All legislative power of the Township, except in matters of
health, shall be exercised by the Township Committee pursuant to law,
and in matters of health by the Board of Health.
[Amended by Ord. No. 15-1980; 5-12-2014 by Ord. No.
6-2014]
The Township Committee shall organize annually during the first
week in January, at which time it shall elect a Mayor from among its
members. The Mayor shall preside at meetings of the Township Committee
and perform such other duties as are provided by law and as the Township
Committee may prescribe. At its annual organization meeting, the Township
Committee shall also elect another of its members as Deputy Mayor.
In the absence or disability of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor shall
have all the powers and duties of the Mayor and shall serve and be
known as the Acting Mayor.
The Mayor shall have the power to appoint standing committees
of the Township Committee with the consent of the majority of the
Township Committee. The Mayor shall sign and execute documents and
agreements on behalf of the Township and shall have the power to make
proclamations concerning holidays and events of interest to the Township.
He/she shall exercise the ceremonial power of the Township and every
other power usually exercised by Township Mayors or conferred upon
them by law. In the absence or disability of the Mayor and Acting
Mayor, the Township Committee shall designate someone to act in their
stead.
A.
Regular meetings. The Township Committee shall meet annually within
the first week of January. The Committee shall meet regularly thereafter
at such times as it shall establish by motion or resolution. The Committee
may, by motion, dispense with or change the date of a regular meeting.
When the time for any regular meeting of the Committee falls on a
legal holiday as prescribed by law, such meeting shall be held on
some other day of the week at the convenience of the Committee as
fixed by motion.
B.
Special meetings. A special meeting may be called at any time upon
written request of a majority of the members of the Township Committee
or by the Mayor. The request and call for a special meeting shall
specify the purpose of the meeting and no business shall be transacted
at any special meeting other than that specified. The call for a special
meeting shall be filed with the Township Clerk and shall be served
upon each Committee Member as hereinafter provided at least 24 hours
prior to the time for which the meeting is called, provided that the
Mayor may determine that an emergency exists affecting the health
or safety of the people, which requires consideration by the Township
Committee within a shorter time, and upon such determination which
the Mayor shall set forth in the call, the call may be filed with
the Township Clerk at any time prior to the time set for the meeting.
Upon the filing of any call for a special meeting, the Township Clerk
shall forthwith give notice personally by telephone or otherwise to
each Committee Member, at such place as he/she shall have previously
designated for that purpose, and shall also serve or cause to be served
a written copy of the call upon each Committee Member by delivery
of a copy to his/her usual place of abode. The Police Department shall
cooperate with the Township Clerk in effectuating service of notice.
Upon waiver of notice by all members of the Township Committee, a
special meeting may be held without prior notice notwithstanding the
above provisions of this subsection.
All regular and special meetings of the Township Committee shall
be open to the public and shall be held at the Township Hall unless
otherwise designated by the Township Committee. The rules of procedure
to be followed and rules for the consideration of nominations submitted
by the Mayor and for the conduct of other business of the Committee
shall be as provided by the Committee. Unless otherwise provided,
Roberts Rules of Order shall prevail.
[Added by Ord. No. 15-1980]
Notices of all meetings of the Township Committee shall be given
as required by the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.
A majority of the whole number of members of the Township Committee
shall constitute a quorum, and no ordinance shall be adopted by the
Township Committee without the affirmative vote of a majority of the
quorum of the Committee. If a quorum is not present 1/2 hour after
the appointed time for any meeting, the Presiding Officer, the Township
Clerk, or those present may declare the meeting adjourned.
