[Added 10-16-1972]
[Amended 12-20-76]
The office of Administrator is hereby created
in and for the Township of Washington pursuant to the provisions of
this article.
[Amended 12-20-1976]
The Administrator shall be appointed by the
Mayor with the advice and consent of the governing body and the term
of office of the Administrator shall be at the pleasure of the Township
Committee.
A.
Any vacancy in the office shall be filled by appointment
by the Township Committee.
B.
No elected member of the governing body may receive
such appointment during his normal term of office or within three
years after the normal expiration of his normal term of office, except
for the possibility of interim appointment not to exceed 90 days.
C.
During the absence or disability of the duly appointed
Administrator, the Township Committee of the Township may, by resolution,
appoint an officer or regular employee of the municipality to perform
the duties of the Administrator during such absence or disability.
Such absence or disability shall be limited to a continuous three
months after which time further continuous absence or disability shall
be deemed to create a vacancy.
D.
The Administrator may be removed by a two-thirds vote
of the governing body. The resolution of removal shall become effective
three months after its adoption by the governing body. The governing
body may provide that the resolution shall have immediate effect;
provided, however, that the governing body shall cause to be paid
to the Administrator forthwith any unpaid balance of his salary and
his salary for the next three calendar months following adoption of
the resolution.
A.
The Administrator shall be appointed on the basis
of his executive and administrative abilities and qualifications with
special regard to education, training and experience in governmental
affairs.
B.
He shall be a resident of the State of New Jersey
and reside either within the community or outside the community but
within a reasonable distance, as determined by the Township Committee.
[Amended 4-18-1977]
The Administrator shall receive as compensation
such sums as may be fixed and adopted by the Township Committee in
the annual Salary Ordinance of the Township.
The Administrator shall be the chief administrative
officer of the Township and he shall be responsible to the Township
Committee as a whole for the proper and efficient administration of
the business affairs of the Township. His duties and responsibilities
shall relate to the management of all Township business, except those
nondelegable duties and responsibilities conferred by statute, other
applicable laws and rules and regulations promulgated by state and
county agencies, or such as the Township Committee may reserve to
itself. He shall:
A.
Represent the Township and assert its proper interests
in relation to the state and other political subdivisions and with
respect to Township contracts and franchises.
B.
Attend all public meetings of the Committee, with
the right to take part in the discussions but without the right to
vote, and other such meetings as the Township Committee may direct.
C.
Keep the Township Committee advised of the financial
condition of the Township, make reports to the Township Committee
as requested by it and, at least once a year, make an annual report
on the administration of the Township government for the benefit of
the Township Committee and the public.
D.
Study the governmental and administrative operations
and needs of the Township and prepare and recommend to the Township
Committee necessary and desirable plans and programs to meet present
and foreseeable needs.
E.
Inspect, at the request of the Township Committee,
the duties and responsibilities of any elected or appointed official
and department of the Township, submitting his report relating thereto
to the Township Committee for such further action as the Township
Committee may deem advisable in such instance.
F.
Keep the public fully informed regarding the operations
of the Township government.
G.
Keep the Township Committee informed as to the federal
aid projects and state aid projects and any other aid programs for
which the Township may qualify.
H.
Perform such other duties as may be required by the
Township Committee.
The Administrator shall supervise all paid personnel
of the Township through the respective department heads and direct
the business activities of all municipal departments, including the
direction of central purchasing and the employment and replacement
of personnel as may be required in the departments within the limits
prescribed from time to time by the Township Committee.
[Amended 11-20-2006 by Ord. No. 20-06]
The Administrator shall serve as the personnel
officer of the Township and recommend to the Township Committee the
appointment, removal or suspension of any Township employee other
than Police, Fire Department and First Aid Squad personnel.
The Administrator shall devote his entire vocational
time to the duties of his office, and he shall have no interest, directly
or indirectly, in any contract job for work or materials, or the profits
thereof, to be furnished to or performed for the Township.
[Amended 4-15-2019 by Ord. No. 06-19]
The Administrator shall be the purchasing officer of the Township
and shall purchase, in accordance with the provisions of the governing
statutes and sound purchasing practices, all materials, supplies and
equipment for the various agencies, boards, departments and other
offices of the Township. The Administrator shall also issue rules
and regulations governing the requisition and purchase of all municipal
supplies and equipment, consistent with the provisions of this article.
The municipal budget shall be prepared by the
Administrator. No later than the first of November in each year, the
Administrator shall require all department heads to submit requests
for appropriations for the ensuing budget year. The request of department
heads shall include such costs, studies and analyses as are required
by the Administrator.
[Amended 12-19-1977]
Upon the basis of the departmental requests,
the budget hearings, the Administrator's analysis of the needs and
resources of the Township and such policy guides as may be prescribed
by resolution of the Committee, the Administrator shall prepare his
recommended budget in the form required by general law for municipal
budgets. On or before February 1, the Administrator shall present
to the Committee his budget document consisting of:
The Administrator shall study, recommend, implement
and enforce the financial procedures and policies of the Township
and its departments after consultation with department heads with
approval of the Township Committee.
[Added 4-21-2003 by Ord. No. 11-03][1]
The office of Assistant Township Administrator
is hereby created in and for the Township of Washington. The Assistant
Township Administrator shall be appointed by the Township Committee,
and the term of office of the Assistant Township Administrator shall
be at the pleasure of the Township Committee. The Assistant Township
Administrator shall have all the powers and perform all of the duties
of the Township Administrator during such times and specific periods
as the Township Administrator shall be absent, on vacation or on a
leave of absence granted by the Township Committee. The Assistant
Township Administrator shall assist the Administrator in the performance
of his/her duties as the Township Committee may from time to time
prescribe.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 3-34, Assistant
Township Administrator, added 12-20-1982 by Ord. No. 27-82, was repealed
4-17-2000 by Ord. No. 9-00.
