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Township of Franklin, NJ
Gloucester County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Franklin 3-12-2013 by Ord. No. O-6-2013.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Land development — See Ch. 253.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 6, Agricultural Advisory Committee, adopted 6-22-2004 by Ord. No. O-10-2004.
The Township Committee finds that in order to promote the general welfare of the public and to preserve the farming heritage of Franklin Township there is hereby established an Agricultural Advisory Committee.
A. 
The AAC shall be composed of at least three, but not more than five, residents of Franklin Township. Initial appointments to the Agricultural Advisory Committee organized as a result of this chapter shall be for one one-year term, two two-year terms and two three-year terms. Thereafter each member will serve a three-year term. A majority of the members must be actively engaged in farming and own at least a portion of the land they farm. The farmer-members shall, to the extent possible, represent the different scales and types of operations and different land tenure arrangements within Franklin Township. There shall also be two alternate spots designated Alternate 1 and Alternate 2. The alternates shall serve a three-year term and shall vote in the absence of a full member with Alternate 1 being the first to participate and Alternate 2 voting in the absence of two or more full-time members.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. O-7-22]
B. 
Members shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the governing body of Franklin Township. Each member shall serve a term of three years. Members shall select a Chairperson, who shall serve as liaison between the AAC and the Planning Board of Franklin Township. The AAC shall designate a Secretary to keep notes of its meetings, which shall be submitted to the Planning Board and Township Committee and shall be deemed to be property of the Township. The Chairperson or his/her appointed designee shall serve as the spokesperson for the Committee to the Planning Board and Township Committee.
C. 
Members must comply with N.J.A.C. 2:76-17A.3 and any other similar regulations in effect now or in the future. Members of the Township AAC or a member of his or her immediate family is prohibited from selling or applying to sell a development easement on his or her property or from selling or applying to sell his or her property in a fee simple title pursuant to the Agriculture Retention and Development Act, N.J.S.A. 4:1C-11 et seq. and the Garden State Preservation Trust Act, N.J.S.A. 13:8C-1 et seq. According to such regulations "members of the immediate family" means the member's spouse, child, parent, or sibling residing in the same household.
D. 
A vacancy occurring other than by expiration of the term shall be filled by the Mayor with the consent of the governing body for the unexpired term only.
E. 
Members shall serve without compensation.
The AAC shall meet at least three times a year. In addition, the AAC shall meet with the Planning Board at least once a year to report on its activities and discussions and to make recommendations.