Township of Jefferson, NJ
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2023-12-13
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 7 Administration of Government
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Administration of Government
- Ch 7 Art I General Provisions
- § 7-1 Definitions.
- § 7-2 Title.
- § 7-3 Construction.
- § 7-4 Severability.
- § 7-5 Effect of prior ordinances.
- § 7-6 Repealer.
- § 7-7 Enforcement of violations and penalties.
- Ch 7 Art II Office of the Mayor
- § 7-8 Powers and duties.
- § 7-9 Acting Mayor.
- § 7-10 Veto power.
- § 7-11 Interim appointments.
- Ch 7 Art III Township Attorney
- § 7-12 Retainer.
- § 7-13 Duties.
- § 7-14 Additional duties.
- § 7-15 Special counsel.
- § 7-16 Township Prosecutor.
- Ch 7 Art IV Township Clerk
- § 7-17 Appointment.
- § 7-18 Duties.
- § 7-19 Deputy Clerk.
- Ch 7 Art V Department of Administration and Finance
- § 7-20 Department established.
- § 7-21 Powers and duties.
- § 7-22 Personnel.
- § 7-23 Purchasing.
- § 7-24 Division of the Treasury.
- § 7-25 Division of Construction and Housing Inspection.
- § 7-26 Division of Assessments.
- § 7-27 Division of Collections.
- Ch 7 Art VI Expenditures
- § 7-28 Contracts generally.
- § 7-29 Awarding of contracts; execution.
- § 7-30 Certification for payment of claims.
- § 7-31 Audit, warrant and payment of bills and claims; listing.
- Ch 7 Art VII Department of Public Works
- § 7-32 Department established; composition.
- § 7-33 Division of Engineering.
- § 7-34 Division of Roads.
- § 7-35 Division of Buildings and Grounds.
- Ch 7 Art VIII Department of Public Safety
- § 7-36 Department established; composition.
- § 7-37 Division of Police.
- § 7-38 Contracted police services; outside employment regulations.
- § 7-39 Police Department fees established.
- § 7-40 Division of Fire Prevention.
- § 7-41 Division of Fire Fighting.
- § 7-42 Division of Emergency Management.
- § 7-43 Division of Communications.
- § 7-43.1 Division of Emergency Medical Services.
- Ch 7 Art IX Department of Health and Welfare
- § 7-44 Department established.
- § 7-45 Division of Health.
- § 7-46 Advisory Health Council.
- § 7-47 Division of Welfare.
- § 7-48 Local Assistance Board.
- § 7-49 Division of Animal Control.
- § 7-50 Municipal Alliance for a Drug-Free Community (MAC).
- Ch 7 Art X Department of Recreation, Senior and Veteran Services
- § 7-51 Department established.
- § 7-52 Powers and duties.
- § 7-53 Regulations and fees.
- § 7-54 Recreation Advisory Committee.
- Ch 7 Art XI Budget and Purchasing Procedures
- § 7-55 Budget document.
- § 7-56 Budget preparation.
- § 7-57 Adoption.
- § 7-58 Budget operation.
- § 7-59 Purchasing generally.
- § 7-60 Awarding of contracts; execution.
- § 7-61 Emergency purchases.
- § 7-62 Standards and tests.
- Ch 7 Art XII Administration Generally
- § 7-63 Departments and department heads.
- § 7-64 Vacancies in divisions.
- § 7-65 Bonding.
- § 7-66 Delivery of funds and records.
- § 7-67 Public office hours.
- § 7-68 Township Auditor.
- § 7-69 Political activity.
- § 7-70 Conflict of interest; gifts.
- § 7-71 Conflict of interest; legislation.
- § 7-72 Nondisclosure of information.
- § 7-73 Employee supervision; grievances.
- § 7-74 Removal of municipal officers.
- § 7-75 Council investigations.
- § 7-76 Effect, recording and compilation of administrative regulations.
- § 7-77 Retirement of employees.
- Ch 7 Art XIII Statutory Agencies
- § 7-78 Composition.
- § 7-79 Municipal Court; appointment of Judge.
- § 7-80 Court Administrator.
- § 7-81 Public Defender; application fee.
- § 7-82 Cable TV Committee.
- § 7-83 Environmental Commission.
- Ch 7 Art XIV Transitional Provisions
- § 7-84 References in prior ordinances.
- § 7-85 Offices abolished.
- Ch 7 Art XV Council Rules of Procedure
- § 7-86 Title.
- § 7-87 Meetings.
- § 7-88 Presiding officer; duties.
- § 7-89 Clerk.
- § 7-90 Mayor.
- § 7-91 Agenda.
- § 7-92 Call to order.
- § 7-93 Quorum call.
- § 7-94 Order of business.
- § 7-95 Distribution and reading of minutes.
- § 7-96 Committees.
- § 7-97 Roll-call votes.
- § 7-98 Nominations and appointments.
- § 7-99 Rules of debate.
- § 7-100 Addressing the Council.
- § 7-101 Decorum.
- § 7-102 Ordinances and resolutions generally.
- § 7-103 Adoption of ordinances.
- § 7-104 Passage over veto.
- § 7-105 Ordinances not returned by Mayor.
- § 7-106 Filing of reports and resolutions.
- § 7-107 Adjournment.
- Ch 7 Art XVI Effect
- § 7-108 When effective.
- Ch 7 Art XVII Department of Utilities
- § 7-109 Establishment; divisions; Director.
- § 7-110 Definitions and word usage.
- § 7-111 Rates and fees.
- § 7-112 Water system construction standards.
- § 7-113 Water Supply Master Plan.
- § 7-114 Construction of mains, service lines and house connections.
- § 7-115 Water service.
- § 7-116 Access to water facilities.
- § 7-117 Water shutoffs and turn-ons.
- § 7-118 Water bills; payment; turn-on fees; meter tests.
- § 7-119 Sewer bills; payment; penalties for nonpayment; standby sewer charges.
- § 7-120 Conservation of water supply; restriction of use.
- § 7-121 Hydrants; maintenance of hydrants; uniform marking.
- § 7-122 License required for plumbing work.
- § 7-123 Compliance with health regulations.
- § 7-124 Water rates; service fees; capacity charges.
- § 7-125 Repealer.
- § 7-126 Severability.
- § 7-127 When effective.
- § 7-128 Utility Advisory Board.
- Ch 7 Art XVIII Department of Municipal Parks
- § 7-129 Department established.
- § 7-130 Powers and duties.
- Ch 14 Adopt-A-Park Program
- Ch 21 Bids, Receipt and Opening of
- Ch 22 Defined Contribution Retirement Program
- Ch 34 Economic Advisory Board
- Ch 40 Environmental Commission
- Ch 47 Fire Department
- Ch 54 Open Space Trust Fund
- Ch 62 Indemnification of Officials and Employees
- Ch 66 Lake Hopatcong Region Sewer Advisory Board
- Ch 70 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 75 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 82 Library
- Ch 96 Open Space Advisory Committee
- Ch 99 Personnel
- Ch 103 (Reserved)
- Ch 108 Purchasing, Joint
- Ch 114 Records, Public Access to
- Ch 120 Senior Citizen Advisory Board
- Ch 122 Trails Committee
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 125 False Emergency Calls
- Ch 130 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 138 Alarm Systems
- Ch 142 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 146 Animals
- Ch 154 Bicycles, Skates, Skateboards and Scooters
- Ch 169 Campgrounds
- Ch 170 Cannabis License Requirements
- Ch 175 Checks, Insufficient Funds for
- Ch 182 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 183 Criminal History Background Checks
- Ch 186 Curfew
- Ch 193 Development Fees
- Ch 198 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 199 Donation Clothing Bins
- Ch 207 Driveways
- Ch 211 Drug-Free Areas
- Ch 216 Dumping; Abandoned Vehicles
- Ch 222 Environmental Impact Statement
- Ch 229 Farm, Right to
- Ch 235 Fees, General
- Ch 240 Fertilizers, Application of
- Ch 247 Firearms
- Ch 251 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 256 Fire Prevention
- Ch 262 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 267 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 273 Forest, Tree and Soil Preservation and Mitigation
- Ch 279 Games of Chance
- Ch 288 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 294 Ice-Retardant Systems
- Ch 300 Junk Dealers
- Ch 309 Limousines
- Ch 313 Littering; Handbills
- Ch 320 Mailboxes
- Ch 321 Noise
- Ch 326 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 330 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 331 Obscene Material
- Ch 337 Open Pits, Trenches and Wells
- Ch 342 Outdoor Gatherings
- Ch 344 Outdoor Heating Furnaces and Boilers
- Ch 348 Parking Area Maintenance
- Ch 353 Parks
- Ch 359 Canvassing, Soliciting and Peddling
- Ch 367 Property Maintenance
- Ch 368 Recreation Fees
- Ch 369 Registration of Vacant and Abandoned Properties
- Ch 370 Riparian Zones
- Ch 380 Sales, Special
- Ch 384 Sanitary Regulations
- Ch 390 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 391 Sewage Systems
- Ch 395 Sewers
- Ch 403 Smoking; Sale of Tobacco Products
- Ch 407 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 412 Solid Waste
- Ch 416 Solid Waste Code
- Ch 417 Steep Slopes
- Ch 420 Stormwater Connections and Discharges
- Ch 424 Street Naming Map
- Ch 429 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 435 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 436 Subsurface Sewage Disposal System Management
- Ch 439 Stormwater Control
- Ch 443 Swimming Pools, Private
- Ch 445 Tattooing
- Ch 446 Taxation
- Ch 447 Taxicabs
- Ch 456 Towing
- Ch 460 Trailers and Mobile Homes
- Ch 472 (Reserved)
- Ch 481 Water
- Ch 490 Zoning
- Ch 491 Housing and Rental Property Standards
- Appendix
- Ch A500 Cable Television Franchise
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Jefferson 2-1-1971 by Ord. No. 1-71 (Ch. 1A of the 1967 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Economic Advisory Board — See Ch. 34.
Environmental Commission — See Ch. 40.
Fire Department — See Ch. 47.
Lake Hopatcong Region Sewer Advisory Board — See Ch. 66.
Open Space Advisory Committee — See Ch. 96.
Senior Citizen Advisory Board — See Ch. 120.
Mobile Home Tenants Advisory Board — See Ch. 460.
