Township of Montville, NJ General Provisions and Powers

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Montville Township Charter, 1974."

Upon the adoption of this Charter by the voters as hereinafter provided, the inhabitants of the Township of Montville, in the County of Morris, within the territorial limits of the Township as heretofore prescribed by law, and any amendments thereof, shall constitute a body politic and corporate with perpetual succession under the name of Montville Township. The corporation shall then be governed by the provisions of this Charter, as defined by § C-3.

§ C-3 Definitions.

For the purpose of this act, and for the interpretation of any law, ordinance or resolution applicable to the Township, unless the context otherwise requires:

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE shall mean an ordinance providing, subject to the Charter, for the organization or administration of the Township government, for the exercise or discharge of its functions, powers and duties, and for the management or control of its property, affairs or government.

ADMINISTRATOR shall mean the Township Administrator duly appointed pursuant to the Charter.

CHARTER shall mean this act and all statutory provisions of the State of New Jersey which are now or may hereafter be applicable specifically to the Township of Montville.

COMMITTEE shall mean the governing body of the Township, constituted and elected pursuant to the Charter.

DEPARTMENT shall mean an administrative organization unit for the Township government established or designated by or pursuant to the Charter as a department.

TOWNSHIP shall mean the Township of Montville within the boundaries now existing or which may be hereafter established pursuant to law.

§ C-4 Powers.

In addition to such powers as may otherwise be conferred by the Charter, the Township may:

Organize and regulate its internal affairs, and establish, alter and abolish offices, positions and employments and define the functions, powers and duties thereof and fix their term, tenure and compensation.

Adopt and enforce ordinances and impose penalties for violation thereof, by fine or imprisonment or both as such sanctions are authorized by general law.

Construct, acquire, operate or maintain any and all public improvements, projects or enterprises for any public purpose, subject to referendum requirements otherwise imposed by law.

Sue and be sued; have a corporate seal; contract and be contracted with; buy, sell, lease, hold and dispose of real and personal property; appropriate and expend moneys; and adopt, amend and repeal such ordinances and resolutions as may be required for the management of the Township and the good government thereof.

Exercise all powers of condemnation, borrowing and taxation in the manner provided by general law.

Exercise all powers of local government in such manner as its governing body may determine.

§ C-5 Self-government generally.

The general grant of municipal power contained in this Charter is intended to confer the greatest powers of local self-government consistent with the Constitution of this state. No specific enumeration of municipal powers contained in the Charter shall be construed in any way to limit the general description of power contained in this article, and any such specifically enumerated municipal powers shall be construed as in addition and supplementary to the powers conferred in general terms by this article. All grants of power to the Township, whether in the form of specific enumeration or general terms, shall be liberally construed, as required by the Constitution of this state, in favor of the Township.