[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
The Board of Education shall consist of nine members who shall
be elected at annual school elections in the City for terms of three
years.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
Vacancies in the membership of the Board shall be filed as follows:
a.
By the County Superintendent if the vacancy is caused by the absence
of candidates for election to the School Board or by the removal of
a member because of lack of qualifications, or if it is not filled
within 65 days following its occurrence;
b.
By the County Superintendent, to a number sufficient membership to
make up a quorum of the Board if, by reason of vacancies, a quorum
is lacking;
c.
By special election, if in the annual school election two or more
candidates qualified by law for membership on the school board receive
an equal number of votes. Such special election shall be held only
upon recount and certification by the County Board of Elections of
such election result, shall be restricted to such candidates, shall
be held within 60 days of the annual school election, and shall be
conducted in accordance with procedures for annual and special school
elections set forth in Title 19 of the Revised Statutes. The vacancy
shall be filled by the County Superintendent if in such special election
two or more candidates qualified by law for membership on the School
Board receive an equal number of votes.
d.
By special election if there is a failure to elect a member at the
annual school election due to improper election procedures. Such special
election shall be restricted to those persons who were candidates
at such annual school election, shall be held within 60 days of such
annual school election, and shall be conducted in accordance with
the procedures for annual and special school elections set forth in
Title 19 of the Revised Statutes; or
e.
By a majority vote of the remaining members of the Board after the
vacancy occurs in all other cases.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
Pursuant to the provisions of Title 40, Chapter 56 of the Laws
of the State of New Jersey there is hereby created a general Board
for the assessment of benefits accruing from local improvements which
may from time to time be made within the City of Sea Isle City. Such
Board shall be known as the Board of Assessment Commissioners and
shall have all the powers and duties conferred upon such Board by
the aforesaid Laws of the State of New Jersey.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
The Board of Assessment Commissioners shall consist of seven
residents of the City of Sea Isle City. The seven Commissioners shall
be appointed by the Mayor.
Members of the Board shall hold office until January 1 next
following their appointment. Any vacancy among the members of the
Board shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments.
Members of the Board shall hold a term of two years.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
In order to avoid conflicts of interest, the Mayor shall, at
the time of the creation of the Board and designation of the members
thereof, name two alternate members of the Board who shall serve in
the case of disqualification of other members. Alternate members are
to hold a term of two years.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
The Board of Assessment Commissioners shall elect a Chairperson
who shall have the power and authority to create and fill such other
offices and employ a secretary and an attorney and such other persons
as the Board may deem necessary and appropriate to perform its functions
and the Board may expend funds in the conduct of its work not exceeding
the amounts appropriated from time to time in the budget of the City
of Sea Isle City for the use of the Board.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
Before performing any of the duties of their office, each member
of the Board shall take before an officer duly authorized to administer
oaths, an oath that he/she is a resident of the City of Sea Isle City
and that he/she will faithfully perform his/her duties.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
Upon the completion of any local improvement, the body in charge
thereof shall immediately notify the Board of Assessment Commissioners,
and shall certify to such Board, a statement showing in detail the
cost of the improvement, including therein the cost of advertising,
financing, and inspection and the engineering expense, and also the
cost of any real estate or interest therein purchased or condemned
for such improvement. Such statement shall also show the proportion
or amount of the whole cost of the improvement if any, paid or contributed
by the municipality or by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County
in which the municipality is situated, or by any person. The total
amount of the assessment levied upon the real estate benefited by
the improvement shall not exceed the cost thereof, less any such payment
or contribution. If the benefit so assessed shall not equal the cost
less such contribution, the balance shall be paid by the municipality.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
The Board of Assessment Commissioners shall, when notified of
its completion, examine the work and view all lands and real estate
upon the line and in the vicinity thereof benefited thereby and shall
thereupon fix a time and place for hearing all persons interested.
Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be mailed to the
owners of all real estate effected directed to their last known post
office address, and shall be published at least once in a newspaper
circulating in the municipality at least 10 days before the hearing.
The notices shall be mailed and published by the Clerk of the municipality,
or by such Clerk or official as the Board of Assessment Commissioners
may designate. Failure to mail any such notice shall not invalidate
any proceeding or assessment.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
At the time and place appointed for any such hearing, the said
Board of Assessment Commissioners shall attend, and shall give all
parties interested or affected by the improvement ample opportunity
to be heard upon the subject of the assessment.
Four members of such Board shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business and shall be sufficient to make any assessment,
but two members shall have the power to adjourn any meeting. Any hearing
may be adjourned from time to time. The Board shall have the power
to examine witnesses under oath or affirmation administered by any
Board of Assessment Commissioner. Upon the completion of the hearing
or hearings, the Board shall make a just and equitable assessment
of the benefits conferred upon any lands or real estate by reason
of such improvement, having due regard to the rights and interests
of all persons concerned, as well as to the value of the lands and
real estate benefits, and the peculiar benefits, advantage or increase
in value which the respective lots and parcels of land and real estate
shall be found to have received by reason of such improvement. In
no case, shall any assessment on any parcel of land exceed in value
such peculiar benefit, advantage or increase in value.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
In addition to the making of assessments for benefits, the Board
of Assessments or a majority of the Board shall also at the same time
fix and determine the amount, if any, that any property is damaged
incidentally to the making of the local improvement, but exclusive
of damages for real estate taken, and the amount of such incidental
damages accruing to any real estate shall be deducted from the amount
of any benefits assessed thereon. If the amount of damages as confirmed
by the Board of Assessment shall exceed the benefits assessed upon
the real estate, or in case no benefits shall accrue thereto, the
balance or the amount of such damages as so fixed may be raised as
proved by law, and shall be paid by the City of Sea Isle City to the
owner of the real estate so damaged. Any person aggrieved by any such
assessment or award of damages may, after the same has been confirmed
by the Board of Assessment, with or without alteration, appeal therefrom
as provided in N.J.S.A. 40:56-54 and 40:56-55.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
When the owners of any property have been or shall have been
awarded damages as incidental to any improvement, as distinguished
from damages for and taking, and such award has been or shall have
been duly confirmed, the amount thereof shall be tendered to the person
or persons entitled thereto. If there is uncertainty as to the person
entitled to receive the award or if the party entitled to receive
the amount awarded shall refuse upon tender thereof to receive the
same, or shall be out of the State or under any legal disability,
or if several parties interested in the fund shall not agree as to
the distribution thereof, where the land is damaged or encumbered
by any mortgage, judgment or other lien, or if for any other reason
the City of Sea Isle City cannot safely pay the amount awarded to
any person, in all such cases, the amount awarded may, with leave
of the Superior Court, be paid into the Court and shall thereby distributed
according to law, on the application of any person interested therein.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
As soon as the Board of Assessments shall have fixed and determined
the amount of all assessments or of all assessments and damage as
the case may be, with respect to any local improvement, for the amount
of damages with respect to any general improvement, it shall make
a report in writing of its determination to the City of Sea Isle City
Council and Mayor.
The report may be considered by the City of Sea Isle City Council
at any meeting thereof, of which at least two weeks, previously, notice
shall have been given by the Municipal Clerk, posted in five public
places in the municipality, or published in a newspaper circulating
therein, once in each week for two weeks prior to the meeting, as
the Council may direct, and also by mailing a copy of the notice to
the owner or owners named in the report, directed to his or their
last known Post Office addresses, and the affidavit of the Clerk or
other designated official shall be conclusive as to such mailing.
The notice shall briefly state the object of the meeting with reference
to the assessment. At that or any subsequent meeting, the Council
after considering the report and map may adopt and confirm the same
with or without alterations, as they may seem proper, or may refer
the matter back to the Board of Assessment Commissioners, for revision
or correction before taking final action upon it.
When the report shall be adopted and confirmed with or without
alterations, it shall be finally conclusive and appeals may be taken
as provided in N.J.S.A. 40:56-54 et seq. Failure to mail the recording
notice shall not invalidate the proceedings.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
When any member of the Board of Assessments shall be the owner
of property affected by any local improvement for which said Board
shall be required to assess benefits, or the owner of any property
damaged by any local or general improvement for which the Board shall
be required to assess damages, or shall in any way be financially
interested in any property, or shall be temporarily disqualified from
acting with respect to any improvement, the Board of Assessments shall
report such a fact to the Mayor and a temporary Commissioner of Assessments
may be appointed to act with respect to such improvement. Whenever
any Commissioner shall be permanently disqualified or shall resign,
his successor shall be appointed by the Mayor for the balance of his
unexpired term.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
Each Commissioner of Assessments and the attorney and the secretary
for the Board shall receive as compensation for his/her services a
sum to be determined by the Council on a case by case basis.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
In addition to the powers hereinabove specifically set forth,
the Board of Assessments shall have and be deemed to have all the
powers conferred upon such Boards by any laws of the State of New
Jersey.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
The City of Sea Isle City Environmental Commission is hereby
established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
a.
The Commission shall consist of nine members appointed by the Mayor,
one of whom shall also be a member of the Planning Board, and all
of whom shall be residents of the City. The members shall serve without
compensation except as hereinafter provided. A vacancy on the Commission
occurring otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be filled for
the unexpired remainder of the term in the same manner as an original
appointment.
b.
The Mayor shall appoint two alternate members for a term of two years
to have the same qualifications as regular members, and to be designated
Alternate 1 and Alternate 2, who may participate in discussions but
may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular
member. Alternate 1 shall vote first.
c.
The Mayor shall designate one of the members to serve as Chairman
and presiding officer of the Commission. The terms of office of the
first Commissioners shall be for one, two, or three years, to be designated
by the Mayor in making his/her appointments so that the terms of approximately
1/3 of the members will expire each year, and their successors shall
be appointed for terms of three years and until the appointment and
qualifications of their successors.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
The Environmental Commission is established for the protection,
development or use of natural resources, including water resources
located within the territorial limits of the City. The Environmental
Commission shall have power to conduct research into the use and possible
use of the open land areas of the City and may coordinate the activities
of unofficial bodies organized for similar purposes, and may advertise,
prepare, print and distribute books, maps, charts, plans and pamphlets
which in its judgment it deems necessary for its purposes. It shall
keep an idea of all open areas, publicly or privately owned, including
open marshlands, swamps and other wetlands, in order to obtain information
on the proper use of such areas and may recommend to the Planning
Board plans and programs for inclusions in the Master Plan and the
development and use of such areas.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
The Environmental Commission may, subject to the approval of
the Mayor, acquire property, both real and personal, in the name of
the City by gift, purchase, grant bequest, devise or leave for any
of its purposes and shall administer the same for such purposes subject
to the terms of the conveyance or gift. Such an acquisition may be
to acquire the fee or any lesser interest, development right, easement
(including conservation easement), covenant or other contractual right
(including a conveyance on conditions or with limitations or revisions),
as may be necessary to acquire, maintain, improve, protect, limit
the future use or otherwise conserve and properly utilize open spaces
and other land and water areas in the City.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
The Environmental Commission may appoint such clerks and other
employees as it may require, providing that the same shall be within
the limits of funds appropriated to it by the municipal budget.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
The purpose of this Commission is to promote tourism on behalf
of the City of Sea Isle City and to assist the City with appropriate
advertising and promotional literature. The Cape May County Chamber
of Commerce has expressed the view that municipalities within Cape
May are experiencing a decline in visitors to their municipalities.
To address this problem, there is hereby created the Sea Isle City
Tourist Development Commission.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV; Ord. No. 1504 (2010) § VII]
The Commission shall consist of 11 members and two alternate
members who shall be appointed by the Mayor. One member shall be the
Mayor, one member shall be a member of the Council, and one member
shall be the City's Director of Community Services. Six members shall
be representatives of the Sea Isle City business community and two
members shall be residents of the City of Sea Isle City. The appointed
Councilmember, shall serve for one-year term. The Director of Community
Services and the Mayor shall serve for the duration of his/her term
in office and the next six members appointed shall serve for a period
of two years with the remaining two members and two alternates serving
for a period of one year. Vacancies occurring on the Commission, other
than by expiration of a term, shall be filled for the unexpired term
in the same manner as the original appointment. No members of the
Commission shall be compensated for the performance of the Commission
duties.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
The City of Sea Isle City Tourist Development Commission shall
keep records of its meetings, activities and expenditures. At any
time upon request of the Mayor, and in no event less than once annually,
the Commission shall make a report based on its records. The Mayor
shall examine the report to determine whether all disbursements from
the Fund have been made for the purpose hereinabove stated. If the
Mayor shall determine that disbursements were not made pursuant to
the stated purpose of the act, he/she may, in writing stating the
reasons thereof, remove any and all members of the Commission.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
The City shall create a fund from the revenues collected under
Ordinance 649 as amended, and that Fund shall be held by the Sea Isle
City Tourism Development Commission. In no event shall monies from
any other source be allocated to the Fund created by this section.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
The Sea Isle City Tourism Development Commission shall have
the exclusive authority to disburse all revenues allocated to the
Tourism Development Fund herein established. It shall spend monies
from the Fund in a manner deemed advisable for the purpose of publicizing
and otherwise promoting the City of Sea Isle City in order to attract
tourism, which is to be deemed a public purpose.
[Ord. No. 1504 (2011) § VIII]
The Tourism Development Commission shall meet at least four
times per year and shall hold additional meetings at such time as
may be considered necessary to transact business.
[Ord. No. 1504 (2011) § IX]
At the first meeting of each year the Commission shall elect
from its membership a Chairperson, whose duties shall be to conduct
the business of the Meetings of the Commission.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
A Recreation Committee is hereby created and established.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV; Ord. No. 1618 (2018)]
The Committee shall consist of nine voting members who are residents
of Sea Isle City, who shall be appointed by the Mayor for terms of
three years each. Vacancies may be filled for the balance of the unexpired
term. Each person appointed to either of a full term or unexpired
term shall hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified.
The members of the Committee shall not be compensated for their services
and no paid member of the Division of Recreation may qualify as a
voting member of the Committee. No voting member of the Committee
shall accept payment for any type of service as an employee or a "Contract
3rd-Party Vendor" of the Division of Recreation.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
There shall also be an additional three alternate members to
the Committee appointed by the Mayor to serve as nonvoting members
and to have the same qualifications as regular members. The alternates
shall be designated Alternate 1, Alternate 2 and Alternate 3, and
may participate in discussions, but may not vote except in the absence
or disqualification of a regular member. Alternate 1 shall vote first.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV]
The Director shall be a nonvoting member of the Recreation Committee.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV; Ord. No. 1504 (2011 § IV]
The Committee shall have regular meetings at least four times
a year and shall hold additional meetings at such times as may be
considered necessary to transact business. The presence of five voting
members of the Committee at a meeting shall constitute a majority
and this majority shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting
business at any meeting. If less than five voting members and alternates
attend any given meeting, the lesser number may call the meeting to
order and adjourn the meeting. In the event that any member of the
Committee fails to attend 60% of the regular monthly meetings within
any calendar year, or fails to attend any one of three consecutive
meetings, or fails to be present for the major portion 60% of the
agenda of each of three consecutive meetings, then that member may
be removed as a member of the Committee by a majority vote of the
remaining members of the Committee.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV; Ord. No. 1504 (2011) § V]
At the first meeting of the year, the Committee shall elect
from its membership a Chairperson, whose duties shall be to conduct
the business of the meetings of the Committee. The Committee shall
also select from among its membership a Vice-Chairperson who shall
take the place of the Chairperson and assume their duties in their
absence. The Committee shall employ a Secretary who shall keep a record
of the minutes of each meeting, prepare correspondence and other such
official actions for the Committee. The Secretary shall be compensated
for his/her duties in the Salary Ordinance.
[Ord. No. 1431 § IV; Ord. No. 1504 (2011) § VI; Ord. No. 1618 (2018)]
a.
Establishing Policies and Procedures for Recreational Areas. The
Committee shall review and recommend policy and procedures for the
management and operation of any playground, play area, or other place
of recreation designated by the City to be a playground, play area
or place of recreation which is operated and managed by the Director
of Community Services. The Committee's policies and procedures regarding
the management of any such playground, play area, or place of recreation
shall be subject to review and approval by the Mayor.
b.
Additional Duties. The Committee shall make recommendations to the
Mayor for better management of those recreation related activities
and shall suggest additional activities, methods of funding and managing
these activities. The Committee shall also be responsible to submit
to the Mayor plans for the usage of the Tennis Fee Trust for Capital
Improvements, as submitted by the Director of Community Services.
In addition, the Committee shall also be responsible to periodically
review the expenditures of the Division of Recreation and report any
inconsistencies to those in charge of Recreation.
