[Added 2-28-1985 by Ord. No. 7-85]
The Township Council of the Township of Old
Bridge, County of Middlesex, New Jersey, hereby declares and establishes
that a municipal self-liquidating public utility be formed, as provided
by the Local Bond Law and Local Budget Law of the State of New Jersey
(N.J.S.A. 40A:2-1 et seq. and 40A:4-1 et seq., respectively). Said
utility shall be operated under the title of "Old Bridge Arena and
Recreation Utility."
The name by which the Utility shall be known
is the "Old Bridge Arena and Recreation Utility," hereafter named
the "Utility."
It shall be the function of the Utility to purchase
real property, construct, operate and maintain recreation facilities
and to provide enterprises in support of those facilities.
The Utility shall be governed by the ordinances,
the Administrative Code and resolutions adopted by the Council and
by administrative directives.
The financial affairs of the Utility shall be
governed in accordance with the laws applying to the financial affairs
of the municipality and utilities in general.
The Utility may, from time to time, acquire
such real property as may be authorized by the Township Council by
duly adopted resolutions or ordinances in accordance with the laws
of the State of New Jersey.
A.
The administration of the Old Bridge Recreation Utility
will be the responsibility of a Committee, which shall consist of
all members of the Township Council.
B.
No additional compensation will be received by the
membership of the Utility Committee.
C.
The duties of the Committee shall be:
(1)
To meet from time to time to conduct utility business.
(2)
To formulate plans for the establishment, development
and improvement of recreational facilities.
(3)
To be responsible for the care and maintenance of
the recreational facilities under its supervision.
(4)
To formulate rules and regulations for public use
of such recreational facilities.
(5)
To maintain a separate book of account and accounting
records for the operation of the Utility.
(6)
To present to the Township Council by January 10 of
each year a proposed budget for the forthcoming year and a summary
of operations for the preceding year.
There shall be a head of the Utility known as
the "Director." Prior to his appointment, the Director shall be qualified
by training or experience, or a combination thereof, for the duties
of his office. The Director of Parks and Recreation shall also serve
as Director without additional compensation. The employment and salaries
of the Director and the other employees will be in accordance with
the ordinances of the Township of Old Bridge.
The Utility shall have the authority to charge
and collect moneys for the use of Utility facilities in accordance
with municipal ordinances and to use these moneys to defray the cost
of the acquisition of land, rights and interest therein, to equip
the facilities, to pay the Utility's current expenses, to develop
the facilities and to maintain and/or repair the facilities.
