[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township
of Verona 1-23-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-02. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There is hereby created the Verona-Cedar Grove Flood Control
Advisory Board. In order to effectuate the establishment of the Board,
the Township of Verona authorizes, upon the adoption of requisite-like
ordinance by the Township of Cedar Grove, the creation of the Board,
as set forth below.
A.
The Verona-Cedar Grove Flood Control Advisory Board shall consist
of eight members, four from each Township, and shall include the following
appointments from each Township:
B.
The term of the Township Manager and Township Engineer shall correspond
to their respective tenure or if the member is the respective official's
designee in the absence of the respective official, the designee shall
serve at the pleasure of the official during the official's tenure.
The term of the Council member shall be for one year or terminate
at the completion of their respective terms of office, whichever occurs
first. Public members shall be appointed by the Council and shall
serve for terms of two years, except that the term of the members
first appointed pursuant to this section shall be two years for the
Township of Verona appointment and three years for the Township of
Cedar Grove appointment so that the term of not more than one public
member shall expire in any one year. Any vacancy occurring by reason
of the death, resignation or removal for cause of any public member
shall be filled by the Council for the unexpired term of such member.
The Verona-Cedar Grove Flood Control Advisory Board is hereby
charged with the following duties and responsibilities:
A.
Work together with residents, elected and appointed officials to
study, propose solutions and plan for the finance, acquisition, construction,
maintenance, operation or improvement of works for the collection,
diversion, impoundment, transportation and disposal of surface water
in order to foster flood control and promote a basin-wide or subbasin-wide
approach to controlling floods, thereby protecting the public from
the adverse effects of uncontrolled storm water drainage and conditions
of flooding;
B.
Make recommendations to the governing body that will contribute to
the overall management of the surface water of the Passaic River and
the Peckman River basins, insofar as those basins impact upon the
properties located within the Township;
C.
Make or cause to be made any necessary surveys, investigations, studies,
borings, maps, plans, drawings and estimates of costs and revenues
relating to the provision of flood control facilities; provided, however,
the Board (or the Township of Verona on behalf of the Board) first
secures or approves the full funding by way of budgetary appropriations
or grants for such surveys, investigations and the like.
D.
Subject to the approval of the governing body of each of the member
local units, the Verona-Cedar Grove Flood Control Board shall jointly
receive and accept, on behalf of its member local units, from the
federal or state government or any agency thereof, grants for the
planning, acquisition, purchase, construction, extension, enlargement,
reconstruction, improvement or financing of any of these facilities
and to receive and accept contributions from any source of either
money, property, labor or other things of value to be held, used and
applied for the purposes for which these grants and contributions
may be made.
E.
To provide the Council with periodic reports (at least biannually)
with updates on actions and recommendations on flood control measures
that should be considered in accordance with the Board's responsibilities.
A.
The Board shall elect a Chairperson and Secretary annually at its
first organizational meeting. The Chair of the Board shall be elected
by the members of the Board each year; however, a member from each
of the member local units may serve as Chair only every other year.
The Secretary may be a member of the Committee or a municipal employee
of either Township. If a municipal employee is appointed with the
approval of the respective Township Manager, the cost of which, if
any, shall be split evenly between the local units. However, an employee
of from each of the member local units may serve as secretary only
every other year.
B.
The Secretary shall keep minutes of all the meetings of the Board,
which minutes and copies of official correspondence of the Board shall
be kept on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk.
The Board shall organize within 30 days after the first appointment
of its members and then within the first 30 days each calendar year
thereafter. The Committee shall hold regular meetings at least monthly.
Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson. The Committee may
make and amend rules and regulations concerning the conduct of its
meetings.
