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The Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Monmouth Beach
shall consist of three Commissioners, who shall be elected at large
by the voters of the Borough at a regular municipal election and who
shall serve for a term of four years beginning on the first Tuesday
following their election.
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Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:72-2, all the executive, administrative,
judicial and legislative powers of the Borough shall be vested in
the Board of Commissioners, including the powers of a local Board
of Health.
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a.
Regular meetings. The Board of Commissioners shall organize on the
first Tuesday following the regular quadrennial municipal election.
At that meeting, or as soon thereafter as practical, the Board of
Commissioners shall create all subordinate boards and appoint any
officers that it deems necessary for the proper and official conduct
of affairs of the Borough. After the organization meeting, the Board
of Commissioners shall meet regularly at least once a month on the
date to be determined by the resolution of the Board. When the time
for any regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners falls on a legal
holiday as prescribed by law, such meeting shall be held at the same
hour on the next succeeding day which is not a legal holiday.
b.
Special meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Commissioners
may be held on call of the Mayor or any two Commissioners in accordance
with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:72-13.
c.
Procedure. The rules of procedure of the Board of Commissioners shall
be provided by resolution.
d.
Attendance. All regular and special meetings of the Board of Commissioners
shall be open to the public. The Borough Attorney and Municipal Clerk
and such other municipal officers and employees as may be required
by general or special order of the Board of Commissioners shall attend
regular and special meetings of the Board of Commissioners.
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Subject to the provisions of the "Open Public Meetings Act,"
the Board of Commissioners may convene at any time in executive session
for the study of municipal business or to meet with any officer or
employee of the Borough or any other person on Borough business. No
person other than those specifically invited by the Board of Commissioners
shall be authorized to participate at any such executive session.
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A majority of all the members elected to the Board of Commissioners
shall constitute a quorum at any regular or special meeting of the
Board of Commissioners, but a lesser number than a quorum may adjourn
any meeting. If no member of the Board of Commissioners is present
1/2 hour after the appointed time for any meeting, the Municipal Clerk
shall adjourn the meeting.
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Except as may be provided by resolution or motion, questions
of order and methods of organization, the conduct of business of the
Board of Commissioners shall be governed by "Roberts Rules of Order."
The Borough Attorney shall be ex officio parliamentarian.
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The agenda for each regular and special meeting of the Board
of Commissioners shall be prepared by the Municipal Clerk except for
emergency matters which may be added to the agenda at any time. The
agenda for each regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners shall
include only such matters of business as have been presented or delivered
to the Clerk not later than 24 hours preceding the meeting. As soon
as the agenda for each meeting has been prepared, the Municipal Clerk
shall deliver a copy to each Commissioner.
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At the first regular meeting after the election of its members,
the Board of Commissioners shall designate by majority vote one Commissioner
to be Director of each Department.
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The administrative functions, powers and duties of the Board
of Commissioners shall be allocated among and within the following
departments:
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At the first meeting after their election, the Commissioners
shall choose one of their number to preside at all meetings of the
Board of Commissioners, and he/she shall be designated "Mayor."
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The Mayor shall be President of the Board of Commissioners,
shall preside at its meetings, supervise all departments and report
to the Board of Commissioners for its action all matters requiring
the attention of the Board of Commissioners or any department.
