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Pompton Lakes council debates residency rule for boards; clerk ordered to inventory nonresident members
Summary
Councilors debated whether municipal boards should require Pompton Lakes residency in future appointments, with councilmembers citing bylaw violations, statutory carve‑outs (historic preservation) and the practical need to grandfather long‑serving volunteers; council asked staff to compile a list of current nonresident board members for further action.
Council members engaged in a lengthy debate over whether the borough should require that future appointments to boards and commissions be held by Pompton Lakes residents.
The discussion began after councilmembers flagged that some volunteer seats appear to be occupied by people who no longer live in town. One councilmember noted that board of health rules specifically require residents and said "technically, that position should be vacated now" when an appointee no longer resides in Pompton Lakes. The…
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