[Ord. No. 476-12]
The Board of Commissioners of the Borough shall consist of three
Commissioners, who shall be elected at large by the voters of the
Borough at a municipal election on the day of 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 terms of four years
beginning on January 1 next following the election.
[1]
Editor's Note: The terms of those Commissioners in office
as of the date of the adoption of this subsection (adopted December
19, 2012 by Ord. No. 476-12) are hereby extended until January 1,
2014.
All the executive, administrative, judicial and legislative
powers of the Borough shall be vested in the Board of Commissioners,
including the powers of a local Board of Health. Each Commissioner
acts as Department Head. There is no single chief executive.
a.
Regular Meetings. The Board of Commissioners shall organize at 12:00
noon on the first Tuesday following the regular quadrennial municipal
election. At the meeting, or as soon thereafter as practical, the
Board of Commissioners shall create, condemn or abolish all subordinate
boards and appoint any officers that it deems necessary for the proper
and official conduct of the affairs of the Borough. After the organization
meeting, the Board of Commissioners shall meet regularly at least
twice a month on dates to be determined by resolution. When the time
for any regular meeting of the Board falls on a legal holiday as prescribed
by law, the meeting shall be held at the same hour on the next succeeding
day which is not a legal holiday.
b.
Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Commissioners
may be held on call of the Mayor or any two Commissioners in accordance
with the pro-visions of N.J.S.A. 40:72-13.
c.
Procedure. Except in cases where the Board of Commissioners provides
otherwise by resolution, the proceedings at the meetings of the Board
shall be conducted in accordance with Roberts Rules of Order. The
Borough Attorney shall be ex officio parliamentarian and shall be
prepared, at the request of any member of the Board of Commissioners,
to give his opinion on any question of procedure.
d.
Attendance. All regular and special meetings of the Board of Commissioners
shall be open to the public and any citizen may have access to the
minutes of any meeting upon application to the Municipal Clerk. The
Municipal Clerk and any other municipal officer or employee whose
presence shall be required by resolution of the Board of Commissioners
shall attend such meetings.
e.
Agenda. The agenda for each regular and special meeting of the Board
shall be prepared by the Municipal Clerk. Except for emergency matters
which may be added at any time, the agenda for each regular meeting
of the Board shall include only such matters of business as have been
presented or delivered to the Municipal Clerk not later than 24 hours
preceding the meeting. As soon as the agenda for each meeting is prepared,
the Municipal Clerk shall deliver a copy to each Commissioner.
The Board of Commissioners may convene at any time in informal
conference for the study of municipal business as permitted by the
Open Public Meetings Act.
A majority of all members of the Board of Commissioners shall
constitute a quorum at any regular or special meeting, but a lesser
number than a quorum may adjourn the meeting. If no member of the
Board is present 1/2 hour after the appointed time of any meeting,
the Clerk shall adjourn the meeting.
When a vacancy occurs in the office of Commissioner, the remaining
Commissioners shall within 30 days elect a properly qualified person
to fill the vacancy for the unexpired time.
[Ord. No. 463-11 § 1]
a.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:16-3(g), whenever a member of the Borough
Commission fails to attend and participate in any meetings of the
Governing Body for a period of eight consecutive weeks without being
excused from attendance by a majority of the Commissioners, the office
of that Commissioner shall be deemed vacant, and a successor shall
be chosen in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Municipal
Vacancy Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:16-1 et seq.
b.
The Borough Commission may refuse to excuse a Commissioner's absence
only with respect to those failures to attend and participate that
are not due to legitimate illness.
At the first meeting after their election, the Commissioners
shall choose one of their number to preside at all meetings of the
Board and he shall be designated Mayor. The Mayor shall be President
of the Board and shall preside at its meetings. The Mayor shall not
have the power to veto any measure. The Mayor's term shall be four
years.
At its organization meeting the Board shall choose one of its
members as Deputy Mayor who shall serve in the absence or incapacity
of the Mayor.
