There shall be a Department of Administration, the head of which
shall be the Business Administrator.
A. Appointment. The Mayor shall, with the advice and consent of the
Council, appoint a Business Administrator, who shall be chosen solely
on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications, with
special reference to actual experience in or knowledge of the duties
of the office and who shall serve until the appointment and qualification
of a successor. At the time of the appointment, the Business Administrator
need not be a resident of the Township or the state, but during the
Business Administrator's tenure of office, the Business Administrator
may reside outside the Township only with the approval of the Council
as set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:69A-44.
B. Full-time position; holding of other offices. The Business Administrator
shall devote full time to the duties of the office, except that nothing
herein shall prevent the Business Administrator from also holding
any other appointive municipal office of the Township and fulfilling
the duties thereof.
C. Acting Business Administrator. Whenever and so long as there is a
vacancy in the office of Business Administrator, the Mayor may serve
as Acting Business Administrator without additional compensation,
or the Mayor may appoint another suitable person to act as Acting
Business Administrator. Any such appointment shall terminate after
90 days, unless the Council shall, by resolution, authorize one or
more extensions. The Acting Business Administrator shall have all
the functions, powers and duties of the Business Administrator.
Under the direction and supervision of the Mayor, the Business
Administrator shall:
A. Assist in the preparation of the budget;
B. Administer a centralized purchasing system;
C. Be responsible for the development and administration of a sound
personnel system;
D. Perform such other duties as council may prescribe.
E. The Business Administrator shall, subject to the direction of the
Mayor, supervise the administration of each of the departments established
by ordinance. For this purpose, the Business Administrator shall have
power to investigate the organization and operation of any and all
departments, to prescribe standards and rules of administrative practice
and procedure, and to consult with the heads of the departments under
his jurisdiction; provided that with respect to any department of
law or department of audit, accounts or control, the authority of
the Business Administrator under this subsection shall extend only
to matters of budgeting, personnel and purchasing.
Nothing herein shall derogate from the powers and duties of
the elective or appointive officials of the Township or of the boards
and commissions thereof established pursuant to law or authorize the
Business Administrator to exercise the powers and duties thereof.
[Amended 11-27-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-17]
There shall be, within the Department of Police, a Division
called Vernon Township Bureau of Animal Control. The Division Head
shall be the Certified Animal Control Officer. The Certified Animal
Control Officer shall be appointed by and subject to removal by the
Mayor. Subordinate officers and employees of the Bureau of Animal
Control may also be appointed and removed by the Mayor. The Certified
Animal Control Officer shall be supervised by the Chief of Police
or his designee.
This provision of the Township Code will expire three (3) years
from the date of the adoption of this Ordinance No. 2017-17 and Animal
Control will revert to being within the Department of Administration
unless this provision of the Township Code is renewed.