The Mayor shall be elected at large by the voters
of the municipality as provided by the Charter.
The Mayor shall be the chief executive of the
Township. He shall:
A. Enforce the Charter and all laws and ordinances in
effect within the Township.
B. Supervise all of the departments of the Township government.
C. Ensure the efficient and effective operation of all
of the departments of the Township government, in accordance with
general law, the Charter, this code and other municipal ordinances.
D. Ensure that all inquiries to the Township government
are promptly assigned to the appropriate department for action.
E. Appoint, with the advice and consent of Council, an
Assessor, a Tax Collector, an Attorney, a Township Clerk and a Chief
Financial Officer.
F. Appoint a Finance Committee of the Council as provided
herein.
G. Appoint other committees of the Council as he may
deem necessary.
H. Appoint all officers and employees where appointment
or election is not otherwise provided for in the Charter or by general
law, recruiting and selecting persons qualified by training and experience
for their respective offices and employments.
I. Require each department, board, commission or other
municipal body to make an annual report and such other reports of
its work as he may deem desirable.
J. Report annually, within the first 60 days of the year,
and at such other times as he may deem desirable to the Council and
to the public on the condition and on the requirements of the Township
and upon its problems of government.
K. Make such other reports to Council and to the public
and such recommendations to Council for action, as he may deem in
the public interest.
L. Provide a liaison with agencies of the State of New
Jersey and with official bodies of other municipalities on matters
affecting the Township and/or its citizens.
M. Prepare the annual budget, with the assistance of
the Chief Financial Officer and with the cooperation of the other
members of the Council, and present the budget to the Council for
consideration by January 31 of each year, as provided herein.
N. Call special meetings of the Council as provided by
the Charter.
O. Cause the Clerk to prepare an annual directory of
Township officials and employees; time and place of meetings of all
Township boards, agencies or commissions having regular meetings;
office hours of officials; and including such other information as
he deems appropriate, which directory shall be available in the office
of the Clerk.
The Mayor shall be a member of the Council.
He shall:
A. Participate in meetings of the Council and vote as
other Council members.
B. Preside over the meetings of the Council.
C. While presiding over meetings of the Council, have
the right to move, second and to debate from the Chair and shall not
be deprived of any right to vote or any other rights, powers or duties
of a Councilman by virtue of his presiding over the meeting.
All of the administrative functions, powers
and duties of the Township shall be allocated and assigned among and
within departments established or constituted by the code or by any
amendments and supplements thereto. The Mayor may delegate to other
officers of the Township such functions, powers and duties as he may
deem appropriate, except for the duties required by the Charter to
be performed by the Mayor.
The President of the Council shall serve in
place of the Mayor in the event of the absence of the Mayor or his
disability or refusal to act. When serving as Acting Mayor, the President
of the Council shall have all of the rights, powers and duties of
the Mayor.