The Mayor shall be elected by the voters of the Borough at large and serve for a term of four years and until his successor shall have qualified.
The Council shall consist of six members, elected at large, who shall serve for a term of three years and until their successors shall have qualified. Their terms shall be arranged so that the term of two Council members shall expire at the end of each year.
There shall be held annually, at the time provided by law for holding general elections, an election for Borough officers.
The Borough of Bay Head shall, subject to the provisions of applicable state laws, have full power to exercise all powers of local government in such manner as its Council may determine.
A. 
The Mayor shall be the head of the Borough government.
B. 
The Mayor shall have all those powers designated by general law.
C. 
The Mayor shall preside at meetings of the Council and may vote to break a tie.
D. 
Every ordinance adopted by the Council shall, within five days after its passage, Sundays excepted, be presented to the Mayor by the Municipal Clerk. The Mayor shall, within 10 days after receiving the ordinance, Sundays excepted, either approve the ordinance by affixing his signature thereto or return it to the Council by returning it to the Clerk, together with a statement setting forth his objections thereto or any item or part thereof. No ordinance or any item or part thereof shall take effect without the Mayor's approval, unless the Mayor fails to return the ordinance to the Council, as prescribed above, or unless the Council, upon consideration of the ordinance following its return, shall, by a vote of 2/3 of all the members of the Council, resolve to override the veto.
E. 
If any ordinance contains more than one distinct section, clause or item, the Mayor may approve one or more thereof and veto the rest.
F. 
The Mayor shall nominate and, with the advice and consent of the Council, appoint all subordinate officers of the Borough, unless the specific terms of the general law clearly require a different appointment procedure. He shall make his nomination to any such office within 30 days of that office becoming vacant.
G. 
The Mayor shall see to it that the laws of the state and the ordinances of the Borough are faithfully executed. He shall recommend to the Council such measures he may deem necessary or expedient for the welfare of the Borough. He shall maintain peace and good order and have the power to suppress all riots and tumultuous assemblies in the Borough.
H. 
The President of the Council shall perform all the duties of the Mayor during any period in which the Mayor is absent from the Borough for three days or more or is unable to perform the duties of his office. When such absence is intended, the President of the Council shall become the Acting Mayor until the Mayor's return. If the President of the Council is unable to perform the duties of the Acting Mayor, then the member of the Council with the longest term of service may act temporarily for the President of the Council.
I. 
The Mayor shall be responsible for personnel administration of all municipal employees, except the Police Department, including recommendations to the Council on selection of new employees.
[Added 10-3-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-10]
J. 
The Mayor shall conduct timely staff meetings with department administrators.
[Added 10-3-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-10]
A. 
The Council shall be the legislative body of the Borough.
B. 
The Council shall have all the executive responsibilities of the Borough not placed, by general law or N.J.S.A. 40A:60-1 et seq., in the office of the Mayor.
C. 
The Council may, subject to general law and the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:60-1 et seq.:
(1) 
Pass, adopt, amend and repeal any ordinance or, where permitted, any resolution for any purpose required for the government of the Borough or for the accomplishment of any public purpose for which the Borough is authorized to act under general law.
(2) 
Control and regulate the finances of the Borough and raise money by borrowing or taxation.
(3) 
Create such offices and positions as it may deem necessary. The officers appointed thereto shall perform the duties required by law and the ordinances of the Council. Other than the Borough Attorney, Engineer and Construction Official, these officers shall be residents of the Borough and shall serve at the pleasure of the Council, except the Clerk, who also shall be exempt from the Borough residency requirement, the Tax Collector and the Tax Assessor who shall serve for terms as provided in Chapter 9 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes. The Council may exempt officers from the residency requirements, but only pursuant to the adoption of an ordinance to that effect.
(4) 
Investigate any activity of the municipality.
(5) 
Remove any officer of the municipality, other than those excepted by law, for cause.
(6) 
Override a veto of the Mayor by a 2/3 majority of all the members of the Council.
D. 
The Council, whenever it fails to confirm the nomination by the Mayor of any official to a subordinate office of the Borough within 30 days of being presented such nomination, shall make the appointment to that office, provided that at least three affirmative votes shall be required for such purpose, the Mayor to have no vote thereon except in the case of a tie.
E. 
The Council may, at its annual meeting, establish for its members such committees of the Council as will assist it for the ensuing year.
F. 
The Council may create such advisory councils to the Borough as it may choose.