[Amended 12-1-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-32]
The Mayor shall be the chief executive and administrative
officer of the municipality. He shall perform such duties and have
such powers as set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:69A-40 and N.J.S.A. 40:69A-43.
As provided by the Charter (Chapter 210, Section
3-12, of the Laws of 1950, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-42), the Mayor shall designate
the Business Administrator, any other department head or the Township
Clerk to act as Mayor whenever the Mayor shall be prevented by absence
from the municipality, disability or other cause from attending to
the duties of his office. During such time, the person so designated
by the Mayor shall possess all the rights, powers and duties of the
Mayor. Whenever the Mayor shall have been unable to attend to the
duties of his office for a period of 60 consecutive days, for any
of the above-stated reasons, an Acting Mayor shall be appointed by
the Council, who shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties
of the Mayor or the then Acting Mayor.
Whenever there is a vacancy in any office required
by the Charter or Code to be filled by the Mayor with the advice and
consent of the Council and there is no holdover incumbent, the Mayor
may temporarily fill such vacancy (in the absence of any contrary
provision in the Charter or ordinances) by appointing an acting officer,
including the designation of himself as Acting Business Administrator
in the event of a vacancy in that office. Such appointee shall have
all of the functions, powers and duties of the office until it shall
be filled permanently. Any such appointment shall terminate not later
than 30 days after the date of the appointment, unless the Council
shall, by resolution, authorize one or more extensions of such period.
As provided by the Charter:
A. Each department shall be headed by a Director, who
shall be appointed by the Mayor, as provided by N.J.S.A. 40:69A-43,
with the advice and consent of the Council. Each department head shall
serve during the term of office of the Mayor appointing him and until
the appointment and qualification of his successor.
[Amended 12-1-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-32]
B. The Mayor may, in his discretion, remove any department
head after notice and an opportunity to be heard. Prior to removing
a department head, the Mayor shall first file written notice of his
intention with the Council, and such removal shall become effective
on the 20th day after the filing of such notice, unless the Council
shall, prior thereto, have adopted a resolution, by a two-thirds vote
of the whole number of the Council, disapproving the removal.