[Adopted 5-2-1995 by Ord. No. 0:95-5 (Ch. 25, Art. XII, of the 1990 Code)]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133 there is hereby established in and for the Township of Harmony the position of Municipal Clerk.
A. 
The Municipal Clerk shall perform the following duties. The Municipal Clerk shall:
(1) 
Act as secretary of the municipal corporation and custodian of the Municipal Seal and of all minutes, books, deeds, bonds, contracts and archival records of the municipal corporation. The Township Committee may, however, provide by ordinance that any other specific officer shall have custody of any specific other class of records.
(2) 
Act as secretary to the Township Committee, prepare a meeting agenda at the discretion of the Township Committee, be present at all meetings of the Township Committee, keep a journal of the proceedings of every meeting, retain the original copies of all ordinances and resolutions and record the minutes of every meeting.
(3) 
Serve as the chief administrative officer in all elections held in the Township, subject to the requirements of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes.
(4) 
Serve as the chief registrar of votes in the Township, subject to the requirements of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes.
(5) 
Serve as the administrative officer responsible for the acceptance of applications for licenses and permits and the issuance of licenses and permits except where statute or municipal ordinance has delegated that responsibility to some other Township officer.
(6) 
Serve as coordinator and records manager responsible for implementing local archives and records retention programs as mandated pursuant to Title 47 of the Revised Statutes.
B. 
The Municipal Clerk shall perform such other duties as are now or hereafter imposed by statute, regulation or by municipal ordinance or regulation.
The term of the office of the Municipal Clerk shall be for a period of three years commencing as of the actual date upon which the person serving as Municipal Clerk is appointed by the Township Committee. Any person who shall be reappointed Municipal Clerk subsequent to having received a Registered Municipal Clerks certificate pursuant to law and has served as Municipal Clerk or performed the duties of Municipal Clerk for not less than three consecutive years immediately prior to such reappointment or has acquired tenure according to law shall hold the office during good behavior and efficiency, notwithstanding that such reappointment was for a fixed term of years and shall not be removed therefrom for political reasons, but only upon good cause shown and after a proper hearing before the Director of the Division of Local Government Services or his designee.
The Municipal Clerk shall receive such compensation as shall be provided under ordinance fixing the salaries of several Township officers and officials of the Township of Harmony, County of Warren, State of New Jersey, as the same shall be amended or supplemented from time to time.