Atlantic City, NJ Chapter 14 Atlantic City Ward Commission

[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Atlantic City 5-22-1991 by Ord. No. 27-1991. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 14-1 Establishment.

There is hereby established in the City of Atlantic City, County of Atlantic, State of New Jersey, the Atlantic City Ward Commission.

§ 14-2 Membership; term of office.

A. Membership of the Atlantic City Ward Commission shall be as follows:

[Amended 6-13-2012 by Ord. No. 45-2012]

(1) Municipal Clerk: Rhonda Williams.

(2) Members of the Atlantic County Board of Elections:

(a) Paula S. Dunn.

(b) Bernice Couch.

(c) Maureen G. Bugdon.

(d) Mary Alyse Strother.

B. The aforementioned members shall serve during their terms of office as members of the Atlantic County Board of Elections.

§ 14-3 Compensation.

Compensation of each of the Ward Commissioners shall be as follows: $300 single stipend for service as required.

§ 14-4 Reimbursement of expenses; retention of services.

A. All regularly incurred expenses of the Ward Commission shall be reimbursed upon certification by the Municipal Clerk for expenses incurred by the Ward Commission as a body, and upon certification by the individual Ward Commissioner where incurred by an individual member. No individual expense nor any Commission expenditure shall be authorized unless approved, by resolution of the Ward Commission.

B. The Ward Commission is hereby authorized to retain the services of a licensed professional engineer or licensed surveyor, as authorized by law.

§ 14-5 Governance of actions; certification required for expenditure of funds.

A. The Ward Commission shall act in accordance with law.

B. Any portion of this chapter requiring the expenditure of funds shall not be effective until the certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the City of Atlantic City of the availability of funds for such purpose is affixed hereto.