[Adopted 2-9-1977 by Ord. No. 1977-6 (Ch.
39, Art. III, of the 1977 Code)]
A.
The Mayor and Councilmen of the Borough shall constitute
the Council thereof. They shall hold an annual meeting on January
1 at 12:00 noon or during the first seven days of January in any year
and such other meetings or adjourned meetings at such time and place
as they may by resolution direct, but all regular meetings shall be
held within the Borough. The Mayor shall, when necessary, call special
meetings of the Council; in case of his neglect or refusal, any four
members of the Council may call such meeting at such time and place
in such Borough as they may designate, and in all cases of special
meetings notice shall be given to all the members of the Council or
left at their place of residence.
B.
Three Councilmen and the Mayor, or, in the absence
of the Mayor, four Councilmen, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business; but a smaller number may meet and adjourn from time to
time.
C.
The Mayor shall preside over all meetings except as
in this article otherwise provided, but shall not vote except to give
the deciding vote in case of a tie.
D.
In addition to the order of business set forth in
the Rules of Council which may be adopted by the governing body from
time to time, there shall be an item of business consisting of a consent
agenda resolution. These resolutions shall be resolutions of a routine
and noncontroversial nature needing little, if any, discussion. Consent
agenda resolutions shall not be discussed separately by the governing
body, but may be discussed by the public in the public portion of
a Council meeting, or the resolution may be removed from the consent
agenda if any member of the governing body, including the Mayor, so
requests or if the unanimous consent of the governing body cannot
be attained for placement of a resolution on the consent agenda. Resolutions
to be placed on the consent agenda shall be discussed at the Council
business meeting preceding the regular meeting, and, if necessary,
a vote shall be taken to place the resolutions on said consent agenda.
[Added 6-18-1981 by Ord. No. 1981-26]
E.
The order
of business set forth in the Rules of Council adopted by the governing
body shall provide for public comment or discussion. When recognized
by the Mayor or other presiding officer, the person so recognized
shall proceed to the floor and give his or her name and address. Unless
further time is granted by the governing body, the person so recognized
shall limit his or her statement or questions to 10 minutes, which
period shall be inclusive of any response requested from the governing
body. Statements or questions shall be addressed to the governing
body as a whole and not to any member thereof.
[Added 6-22-2009 by Ord.
No. 2009-23]
The Council at its annual meeting shall, by
the vote of a majority of said Council, elect from its number a President
of the Council, who shall preside at all its meetings when the Mayor
does not preside. He shall hold office for one year and until the
next annual meeting. He shall have the right to debate and vote on
all questions before the Council. If the Council at its annual meeting
fails to elect a President, the Mayor shall appoint the President
from the Council, and in that case no confirmation by the Council
shall be necessary.
If the Mayor is absent from the Borough for
a period of three days or for any reason is unable to act, the President
of the Council shall perform all the duties of the Mayor during such
absence or inability. The Mayor, in case of his intended absence from
the Borough for more than three days at any one time, shall notify
the President in writing of such intended absence, whereupon the President
shall be and become Acting Mayor from the receipt of such notice and
continue to act until the Mayor's return. In case of the temporary
inability of said President of Council to so act, the member of Council
having the longest term of service as such may act temporarily for
said President of Council.
The Council may make, amend, repeal and enforce
ordinances in accordance with the authority conferred by Subtitle
3 of Title 40, N.J.S.A. 40:42-1 et seq., and N.J.S.A. 40:88-4.
The Council shall possess all the power relating
to licenses issuable by the Borough now or hereafter conferred on
municipalities by Chapter 52 of Title 40 (N.J.S.A. 40:52-1 et seq.)
or any other law, but no person shall be required to take out a license
in order to sell at wholesale or to sell any produce of his farm.
The Council may prescribe penalties for the
violation of the ordinances it is authorized to pass and may enforce
the same in the manner prescribed in and subject to the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40:49-5.
