Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-135, there is hereby created the
office of Deputy Borough Clerk of the Borough of Clayton, to be appointed
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of Council. The term of said
Deputy Borough Clerk shall run from January 1 until December 31 of
each year.
The duties of the Deputy Borough Clerk shall be to aid and assist
the Borough Clerk under the direction and supervision of the Borough
Clerk and to do and perform such functions and duties as may be assigned
by the Borough Clerk and to have all the powers and perform all the
functions and duties of the Borough Clerk for such times and for such
periods as the Borough Clerk shall be absent or otherwise unable to
perform.
The Deputy Borough Clerk shall, in the absence of the Borough
Clerk or if the Borough Clerk is otherwise unable to perform, have
the right and power to execute all documents required by law or ordinance
to be executed by the Borough Clerk and affix the Seal of the Borough
thereto whenever required. In signing any documents, the Deputy Borough
Clerk shall sign the name of the Borough Clerk followed by the word
"By" and the Deputy Borough Clerk's own name and the words "Deputy
Borough Clerk."
Before entering office, the Deputy Borough Clerk shall execute
a bond in such amount as provided by law, conditioned upon the faithful
performance of his or her duties.
The salary of the Deputy Borough Clerk shall be such as shall
from time to time be fixed by the Salary Ordinance of the Borough
of Clayton.