There shall be an Office of the Municipal Clerk,
the head of which shall be the Municipal Clerk. The Council shall
appoint a Municipal Clerk for a term as provided by law. Prior to
appointment, he or she shall have been qualified by training and experience
to perform the duties of his or her office and as provided by N.J.S.A.
40A:9-133 et seq. He or she shall serve as Clerk of the Council and
have such other functions, powers and duties are provided for by this
Code or law.
The Clerk shall be the depository and custodian
of all official surety bonds furnished by or on account of any Township
office, officer or employee, except his own bond, which shall be placed
in the custody of the Township Chief Financial Officer, all insurance
policies upon or with respect to risks insured for the benefit of
the Township or to protect it against any claims, demands or liability
whatsoever and all formal contracts for work, labor, services, supplies,
equipment and materials to which the Township may be a party. The
Clerk shall also have custody of all leases of property owned by the
Township. The Clerk shall be the depository for and have custody of
all performance bonds running to the Township as obligee and other
forms of noncash security given by any contractor, subdivision developer
or other persons on account of work done or to be done in or for the
Township.
There may be Deputy Municipal Clerks appointed
by the Council who shall have, exercise and perform the functions,
powers and duties of the Clerk in the absence or upon the direction
of the Clerk.
The Clerk is designated as the official who
shall prepare and issue certificates as to the approval of a subdivision
of land, pursuant to law. Prior to the issuance of any such certificate,
the Clerk shall ascertain from the records of the Planning Board,
Division of Engineering in the Department of Community Development
and otherwise, as well as from the records in the Office of the Clerk,
the status of the subdivision in question.