Editor's Note: Section 2-41, Board of Assistance, previously codified herein and containing portions of 1972 Code § 2-21.1 through 2-21.5, was dissolved by Ordinance No. 06-01. All functions formerly performed by the Board of Assistance will now be handled by the Passaic County Board of Social Services or its legal designee, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 44:8-107, et seq.
[1972 Code § 2-22.1]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq., a Board
of Health for the Borough is hereby established.
[1972 Code § 2-22.2; Ord. No. 2017-39 § 1]
a.
The Board of Health shall consist of seven (7) members who shall
be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.
b.
Alternate Members. The Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council
shall appoint two (2) Alternate Members to its Board of Health pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 26:3-3. Alternate Members shall be designated by the Mayor
as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2."
[Ord. No. 2017-39 § 1]
[1972 Code § 2-22.3; Ord. No. 2017-39 § 2]
a.
The term of office for regular members of the Board of Health shall
be for three (3) years.
b.
Each Alternate Member shall serve for a term of two (2) years commencing
January 1 of the year of their appointment and shall serve in rotation
during the absence or disqualification of any regular member or members.
[1972 Code § 2-22.4]
All members of the Board of Health shall serve without compensation.
[1972 Code § 2-22.5]
The Board of Health is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations
and bylaws as it shall deem necessary to govern its procedural operation,
and shall have the power to elect a president from among its own members.
[1972 Code § 2-22.6]
The Board of Health may employ any personnel it may deem necessary,
including health officers, sanitary inspectors, public health laboratory
technicians, plumbing inspectors, food and drug inspectors, milk inspectors
and meat inspectors, of the classes and grades provided for by law,
and any other personnel necessary to carry into effect the powers
vested in it. It shall fix the duties and compensation of each appointee.
Each appointee shall have powers and duties given to him by the Board
of Health or by appropriate New Jersey Statutes.
[1972 Code § 2-22.7]
The Board of Health shall have powers and duties as provided
for in N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq.
[1972 Code § 2-22.8]
The Board of Health shall not contract any debt of any kind
or nature in excess of the amount of the appropriation made for its
use by the Council except in accordance with N.J.S.A. 26:3-44 et seq.
Editor's Note: Former Section 2-43, Industrial Commission, previously
codified herein and containing portions of 1972 Code §§ 2-23.1
through 2-23.5 was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No. 06-01.
[Amended in entirety 11-24-2021 by Ord. No. 21-27. Prior Section 2-44,
Board of Recreation, was repealed by Ord. No. 21-27. Prior history
includes 1972 Code § 2-24; Ord. No. 06-01.]
[Added 11-24-2021 by Ord.
No. 21-27]
a.
Appointment; Composition; Term of Office. The Recreation and Parks
Advisory Board shall consist of five members, all of whom shall be
required to be residents of the Borough of Woodland Park. Appointments
to the Advisory Board shall be made by the Mayor with the advice and
consent of the Council. The term of office of the initial Advisory
Board members shall be staggered, with two members being appointed
for three years, two members being appointed for two years, one member
being appointed for one year, commencing at the reorganization meeting
of the Mayor and Council to be held in January 2022, pursuant to law.
Thereafter, the term shall be for three years. In the event a vacancy
occurs on the Advisory Board, the term shall be filled for the unexpired
term in the same manner as the original appointment. No member can
serve more than two full consecutive terms. A member's position
on the Advisory Board may be deemed vacated by the Mayor and Council
if such a member fails to attend three consecutive regular monthly
meetings of the Advisory Board. All members of the Advisory Board
shall attend and become certified through the Rutgers University Athletic
Safety Program.
b.
Organization.
1.
The Recreation and Parks Advisory Board shall annually elect a Chair,
Vice Chair and such other offices as the Advisory Board may deem necessary.
The term of the office shall be one year. No officer may serve in
the same position for more than two years.
2.
The Recreation and Parks Advisory Board shall adopt bylaws for its
administration and establish rules and regulations for its activities;
provided, however, that such bylaws, rules and regulations shall be
subject to the approval of the Mayor and Council.
3.
The Recreation and Parks Advisory Board shall hold meetings monthly
or more frequent if required.
4.
The Recreation and Parks Advisory Board may establish subcommittees,
as necessary, to assist the Advisory Board in meeting needs.
5.
The Chair of the Council's Committee on Recreation and Community
Relations shall serve as the liaison to the Recreation and Parks Advisory
Board.
c.
Responsibilities. The responsibilities of the Recreation and Parks
Advisory Board shall include:
1.
Assist and advise the Recreation and Parks Director with respect
to policies and programs, the development of new initiatives and the
management and general supervision of existing programs.
2.
Provide recommendations with regard to overall quality and services
offered by the Recreation and Parks Department.
3.
Provide recommendations to the Mayor and Council as to how they would
like to use the Recreation and Open Trust Funds.
4.
Assist and advise the Recreation and Parks Director in preparation
of the annual budget for the Recreation and Parks Department and review
and approve such budget prior to its submission to the Council.
5.
Prepare and provide an Open Space Master Plan for all parks within
the Borough of Woodland Park, which includes recreational programming
and park capital needs.
6.
Screen, review and approve, if acceptable to the Advisory Board,
all individuals recommended by the Recreation and Parks Director for
the positions of volunteer program director, league director and coach,
to ensure the promotion of fair, safe and unbiased playing and coaching
environment.
8.
Provide guidance and general oversight for all of the Borough's
recreational programs and use, including active and passive recreational
facilities.
9.
Strive to maintain safe youth and adult programs which meet the needs
of the community, included but not limited to athletics and related
physical activities, special needs programs, and programs for seniors
and families.
10.
Strive to maintain a safe environment for Borough residents to pursue
their personal recreation.
11.
Promote volunteerism for recreation and park programs.
12.
Study such matters as may be referred to it by the Mayor and Council
and report its findings and conclusions thereon in writing to the
Mayor and Council.
13.
Ensure compliance with the Recreation and Parks Code of Conduct by
effectively communicating and by enforcing the Code of Conduct as
appropriate.
[Added 11-24-2021 by Ord.
No. 21-27]
a.
Enforcement. The Recreation and Parks Director ("Director"), an employee
of the Borough, and the Advisory Board Code of Conduct Committee each
are hereby directed to review all behavior at events at which teams
or individuals participate under the auspices of the Woodland Park
Recreation Department, including events outside the Borough of Woodland
Park, and to make every effort to ensure that all behavior at said
events complies with the Code of Conduct established by this section.
Each of them is further authorized to take all steps necessary to
enforce said Code of Conduct and to impose appropriate penalties,
as described herein.
b.
Compliance with Code of Conduct. Every participant, parent, guest,
spectator, coach, or official attending or participating in any manner
in any recreational activity, conducted under the auspices of the
Woodland Park Recreation and Parks Department, shall comply with the
Code of Conduct as described herein. The Code of Conduct will be applicable
whether or not the event occurs within the Borough of Woodland Park,
provided it is conducted under the auspices of Woodland Park Recreation
and Parks Department. Without limitations, the following conduct is
prohibited and shall be considered a violation of the Code of Conduct.
1.
Fights, Scuffles, Aggressive Verbal Arguments, and Threats. Initiating
a fight, scuffle, aggressive verbal argument or any type of physical
altercation or abuse, or threats of abuse, towards any participant,
parent, guest, spectator, coach, or official.
2.
Interference with Recreational Activities. Interfering with recreational
activities, including, but not limited to, entering the field of play,
court, rink, during any youth sporting event for the purpose of physically
or verbally abusing or confronting coaches.
3.
Use of obscene or profane language, verbally abusing an official,
player, or spectator, which abuse shall be deemed to include the use
of obscene or profane language, or gestures, or racial, ethnic or
sexual slurs.
4.
Throwing Objects onto the Field of Play. Throwing or causing to be
deposited any object onto the field of play, court, or rink.
5.
Bullying, Harassment or Other Form of Aggressive Behavior. Bullying,
harassing, or exhibiting other forms of aggressive behavior.
6.
Aggressive Physical Contact with Participants. Having aggressive
physical contact with recreation participants, including, but not
limited to, hitting, kicking, pushing or other form of aggressive
physical behavior.
7.
All Other Detrimental Behavior. Other behavior which may be determined
by the Director or the Code of Conduct Advisory Board Committee to
be inappropriate and detrimental to the youthful participants shall
include, but not limited to, encouraging youthful participants to
engage in prohibited activity or inappropriate activity.
8.
Refusing to Follow the Order of Officials. Parents, coaches, spectators,
and all other parties at any recreation event must comply with the
requests and demands of all field officials, including appointed league
officials. Such authority shall include the authorization to direct
any person or persons to immediately remove themselves from the premises.
c.
Violations of the Code of Conduct. Any and all allegations, claims, or charges regarding violations of the Code of Conduct may be presented to the Director or Advisory Board Code of Conduct Committee. The Director or the Advisory Board Code of Conduct Committee may also initiate an investigation of conduct that may constitute a violation of the Code of Conduct. The Director may refer an alleged Code of Conduct violation to the Advisory Board Code of Conduct Committee for review. No complaints need to be filed in order for the Director or the Advisory Board Committee to take action. The Director and the Advisory Board Committee shall keep a log of all complaints filed. Based on the severity of the Code of Conduct violation, the Director and the Advisory Board Code of Conduct Committee may ban or issue a suspension for a period to be determined by the Director or the Advisory Board Code of Conduct Committee, in the sole discretion of the Director or the Advisory Board Code of Conduct Committee, up to and including a permanent ban; except that any suspension issued by the Director in excess of three months requires the consent of the Advisory Board Code of Conduct Committee. The Director and the Advisory Board Code of Conduct Committee are authorized to establish an appropriate set of procedures through rules and regulations for the investigation, enforcement, and imposition of any appropriate penalties, provided that such rules and regulations are subject to approval of the Mayor and Council. Any individual who is subject to sanction pursuant to this Subsection 2-44.2 shall not have the right to reserve the use of Borough park facilities for the purpose of programs or activities involving Borough youths until such sanction has expired or terminates.
d.
Repeated Violations. Any person banned or suspended from recreation
activities for a second violation of the Code of Conduct provision
for a period of 12 months or more shall be permanently banned.
e.
The Advisory Board Code of Conduct Committee. The Advisory Board
Code of Conduct Committee shall consist of three members of the Recreation
and Parks Advisory Board chosen annually by a majority vote of the
full membership of the Advisory Board members. Each such individual
must have received certification in accordance with the Rutgers University
safety orientation and training skills certification program for coaches.
f.
Appeals from Decisions Related to the Code of Conduct.
1.
In the event the Director has imposed a penalty which includes suspension
and a ban from attendance at recreation activities, the individual
who has been suspended or banned may appeal such action to the Advisory
Board Code of Conduct Committee. Any such individual must file a written
notice with the Recreation and Parks Department within 10 days after
receipt of written notice of suspension or ban.
2.
In the event that the Advisory Board Code of Conduct Committee has
imposed a penalty which includes a suspension and ban from attendance
at recreation activities for more than 12 months, the individual who
has been suspended may appeal this decision to the Final Appeal Committee.
Any individual suspended for more than three months, desiring to appeal
the suspension to the Advisory Board Code of Conduct Committee, must
file a written notice of appeal with the Recreation and Parks Department
within 10 days after receipt of written notice of the suspension.
3.
A Final Appeal Committee shall be appointed whenever necessary to
consider appeals from suspensions imposed by the Advisory Board Code
of Conduct Committee for violations of the Code of Conduct which provides
for a sanction of suspension greater than 12 months. The Final Appeal
Committee shall consist of the Borough Administrator, a member of
the Council who serves as the Chair of the Committee on Recreation
and Community Relations and the Chairperson of the Recreation and
Parks Advisory Board. The Final Appeal Committee shall establish whatever
procedures it deems appropriate for it to review the matter and shall
be authorized to make a determination regarding the appropriateness
of the penalty.
[Added 5-4-2022 by Ord.
No. 22-05]
a.
Fee List.
1.
Baseball & Softball: Pre-K & K - $50; 1 & 2 - $75; 3
through 8 - $125.
2.
Travel Softball: $400.
3.
Summer Camp: $605 for full day; $520 for half day.
4.
After Care: $250.
5.
After School Program: $200 per month or $190 per month (Second Child
- $10 discount per month).
6.
Before School Program: $60 per month or $55 per month (Second Child
- $10 discount per month).
7.
Soccer: Pre-K - $40: K through 8 - $50.
8.
Cheerleading: $110.
9.
Basketball: K through 2 - $60; 3 and 4 - $75; 5 through 8 - $125.
10.
Basketball: Grades 9th through 12th - $5 to $15.
11.
Travel Basketball: $125.
12.
Chess: $20 per child, $30 for 2 siblings, $40 for 3 or more.
13.
Street Hockey: $50.
[1972 Code § 2-25.1]
There is hereby established in the municipality "The Woodland
Park Free Public Library."
[1972 Code § 2-25.2]
a.
Appointment. A Board of Trustees consisting of seven (7) members
shall be appointed as provided by law in N.J.S.A. 40:54-9. The Board
shall hold in trust and manage all property of the library as provided
for by law.
b.
Compensation. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their
services and shall not incur any expense or enter into any obligations
to an amount in excess of the annual appropriation for library purposes
and of the funds on hand.
c.
Report to Council. The Board of Trustees shall annually make a report
of its transactions, accounts and the state and condition of the library
to the Council.
d.
Powers and Duties. The Board of Trustees shall have all the powers
conferred by statute and shall comply with them.
[1972 Code § 2-25.3]
The Council shall annually appropriate and raise by taxation
the money necessary for the support and maintenance of the library
as provided for by law.
[N.J.S.A. App. A:9-40.1]
There shall be appointed an Emergency Management Coordinator.
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall serve for a term of three
(3) years and shall be a resident of the Borough. As a condition of
his appointment and his right to continue for the full term of his
appointment, each Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator shall
have successfully completed at the time of this appointment or within
one (1) year immediately following his appointment or the effective
date of this act, whichever is later, the current approved Home Study
Course and the basic Emergency Management workshop.
[N.J.S.A. A:9-40.4]
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall be responsible for
the planning, activating, coordinating, and the conduct of emergency
management operations within his municipality.
[N.J.S.A. A:9-40.5]
Whenever, in his opinion, a disaster has occurred or is imminent
in any municipality, the Emergency Management Coordinator shall proclaim
a state of local disaster emergency within the municipality. The Emergency
Management Coordinator, in accordance with regulations promulgated
by the State Director of Emergency Management, shall be empowered
to issue and enforce such orders as may be necessary to implement
and carry out emergency management operations and to protect the health,
safety, and resources of the residents of the municipality.
[N.J.S.A. App. A:9-40.3]
Each Emergency Management Coordinator shall appoint a Deputy
Emergency Management Coordinator with the approval of the Mayor. Wherever
possible, such deputy shall be appointed from among the salaried officers
or employees of the municipality.
[Ord. No. 99-9, Preamble]
N.J.S.A. 40A:14-95 authorizes municipalities to establish an
auxiliary to the Volunteer Fire Department to be known as the Junior
Firefighter's Auxiliary; and interest has been expressed in the establishment
of such an organization in the Borough of Woodland Park.
[Ord. No. 99-9 § 1]
A Junior Firefighter's Auxiliary is hereby established.
[Ord. No. 99-9 § 2]
Membership shall be limited to those persons who are at least
sixteen (16) years old, but not more than seventeen (17) years of
age.
[Ord. No. 99-9 § 3]
a.
Applicants must complete the required applications and must obtain
the written consent of their parent or legal guardian.
b.
Applicants must pass a physical examination to establish their physical
capability to perform the duties of a Junior Firefighter. Physical
examinations will be reimbursed by the Borough up to fifty ($50) dollars.
c.
Applicants must be interviewed by the Line Officers with their parent
and/or legal guardian present.
[Ord. No. 99-9 § 6]
a.
All Junior Firefighters must comply with the following rules:
1.
They must observe all rules and bylaws of the Fire Department and
Fire Company and must demonstrate an active interest in the Fire Company
and its functions. Junior Firefighters will be required to observe
the direction of the Officers and members of the Fire Department.
2.
Junior Firefighters will not deliberately and/or willfully misuse,
damage or destroy Fire Department equipment or property.
3.
The school grades of Junior Firefighters will be monitored and if
the Junior Firefighter's grade average falls below a "C," the Junior
Firefighter will be suspended or restricted from fire fighting and/or
the Fire House until such time as the Junior Firefighter can show
sufficient evidence that his grades have improved.
4.
No Junior Firefighter may be in the Fire House unless a member is
present.
5.
A curfew of 11:00 p.m. will be observed at all times, with the exception
of approved Fire Department functions. Junior Firefighters may not
leave school to attend any fires or Fire Department functions.
6.
Junior Firefighters shall not be permitted to use Blue Lights.
[Ord. No. 99-9 § 7]
Junior Firefighters are required to be trained in basic fire
operations including, but not limited to:
[Ord. No. 99-9 § 8]
At all times the rules and regulations set by the New Jersey
Department of Labor as they pertain to children will be applicable.
In addition, the activities of the Junior Firefighters are limited
by N.J.S.A. 40A:14-98.
Junior Firefighters will not be allowed to perform duties which
would expose them to the same degree of life hazard as a regular member
of the Fire Department. Safety regulations include, but are not limited
to, the following:
a.
Junior Firefighters will not enter any burning or unstable structure.
b.
Junior Firefighters will always be seated in a secure position when
riding on any fire apparatus.
c.
Junior Firefighters will be issued "turn-out" gear. This equipment
must be used at all fire calls and drills as necessary.
d.
Junior Firefighters shall not be permitted to operate motorized power
equipment such as the Jaws of Life, chain saws, vent saws, etc.
[Ord. No. 97-10 § 2]
There is hereby established for the municipality a Cable Television
Commission consisting of no more than twenty (20) members who shall
be appointed by the Mayor. Prior to his or her appointment, every
member shall have successfully completed such training program(s)
as are then offered or required by TCI Cable Company or such other
cable television provider as then providing cable television access
within the Borough, for such member to utilize said cable television
provider's equipment.
[Ord. No. 97-10 § 2]
The period of appointment shall be for a three (3) year term.
All appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term
of the retiring incumbent only.
[Ord. No. 97-10 § 2]
Members of the Cable Television Commission shall choose annually
from its members a chairperson or president, and other officers as
it may deem necessary.
[Ord. No. 97-10 § 2]
All members of the Cable Television Commission shall serve without
compensation.
[Ord. No. 97-10 § 2]
The Cable Television Commission is authorized to adopt such
rules and regulations and bylaws as it shall deem necessary to govern
its procedural operations.
[Ord. No. 97-10 § 2]
The Cable Television Commission shall not contract any debt
of any kind or nature in excess of the amount of appropriations made
for its use by the Council of the Borough, if any.
[Ord. No. 97-10 § 2]
a.
The Cable Television Commission shall have the power to carry out
the purposes of this section and to exercise all powers to it by the
applicable resolutions and ordinances of the municipality.
b.
The Cable Television Commission shall be responsible for the televising
of Borough Council meetings in accordance with the applicable Statutes
of the State of New Jersey and resolutions and ordinances of the municipality.
c.
Subject to the prior approval of the Council, the Cable Television
Commission shall be responsible for the televising of certain other
designated public hearings or events.
d.
The Cable Television Commission shall be responsible for the transportation,
operation and proper care of any and all television production equipment
loaned to the Cable Television Commission by TCI Cable Company or
such other cable television provider as then providing cable television
access within the Borough.
[Ord. No. 05-10 §§ 1—10;
amended 3-21-2018 by Ord. No. 18-03]
a.
Pursuant to the Municipal and County Flood Control Act, N.J.S.A.
40A:27-1 et seq., the Borough hereby amends and supplements the Woodland
Park Code to include the following, entitled "Ordinance to Form and
Establish the Woodland Park-Little Falls-Totowa Passaic Valley Regional
Flood Control Board" (hereinafter, "the Board").
b.
Findings:
1.
The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Woodland Park conclude that
the public health, safety and welfare can best be assured by the establishment
of the Board, and its review of the potential acquisition, construction,
financing, improvement, maintenance and operation of flood control
facilities in cooperation with other local units, as set forth in
N.J.S.A. 40A:27-4.
2.
The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Woodland Park find that the
Board will contribute to the overall management of the surface water
of the Passaic River and the Peckman River basins, insofar as those
basins impact upon the properties located within the Borough of Woodland
Park.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A municipality which enters into a contract with another
municipality for the construction, maintenance, improvement, acquisition,
or financing of a flood control facility for its own use.
A local unit which enters into a contract with a contracting
local unit to construct, maintain, improve, acquire or finance flood
control facilities for the contracting local unit.
The cost of construction, reconstruction or maintenance and
improvement, the cost of all labor, materials, machinery and equipment,
the costs of all lands, property, rights and easements acquired, financing
charges, interest on bonds issued to finance a facility prior to,
during and after acquisition or construction, the cost of plans and
specifications, surveys or estimates of costs and of revenues, the
cost of engineering and legal services, and all other expenses necessary
or incidental to determining the feasibility or practicability of
the construction, reconstruction, improvement or maintenance of a
facility, administrative expenses and such other expenses as may be
necessary or incidental to the construction, maintenance or acquisition
of a facility, and the financing herein authorized. Any obligation
or expense incurred by a local unit in connection with any of the
foregoing items of cost prior to the issuance of bonds or notes as
authorized herein may be reimbursed to the local unit out of the proceeds
of bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter.
The dams, drainageways, structures and other real and personal
property acquired, constructed, operated, financed, maintained or
improved or to be acquired, constructed, operated, financed, maintained
or improved by a local unit for the purposes of flood control, including
storage reservoirs, dikes, divisions, dams, spillways, levees, revetments,
drains, ditches or channel improvements, such as widening, deepening,
straightening, clearing, desnagging, sloping, building and filling
in, and other plants, structures, boats, conveyances and other real
or personal property and rights therein, and appurtenances necessary
for the control of flooding, the preservation of stream flow and the
management of surface water and stormwater, including any storm sewers,
storm drains, drainage facilities, and detention basins, and the dredging
or desnagging of any drainageways.
The Township of Little Falls will function as lead agency
for the Passaic Valley Flood Control Board. Improvements and or programs
to protect the public health, safety and welfare proposed by the Board,
including but not limited to: potential acquisition, construction,
financing, improvement, maintenance and operation of flood control
facilities will require each member municipality to authorize, and
approve all projects and establish funding requirements prior to moving
forward with said project and authorizing the appropriate documents
for designation as lead agency.
A municipality or county.
The Township of Little Falls, and the Borough of Woodland
Park and the Borough of Totowa
N.J.S.A. 40A:27-1 et seq.
Once the Board is appointed pursuant to other provisions of
this chapter, the Board may make, or cause to be made, any necessary
surveys, investigations, studies, borings, maps, plans, drawings and
estimates of costs and of revenues relating to the provision of flood
control facilities on the Passaic River and the Peckman River; provided,
however, the Board's recommendations are approved by the member municipalities
and the lead agency first secures or approves the funding by way of
grants for such surveys, investigations and the like.
Upon the adoption of such necessary ordinances or resolutions
of the Borough of Woodland Park and the Borough of Totowa upon passage
in advance of a resolution adopted by the Mayor and Council of the
Township of Little Falls and subject to the approval of the Woodland
Park Attorney as to the form of such contracts, the Township of Little
Falls as lead agency shall enter into an interlocal contract with
the local contracting units of the Borough of Woodland Park and the
Borough of Totowa to construct, maintain, improve, acquire, or finance
a flood control facility for the benefit of the member municipalities.
Such interlocal contract may address the following items: administrative
organization; governance; election of officers; staffing and personnel;
budget; funding by constituent municipalities; property arrangements;
meetings; insurance; indemnification; community participation; and
any other requirements pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:8A-1 et seq., or other
applicable statutes.
a.
In order to effectuate the establishment of the Board, the Borough
of Woodland Park authorizes, upon the adoption of requisite like ordinances
and the execution of such required contracts by the local contracting
units of the Township of Little Falls, and the Borough of Totowa the
creation of the Board, as set forth below.
b.
The Woodland Park-Little Falls-Totowa Passaic Valley Regional Flood
Control Board shall consist of 15 members. Each municipality shall
appoint to serve on the Passaic Valley Regional Flood Control Board:
one Council member, appointed by Council, the Public Works Manager
from each municipality and two resident members, appointed by the
Mayor, with advice and consent of the Council and the Mayors or his/her
designee of each member municipality. Each Mayor or his/her designee
shall serve as chair of the Board in rotating each year. Woodland
Park shall chair the Board in 2018, Little Falls in 2019 and Totowa
in 2020, with the rotation continuing from there. The duties of the
Chair are to schedule meetings, chair the meetings and to vote in
case of a tie when all seats on the board are full. A Vice Chair may
be selected by vote of the Board Members. All terms are for one year.
Appointments shall be made annually at the municipal reorganization
meeting of each member municipality.
c.
The Board should meet once per quarter and only when matters defined
in the code are to be addressed. Special meetings may be held if necessary
and only by authorization of at least two of the Mayors. The Township
of Little Falls Clerk will post and make all meeting notices on behalf
of the Board.
a.
The Woodland Park-Little Falls-Totowa Passaic Valley Regional Flood
Control Board may jointly recommend the purchase, construction, improvement,
extension, enlargement or reconstruction of flood control facilities
on behalf of its member local units subject to the approval of the
council or governing body of each of the member local units.
b.
The Woodland Park-Little Falls-Totowa Passaic Valley Regional Flood
Control Board may request, on behalf of its member local units, to
receive and accept, from the federal or state government or any agency
thereof, grants for the planning, acquisition, purchase, construction,
extension, enlargement, reconstruction, improvement or financing of
any of these facilities and to receive and accept contributions from
any source of either money, property, labor or other things of value
to be held, used and applied for the purposes for which these grants
and contributions may be made, subject to the approval of the council
or governing body of each of the member local units.
c.
All requests and recommendations of the Board shall be made in writing
to the Mayor of each member municipality.
Any budgetary funding provided by the Borough of Woodland Park
for the operation of Woodland Park-Little Falls-Totowa Passaic Valley
Regional Flood Control Board shall be subject to the annual availability
and appropriation of sufficient funds.
a.
The creation of the Woodland Park-Little Falls-Totowa Passaic Valley
Regional Flood shall be subject to and contingent upon each of the
member local units satisfying all of the terms and conditions precedent
contained in this section. The within ordinance is only an enabling
ordinance, subject to all of the various statutes and contingencies
mentioned herein, and shall only become fully operative once an interlocal
contract is executed among the municipalities and this regional flood
board is compliant with the Interlocal Act,[1] the Municipal Services Act,[2] "Pay-to-Play Statute," Acquisition and Construction of
Public Improvement Act[3] and other such similar acts.
b.
None of the municipalities herein shall be required to expend any
funds by virtue of this section. It is contemplated by this chapter
that this is a joint undertaking between the Borough of Woodland Park
and the Township of Little Falls and the Borough of Totowa to be separately
funded by future grants and other such similar aid and funding as
may be hereinafter designated by separate enactments. The Township
of Little Falls will function as the lead agency for all projects
recommended and approved by the Board.
