[N.J.S.A. 40:72-1; Ord. No. 613-13]
The Board of Commissioners of the Borough of Cape May Point shall consist of three Commissioners, who shall be elected at large by the voters of the Borough at the general election the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, in years in which Municipal Officers are to be elected and who shall serve for a term of four years beginning on January 1.
[N.J.S.A. 40:72-2]
The Board of Commissioners shall have all the executive, administrative, judicial and legislative powers and duties of the Borough and shall have complete control over the affairs of the Borough.
[N.J.S.A. 40:72-3]
The Board of Commissioners shall have the powers necessary to make, amend, repeal and enforce ordinances for the following purposes:
a. 
The protection of life, health and property;
b. 
The declaration, prevention and summary abatement of nuisances;
c. 
The preservation and enforcement of good government and the general welfare, order and security of the Borough;
All ordinances or resolutions shall remain in full force and effect until altered or repealed by the Commissioners.
[N.J.S.A. 40:72-4]
The executive, administrative, judicial and legislative powers, authority and duties in the Borough shall be distributed into and among three departments as follows:
Department of Public Affairs and Public Safety.
Department of Revenue and Finance.
Department of Public Works, Parks and Public Property.
[N.J.S.A. 40:72-5]
The Board of Commissioners shall determine the powers and duties to be performed by each department and shall assign such powers and duties to each department as it may deem appropriate. The Board shall prescribe the powers and duties of all officers and employees and may assign particular officers and employees to one or more departments and may require any officer or employee to perform duties in two or more departments if the work required of such officer or employee in such different departments be similar in character. The Board shall make such other rules and regulations as may be necessary or proper for the efficient and economical conduct of the business of the Borough.
[N.J.S.A. 40:72-6]
The Board of Commissioners shall, at the first regular meeting after the election of its members, designate by majority vote one Commissioner to be Director of the Department of Public Affairs and Public Safety, one Commissioner to be Director of Revenue and Finance and one to be Director of the Department of Public Works, Parks and Public Property. Such designation may be changed whenever it appears that the public service would be benefited thereby.
The Mayor may be designated Director of such department as a majority of the members of the commission shall determine.
[N.J.S.A. 40:72-6.1]
The Board of Commissioners in assigning the powers and duties to be performed by each Department pursuant to Section 3-5, shall assign to each Department the powers and duties having the greatest relevancy to the subject matter as designated in the name of each respective Department and as will result, as nearly as possible, in an equal distribution of powers and duties to each Department.
[N.J.S.A. 40:72-7]
The Board of Commissioners shall at the first meeting or as soon as may be after organization, create such subordinate boards and appoint such officers as it may deem necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the affairs of the Borough.
Any Board created may be abolished, or any officer or employee appointed by the Board of Commissioners may be removed from office by it, at any time for cause, after public hearing, provided its action shall be taken in accordance with law.