[Ord. No. 3158, 7-26-1988, § 2-27.1]
There shall be a Youth Guidance Council, which shall have all
of the functions and powers and duties of a Municipal Youth Guidance
Council or Commission pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:22-1 et seq. The Youth
Guidance Council shall organize annually by selecting a Chairperson,
Vice Chairperson and Secretary and shall meet regularly, at least
once a month, and at such other times as its Chairperson shall direct.
[Ord. No. 3158, 7-26-1988, § 2-27.2]
The Manager shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the
Council, a Youth Guidance Council of seven members. The membership
shall include at least one representative of the Council, one representative
of the school system and one representative of the Police Department.
Each member shall serve for a term of three years or until their successors
be appointed, except that the terms of the original members shall
be so constituted as to provide that three of the members shall serve
for one year, two for two years and two for three years.
[Ord. No. 3158, 7-26-1988, § 2-27.3]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:22-5 and 9:22-6, the Youth Guidance Council
shall have the following responsibilities and powers:
(a)
To assist in coordinating and integrating community plans and services,
governmental and voluntary, affecting the welfare of all children
and youth in the community.
(b)
To assist in coordinating and integrating community plans and services,
governmental and voluntary, for protecting children who are especially
exposed to conditions conducive to delinquency.
(c)
To assist in coordinating and integrating community plans for the
control of harmful influences in the community.
(d)
To undertake, supervise or direct the making of studies and surveys
of all matters and things which are or may be related to or in the
interest of youth guidance.
(e)
To create subcommittees, composed of members and nonmembers of the
Youth Guidance Council, to aid and assist in the work of said Council.
(f)
To request and obtain such cooperation, assistance and data from
various Township departments, boards and bodies and other agencies
as may be reasonably necessary in order to carry out its work.
(g)
To make recommendations, devise plans and suggest ways and means
to meet the various problems having to do with youth guidance.
