Lyndhurst City Zoning Code
§ 21-21.3
Relocation Assistance Committee.
[Ord. No. 2621, § 1; Ord. No. 2762, § 2; Ord. #2799-11]
a.
Establishment and Purpose. There is hereby established in the Township of Lyndhurst a Relocation Assistance Committee (hereinafter, "the Committee") to advise and assist the Commissioner of the Department of Public Affairs (hereinafter "Commissioner") with the administration and enforcement of this section, and with the provisions of the Relocation Assistance Law of 1967, N.J.S.A. 52:31B-1 et seq. (hereinafter "the Law"), the Relocation Assistance Act, N.J.S.A. 20:4-1 et seq. (hereinafter "the Act"), the Anti-Eviction Law, N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1 et seq., and the regulations promulgated thereunder, N.J.A.C. 5:11-1.1 et seq. (hereinafter "the Regulations"), in order to ensure the uniform, fair and equitable treatment of displaced persons. The Committee shall be responsible for creating a relocation assistance advisory program to assist tenant displacees, performing all record keeping required under N.J.A.C. 5:11-1.1 et seq., assuring owner-landlords' timely submission of the Workable Relocation Assistance Plan to the Department of Community Affairs, and approval of same, and assuring the payment of relocation expenses and collection thereof from owners-landlords.
b.
Membership. The Committee shall consist of five members. The members shall be nominated by the Commissioner, and appointed by a majority of the full membership of the board of commissioners. The membership of the Committee shall consist of the following:
1.
All members shall be officers and/or employees of the Township, including the following: the Construction Code Official and the Township's Building Inspector. These members shall be compensated pursuant to Township ordinance, funding for which shall result from surplus fees received under the Uniform Construction Code.
c.
Officers. The Chairperson of the Committee shall be the Construction Code Official of the Township. A Secretary shall be appointed from the membership of the Committee at its annual reorganization meeting, which shall be in January of each year.
d.
Term. The term of office for members shall be one year, which shall commence in January of each year.
e.
Annual Report. The Committee shall prepare and file a report in or about January of each year with the Commissioner. The report shall include a summary of actions, cases handled, and decisions or recommendations made during the prior year.
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Bylaws. The Committee shall adopt bylaws governing the administration and operation of the Committee at its annual reorganization meeting.
g.
Where practicable, the committee shall adopt resolutions commemorating the findings of its deliberation.