ORDINANCE NO. 05-11

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF POMPTON LAKES REPEALING
CHAPTER 24 OF THE BOROUGH CODE

WHEREAS, the Flood Advisory Board consists of ten members, nine of whom must be residents of the Borough, with specific terms of office; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Borough's By-Laws, there exists a Flood Advisory Committee with unlimited membership, which members are appointed by the Mayor, with the consent of the Borough Council; and

WHEREAS, the powers and duties of both the Board and Committee are as follows:

(1)   to advise the Mayor and Council on all matters related to floods;

(2)   to provide detailed historical information of flooding in Pompton Lakes;

(3)   to offer proposals, guidance and suggestions to the Mayor and Council on flood relief matters;

(4)  to establish and document a detailed history of flooding in Pompton Lakes, including but not limited to areas, times, places and sequence of flooding;

(5)  to record a detailed history of future flooding in Pompton Lakes, including but not limited to dates, areas, times, places and sequence of flooding;

(6)   to record and maintain current local, state and federal flood-related legislation and funding activities as related to Pompton Lakes;

(7)   to record and maintain current state and local flood related activities;

(8)   to advise the Mayor and Council and other municipal officials on flood-related matters as requested;

(9) to propose guides and procedures to the Mayor and Council on flood relief matters.

WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council are desirous of involving many members of the public who have shown an interest in becoming involved in a Committee which deals with the flood issues in the Borough, which members the present Flood Advisory Board cannot accommodate; and

WHEREAS, there are no present members of the Flood Advisory Board.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of: Pompton Lakes, County of Passaic, State of New Jersey, that Chapter 24 of the Borough Code which establishes a Flood Advisory Board is hereby REPEALED, and the Mayor and Council shall upon the members of the Flood Advisory Committee, which have been and continue to be appointed by the Mayor, with the consent of the Borough Council, on an annual basis, for advice as to all matters related to floods within the borough of Pompton Lakes.

If any Article of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstances shall be adjudged invalid, such determination shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Ordinance, and the application of such remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect, and to this end, the provisions of this Ordinance are severable.

This Ordinance is meant to repeal any provisions of the Revised code of the Borough of Pompton Lakes that pertain to the Flood Advisory Board, and all Ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are repealed to the extent of such inconsistency only.

This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon final passage and publication as provided

by law.