[Adopted 3-18-1992 by Ord. No. 92-3]
The position of Borough Administrator of the
Borough of Dunellen is hereby created and the employment of a person
professionally trained and educated and who shall qualify by such
requirements generally recognized by the professional organization
of municipal administrators in order to fill such position is hereby
authorized.
A.
The Borough Administrator shall perform the following
duties:
(1)
He shall serve as the chief administrative officer
of the Borough.
(2)
He shall attend all meetings of the Mayor and Council
and such other meetings, whether within or without the Borough of
Dunellen as he may be assigned from time to time by the Mayor and
Council.
(3)
He shall provide a liaison between the Mayor and Council
and the various municipal boards, agencies and departments of the
Borough of Dunellen and its professional advisers.
(4)
He shall execute all laws and ordinances of the Borough,
subject to the direction of the Mayor and Council.
(5)
He shall keep the Mayor and Council currently informed
on all matters assigned to him or otherwise within his jurisdiction.
(6)
He shall be responsible for the coordination of interdepartmental
operations.
(7)
He shall negotiate contracts subject to the approval
of Council.
(8)
He shall make recommendations concerning the nature
and location of Borough improvements as determined by Council.
(9)
He shall recommend to Council for adoption such measures
as he may deem necessary or expedient.
(10)
He shall make studies and surveys of such municipal
problems of the Borough of Dunellen as shall be assigned to him, from
time to time, by the Mayor and Council, and prepare and submit written
reports of his findings and determinations to the Mayor and Council
for their consideration and action.
(11)
He shall study continually present and future
budgets, purchasing procedures, administrative procedures, and personnel
organization and policies[1] and make such recommendations to the Mayor and Council
relating thereto as he shall deem necessary from time to time.
(12)
He shall be responsible for continually improving
communications between the various Borough personnel, departments,
agencies and boards, and between such personnel, departments, agencies,
boards and Mayor and Council.
(13)
He shall make such inspections and reviews as
may be necessary to insure full compliance by all persons and corporations
having contractual obligations to perform services for or sell goods
to the Borough of Dunellen.
(14)
He shall be responsible for the compiling, editing
and prompt dissemination and release of public information, upon the
authorization of the Mayor and Council.
(15)
He shall act as administrator of the Borough's
insurance programs and as purchasing agent.
(16)
He shall be responsible for the overall supervision
and maintenance of real property owned by the Borough of Dunellen.
(17)
He shall act as liaison between the Borough
of Dunellen and the various county, state and federal agencies, with
respect to all applications for funds and/or services needed or required
by the Borough of Dunellen.
(18)
He shall be responsible to see that any complaints
concerning the functions and obligations of the Borough of Dunellen
made by any of its residents are promptly attended to and a written
record kept of such complaints, when made and when and what action
was taken in response thereto as well as provide information and assistance
in respect to such complaints.
(19)
He shall perform such other administrative and
ministerial duties and functions as maybe assigned to him by the Mayor
and Council.
(20)
He shall make any recommendations which he may
believe will increase the efficiency of the administrative operation
of the Borough of Dunellen.
(21)
He shall make reports to the Mayor and Council
including a monthly financial report and at the close of the year
make an annual report of Borough governmental activities.
(22)
No duty set forth herein shall be deemed to
authorize the performance or interference, in any way, with the duties
and functions of any other municipal official or employee nor shall
such any other municipal official or employee be relieved of any of
his responsibilities or duties heretofore assigned or prescribed by
law.
B.
In addition to the forgoing, the Borough Administrator
shall be responsible for the following:
(1)
Investigating the affairs of any officer or department.
(2)
Establishing and maintaining sound personnel policies
and practices and maintaining appropriate personnel records of all
employees.
(3)
Preparing the annual operating and capital budgets
and submitting them to Council at a date and in accordance with the
procedures established by Council.
(4)
Provide for custody and deposit of all monies.
(5)
Supervise the disbursement of all Borough funds and
approve all vouchers and bills before submission to Mayor and Council
for final approval.
(6)
Analyze the cash needs of the Borough and make prudent
investment of such funds as temporarily may be in excess of the amounts
needed to meet Borough obligations.
The Borough Administrator shall receive as compensation
for his services an annual salary which shall be fixed in accordance
with the ordinance governing salaries.
The Borough Administrator shall be appointed
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council for
an indefinite term and may not be removed except in accordance with
the statute in such case made and provided.
The Borough Administrator shall report to the
Mayor and the Borough Council administratively.
The Administrator may be removed by a majority
vote of authorized membership. The resolution of removal shall become
effective three months after its adoption by the Council. The Council
may provide that the resolution shall have immediate effect; provided,
however, that the Council shall cause to be paid to the Administrator
forthwith any unpaid balance of his salary for the next three calendar
months following adoption of the resolution. Nothing herein to the
contrary withstanding, the Borough Council shall have the right to
remove the Administrator for cause.
The Administrator shall not engage in any political
activity, nor shall he make any financial contributions to any local
political campaign.
[Amended 5-5-2003 by Ord.
No. 03.20]
The Borough Administrator shall be chosen on
the basis of his executive end administrative abilities and qualifications
with special regard to education, training and experience in governmental
affairs. A person appointed to the office of Borough Administrator
need not be a resident of the Borough.
