There shall be a Department of Health, Recreation and Welfare,
the head of which shall be the Director. The Department shall be charged
with the supervision and direction of public health, recreation and
welfare in the Borough.
A.
Board of Recreation.
[Amended 4-20-2009 by Ord. No. 09-2009; 12-6-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-07]
(1)
Within the Department of Health, Recreation and Welfare there shall
be a Division of Recreation. Within the Division, there shall be a
Board of Recreation which shall consist of 13 members, all of whom
shall be residents of the Borough. There will be nine regular members
with four alternate members. Each member shall be appointed by the
Mayor and shall serve without compensation. The nine regular members
shall have appointments of five years and the four alternates will
have appointments of two years, staggered.
(2)
Vacancies shall be appointed for unexpired terms. Only one of the
members of the Board shall be elected Chairperson by the membership
for a term of one year to begin on January 1, 2019.
B.
Duty of the Board. In general, it shall be the duty of the Board
to advise and assist the Director who shall control and supervise
recreation and recreational places for the people of the Borough.
The Division may also charge such fees within the limits permitted
by law for recreation activities as the Council may approve.
A.
Establishment; appointment; compensation. In accordance with N.J.S.A.
10:5-10, the Mayor and Borough Council may appoint members of the
Human Relations Council consisting of five citizens who shall serve
without compensation. The Mayor shall appoint three members, and the
Borough Council shall appoint two members.
B.
Purpose. The Council shall attempt to foster, thorough community
effort or otherwise, good will, cooperation and conciliation among
the groups and elements of the inhabitants of the community. The Council
is hereby empowered to make recommendations to the Borough Council
for the development of policies and procedures in general and for
programs of formal and informal education that will aid in eliminating
all types of discrimination based on race, creed, color, national
origin, ancestry, age, marital status and sex.
C.
Terms. One of the Council's and one of the Mayor's first appointees
shall serve for a term of three years, one of the Council's and one
of the Mayor's shall serve for a term of two years and one of the
first appointees shall serve for a term of one year. Thereafter each
member shall serve for a period of three years.
