[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Buena 12-9-1963 by Ord. No. 89. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Utilities Authorities
Law (P.L. 1957, c. 183, N.J.S.A. 40:14B-6), the Borough of Buena Sewerage
Authority is hereby reorganized as a municipal utilities authority
and is hereby vested with all of the rights and powers granted and
is subject to all of the duties and obligations imposed by the Act
hereinabove cited and shall, from this day forward, be known by the
corporate name and title of "Borough of Buena Municipal Utilities
Authority."
[Amended 6-21-1993 by Ord. No. 408]
A.
The membership of the Authority herein created shall consist of the
members of the Borough of Buena Sewerage Authority holding office
at the time of this reorganization and on the effective date of this
chapter. In the future, there shall continue to be five members of
said Borough of Buena Municipal Utilities Authority who shall be appointed
by resolution of the Borough Council to serve for five-year terms
expiring on the first day of February.
B.
In addition to the five regular members of the Borough of Buena Municipal
Utilities Authority, there shall be two alternate members of said
Authority, who shall be designated as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate
No. 2," who shall serve during the absence or disqualification of
any regular member or members. In the event that a regular member
of said Authority is absent from any meeting or disqualified from
considering any issue which comes before the Municipal Utilities Authority,
Alternate No. 1 shall be first called upon to fill the temporary absence
or consider the issue from which such member has been disqualified.
In the event that more than one member is absent or disqualified as
aforesaid, Alternate No. 2 shall serve, and Alternate No. 2 shall
also serve in the event of the absence or unavailability of Alternate
No. 1. The term of each alternate member shall be five years commencing
on February 1 of the year of appointment; provided, however, that
the initial term of Alternate No. 1 shall be four years, and the initial
term of Alternate No. 2 shall be five years. The term of Alternate
No. 1 shall commence on the date of appointment following enactment
of this amendment and shall expire on the fourth January 31 next ensuing
after the date of his appointment. The term of Alternate No. 2 shall
commence on the date of his appointment and shall expire on the fifth
January 31 next ensuing after the date of his appointment. Alternate
members may participate in discussions of the proceedings but may
not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular member
as aforesaid. A vote of the Municipal Utilities Authority shall not
be delayed in order that a regular member may vote instead of an alternate
member.
In the event of a vacancy in the membership of the Municipal
Utilities Authority occurring during an unexpired term of office,
a person shall be appointed as a member of the Municipal Utilities
Authority to serve for such unexpired term.
[Amended 5-11-1970 by Ord. No. 138; 2-26-1973 by Ord. No. 166; 4-8-1974 by Ord. No. 181; 4-25-1977 by Ord. No. 226; 2-8-1982 by Ord. No.
272; 11-26-1984 by Ord. No. 300; 1-12-1987 by Ord. No. 329; 6-21-1993 by Ord. No. 408]
A.
Effective immediately, regular and alternate members to the Borough
of Buena Municipal Utilities Authority shall be paid an attendance
fee for meetings actually attended by each regular and alternate member,
which payment shall only be made to such member or alternate member
on a quarterly basis, and then only upon submission of a duly executed
voucher certifying the meetings which such regular or alternate member
actually attended during the three-month period covered by such voucher.
Such payment shall be considered an attendance fee and shall not be
considered a salary for service as a Commissioner or Alternate Commissioner
of the Municipal Utilities Authority.
B.
The attendance fee to be paid to members of the Municipal Utilities
Authority as provided for herein shall be as follows:
C.
No additional fee or compensation shall be paid to the Chairman or
to any member or alternate member of the Municipal Utilities Authority,
and the Authority shall not pay or contribute toward the purchase
of health or medical benefits for the Chairman or for any member or
alternate member of the Authority, including participation in the
New Jersey State Health Benefits Program.
D.
In the event that any current member of the Borough of Buena Municipal Utilities Authority refuses to provide written consent to the termination of salary payments as provided for herein or to the termination of health or medical benefits as provided for herein, then, to the extent that such change is not authorized by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:14B-17, such member shall continue to receive the salary currently provided by § 32-4 (repealed by this section) and the medical or health benefits which are currently paid for by the Authority until the expiration of such member's current term.
A certified copy of this chapter, after its final adoption in
the manner provided by law, shall be filed with the office of the
Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey.
