Pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-139, there is hereby
created the office of Municipal Attorney.
The Mayor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the
Council, the Municipal Attorney, who shall be a person (meaning an
individual, partnership or professional corporation) licensed to practice
law in the State of New Jersey, for a term of one year commencing
January 1 and terminating December 31 in each year.
The Municipal Attorney shall serve as legal advisor to the Mayor
and Council, represent the Borough in litigation, draft ordinances
and resolutions upon request of the Mayor and Council and render such
other professional legal services as may be required by statute or
as requested by the Mayor and Council from time to time, whether by
ordinance, resolution or otherwise.
The compensation to be paid the Municipal Attorney shall be
as the Mayor and Council shall hereafter, from time to time, prescribe
by the annual Salary Ordinance.