The position of Municipal Administrator of the Borough of Wallington
is hereby created, and the employment of a person to fill such position
on a temporary or permanent basis is hereby authorized.
The Municipal Administrator shall have the following powers
and perform the following duties:
A. He shall attend all meetings as directed by the Mayor and Council.
B. He shall provide a liaison between the Mayor and Council and the
various municipal boards, agencies and departments of the Borough
of Wallington and its professional advisors.
C. He shall keep the Mayor and Council currently informed on all matters
assigned to him or otherwise within his jurisdiction.
D. He shall be responsible for the coordination of intradepartmental
operations.
E. He shall make studies and surveys of such items as shall be assigned
to him from time to time by the Mayor and Council and prepare and
submit written reports of his findings and determinations to the Mayor
and Council for their consideration and action.
F. He also shall make recommendations to the Mayor and Council relating
to any Borough activities as he shall deem necessary from time to
time.
G. He shall be responsible for continually improving communications
between the various Borough personnel, departments, agencies, boards
and the Mayor and Council.
H. He shall see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the
Borough or its inhabitants 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.
I. He shall have the authority to recommend the removal, discipline
and appointment of all department heads and all other employees, subject
to personnel policies of the Borough and subject to all rules and
regulations of the New Jersey Department of Civil Service, as presently
exist or as may be promulgated in the future.
J. He shall prepare and present to the Mayor and Council an annual report
of Borough affairs on or before December 15 of each year, which shall
include a report from each department head.
K. He shall be responsible for a review of the operating and capital
improvement budgets of the Borough of Wallington and for the administration
of the budget approved by the governing body. He shall alert department
heads to the submission of their portion of the budgets, with supporting
data, as he deems necessary, and shall assist the individual Councilmen
and department heads in preparing their share of the responsibility
for the municipal budget. He shall thoroughly review these requests
and submit his recommendations with respect thereto to the governing
body in a timely fashion.
L. He shall review all requisitions from departments for materials,
equipment and supplies, and proofs of purchase from the various departments.
He shall require the various departments to furnish an adequate inventory
of all equipment, materials and supplies in stock and to recommend
the sale of any surplus, obsolete or unused equipment when authorized
by the Mayor and Council.
M. He shall also perform such other duties as may be assigned to him
from time to time by the Mayor and Council.
The Municipal Administrator shall be covered by a surety bond
to be approved by the Mayor and Council, said bond to be conditioned
upon the faithful performance of his duties. The premium of said bond
shall be paid by the Borough.
Nothing in this article shall derogate from or authorize the
Borough Administrator to exercise the powers or duties of the elected
and/or appointed officials of the Borough of Wallington.