[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield 11-6-1974 by Ord. No. 992 as Ch. 92 of the 1967 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Housing Authority of Bergen County — See Ch. 47.
There is hereby created a Senior Citizens Advisory Committee, the purpose of which is to represent in an advisory capacity the citizens and governing body of the Borough of Ridgefield with regard to liaison between said Borough of Ridgefield and the Bergen County Housing Authority; the functions, powers and duties of same shall be specified hereafter.
The Mayor, in his discretion, shall appoint the members of the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee which shall consist of five (5) persons all of whom shall be citizens and residents of the Borough of Ridgefield. As a temporary measure, the Mayor, in his discretion, may appoint an interim Senior Citizens Advisory Committee consisting of five (5) persons all of whom shall be citizens and residents of the Borough of Ridgefield and who shall hold office until December 31, 1969. Thereafter, the members of the Committee to be appointed shall hold office for terms as follows: two (2) members for one (1) year; two (2) members for two (2) years; and one (1) member for three (3) years, respectively, from the date in the year in which said appointments are made and until their successors are duly appointed and have qualified. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for the term of three (3) years and vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only, in the same manner as an original appointment. Members of the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee and the interim Senior Citizens Committee shall receive no compensation for their services.
The Senior Citizens Advisory Committee shall have the following powers and duties:
A. 
To act as liaison with, in the form of local assistance to, the Housing Authority of Bergen County.
B. 
Pursuant to federal rules and regulations and in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Bergen County Housing Authority, to:
(1) 
Conduct investigations and senior citizen surveys.
(2) 
Establish tenant eligibility.
(3) 
Screen potential tenants.
(4) 
Establish tenant rentals and asset limitations.
(5) 
Establish priorities for tenancies.
C. 
To conduct its operations on a strictly nonpartisan basis.
A. 
The Senior Citizens Advisory Committee shall keep records of its meetings and activities and shall make an annual report on or about the first day of January of each year and submit the same to the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield, which report shall be comprehensive in detail, covering operations, receipts, disbursements and expenditures for the full year.
B. 
Copies of bylaws and minutes of all meetings, including the organizational meeting, shall be forwarded to the Housing Authority of Bergen County.
The Mayor shall designate one (1) of the members to serve as Chairman and presiding officer of the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee. The Mayor shall also designate one (1) of the members to serve as Secretary to the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee. Said Committee is authorized and directed to adopt bylaws concerning its procedural operation.
The Mayor or a majority of the Council of the Borough of Ridgefield may remove any member of the Committee for cause, on written charges served upon a member and after a hearing thereon at which the member shall be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel.
The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield shall annually fix, determine and appropriate sums sufficient for the expenses of said Senior Citizens Advisory Committee which shall be raised by taxation in the same manner as other taxes.