Ord. No. 1-1-80]
There is hereby established, pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40:55D-1 et seq. (the Municipal Land Use Law), in the Township of
Evesham, a Planning Board of nine members and two alternates, consisting
of the following classes:
A.
Class I: the Mayor.
B.
Class II: one of the officials of the Township other
than a member of the Township Council, to be appointed by the Mayor,
provided that if there be an Environmental Commission, the member
of the Environmental Commission who is also a member of the Planning
Board, as required by N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1, shall be deemed to be the
Class II Planning Board member for purposes of this act, in the event
that there be among the Class IV or alternate members of the Planning
Board both a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and a member
of the Board of Education.
[Amended 5-19-1981 by Ord. No. 13-5-81]
C.
Class III: a member of the Township Council, to be
appointed by the Council.
D.
Class IV: six other citizens of the Township and two
alternates, also citizens of the Township, all to be appointed by
the Township Council. Members and alternate members of Class IV shall
hold no other municipal office, except that one member may be a member
of the Zoning Board of Adjustment and one member may be a member of
the Board of Education. If there be an Environmental Commission, the
member of the Environmental Commission who is also a member of the
Planning Board, as required by N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1, shall be a Class
IV Planning Board member, unless there be among the Class IV or alternate
members of the Planning Board both a member of the Zoning Board of
Adjustment and a member of the Board of Education in which case the
member common to the Planning Board and the Environmental Commission
shall be deemed a Class II member of the Planning Board. Alternate
members shall be designated at the time of appointment as "Alternate
No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2" by the Mayor. In the event that a choice
must be made as to which alternate member is to vote, Alternate No.
1 shall vote. 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.
[Amended 9-16-1980 by Ord. No. 31-8-80]
The term of the member composing Class I shall
correspond with his official tenure. The terms of the members composing
Class II and Class III shall be for one year or terminate at the completion
of their respective terms of office, whichever occurs first. The terms
of Class IV members shall be for four years; provided, however, that
nothing herein shall affect the term of any present member of the
Planning Board, each of whom shall continue in office until the completion
of the term for which he or she was appointed. The terms of alternate
members shall be for two years, except that the terms of alternate
members shall be such that the term of not more than one alternate
member shall expire in any one year. All terms shall run from July
1 of the year in which the appointment was made.
If a vacancy in any class shall occur otherwise
than by expiration of term, it shall be filled by appointment as above
provided for the unexpired term.
Any member or alternate member, other than a
Class I member, after a public hearing if he or she requests one,
may be removed by the Township Council for cause. "Cause" shall include
but not be limited to excessive absenteeism which is not excused for
illness or other justified reason.
