There is hereby created the office of the Borough
Historian.
The Borough Historian shall serve without compensation,
but the Mayor and Council may annually appropriate such funds as may
be necessary to reimburse the Borough Historian for expenses incurred
in the performance of the duties and responsibilities set forth in
this article.
The Borough Historian shall be appointed by
the Mayor, with approval of the Council, and shall serve at the pleasure
of the Mayor and Council.
The Borough Historian shall have the following
powers and responsibilities.
A. To carry out a historical program, including but not
restricted to collecting, preserving and making available materials
relating to the history of the Borough of Cresskill. The Historian
shall store such materials in such manner as to ensure their preservation
and shall notify the State Archivist, New Jersey Historical Commission,
County Historian and the Mayor and Council of any materials which
should be acquired for preservation. Upon leaving the position, the
Borough Historian shall turn over all materials and records and reports
into the possession of the successor, if then appointed, or to the
governing body until a successor shall be appointed.
B. The Borough Historian shall make an annual report
to the Mayor and Council stating all the work performed and accomplished
during that year. The Borough Historian shall transmit a copy of such
report to the New Jersey Historical Commission.
C. The Borough Historian may research, write and cause
to have published a municipal history and may recommend appropriate
historical materials for publication.
D. The Borough Historian may assist a Landmark Commission,
as well as advise the Mayor and Council, concerning the acquisition,
administration, use and disposition of any landmark or historic site,
including such places in the Borough included on the New Jersey Register
of Historic Places. Such advice may be furnished to the Historic Site
Section, Department of Environmental Protection.
E. The Borough Historian shall assist in projects of
commemoration, including the erection of monuments, historic markers
and guidesigns.
The Borough Historian may employ such clerical
assistance as may be necessary in order to carry out the duties and
responsibilities set forth in this article, within the limits of such
funds as may be made available by the Mayor and Council for such purpose
in the annual budget.