A.
Unless otherwise described by general law or this
chapter, all duly constituted boards, agencies and committees shall
meet during the month of January of each year and organize and thereafter
shall meet not less than once each month.
B.
The records of all boards, agencies and committees
and other duly constituted bodies of the Township government of the
Township of Marlboro shall be kept and maintained in the Administrative
Offices of the Township government at a place designated by the Business
Administrator and shall be subject to inspection and examination during
normal business hours of the Township government as provided hereinabove
and to the extent permitted by law.
C.
Disqualification. In the event that any member of
any board or agency, after being duly sworn and qualified for office,
shall absent himself without explanation from 2/3 of the regularly
scheduled meetings of said board or agency during any period of six
months' duration, he shall forthwith be disqualified from said office.
Upon certification from the secretary of said board or agency of such
absence delivered to the Mayor, the Mayor shall declare said office
vacant, and it shall thereupon be filled in the manner provided by
law.
There shall be a Free Public Library governed
by a Board of Trustees, which shall consist of the Mayor, the Superintendent
of Schools and five citizens to be appointed by the Mayor with the
advice and consent of the Council, for staggered terms of five years,
at least four of whom shall be residents of the municipality. Vacancies
shall be filled for the unexpired term. The Board of Trustees shall
have all the powers and exercise all of the functions conferred on
such bodies by the laws of the State of New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 40:54-1
et seq.).
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 4-96, Recreation Commission,
was repealed 5-3-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-5.
[Amended 6-7-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-15[1]]
A.
Establishment of the Youth Exchange Advisory Committee. The Youth
Exchange Advisory Committee of the Township of Marlboro is hereby
established as a special committee of the Township Council and shall
be funded accordingly.
B.
Purpose. The Youth Exchange Advisory Committee shall undertake the
administration, management and planning of the Youth Exchange Program
between the Township of Marlboro and the Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture,
Japan, Wujiang, China and other cities or regions designated by the
Mayor and Township Council.
C.
Membership; organization; terms.
(1)
The Youth Exchange Advisory Committee shall consist of up to but
not more than 14 members appointed by the Township Council.
(2)
The members of the Youth Exchange Advisory Committee shall include
the Mayor, or his designee, who shall be a permanent member of the
Youth Exchange Advisory Committee during the term of the Mayor's office.
(3)
The members of the Youth Exchange Advisory Committee shall serve
without compensation.
(4)
The Township Council shall designate one of the members to serve
as Chair and presiding officer of the Youth Exchange Advisory Committee.
The Chair shall serve for a term of one year.
(5)
The terms of office of the first Youth Exchange Advisory Committee
members shall be for one, two and three years, as designated by the
Township Council in making said appointments. Thereafter, the members'
successors shall be appointed for terms of three years and until the
appointment and qualification of their successors. The first members
of the Youth Exchange Advisory Committee shall be appointed for the
following terms:
(6)
A vacancy in the Youth Exchange Advisory Committee occurring otherwise
than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term
in the same manner as an original appointment.
(7)
A quorum of the Youth Exchange Advisory Committee shall consist of
a majority of the duly appointed and qualified members.
D.
Duties. The Youth Exchange Advisory Committee is established to administer,
plan and manage the Youth Exchange Program established by the sister
agreement with the Town of Nanto City in Japan, Wujiang, China and
other cities or regions designated by the Mayor and Township Council.
A subcommittee will be formed for each sister city whose focus will
be exclusively the planning and execution of the exchange of students
with that sister city. The Youth Exchange Advisory Committee will
be responsible for the oversight and coordination of rules, funding
and joint activities of the subcommittees.
E.
Limitations. The Youth Exchange Advisory Committee shall be a strictly
advisory body with no power to regulate or promulgate rules and regulations.
The Youth Exchange Advisory Committee members shall report to the
Township Council on a regular basis regarding its activities.
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance provided an effective
date of 1-1-2013.
There shall be an Affordable Housing Agency, which shall be appointed pursuant to and shall have such powers as are provided by Chapter 70, Affordable Housing, of the Code of the Township of Marlboro.
A.
Ethics Board established. There is hereby established
the Marlboro Township Ethics Board, consisting of six members who
are residents of the Township, at least two of whom shall be public
members. The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Mayor
with the advice and consent of the Township Council. The members shall
be chosen by virtue of their known and consistent reputation for integrity
and their knowledge of local government affairs. No more than three
members of the Board shall be of the same political party.
(1)
The Board shall annually elect a Chairperson from
among its membership.
(2)
The members shall serve for terms of five years, except
that, of the members initially appointed, two of the public members
shall be appointed to serve for terms of five years, one member shall
be appointed to service for a term of four years, and the remaining
members shall be appointed to serve a term of three years. Each member
shall serve until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified.
Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Board shall be filled
in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term.
(3)
Members of the Board shall serve without compensation
but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance
of their duties.
B.
Facilities and staff. The Business Administrator shall
provide the Marlboro Township Ethics Board with the facilities needed
for the conduct of its business and the preservation of its records
and shall provide equipment and supplies as may be necessary and as
may be provided for in the annual municipal budget.
(1)
All necessary expenses incurred by the Marlboro Township
Ethics Board and its members shall be paid, upon certification of
the chairperson of the Board, by the Township Chief Financial Officer
within the limits of funds appropriated in the annual budget or by
emergency appropriations for those purposes.
(2)
The Marlboro Township Ethics Board may request and
receive assistance from the Township officers and employees, including
the Municipal Clerk and the Municipal Attorney, and may appoint employees,
including clerical staff, as are necessary to carry out the provisions
of this Code, within the limits of funds appropriated by the Township
Council for those purposes in the annual budget.
C.
Powers. The Marlboro Township Ethics Board shall have
the following powers:
(1)
To adopt a Code of Ethics for the Township of Marlboro
pursuant N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.21 of the Local Government Ethics Law,
N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.1 et seq., which when effective shall be applicable
to all officers and employees serving the Township in accordance with
said law.
(2)
To initiate, receive, hear and review complaints and
hold hearings with regard to possible violations of the Code of Ethics
or financial disclosure requirements by local government officers
or employees serving the Township.
(3)
To issue subpoenas for the production of documents
and attendance of witnesses with respect to its investigation of any
complaint or to the holding of a hearing.
(4)
To forward to the County Prosecutor or the Attorney
General or other governmental body any information concerning violations
of the Code of Ethics or financial disclosure requirements by officers
or employees serving the Township which may warrant the institution
of other legal proceedings by the Attorney General.
(5)
To render advisory opinions to local officers or employees
serving the Township as to whether a given set of facts and circumstances
would constitute a violation of any provision of the Code of Ethics
or financial disclosure requirements.
(6)
To enforce the provisions of the Code of Ethics and
financial disclosure requirements with regard to officers or employees
serving the Township and to impose penalties for the violation thereof
as are authorized by the Code of Ethics.
(7)
To adopt rules and regulations and to do other things
as are necessary to implement the purposes of the Code of Ethics.
(8)
To exercise such other powers as are given to it by
the Local Government Ethics Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.1 et seq.
