Township of Bridgewater, NJ
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2023-10-05
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 4 Administrative Organization
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Article V Clerk
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2A Third-Party Payroll Disbursement
- Ch 4 Administrative Organization
- Ch 4 Art V Clerk
- § 4-17 Appointment; qualifications.
- § 4-18 General powers; Deputy Clerk.
- Ch 6 Assessment Commissioners, Board of
- Ch 9 Community Development Consortium
- Ch 9A Cooperative Pricing Agreement
- Ch 10 Court
- Ch 12 Economic Development Advisory Committee
- Ch 13 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Financial Disclosure
- Ch 17 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 18 Creative Arts Advisory Committee
- Ch 19 Veterans Advisory Committee
- Ch 20 Open Space Advisory Committee
- Ch 21 Youth Services Commission
- Ch 22 Bridgewater-Raritan Municipal Alliance Committee
- Ch 23 Pension Fund
- Ch 24 Defined Contribution Retirement Program
- Ch 25 Historic Preservation
- Ch 26 Personnel Policies
- Ch 27 Indemnification of Municipal Employees, Appointees and Officials
- Ch 28 Criminal History Background Check for Recreation Personnel
- Ch 29 Purchasing
- Ch 30 Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee
- Ch 32 Raritan and Millstone Rivers Flood Control Commission
- Ch 37 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 40 Substances, Hazardous
- Ch 41 Tax Search Officer
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 48 Air Pollution Control
- Ch 52 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 53 Recreational Cannabis
- Ch 54 Cannabis Limitations
- Ch 62 Building Construction
- Ch 65 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 70 Carnivals, Circuses and Entertainment
- Ch 74 Closing of Streets
- Ch 75 Tobacco- and Cannabis-Free Events
- Ch 76 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 78 Dogs, Cats and Other Animals
- Ch 79 Cat Licensing
- Ch 80 Wild Animals
- Ch 81 Drainage
- Ch 82 Leaf Collection
- Ch 84 Drug-Free School Zones
- Ch 89 Excavations
- Ch 94 Fees
- Ch 99 Fire Prevention
- Ch 100 Emergency Panel and Private Alarm Systems
- Ch 102 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 104 Games of Chance
- Ch 105 Outdoor Storage
- Ch 106 Dumpster and Recycling Center
- Ch 107 Mandatory Recycling
- Ch 108 Solid Waste
- Ch 114 Municipal Stormwater Regulation Program
- Ch 124 Quarries
- Ch 125 Landfill Operations
- Ch 126 Land Use
- Ch 129 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 132 Littering and Handbills
- Ch 135 Loitering
- Ch 138 Massage and Bodywork Therapy
- Ch 142 Noise
- Ch 145 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 146 Brush, Weeds and Debris
- Ch 147 Notices
- Ch 149 Parking Yards, Public
- Ch 150 Parks and Playgrounds: Curfew
- Ch 151 Park Regulations
- Ch 152 (Reserved)
- Ch 153 Precious Metals and Secondhand Goods, Dealers of
- Ch 154 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 165 Retail Food Establishments: Licensing
- Ch 166 Roadway Solicitation/Coin Toss
- Ch 168 Donation Clothing Bins
- Ch 169 Body Art Licensing and Procedures
- Ch 170 Sanitation
- Ch 173 Sewage Disposal System, Individual
- Ch 175 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 182 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 183 Qualified Private Community Services Reimbursement
- Ch 195 Swimming Pools
- Ch 196 Fences and Retaining Walls
- Ch 200 Street Addresses, Numbering of
- Ch 201 Taxes
- Ch 202 Fleeing From Law Enforcement Officer
- Ch 203 Extraneous Employment of Off-Duty Police Personnel
- Ch 204 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 205 Vehicles, Off-Road
- Ch 206 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 208 Vending Machines, Food and Beverage
- Ch 210 Water Connections
- Ch 212 Water Supply, Individual and Semipublic
- Ch 216 Wrecker Roster
- Ch 217 Ambulances
- Appendix
- Ch A225 (Reserved)
- Ch A226 Fire Districts
- Ch A227 Master Plan
- Ch A229 Topographic Maps
- Ch A232 Wastewater Collection and Conveyance Consent Agreement for Certain Properties
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The Council shall appoint a Clerk for the term
prescribed by law. Prior to his or her appointment, he or she shall
have been qualified by training and a minimum of five years' experience
in a comparable municipal office to perform the duties of the office.
He or she shall serve as Clerk of the council and have such other
functions, powers and duties as are provided by Township of Bridgewater
Code.
A.
The Clerk shall:
(1)
Keep the minutes and records of the proceedings of
the Council and of any Council committees upon request of the Chairman
of the committee.
(2)
Preserve and compile all ordinances and resolutions,
and at the close of each year, with the advice and assistance of the
Township Attorney, the Clerk shall compile, codify and bind all the
ordinances and resolutions then in effect, in conformity with the
plan and system of the Township of Bridgewater Code and the Clerk
shall properly index the record books, compilation or codification
of ordinances and resolutions and provide for their publication.
(3)
Have custody of the Township seal and affix it to
such books, papers and documents as may be authorized pursuant to
law.
(4)
Have and take custody of all official books, papers,
maps and documents of the Township for which no other repository is
provided by Charter or ordinance, and preserve and keep them safely.
(5)
Provide office space, secretarial and clerical services
for the Councilmen in the discharge of their official duties.
B.
A Councilman desiring that certain administrative
action be taken on a matter or certain information be made available
to said Councilman shall transmit, in writing, through the Township
Clerk his requests to the Mayor and department head, and said request
is to be acknowledged within five days of receipt and the desired
information is to be furnished within a reasonable time.
C.
A Deputy Municipal Clerk shall be appointed by the
Council at such compensation as the Council may from time to time
determine, for a term of three years. Such Deputy Municipal Clerk
shall have such duties as the Clerk may assign and shall, in the absence
of the Clerk, have the powers, functions and duties of the Clerk.
[Amended 12-15-1975 by Ord. No. 75-24]
