[Adopted 11-26-1985 by Ord. No. 1985-18]
There shall be a Borough Treasurer appointed
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council as provided
by N.J.S.A. 40:87-16.[1] Said appointment shall be for one (1) year and until his
successor shall have qualified as provided by N.J.S.A. 40:87-15.[2] The Treasurer shall be exempt from all residency requirements.
There may be a Deputy Borough Treasurer appointed
by the Council for a term of one (1) year. It shall be the duty of
the Deputy Borough Treasurer generally to aid and assist the Borough
Treasurer in the performance of the duties of his office in such manner
as the Borough Treasurer shall from time to time direct. The Deputy
Borough Treasurer shall perform the duties of the Borough Treasurer
in the latter's absence or incapacity.
A.
Powers and duties.
(1)
The Treasurer shall have, perform and exercise all
the functions, powers and duties provided by general law and borough
ordinances.
(2)
He shall keep and maintain books and records of all
financial transactions of the borough in accordance with the standards
and requirements of the Division of Local Finance in the Department
of Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey.
(3)
He shall have custody of all public moneys of the
borough and make monthly reports to the Council of all receipts, expenditures,
commitments and unexpended appropriations.
B.
All moneys received from any source by or on behalf
of the borough or any department, board, office or agency thereof,
except as otherwise provided by borough ordinance, shall be paid to
the Treasurer, who, by the next ensuing bank day after their receipt,
shall deposit them in the authorized public depository of the borough
to the credit of the proper account.
