[Amended 11-18-1968]
As provided by the Charter, the Township Administrator,
under the general direction of the Township Council, shall:
A. Be responsible for the preparation of the budget document
and the compilation and analysis of budget costs and estimates.
B. Conduct prebudget public hearings during the month
of November in each year, during which each department head shall
have an opportunity to present and justify their budget requests.
[Amended 3-2-2009 by Ord. No. 09-17; at
time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
C. Prepare the forms, schedules and exhibits for each
annual budget upon the basis of departmental requests and the budget
hearings which they conduct and within such policy guides as may be
prescribed by resolution of the Council.
D. Prepare the annual budget for introduction in such
form and with such explanatory statements and schedules, consistent
with the Local Budget Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-1 et seq., as the Council
shall approve.
[Amended 11-18-1968; at time of adoption of Code (see Ch.
1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
As required by the Charter, each department
head shall prepare and submit to the Township Administrator, on or
before November 1 in each year, the departmental budget request for
the ensuing budget year. Such request shall be in such form and shall
be supported by such detail as the Administrator shall require. Each
department shall also maintain such daily records of operation, costs
and performance for budget justification as the Administrator may
require. The budget requests and appropriations for each department
shall include all of the organization units within the department.
The Township Administrator shall control the
expenditure programs of each department through provision of work
programs and periodic allotments of budgeted appropriations. No department
shall incur any expenditure in excess of the amount so allotted, and
no bill, claim or voucher shall be paid for an expenditure made in
violation of this section, except upon specific approval of the Council.
Whenever it shall appear to the Township Administrator that the amount
appropriated for any department or for any purpose within a department
is in excess of the amount required to be expended to provide the
quantity and quality of services authorized by the budget, the Township
Administrator may, by administrative order with the approval of the
Council, reduce the amount available for expenditure by any department
during the remainder of any year. No expenditure shall be made or
incurred, nor shall any bill, claim or voucher be paid, which, together
with all prior expenditures, exceeds the amount of the appropriation
to any department as so reduced.
The Township Administrator shall:
A. Supervise the administration of all departments of
the Township government and be responsible for the maintenance of
sound personnel policies and administrative practices.
B. Approve all bills and vouchers for payment subject
to audit and control as provided herein.
C. Maintain a continuing review and analysis of budget
operations, work programs and costs of municipal services.
D. Maintain all personnel records, vacation and sick
leave schedules and records and provide for compliance by the Township
with Civil Service Law (N.J.S.A. 11A:1-1 et seq.) and regulations.
[Amended 7-18-2022 by Ord. No. 22-48]
E. Study the governmental and administrative operations
and needs of the Township government and prepare and recommend to
the Council necessary and desirable plans and programs with respect
thereto.
F. Attend all meetings of the Council and perform such
other duties as the Council may prescribe.
[Added 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 22-6]
A. Within
the Office of the Township Administrator, there shall be a Division
of Cultural Preservation ("Division"), the head of which shall be
the Director of Cultural Preservation ("Director").
B. The Director
shall be an unclassified position and he/she shall, prior to appointment,
be qualified by training and experience for the duties of the office.
[Added 2-28-2022 by Ord. No. 22-6]
The Director of Cultural Preservation shall:
A. Supervise
and manage Township cultural facilities that are owned, leased, or
operated by the Township of Bloomfield ("facilities").
B. Develop,
plan and coordinate events and programming for the provision of public
art, art projects and cultural activities at the facilities.
C. Advise
and make recommendations to the Township Administrator and/or governing
body for Division policy.
D. Serve
as an ex officio member of the Cultural Preservation Advisory Committee.
[Added 8-15-2022 by Ord. No. 22-53]
A. Within.
the Office of the Township Administrator, there shall be a Division
of Human Services ("Division"), the head of which shall be the Director
of Social Work ("Director").
B. The Director
shall be an unclassified position and they shall, prior to appointment,
be qualified by training and experience for the duties of the office.
C. The Division
shall be comprised of the following social services:
(1) The
Bloomfield Housing Agency, which administers the Section 8 Housing
Choice Voucher Program that subsidizes about 260 low-income families'
rent.
(2) Senior
services, to link the older adult population with accessible, high-quality
long-term services and develops and maintains comprehensive information
about Bloomfield's older adult population and their needs.
(3) Mental
health services, including support of and coordination with the Bloomfield
Municipal Alliance Committee.
(4) Financial
assistance programs, such as homelessness prevention, mortgage assistance
and foreclosure prevention, rental assistance, school-aged tuition
assistance, and Small Landlord Grant Program.
(5) Police
Social Work, including a Police Social Work Supervisor, to work in
conjunction with the Bloomfield Police Department' s C.A.R.E. Unit.
[Added 8-15-2022 by Ord. No. 22-53]
Powers and duties of Director of Social Work shall be:
A. Supervise
and manage the Township's Housing Agency (Section 8), senior services,
mental health services and financial assistance programs formerly
within the Department of Health and Welfare.
B. Advise
and make recommendations to the Township Administrator and/or governing
body for Division policy.