[1971 Code § 2-5.2; New]
a.
The Governing Body shall meet for organization on the first day of
January at 12:00 noon, or during the first seven days in January in
any year at the call of the incoming Mayor. Thereafter, the Council
shall meet regularly within the Borough at such times and places as
provided by the Rules of Council. All regular meetings shall be held
within the Borough. The Council shall conduct public hearings no less
than one time per month.
b.
The Mayor shall, when necessary, call special meetings of the Council.
In case of his neglect or refusal, any four members of the Council
may call such meetings at such time in the Borough as they may designate.
The request and call for a special meeting shall specify the specific
purpose of the meeting and no other business shall be transacted at
the special meeting other than that specified. In all cases of special
meetings, 24 hours written notice (or actual voice contact) shall
be given to all members of the Council. Written notice may be by leaving
such notice at their places of residence with an adult member of the
household.
[1971 Code § 2-5.5; New]
All regular and special meetings of the Borough Council shall
be open to the public, except for those portions of such meetings
which the Council determines to hold in private session pursuant to
the provisions of N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq., "The Open Public Meetings
Act." The rules of procedure to be followed and for the conduct of
other business of the Council shall be provided by resolution.
[1971 Code § 2-5.3]
Three Councilmembers and the Mayor or, in the absence of the
Mayor, four Councilmembers shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business.
[1971 Code § 2-5.8]
The Borough Attorney, the Borough Clerk and any other Borough
officer or employee whose presence shall be required by resolution
of the Council shall attend such meetings.
[1971 Code § 2-5.9]
The Council may convene at any time in informal conference for
the study of municipal business as permitted by the Open Public Meetings
Act. No persons other than those specifically invited by the Council
to attend shall be permitted to be present at such conference.
[1971 Code § 2-6.1; New]
a.
A proposed ordinance shall be submitted in writing at a meeting of
the Council and may be adopted at a subsequent meeting after posting,
publication and public hearing. No ordinance shall be finally adopted
except by the vote of a majority of the members of the Council present
at the meeting, provided that at least three affirmative votes shall
be required for such purpose, the Mayor to have no vote except in
the case of a tie.
b.
Budgetary and financial ordinances shall require the affirmative
vote of four members of Council.
[1971 Code § 2-6.2; New]
No proposed ordinance shall be considered for final adoption
until it has been posted, advertised and a public hearing held as
required by law. The Borough Clerk shall be responsible for arranging
for the advertising of proposed ordinances. Redacted and summarized
versions of ordinances may be published as permitted by law. Publication
of ordinances shall be permitted by any means deemed appropriate by
the State of New Jersey.
[1971 Code § 2-6.3]
Within five days after its passage, Sundays and legal holidays
excepted, every ordinance finally passed by the Council shall be presented
to the Mayor by the Borough Clerk, whose report shall be conclusive
evidence that the ordinance has been so presented.
If the Mayor approves the ordinance, he shall sign it within
five days after he receives it, Sundays and legal holidays excepted,
and file it with the Clerk. If the Mayor does not approve the ordinance,
he shall return it within five days after he receives it, Sundays
and legal holidays excepted, with his objections in writing, to the
Borough Clerk. At its next meeting, the Council shall cause the objections
to be entered at length on its minutes and proceed to reconsider the
proposed ordinance.
If an ordinance contains more than one distinct section, clause
or item, the Mayor may approve one or more and veto the rest.
[1971 Code § 2-6.4]
If two-thirds of all the Councilmembers at the next meeting
as aforesaid or at any subsequent meeting to which they postpone such
reconsideration, vote to pass the ordinance or the vetoed part over
the veto of the Mayor, the ordinance shall take effect and be published
according to law.
