The document outlines the by-laws for the Sports and Recreation Advisory Board of Upper Township. The Board serves as an advisory body to the Department of Public Works, the Department of Sports and Recreation Programs, and the Township Committee. It is responsible for implementing rules and regulations related to sports and recreation programs and providing recommendations to the Departments and the Township.
The Board consists of five members, including a Township Committeeperson and four volunteer residents. The by-laws detail the Board's purpose, membership, meeting procedures, compensation, officers, and governing rules, subject to New Jersey law and approval by the Township Committee.
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EXHIBIT A
TOWNSHIP OF UPPER
SPORTS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS ADVISORY BOARD BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I - Name
An advisory board has been created by the Township Committee of the Township of
Upper and is hereby known and referred to as the "Sports and Recreation Advisory
Board" (hereinafter referred to in these by-laws as "Board").
ARTICLE II - Purpose
The Board shall serve as the advisory body for the Department of Public Works, the
Department of Sports and Recreation Programs and the Township Committee of the
Township of Upper. The Board shall implement the approved rules and regulations
regarding sports and recreation programs as well as the related use of Township facilities
as directed by either the Township Committee, the Department of Public Works or the
Department of Sports and Recreation Programs. The Board shall offer advice and
recommendations to these Departments and the Township after receipt of a request for
same. The Board shall also serve as the body to which appeals of unresolved complaints
are heard with respect to individual sports and recreation programs of the Township.
Final action on any unresolved complaint shall be determined by the Township
Committee of the Township of Upper.
ARTICLE III – Membership
The Board shall consist of five members, one of which shall be the Township
Committeeperson in charge of the Department of Sports and Recreation Programs. The
remaining four members of the Board shall consist of volunteers who are residents of the
Township of Upper. Neither the volunteer members nor their family members shall be a
participant in or formally or informally associated with a current Upper Township sports
or recreation program or an organization operating an Upper Township sports or
recreation program. Prior participation or involvement in Upper Township programs or
sports shall be permitted so long as there is no current involvement. The Township
Committee shall appoint the members of the Board annually and shall have the power to
remove Board members in its discretion. Upon any vacancy, the Township Committee
may fill the position.
ARTICLE IV – Meetings
The Board shall meet as necessary upon notice to Board members and each organization
authorized to operate an Upper Township sports or recreation program. Annually, the
Board may provide one notice of regular meetings and no further notice shall be deemed
necessary for such regular meetings. The notice of a meeting may be sent by regular mail
or e-mail.
A meeting of the Board for any purpose may be called at any time by three members of
the Board, one of which must be the Township Committeeperson in charge of the
Department of Sports and Recreation Programs. Such meetings of the Board shall be held
upon not less than two days notice given personally or by telephone or e-mail, or upon
not less than four days notice given by depositing notice in the United States mail,
postage prepaid. Such notice shall specify the time and place of meeting. A majority of
the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum thereafter for the transaction of
business. The acts of a majority of Board members at a meeting at which a quorum is
present shall be the act of the Board.
ARTICLE V - Compensation
No Board member shall receive any fee, salary or remuneration of any kind for his or her
service as a member of the Board; provided, however, that a Board member may be
reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred with the approval of the Township
Committee pursuant to current Township policy.
ARTICLE VI - Officers
The Board shall elect a president and such other officers as it shall deem necessary. The
duties and authority of the officers shall be determined from time to time by the Board.
Subject to any such determination, the President shall have general charge of and
supervision over and responsibility for the affairs of the Board and shall preside at all
meetings of the members.
ARTICLE VII – Parliamentary Authority
The Board shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, as currently revised, unless
otherwise provided for by these by-laws or by a unanimous vote of the full Board.
ARTICLE VIII – Force and Effect of By-laws and Amendments to By-laws
These by-laws are subject to the provisions of any applicable New Jersey law and the
approval of the Township Committee of the Township of Upper. These by-laws may be
altered, amended or repealed by the Township Committee.
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