Borough of Wood-Ridge, NJ Public Events Committee

There is hereby established a Public Events Committee which shall consist of such number of members as may be determined by the Mayor and Borough Council. All members shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Borough Council, and shall serve a term of one year from January 1 to December 31. All members shall be residents of the Borough of Wood-Ridge, except that any official, officer, or employee of the Borough of Wood-Ridge or the Wood-Ridge Board of Education may be appointed regardless of their residency. Additionally, the Borough Council annually shall appoint a Committee Secretary and as many as three of its members as Council liaisons with all rights and privileges of membership on the Committee.

The Committee shall organize annually every January, at which time it shall elect from amongst its members a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, respectively, and shall establish a meeting schedule for the year of at least four regular public meetings. The Committee's Secretary shall be responsible for preparing meeting notices and agendas and keeping and maintaining the minutes of every regular public meeting of the Committee.

The Committee shall be responsible for assisting in the planning, administration, supervision, hosting, and publicizing of community celebrations, events, and programs in the Borough. The Committee may establish subcommittees and subcommittee officers for specific celebrations, events, and/or programs and/or duties, which may consist of any number of members, including persons who are not members of the Public Events Committee. The Mayor and the members of the Borough Council may serve as ex officio members of any subcommittee.

The authority for appropriating any funds, hiring any employees, or entering into any contracts or agreements related to the operations of the Committee or hosting of any public celebrations, events, and/or programs shall reside with the Mayor and Borough Council who shall establish an annual budget for such purposes and may delegate any of said authorities to the Borough Administrator as may be permitted by law.