[Adopted 4-3-1980 as Sec. 2-2 of the 1980 Code]
The Council shall consist of the Mayor and six
councilmen, all of whom shall be elected at large in the borough and
take office in the manner provided by law. Their term of office shall
commence January 1 next following their election.
Pursuant to the borough law, a vacancy occurring
in the office of the Mayor or any member of the Council shall be filled
in the manner provided by N.J.S.A. 40:45B-2, "Municipal Governing
Body Vacancy Law."
[Amended by Ord. No. 96-05]
The Council, through this article, hereby adopts
rules of procedure.
Council shall take appropriate action to ensure
that ordinances and resolutions of the preceding year are compiled
or codified.
[Amended by Ord. No. 96-05]
Members of the Mayor and Council shall, before
they enter on the duties of their respective offices, take and subscribe
the following oath or affirmation: "I do solemnly swear or affirm
that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the
Constitution of the State of New Jersey, and that I will bear true
faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established
in the United States and in this state, under the authority of the
people." A person authorized by the Constitution or law shall administer
the oath or affirmation to the member(s).
