A. 
As heretofore specified, the following departments are created by the Administrative Code to function in accordance with the Charter:
(1) 
Department of Administration and Finance.
(2) 
Department of Public Works.
(3) 
Department of Public Safety.
(4) 
Department of Health and Welfare.
(5) 
Department of Recreation, Senior and Veteran Services.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Former Subsection A(5), Department of Planning and Development, was repealed 5-1-1978 by Ord. No. 6-78.
(6) 
Department of Utilities.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
Under the direction and supervision of the Business Administrator, each department shall have, exercise and discharge such functions, powers and duties as may be provided by the Charter or by any ordinance with respect to the functions, powers or duties allocated and assigned to the department.
[Amended 4-22-1974 by Ord. No. 1-74]
C. 
The head of each department shall be a Director appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council.
D. 
A Director may serve as a division head without additional compensation.
E. 
Subject to the provisions of this code, the Mayor may serve as a Director but without additional compensation.
[Amended 4-22-1974 by Ord. No. 1-74]
Whenever a vacancy exists in the office of head of any division by resignation, removal, disability or otherwise, the Director of the department may fill such vacancy temporarily by appointing an acting head of such division, who shall have and perform all the functions, powers and duties of such division head until the office shall be filled permanently. Such appointment shall be for a maximum period of 90 days, with an additional ninety-day period permitted, and all such appointments shall be with the prior approval of the Mayor.
[Amended 4-22-1974 by Ord. No. 1-74]
The bonding of municipal officers and employees shall be the responsibility of the office of the Business Administrator, in accordance with all applicable statutes and insurance regulations.
A. 
All the books, maps, papers, accounts, statements, vouchers and other documents whatsoever acquired or produced in any department shall be carefully and conveniently filed, kept and preserved, and be and remain the sole property of the municipality and shall not at any time be removed from the offices of such department except when required to use in official business, and shall then be returned to such office without delay. Each department head shall be responsible for enforcing the requirement of this section in his department. This section shall be subject to the provisions of Destruction of Public Records Law (1953) (Chapter 410, Laws of 1953).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 47:3-15 et seq.
B. 
All public documents and records shall during office hours be open to public search, inspection and examination, subject to and within the limitations prescribed by law; and provided that such search, inspection and examination may be made under such regulations as the officer having custody of such records, books and documents shall establish for the safety and preservation thereof.
Upon the termination of the term of office or the employment of any officer or employee, he shall forthwith deliver to his successor, or if there be no successor, to the Clerk or other person who may be designated by the Council to receive the same, all moneys, papers, books, memoranda, accounts and data of any nature whatever pertaining to his office.
The public, administrative and executive business offices shall be open for the transaction of public business daily except Saturdays and Sundays and legal holidays, between such hours as the Mayor may prescribe with the approval of the Council, except as otherwise provided by law. All departments in times of emergency shall provide municipal services for 24 hours a day. The Business Administrator or a department head may require any officer or employee to be in attendance for work on any day or days whenever he determines that a public exigency or emergency so requires.
[Amended 3-1-1971 by Ord. No. 4-71]
An independent Township Auditor shall be appointed by the Council for a term of two years commencing January 1 of the year of his appointment and until his successor is appointed and qualified. He shall receive such compensation as may be agreed upon and determined by the Council. The qualifications, functions, powers and duties of the Township Auditor shall be as prescribed for municipal auditors by General Law. He shall also perform such other duties and provide such other services as may from time to time be requested of him by the Council.
No municipal officer or employee shall directly or indirectly use or seek to use his authority or official influence to control or modify the political action of another person; nor shall any paid officer or employee, during the hours of duty, engage in any political activity, with respect to any candidate for elective office therein. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent an elective officer from campaigning at any time.
A. 
No municipal officer or employee, elected or appointed, shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract with the municipality, or in the compensation for work done or for materials or supplies furnished to the municipality or to any contractor or other person furnishing the same to the municipality, nor shall he participate in any profits of such contractor of other person or receive any compensation, commission, gift or other reward for his services except the salary or fees established by law, ordinance or resolution of the Council.
B. 
No municipal officer or employee, elected or appointed, shall accept or solicit anything of value as consideration for or in connection with the discharge of his official duties other than the fee or compensation prescribed pursuant to law.
C. 
No official or employee, whether paid or unpaid, shall engage in any business or transaction or accept any private employment or commitment, or shall have any financial or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is incompatible with the proper discharge of his official duties in the public interest or would tend to impair his independence of judgment or action in the performance of his official duties.
D. 
No official or employee shall accept any gift or gratuity, whether in the form of service, loan or promise or in any other form, from any person, firm or corporation which to his knowledge is interested directly or indirectly in any manner whatsoever, in business dealings with the Township; nor shall any official or employee accept from any person, firm or corporation any such gift or gratuity which may tend to influence him in the discharge of his duties.
E. 
No official or employee shall represent private interests before the Township Council or before any board, commission or agency of the Township. He shall not represent private interests in any action or proceedings against the interests of the Township in any litigation to which the Township is a party.
A. 
No Councilman or member of any municipal agency, board, commission or other body shall vote for the adoption or defeat of any ordinance or resolution or for the payment or nonpayment of any indebtedness owing or allegedly owing by the Township, in which he has any financial or other personal interest, directly or indirectly; nor shall any official or employee recommend or lobby for the adoption or defeat of any such measure or for the institution or defense of any legal or quasi-legal action whatever in which he has or may have a financial or other personal interest directly or indirectly.
B. 
Any official or employee who has or may have such interest in such measure, indebtedness or action, and who participates in discussion with or gives an official opinion to the Council or a municipal agency with respect thereto, shall disclose on the records of the Council or agency the nature and extent of such interest.
No municipal official or employee shall, without proper legal authorization, disclose confidential information concerning the property, government or affairs of the Township, nor shall he use such information to advance the financial or other private interest of himself or others. The Council may, from time to time, determine by resolution what shall be deemed confidential for the purposes of this section.
A. 
Each department head shall have power, except as otherwise specifically provided by law, to appoint, remove and suspend subordinate officers and employees within the department, subject to applicable New Jersey Department of Personnel rules and regulations. All such personnel actions shall be first reported to the Business Administrator.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
The Business Administrator shall establish an employee grievance procedure which shall review and adjust informally such grievances as any employee or department head may present to it. Such review and adjustment shall be in accord with Article I, Section 19 of the New Jersey Constitution.
Pursuant to the Charter:
A. 
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 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.
B. 
The Council may, for cause, remove any municipal officer other than the Mayor or a member of the Council.
C. 
The Council shall not act pursuant to Subsections A and B above until the affected officer or employee has received notice of the Council's decision to act and an opportunity to be heard. Pursuant to Subsection A the Clerk may, and under Subsection B the Clerk shall, either personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, cause notice to be served upon the officer or employee. The notice shall list the charges of the Mayor or of the Council and shall establish the time and place at which the person will be given an opportunity to be heard. This opportunity to be heard shall be open to the public and shall be held not less than five days nor more than 20 days after the date of service.
[Amended 4-22-1974 by Ord. No. 1-74]
D. 
Any action by the Mayor under Subsection A above may be reversed by a two-thirds vote of the Council. The Council may remove any officer or employee pursuant to Subsection B above by a majority vote.
[Amended 4-22-1974 by Ord. No. 1-74]
Pursuant to the Charter (N.J.S.A. 40:69A-37), the Council may, in its discretion, require any municipal officer to prepare and submit sworn statements regarding his official duties and the performance thereof; and the Council may otherwise investigate the conduct of any department, office or agency of the municipal government.
No rule or regulation made by any department shall, except upon written approval of the Mayor, take effect until at least 10 days after it is filed with the Municipal Clerk as required by the Charter. This limitation of time shall not apply, however, to any order, rule or regulation which relates solely to the organization or internal management of the Township government or part thereof. The Township Clerk shall maintain a docket of all orders, rules and regulations filed in his office, which docket shall show the name of the issuing department, a brief description of the subject matter and the date of filing. At the close of each year the Clerk shall, with the advice and assistance of the Township Attorney, compile, classify and bind all of the orders, rules and regulations which then remain in force and effect. The Clerk may arrange for the printing and sale of such compilation within the limits of available appropriations.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 1A-81, Township Comptroller, added 4-22-1974 by Ord. No. 1-74, as amended 5-19-1975 by Ord. No. 6-75, which previously followed this section, was repealed 2-2-2000 by Ord. No. 2-00.
[Added 6-6-2001 by Ord. No. 14-01]
If an employee of the municipality elects to take his or her retirement, and in consideration of the retirement accepts any benefits from the Township, including but not limited to terminal leave, accumulated sick time, vacation time or personal days, whether the same be by monetary compensation or compensable time, the employee, upon acceptance of those benefits, cannot thereafter seek to return to active employment nor withdraw his or her application for retirement.