30. The mayor of each qualified municipality and the chief operating officer shall establish a community advisory committee in order to provide an efficient means of eliciting citizen input in the rehabilitation and economic recovery and community development of that municipality, which shall exist while the qualified municipality is under rehabilitation and economic recovery. The community advisory committee shall consist of 13 members as follows: three to be appointed by the Commissioner of Community Affairs; three by the governing body; and three by the chief operating officer. The mayor shall serve as an ex officio member of the committee and shall appoint an additional three members. Members shall serve for a term of five years.

Membership of the committee shall include representatives of the municipality’s neighborhood, business, labor, faith-based, civic, and public interest organizations. No fewer than three members of the committee shall represent private businesses situated within the qualified municipality.

The committee shall meet not less than twice a year, at the pleasure of the chief operating officer, and shall assist the chief operating officer in the conduct of the municipal management study pursuant to section 12 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C. 52:27BBB-12) and such other functions as are assigned to it by the chief operating officer.

L.2002,c.43,s.30.