[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of South River as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-9-1977 by Ord. No. 1977-6 (Ch.
4, Art. I, of the 1977 Code)]
There shall be a Department of Administration
in the Borough of South River under the supervision and control of
the Director of Administration. The Director shall be a member of
the Borough Council and shall be appointed at the annual organizational
meeting in January of each year. The Department of Administration
shall exercise supervision and control over the Borough Clerk and
such other agencies, officers or employees of the Borough as may be
designated from time to time by the Borough Council.
[Adopted 8-18-1969 by Ord. No. 1969-15 (Ch. 4, Art. II, of the 1977 Code); amended in its entirety 12-5-1990 by Ord. No.
1990-67]
A.
There is hereby established the office of the Borough
Clerk of the Borough of South River, which office shall consist of
a full-time Borough Clerk, a full-time Deputy Borough Clerk and such
Assistant Clerks and other clerical help and personnel as may be necessary
to properly conduct the business of the Borough Clerk's office.
A.
The Borough Clerk, the Deputy Borough Clerk, the Assistant
Borough Clerk and the Borough Clerk's office shall perform such duties
as may be required by the governing body which are not inconsistent
with the duties of a Borough Clerk and shall perform those duties
as may be required from time to time by ordinance, resolution or such
other action as may be taken by the Mayor and Council.
B.
The Borough Clerk shall be the custodian of all Borough
property pertaining to his office.
C.
The Borough Clerk, the Deputy Borough Clerk and such
Assistants shall perform such duties as are or may be required by
the laws of the State of New Jersey.
D.
The Deputy Borough Clerk shall act in the capacity
of the Borough Clerk in the Borough Clerk's absence.
E.
The Borough
Clerk shall issue and approve the granting of bingo and raffle licenses.
[Added 2-13-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-4]
The Borough Clerk and the office of the Borough
Clerk and Deputy Borough Clerk shall perform its duties during the
days and hours established for the other administrative offices of
the Borough.
The Borough Clerk shall attend all regular and
special meetings of the governing body and such business or agenda
sessions as may be required by the Mayor and Council and shall attend
such other meetings, conferences and gatherings pertaining to municipal
affairs as may be directed by the Mayor and Council.
A.
The Borough Clerk shall be accountable to and be responsible
for the proper expenditure of the funds allotted to him in the municipal
budget and shall comply with all procedures established or to be established
by the governing body for the expenditure of municipal funds.
B.
The Deputy Borough Clerk shall report and be accountable
to the Borough Clerk, who, in turn, shall report to the Borough Council.
The Borough Clerk shall administer the licensing
provisions of the various chapters of the Code of the Borough of South
River which provide for the issuance of licenses or permits by the
Clerk. He shall keep a proper record of all applications for licenses
and of all licenses issued and shall account to the office of Borough
Treasurer for all license fees received.