Township of Plumsted, NJ Chapter 23 Industrial Commission

§ 23-1 Creation.

Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55B-3, et seq., a local Industrial Commission to be known as the "Industrial Commission of the Township of Plumsted" is hereby created.

§ 23-2 Status.

The Industrial Commission of the Township of Plumsted shall be a body corporate having the powers hereinafter enumerated.

§ 23-3 Appointment, terms and qualifications of members.

A. The members of said Commission shall be appointed by the governing body of the Township of Plumsted. Each member shall be, for the last five (5) years preceding his appointment, a citizen of the United States and a qualified voter of the State of New Jersey. One (1) member shall be appointed for one (1) year, one (1) member for two (2) years, one (1) member for three (3) years, two (2) members for four (4) years and two (2) members for five (5) years. At the expiration of each of the above terms, the new member or members shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years. Vacancies in the membership of the Commission, occurring for whatever cause, shall be promptly filled by appointment by the governing body for the unexpired term thereof. Members shall serve for their respective terms and until their successors are appointed and qualify. No more than four (4) members shall be from the same political party.

B. Each member shall be chosen with a special view to his qualifications and fitness for service on the Commission. He shall have had experience in industry or commerce, shall be conversant with the industrial needs and facilities of the Township of Plumsted and shall be of known devotion to public service.

C. There shall be appointed upon said Commission, unless unavailable for appointment or determined otherwise by the needs of the Township, one (1) representative of industry or commerce, a representative of labor, a representative of the clearinghouse or banks of the Township, a representative of the Chamber of Commerce, a representative of the service clubs of the Township, a representative of the legal profession and a representative of a recognized real estate dealer's association.

D. No member of the governing body shall be appointed as a member of the Commission.

E. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum of the Commission.

§ 23-4 Compensation.

The members and officers of the Commission shall serve without compensation, but each shall receive his actual disbursements for approved expenses in performing his duties.

§ 23-5 Officers; ex officio member.

The members of the Commission shall choose annually from among its members a Chairman or President and such other officers as it may deem necessary. The Mayor of the municipality served by the Commission shall be ex officio a member thereof, but he shall not have voting privileges.

§ 23-6 Powers and duties.

The Commission shall have all the powers, purposes, functions and limitations thereon as set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:55B-3.

§ 23-7 Transfer of interest in real estate subject to Mayor's veto.

Notice of any contract for the sale, lease, option to purchase or lease, or other transfer of real property or any interest therein proposed by the Commission shall be submitted to the Mayor of the municipality, whereupon such proposed Commission action shall be subject to the Mayor's veto which can be exercised in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55B-8.1.

§ 23-8 Annual report, budget, records.

A. Each Commission shall make an annual report to the governing body of the municipality by which it has been created, setting forth in detail its operations and transactions for the preceding twelve (12) months, and shall include therein its receipts and disbursements during that period. A copy of the report shall be filed in the office of the Municipal Clerk and be open to public inspection during the regular business hours of the Clerk's Office.

B. The governing body may appropriate annually such sums as may be reasonably necessary to conduct normal operations of the Commission. The Commission shall annually present to the Chief Financial Officer of the Township its proposed budget for the ensuing year. A copy of the proposed budget shall be filed in the Commission's office and be open to public inspection during the regular business hours of the Commission's office.

C. The Commission shall keep and maintain at its office complete and accurate records of its accounts. These records shall be open to public inspection during regular business hours of the Commission's office.