A Municipal Advisory Recreation Board is hereby created
and established. The Board shall consist of 12 members, residents
of the Borough, or owners of property within the Borough, who shall
be appointed by the Mayor, and subject to the confirmation of Borough
Council. Upon the formation of the first Board, three members shall
have one-year terms, three members shall have two-year terms, three
members shall have three-year terms, and three members shall have
four-year terms. Thereafter, all appointments shall be to four-year
terms.
Vacancies shall be filled for unexpired terms only.
Each person appointed to either a full term or a vacancy shall hold
office until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
Three members personally present shall constitute
a majority of the Board; and this majority shall constitute a quorum
for the purpose of conducting any meeting, but any lesser number may
meet and adjourn.
The Board shall elect from among its members a Chairman
and a Vice Chairman. The Chairman shall preside at Board meetings
and generally perform the duties of a presiding officer. In the absence
of the Chairman, the duties and powers shall be performed and exercised
by the Vice Chairman.
The Board shall select from among its membership a
Secretary who shall keep a record of the minutes of each meeting and
other official actions of the Board.
Report and make recommendations and suggestions to
the Mayor and Council about its activities, including the maintenance
and operation of Borough playgrounds and recreational areas.
The Board shall have the authority to draft and adopt
a policy for the declaring of vacancies. A copy of the adopted policy
shall be transmitted to the Borough Clerk and kept on file. When applicable,
the Chairman shall document that the Board conformed to the policy
and declare the seat of the member in question vacant. The Chairman
shall immediately transmit such documentation to the Mayor and the
Chair of the Beach and Recreation Committee and inform the Mayor and
the Chair of the Beach and Recreation Committee of such vacancy.
In the event that any member informs the Chairman
in writing of his or her desire not to continue as a member of the
Board, then the Chairman shall declare that member's seat on the Board
vacant and shall immediately transmit such writing to the Mayor and
the Chair of the Beach and Recreation Committee.
Upon the declaration of any vacancy, the Mayor, with
the advice and consent of a majority of the Borough Council then present
and voting, shall appoint a person to fill the unexpired term of the
departing member of the Board.