[Added 6-10-1980 by Ord.
No. 80-21; amended 11-28-1989 by Ord. No. 89-61]
There is hereby created the position of Chief Financial Officer
in the Township of Cranford.
A.
The Chief Financial Officer shall be responsible to the Township
Committee through the Township Administrator and shall be responsible
for the operation and administration of the offices of the Collector
of Taxes and the Treasurer.
[Amended 7-20-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-26]
B.
In addition, the Chief Financial Officer shall be responsible for
the research, formulation and implementation of all fiscal and office
procedures in the Finance Department; shall formulate and control
encumbrancing procedures for all purchasing made by the Township;
shall supervise all matters pertaining to the process of long-term
financing; shall oversee the requirements of intergovernmental transfers;
shall supervise and perform the work involved in the preparation of
the various financial reports and statements of any analytical and
nonroutine nature, and, upon appropriate demand, shall present findings,
conclusions and recommendations; shall give suitable assignments and
instructions to subordinate employees; shall make recommendations
to the Township Administrator and the Township Committee concerning
disciplinary matters, promotions and appointments of employees in
the Finance Department; shall plan and install accounting systems
and forms when necessary; shall answer inquiries of a technical nature
relating to municipal finance; and shall be responsible for budget
preparation and control and coordination of financial activities of
the Township.[1]
The Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed by the majority
vote of the Township Committee. The term of office shall be four years,
which shall run from January 1 in the year in which the Chief Financial
Officer is appointed.
The Chief Financial Officer shall receive such salary as shall
be provided from time to time by the Township Committee by ordinance.
