The Township Clerk shall be appointed by the
Township Committee. The term of office shall be three years, which
shall run from the date of appointment. No person shall be Township
Clerk unless that person meets all of the qualifications and requirements
set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133.2 and 40A:9-133.4c. No person shall
be reappointed as Township Clerk unless that person holds a Registered
Municipal Clerk certificate, as required by N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133.6.
The Township Clerk shall be eligible for tenure as set forth by law.
The Township Clerk shall be generally governed by the parameters of
state statute and township ordinances/resolutions. The removal of
the Township Clerk shall be pursuant to law.
[Amended 4-17-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-08]
The Township Committee may appoint a Deputy
Township Clerk for any period of time necessary, not to exceed one
calendar year. The Deputy Township Clerk shall have all the powers
and perform all the duties of the Township Clerk during such specific
period(s) of time as the Clerk is absent or disabled, as determined
by the Township Committee. He/she shall assist the Township Clerk
in the performance of his/her duties separate and apart from the conditions
herein, as the Township Committee may from time to time prescribe.
The compensation of the Township Clerk and Deputy
Township Clerk shall be fixed from time to time by ordinance by the
Township Committee.