[Adopted 4-16-1998 by Ord. No. 702 (Ch.
4A of the 1970 Code)]
This article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Capital Improvements Advisory Committee Ordinance of the Borough
of Oceanport, New Jersey."
There is hereby established and created a committee
of the Borough of Oceanport to be known as the "Capital Improvements
Advisory Committee of the Borough of Oceanport."
[Amended 9-17-1998 by Ord. No. 707]
The members of the Capital Improvements Advisory
Committee shall be nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the vote
of the Council. Members of the Borough Council's Finance Committee
and the Chief Financial Officer shall serve for the term of their
respective appointments. The third member of the Borough Council shall
serve for a term of one year to expire on December 31 next succeeding
the date of appointment. The five resident members shall serve for
terms of two years. Two resident members shall be appointed for terms
expiring on December 31 next succeeding the date of appointment, and
three resident members shall be appointed for terms expiring on December
31 of the year following the year of appointment. Following the initial
appointments, all resident members shall serve for terms of two years.
Vacancies in the membership of the Committee, occurring for whatever
cause, shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointments
were made for the unexpired term thereof. Members shall serve for
respective terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified.
Any member of the Capital Improvements Advisory
Committee may be removed from his or her office for cause, after an
opportunity has been given for a hearing and upon the vote of a majority
of the Council.
Members of the Capital Improvements Advisory
Committee, other than the Chief Financial Officer, shall be residents
of the Borough of Oceanport who shall not, with the exception of the
Borough Council members, hold elective office within the Borough.
Such members shall serve without compensation, except as may be hereinafter
provided.
Each member of the Committee shall, before assuming
office, take and subscribe an oath that he or she will faithfully
and impartially discharge the duties of such office.
The members of the Committee shall choose annually,
from among its members, a Chairman or President and such other officers
as they may deem necessary. Borough Council members shall not hold
Committee office.
The Capital Improvements Advisory Committee
shall meet at such times as it may determine to carry out its purpose
and upon call of its Chairperson.
A majority of the members shall constitute a
quorum of the Committee.
A.
The Capital Improvements Advisory Committee shall
assist the Borough Council and Planning Board in the development of
the Municipal Capital Improvements Program in accordance with N.J.S.A.
40:55D-29, 40:55D-30 and 40:55D-31 by proposing capital improvement
projects; classifying capital improvement projects in regard to urgency
and need for realization; examining budgetary constraints and the
availability of public and private funding; estimating capital, operating
and maintenance costs and revenues of capital projects, and thereupon
recommend to the Borough Council and Planning Board capital improvement
projects in a prioritized fashion with estimated time sequences for
implementation. The Committee shall additionally conduct periodic
reviews and monitor the annual Capital Improvements Program adopted
by the Borough. "Capital improvements" shall be defined as a governmental
acquisition of real property or a major construction project.
B.
To effectuate its purposes, the Committee shall have
the following powers:
(1)
To coordinate the activities of all unofficial bodies
which are organized for purposes similar to those of the Committee.
(2)
To advertise, prepare, print and distribute books,
maps, charts, plans and pamphlets which, in its judgment, it deems
necessary for its purpose.
(3)
To apply for any grants appropriate for its purpose.
(4)
To appoint a Secretary and other officers and employees
as it deems necessary.
C.
The specific duties of the Committee shall include,
but are not limited to, the following areas:
(1)
To plan, review and recommend to the Borough Council
and Planning Board capital improvements in accordance with the Committee's
purpose.
(2)
To interview architects, engineers and other professionals,
as requested by the Borough Council, who may be considered for employment
in connection with capital improvement projects.
(3)
To assemble information, conduct studies, interview
various appointed or elected officials of the Borough and keep current
data on all capital improvement projects.
(4)
To compile from all relevant committees and agencies
of the Borough their respective requests or plans for capital improvement
projects and to distribute copies of such compilation to the Borough
Council and the respective committees and agencies not later than
July 1 of each year.
A.
During the month of December in each year, the Capital
Improvements Advisory Committee shall certify to the governing body
of the Borough of Oceanport the estimated sum necessary for the proper
conduct of its work during the ensuing fiscal year, which shall include
the sums estimated to be expended for such of the following items
as is anticipated expenditure will be made for, namely:
B.
The governing body of the Borough of Oceanport shall
annually appropriate such sum as it may deem necessary for said purposes,
which sum may be thereafter administered and disbursed by the Committee.
The Committee shall make an annual report to
the Borough Council setting forth in detail its operations, transactions
and accomplishments for the preceding year, such report to be submitted
not later than December 1 of each year.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to
make the Committee or any member thereof liable for the death or injury
of any person or for any injury to any property.
