West Orange City Zoning Code

Each regular member shall be appointed for a term of four years. All terms shall run from January 1 of the calendar year in which the appointment is made.

The terms of the members first appointed pursuant to this section shall be so structured that to the greatest practicable extent the expiration of such terms shall be evenly distributed over the first four years after their appointment, as determined by the Township Council at the time such initial appointments are made, provided that no term of any member shall exceed four years, and further provided that nothing herein shall affect the term of any present member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, all of whom shall continue in office until the completion of the term for which they were appointed.

Each alternate member shall be appointed for a term of two years. All terms shall run from January 1 of the calendar year in which the appointment is made. Alternate members shall be designated by the Chairperson as "Alternate No. 1," "Alternate No. 2," "Alternate No. 3" and "Alternate No. 4" and shall serve in rotation during the absence or disqualification of any regular member or members.

Following a regular member's absence from meetings for eight consecutive weeks, or four consecutive regular meetings, whichever is longer, that regular member's position on the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall be declared vacant following written notice to the Mayor and Township Council provided that the Zoning Board of Adjustment may refuse to excuse absences only with respect to those failures to attend and participate which are not due to legitimate illness. Any and all such vacancies shall be filled by an alternate member who shall be designated to replace that regular member.