[Adopted 3-12-1980 by Ord. No. 1980-7 (Ch.
39, Art. VII, of the 1977 Code)]
The position of Local Historian is hereby established.
The Local Historian shall serve without compensation, but the governing
body may annually appropriate such funds as may be necessary to reimburse
the Historian for expenses incurred in the performance of his duties
and responsibilities. The Local Historian shall be appointed in the
manner generally provided by law for appointments in the Borough,
and he shall serve at the pleasure of the governing body.
The Local Historian shall have the following
powers and responsibilities:
A.
The Local Historian shall carry out an historical
program, including but not restricted to collecting, preserving and
making available materials relating to the history of the Borough.
The Historian shall store such materials in such a manner as to ensure
their preservation and shall notify the governing body of any materials
which should be acquired for preservation. Upon leaving the position,
the Local 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 Local Historian shall make an annual report to
the Mayor and Council of the Borough, stating all the work performed
and accomplished during that year. The Local Historian shall transmit
a copy of such report to the New Jersey Historical Commission. The
New Jersey Historical Commission may advise the Local Historian of
general guidelines along which his historical program may be implemented.
C.
The Local Historian may research, write and cause
to have published a municipal history and may recommend appropriate
historical materials for publication.
D.
The Local Historian may assist the Historical Society,
as well as advise the governing body, concerning the acquisition,
administration, use and disposition of any landmark or historic site,
including such places in his jurisdiction included on the New Jersey
Register of Historic Places. Such advice may be furnished to the Historic
Sites Section, Department of Environmental Protection.[1]
E.
The Local Historian shall assist in projects of commemoration,
including the erection of monuments, historic markers and guide signs.
The Local Historian may employ such clerical
assistants 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 governing body for such purposes
in the annual budget of the Borough.
