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.