[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Folsom 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 01-2020. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There shall be established within the Borough of Folsom, County of Atlantic, a Veterans' Advisory Board, which shall serve as an ad hoc advisory board to the Borough Council for the purpose of keeping the Borough Council informed of developments regarding veterans, and which may respond to any ordinances introduced by the Borough Council that may have an impact upon veterans, and which shall otherwise advise the Borough Council with respect to pending legislation at the county or state level which may impact veterans.
The Veterans' Advisory Board shall meet no less than 12 occasions per year to discuss matters of interest to veterans, current and pending Borough ordinances, county or state laws affecting veterans and other issues of interest to veterans which may have an impact upon the Borough as a whole. The Advisory Board shall report to the Borough Council at least two times per year, or as often as the Advisory Board believes it is necessary, on activities and discussions and provide the Council with a summary of the issues it has discussed and the positions it believes should be advanced on behalf of veterans. The Advisory Board shall be strictly advisory, and its recommendations, decisions, comments or other observations shall not be binding in any way on the Borough Council or any other municipal body, board or agency.
The Veterans' Advisory Board shall consist of no more than twelve members who shall be appointed by a majority of the Borough Council in the following manner and for the following terms:
A. 
Each member shall be appointed to a three-year term. All terms shall expire on December 31 of the appropriate year and shall begin on January 1 of the appropriate year. The members of the Veterans' Advisory Board shall be residents of Folsom.
B. 
Two appointments shall serve a three-year term; three appointments shall serve for the remainder of the current year and for the following full year to establish the staggered terms.
C. 
All interim appointments shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
D. 
The members shall choose a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary for the Board. The Chairperson shall be appointed by the Council at the first Council meeting of the year and shall be for a term of one year. The Chairman shall serve as a liaison between the Board and the Borough Committee. The Secretary shall keep notes of the meeting which notes shall be deemed to be the property of the Borough. The Chairman shall serve as the spokesperson for the Board in discussions with the Borough Council. The Chairman shall vote on all issues before the Advisory Board, and his/her vote shall be equal to all other members of the Advisory Board.
It is the intent of this chapter that the Veterans' Advisory Board shall be solely an advisory board consisting of volunteers appointed by the Borough Council.
It is expressly intended that the Veterans' Advisory Board is an ad hoc group to assist the Borough Council in addressing issues and problems facing veterans. The Board shall be permitted to communicate with other agencies in order to render suggestions, opinions and recommendations with regard to veterans, but all such communication should be first directed to the Borough Council for approval.