[Sec. 2-1.1 of the Revised General Ordinances]
The Administrator shall:
A.
Serve as the personnel officer, having authority to
hire, transfer, promote, demote and discharge employees;
B.
Serve as purchasing agent of the Borough unless or
until the Borough Council shall authorize the appointment of a purchasing
agent; and
C.
Under the supervision and control of the Borough Council:
(1)
Represent the Borough and assess its proper interest
in relation to this state and other political subdivisions and with
respect to municipal contracts and franchises.
(2)
Attend all meetings of the Borough Council with the
right to take part in the discussions but without the right to vote.
(3)
Keep the Borough Council advised of the financial
condition of the Borough, make reports to the Borough Council as requested
by it, and at least once a year, make an annual report on the government
for the benefit of the Borough Council and the public.
(4)
Study the governmental and administrative operations
and needs of the municipal government and prepare and recommend to
the Borough Council necessary and desirable plans and programs to
meet present and foreseeable needs.
(5)
Investigate, any time he deems desirable, the affairs
of any officer or department of the Borough, with the right to take
corrective action.
(6)
Receive and reply to inquiries and complaints concerning
Borough business, provide information and assistance and remedy and/or
cause to be remedied the source of any just complaint.
[Sec. 2-1.2 of the Revised General Ordinances]
The Administrator shall:
A.
Direct and supervise the administration of all departments
and offices of the Borough, and except as provided by law, the Administrator
shall be in charge of all the departments, offices and employees of
the Borough and is to be in charge of and responsible for the smooth
and efficient operation of the activities of the Borough on a day-to-day
basis. The Administrator reports directly to the Mayor and Council.
B.
Approve all bills and vouchers for payment prior to
final approval by the Borough Council.
C.
Maintain a continuing review of analysis of budget
operations, work programs, and costs of municipal services.
D.
Establish working, personnel, vacation and sick leave
schedules and appropriate records and reports.
E.
Recommend concerning the nature and location of public
improvements, and coordinate and expedite the execution of public
improvements authorized by the Borough Council.
F.
Recommend, implement and enforce the procedures and
policy of the Borough Council and its departments for the coordination,
compiling, editing and prompt dissemination and release of public
information.
G.
Negotiate contracts for the Borough as authorized
by and subject to the approval of the Borough Council.
H.
Ensure that all terms and conditions favoring the
Borough in any statute or contract are faithfully kept and performed
and, upon knowledge of any violation, call the same to the attention
of the Borough Council.
[Sec. 2-1.3 of the Revised General Ordinances]
The Administrator shall submit to the Mayor
and Council the annual budget for the calendar year no later than
January 25 of said year. The Administrator shall control the expenditure
programs of each department and office through the application of
work programs and periodic allotments of budget appropriations. No
department or office shall incur any expenditure in excess of the
amount so allocated. Whenever it shall appear to the Administrator
that the amount appropriated for any department or any purpose within
a department is in excess of the amount required to be authorized
by the budget, the Administrator may, by administrative order with
the approval of the Borough Council, reduce the amount available for
expenditure by any department during the remainder of any year.
[Sec. 2-1.4 of the Revised General Ordinances]
The Administrator shall be the custodian of
all official surety bonds furnished by or on account of any Borough
office or officer or employee, except his own bond which shall be
placed in the custody of the Borough Chief Financial Office; all insurance
polices with respect to risks insured for the benefit of the Borough
or to protect it against any claim, demand or liability whatsoever;
and all formal contracts for work, labor, services, supplies, equipment
and materials to which the Borough may be a party. The Administrator
shall also have custody of all leases of property owned by the Borough.
The Administrator shall be the depository for and have custody of
all performance bonds running to the Borough as obligee and other
forms of non-cash security given by any contractor, subdivision developer
or other persons on account of work done or to be done in or for the
Borough.
[Sec. 2-1.5a - h and j of the Revised General
Ordinances]
A.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133, there shall
be established a Municipal Clerk of the Borough of Wharton whose duties
shall include the following:
(1)
Ensure that the minutes and records of the proceedings
of the Borough Council are kept.
(2)
Preserve and compile all ordinances and resolutions,
and at the close of each year, with the advice and assistance of the
Borough Administrator and the Borough Attorney, the Clerk shall compile,
codify and bind all the ordinances then in effect and shall properly
index each compilation or codification.
(3)
Have and take custody of all the official books, papers
and documents of the Borough for which no other repository is provided
by law and preserve and keep them safely.
(4)
Perform all the functions required of municipal clerks
concerning general and special elections.
(5)
Perform functions as are vested in borough clerks
by law relating to bingo and raffle licensing.
B.
The Clerk shall cause the Borough Seal to be affixed
to instruments and writings when specifically authorized by law or
when necessary to exemplify any document or record in his office or
to certify any act or paper which from the records in his office shall
appear to be a true copy of any public record or proceeding.
C.
The Clerk shall ensure the publication of all ordinances
in the official newspaper or newspapers as may be required by law
and authorized by the Borough Council and shall file in his office
the affidavits of publication of the publications.
D.
The Clerk shall administer regularly licenses pursuant
to the ordinance and law, with the assistance of any appropriate enforcing
agencies required for the administration.
E.
Raffle and bingo licensing. The Borough Clerk of the
Borough of Wharton is hereby authorized and delegated to approve the
granting of raffle and bingo licenses to be held in the Borough of
Wharton.
[Amended 10-23-2006 by Ord. No. O-20-06]
[Sec. 2-1.6 of the Revised General Ordinances]
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:9-135, there
shall be a Deputy Clerk of the Borough whose duties shall be prescribed
and defined by the Administrator and/or the Mayor and Council.
