A.
Appointment. The Clerk shall be appointed by the Council.
B.
Term. The term of the Borough Clerk shall be for a
period of three years from the first day of January next following
his or her appointment, subject to the laws of the State of New Jersey
prescribing tenure.
C.
Qualifications. No person shall be appointed to the
office of the Borough Clerk unless that person shall hold a Registered
Municipal Clerk certificate issued under the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40A:9-133.4 or any amendments or supplements thereto.
The Borough Clerk shall serve as Clerk of the
Council. He or she shall attend all meetings of the Council and of
the committees when required by the Chairperson and shall keep the
minutes of the meetings of the Council and of the committees. The
minutes of each meeting of the Council shall be signed by the officer
presiding at the meeting and by the Clerk.
[Amended 3-14-1988 by Ord. No. 1119]
The Clerk shall record all ordinances of a permanent
character in books to be provided for that purpose. After each ordinance,
he or she shall also record and certify the proof of publication thereof
as required by law. Each ordinance so recorded shall be signed by
the Mayor and the Clerk, who shall attest that it was duly adopted
upon a date stated, and, when so signed, the recorded copy shall be
deemed to be a public record of the ordinance. Any omission by the
Clerk or the Mayor to record, sign or certify as herein required shall
not impair or affect the validity of any ordinance which has been
duly adopted.
The Clerk shall have custody of and shall safely
keep all records, books and documents of the Borough, except those
committed by ordinance to any other office or transferred thereto
by the Council. He or she shall, upon request and upon the payment
of the fees prescribed therefor by resolution of the Council for the
use of the Borough, furnish a certified copy of any such paper in
his or her custody under the Corporate Seal of the Borough.
The Clerk shall cause the Corporate Seal of
the Borough to be affixed to instruments and writings when authorized
by ordinance or resolution of the Council or when necessary to exemplify
any document on record in his or her office or to certify any act
or paper which, from the records in his or her office, shall appear
to have been a public act of the Borough or a public document. He
or she shall not affix the seal or cause or permit it to be affixed
to any other instrument, writing or other paper unless required by
law or ordinance.
The Clerk, subject to the supervision of the
Council, shall:
A.
Be the depository and custodian of all official surety
bonds furnished by or on account of any officer or employee except
his or her own bond, which shall be placed in the custody of the Treasurer;
of all insurance policies upon or with respect to risks insured for
the benefit of the Borough or to protect it against any claim, demand
or liability whatsoever; and all formal contracts for work, labor,
services, supplies, equipment and materials to which the Borough may
be a party.
B.
Be the depository for and have custody of all performance
bonds running to the Borough as obligee or any other form of security
given by any contractor, subdivision developer or other persons on
account of work done or to be done in or for the Borough.
C.
Have custody of all leases of property owned by the
Borough.
No rule or general regulation made by any department,
officer, agency or authority of the Borough except such as relates
to the organization or internal management of the municipal government
or a part thereof shall take effect until it is filed with the Clerk.
The Clerk shall maintain a current compilation of all such rules and
regulations, which shall be available for public inspection in his
or her office during business hours.
In addition to such other functions, powers
and duties as may be prescribed by ordinance and subject to the supervision
and direction of the Council, the Clerk shall:
A.
Perform all of the functions required of municipal
clerks by the General Election Law (Title 19 of the Revised Statutes)
and any other law or ordinance.
B.
Administer the provisions of Borough ordinances with
reference to the licensing of occupations and activities for which
licenses are required by law or ordinance to be obtained from the
Clerk.
C.
Have such other, different and additional functions,
powers and duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance or delegated
to him or her by the Council.
