A. In compiling and preparing the ordinances for adoption and revision as part of the Code pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-4, certain grammatical changes and other minor changes were made in one or more of said ordinances. It is the intention of the Town Mayor and Common Council that all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the ordinances so changed had been previously formally amended to read as such.
B. In addition, the changes, amendments or revisions as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof are made herewith, to become effective upon the effective date of this ordinance. (Chapter and section number references are to the ordinances as they have been renumbered and appear in the Code.) Editor's Note: In accordance with § 1-14B, the articles and sections which were amended, added or deleted by this ordinance are indicated throughout the Code by a footnote referring to Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I. During routine supplementation, footnotes indicating amendments, additions or deletions will be replaced with the following history: "Amended (added, deleted) 7-23-2001 by Ord. No. 26-2001." Schedule A, which contains a complete description of all changes, is on file in the Town offices.
C. Global changes.
(1) Violations and penalties. In the following sections, penalties have been amended or added to provide that persons convicted of violating a chapter/article of shall be subject to one or more of the following: a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days: §§ 22-13A and B; 51-16; 72-12; 75-11; 79-13; 79-27; 82-22; 82-33; 85-6; 88-11; 99-2; 104-7; 119-6; 137-7; 137-11; 144-8; 147-6; 151-6; 154-4A; 172-7; 180-7; 184-20; 184-24; 193-4; 200-7; 202-5; 204-5; 204-12; 204-28; 217-21; 220-7; 223-9; 226-12B(1); 226-26; 226-31; 230-10B; 233-4; 241-16; 241-28A; 241-43; 244-7; 247-4; 247-8; 247-23; 247-30; 247-37; 247-44B; 247-48; 251-9; 257-10; 261-8; 264-20; 267-6; 267-18A; 274-4; 275-11; 27-26; 275-29.
(2) Statutory references. Statutory references have been updated in the text to the current N.J.S.A. reference as necessary to replace repealed or outdated references to enhance the unconsolidated reference.
(3) Gender-neutral language. Throughout the Code, gender-neutral language has been used, using he/she, his/her, him/her construction or substituting proper nouns for pronouns where possible. Simple conversions such as "policeman" to "police officer," "Councilman" to "Council member" and "Chairman" to "Chairperson" have been made.
(4) Nomenclature changes. Throughout the Code, the following nomenclature changes have been made:
(a) Supervisor of Recreation has been changed to Recreation Supervisor.
(b) Town Clerk has been changed to Town Clerk/Administrator.
(c) Department of Environmental Protection and Energy has been changed to Department of Environmental Protection.