There is hereby established and created the
office and position of Municipal Clerk of the Township of Kingwood,
pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133 et seq.
The Municipal Clerk shall be appointed by the
Township Committee for a three-year term, and the Municipal Clerk
shall achieve tenure in office after five years of service. In order
to obtain reappointment and tenure in the position, the Municipal
Clerk must receive certification by the State of New Jersey as a Municipal
Clerk in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133.2 et
seq.
The Municipal Clerk shall be paid a salary at
an annual rate as set forth in the current Salary Ordinance of the
Township and shall be subject to all other applicable provisions of
the Salary Ordinance as to holidays, sick leave, and other benefits.
The Municipal Clerk, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133,
shall:
A. Act as secretary of the municipal corporation and
custodian of the Municipal Seal and of all minutes, books, deeds,
bonds, contracts and archival records of the municipal corporation.
The governing body may, however, provide by ordinance that any other
specific officer shall have custody of any specific other class of
record.
B. Act as secretary to the governing body, prepare meeting
agendas at the discretion of the governing body, be present at all
meetings of the governing body, keep a journal of the proceedings
of every meeting, retain the original copies of all ordinances and
resolutions and record the minutes of every meeting.
C. Serve as the chief administrative officer in all elections
held in the municipality, subject to the requirements of Title 19
of the New Jersey Statutes.
D. Serve as chief registrar of voters in the municipality,
subject to the requirements of Title 19 of the New Jersey Statutes.
E. Serve as the administrative officer responsible for
the acceptance of applications for licenses and permits and the issuance
of licenses and permits, except where statute or municipal ordinance
has delegated that responsibility to some other municipal officer.
F. Serve as coordinator and records manager responsible
for supplementing local archives and records retention programs as
mandated pursuant to Title 47 of the New Jersey Statutes.
G. Perform such other duties as are now or hereafter
imposed by statute, regulation or by municipal ordinance or regulation.