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Township of Vernon, NJ
Sussex County
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Resolutions (598)
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Vernon 5-23-2011 by Ord. No. 11-12. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
Pursuant to the Municipal and County Utilities Authority law, N.J.S.A. 40:14B-1, et seq., there is hereby created a public body corporate and politic as an agency and instrumentality of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, under the name and style of the Vernon Township Municipal Sewer Utility Authority.
B. 
While the purpose of a municipal utility authority may include other areas pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:14B-19, the Vernon Township Utility Authority is established for the sole purpose of having authority and jurisdiction over the billing, policy, maintenance, and planning for Township's existing sewer system and future extensions within the sewer service area as set forth in Sussex County's Wastewater Management Plan as approved by the N.J.D.E.P.
[Amended 6-25-2012 by Ord. No. 12-10]
Vernon Township Municipal Sewer Utility Authority hereby created is a utilities authority as contemplated and provided for by said Municipal and County Utilities Authority law, except as limited by this chapter and shall have and exercise all of the powers and perform all of the duties provided for by said Municipal and County Utilities Authority law and any other powers which may hereafter be conferred by law upon municipal utilities authorities within the territorial boundaries of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey. The Municipal Utilities Authority shall operate on a calendar fiscal year.
A. 
Pursuant to the approvals granted by the Local Finance Board on April 5, 2011, the Vernon Township Municipal Sewer Utility Authority shall:
(1) 
Not pay or grant benefits for appointed members of the Authority;
(2) 
Create and maintain a website or a dedicated portion of the Township's website that will include names and biographies of all members, contact information, copy of the yearly budgets, and a copy of the annual audits;
(3) 
Create and follow an anti-nepotism policy that directs that no Authority employee can be related to Authority Commissioners or to Township elected officials.
B. 
Any modification of the limitations set forth in subsection A must receive Local Finance Board Approval.
The Vernon Township Municipal Sewer Utility Authority shall consist of 5 members; there may also be appointed 2 alternates who shall be designated "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2," respectively. Said members and alternate members shall be appointed by resolution of the Council of the Township of Vernon in the manner provided by law. The terms of the members shall be 5 years, except that the members first appointed shall have terms expiring on the first day of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth Februaries next ensuing after the date of their appointment. The terms of the alternate members shall also be for 5 years, commencing on February 1 of the year of appointment, but of the first alternate members so appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of 4 years and one for a term of 5 years.