There shall be established within the Borough of Folsom, County
of Atlantic, a Veterans' Advisory Board, which shall serve as
an ad hoc advisory board to the Borough Council for the purpose of
keeping the Borough Council informed of developments regarding veterans,
and which may respond to any ordinances introduced by the Borough
Council that may have an impact upon veterans, and which shall otherwise
advise the Borough Council with respect to pending legislation at
the county or state level which may impact veterans.
The Veterans' Advisory Board shall meet no less than 12
occasions per year to discuss matters of interest to veterans, current
and pending Borough ordinances, county or state laws affecting veterans
and other issues of interest to veterans which may have an impact
upon the Borough as a whole. The Advisory Board shall report to the
Borough Council at least two times per year, or as often as the Advisory
Board believes it is necessary, on activities and discussions and
provide the Council with a summary of the issues it has discussed
and the positions it believes should be advanced on behalf of veterans.
The Advisory Board shall be strictly advisory, and its recommendations,
decisions, comments or other observations shall not be binding in
any way on the Borough Council or any other municipal body, board
or agency.
The Veterans' Advisory Board shall consist of no more than
twelve members who shall be appointed by a majority of the Borough
Council in the following manner and for the following terms:
A. Each member shall be appointed to a three-year term. All terms shall
expire on December 31 of the appropriate year and shall begin on January
1 of the appropriate year. The members of the Veterans' Advisory
Board shall be residents of Folsom.
B. Two appointments shall serve a three-year term; three appointments
shall serve for the remainder of the current year and for the following
full year to establish the staggered terms.
C. All interim appointments shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired
term.
D. The members shall choose a Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary
for the Board. The Chairperson shall be appointed by the Council at
the first Council meeting of the year and shall be for a term of one
year. The Chairman shall serve as a liaison between the Board and
the Borough Committee. The Secretary shall keep notes of the meeting
which notes shall be deemed to be the property of the Borough. The
Chairman shall serve as the spokesperson for the Board in discussions
with the Borough Council. The Chairman shall vote on all issues before
the Advisory Board, and his/her vote shall be equal to all other members
of the Advisory Board.
It is the intent of this chapter that the Veterans' Advisory
Board shall be solely an advisory board consisting of volunteers appointed
by the Borough Council.
It is expressly intended that the Veterans' Advisory Board
is an ad hoc group to assist the Borough Council in addressing issues
and problems facing veterans. The Board shall be permitted to communicate
with other agencies in order to render suggestions, opinions and recommendations
with regard to veterans, but all such communication should be first
directed to the Borough Council for approval.