58:4B-4 Organization, meetings of commission.

4. a. The Lake Hopatcong Commission shall organize as soon as may be practicable after the appointment of its members, and shall elect a secretary who need not be a member.

b. The commission shall meet regularly as it may determine, but not less than on a quarterly basis. Meetings of the commission shall be at such times and places as the commission deems appropriate and shall be subject to the provisions and requirements of the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.).

The commission shall also meet at the call of the Governor or of the chairperson.

c. A majority of the membership of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of commission business. Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the commission at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of the full membership of the commission, except that any action to recommend or adopt an annual operating or capital budget shall require an affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the full membership of the commission.

d. The commission shall be entitled to call to its assistance, and avail itself of the services of, such employees of the State, the two member counties, or the four member municipalities, or any political subdivisions, instrumentalities, entities, agencies, or authorities thereof, as it may require and as may be made available to it for the purpose of carrying out its powers, duties, and responsibilities under this act.

e. The commission may, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for those purposes, employ an executive director and other professional, technical, maintenance, and clerical staff, and incur such other miscellaneous expenses, as it may deem necessary in order to carry out its powers, duties, and responsibilities pursuant to this act.

L.2000,c.175,s.4.