[Adopted 4-27-1989 by Ord. No. 9-89]
There is hereby created the position of Chief
Financial Officer of the Township of Hanover, who shall also be the
Tax Collector and the Treasurer.
The Chief Financial Officer of the Township
shall be appointed by the Township Committee for a period of three
years.
The responsibilities of the Chief Financial
Officer shall be as set forth under P.L. 1947, c. 151 (N.J.S.A. 52:27BB-26
et seq.) and shall also perform all the duties of the Treasurer, Tax
Collector, Tax Search Officer and Treasurer of the Hanover Sewerage
Authority as well as hold the title for those positions.
The qualifications for the position of Chief
Financial Officer shall be those as established by Section 2 of P.L.
1988, c. 110, and after January 1, 1991, no person shall be appointed
or reappointed as a Chief Financial Officer unless he or she holds
a Municipal Finance Officer Certificate issued pursuant to the provisions
of P.L. 1971, c. 413 (N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.1 et seq.) or P.L. 1988,
c. 110.
Any person who has served in the position of
Chief Financial Officer of the Township for a period of not less than
five consecutive years and who is a holder of a Municipal Finance
Officer Certificate issued in accordance with P.L. 1971, c. 413 (N.J.S.A.
40A:9-140.1 et seq.) shall be granted tenure of office upon filing
with the Clerk of the municipality and with the Division of Local
Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs a notification
evidencing his compliance with this section. Thereafter, the person
shall continue to hold office during good behavior and efficiency,
and shall not be removed therefrom, except for just cause and then
only after a public hearing upon a written complaint setting forth
the charge or charges against him pursuant to Section 3 of P.L. 1977,
c. 39 (N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.1 et seq.) or upon expiration or revocation
of certification by the Director of the Division of Local Government
Services pursuant to Section 5 of the P.L. 1971, c. 413 (N.J.S.A.
40A:9-140.5).
Compensation for the position of Chief Financial
Officer shall be established and the salary established annually in
the Township's Salary Ordinance[1] and said salary will be a single salary but inclusive
of the single position of Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Tax
Collector, Tax Search Officer and Treasurer of the Hanover Sewerage
Authority.
