The executive power of the Township shall be exercised by the
Mayor, subject to the procedures set forth in the Charter.
The Mayor shall:
A.
Enforce the Charter and all ordinances of the Township adopted by
the Council and all general laws applicable thereto.
B.
Report annually on a calendar basis to the Council and to the public
on the state of the Township and the work of the previous year; he
or she shall also recommend to the Council whatever action or programs
he or she deems necessary for the improvement of the Township and
the welfare of its residents. He or she may from time to time recommend
any action or programs he or she deems necessary or desirable for
the Township to undertake.
C.
Supervise, direct and control all departments of the Township and
shall require each department to make an annual report in January
of each calendar year, and shall require such other reports on its
work as he or she may deem desirable.
D.
Require such reports and examine such accounts, records and operations
of any board, commission or other agency of the Township, as he or
she deems necessary.
E.
Prepare and submit to Council for its consideration and adoption
an annual operating budget and a capital budget, establish the schedules
and procedures to be followed by all Township departments, offices
and agencies in connection therewith, and supervise and administer
all phases of the budgetary process.
F.
Supervise the care and custody of all Township property, institutions
and agencies, and make recommendations concerning the nature and location
of municipal improvements and execute improvements determined by Council.
G.
Sign all contracts, bonds and other instruments requiring the consent
of the Township, after approval by Council.
H.
Review, analyze and forecast trends of municipal services and finances
and programs of all boards, commissions, agencies and other municipal
bodies, and report and recommend thereon to Council.
I.
Supervise the development, installation and maintenance of centralized
budgeting, personnel and purchasing procedures as may be authorized
by ordinance.
J.
Negotiate contracts for the municipality subject to Council approval.
K.
Assure that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the municipality
or its inhabitants in any statute, franchise or other contract are
faithfully kept and performed.
L.
Serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of all appointive bodies
in municipal government of which he or she is not an official voting
member.
The Mayor may attend meetings of Council and may take part in
discussions of Council to the extent authorized under N.J.S.A. 40:69A-41,
but shall have no vote except in the case of a tie on the question
of filling a vacancy in the Council, in which case he or she may cast
the deciding vote.
A.
Each ordinance adopted by Council shall be promptly delivered by
the Clerk to the Mayor. Each ordinance shall be returned by the Mayor
to the Clerk after the Mayor has affixed his or her signature thereto
or after the expiration of 10 days from the date of its delivery to
the Mayor in any event.
B.
No ordinance or any item or part thereof shall take effect without
the Mayor's approval, unless the Mayor fails to return an ordinance
to the Council within 10 days after it has been presented to him or
her, or unless Council upon reconsideration thereof on or after the
third day following its return by the Mayor shall by a vote of 2/3
of the members resolve to override the Mayor's veto.
The Mayor shall designate the Business Administrator, any other
department head or the Municipal Clerk to act as Mayor whenever the
Mayor shall be prevented by absence from the municipality, disability
or other cause from attending to the duties of his or her office.
Such designation shall be made in writing and filed with the Municipal
Clerk. During such time, the person so designated by the Mayor shall
possess all rights, powers, duties of his or her office. Whenever
the Mayor shall have been unable to attend to the duties of his or
her office for a period of 60 consecutive days for any of the above-stated
reasons, an Acting Mayor shall be appointed by Council, who shall
succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the Mayor or the then
Acting Mayor.
A.
Appointment. The Mayor shall appoint, with the advice and consent
of the Council, a director to head each department. Each director
shall serve during the term of the office of the Mayor appointing
him, and until the appointment and qualification of his or her successor.
The term "director" and "department head" shall have the same meaning
as used throughout this chapter and may be used interchangeably. Salaries
of department heads may be recommended by the Mayor, and subject to
approval of the Township Council, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:69A-43a
and N.J.S.A. 40:69A-180.
B.
Removal. If the Mayor, in his or her discretion, intends to remove
a department head or any other municipal executive officer who is
not a subordinate officer or employee, including any tenured employee
other than the Municipal Clerk or an employee of whom Council is the
appointing authority, the Mayor must provide notice and opportunity
to be heard. The Mayor must file written notice of his or her intention
to remove with Council by filing such notice with the Municipal Clerk.
The Municipal Clerk shall stamp the notice with the date received
and immediately forward copies to all members of Council. Council
may disapprove the removal by adopting a resolution affirmatively
voted by no less than four Council members prior to the 20th day after
the filing of notice by the Mayor. The 20 days shall run from the
date the notice is stamped "received" by the Municipal Clerk. If Council
adopts such a resolution disapproving the removal, the person shall
retain his or her terms and conditions of employment as existed prior
to the time the Mayor expressed his or her intent to remove. If Council
does not adopt such resolution prior to the 20th day after the filing
of the notice with Council, the removal shall become effective.
C.
The salaries of administrative employees, officers and directors
of each department shall be fixed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:69A-43a.
Directors may remove subordinate officers and employees appointed
by him or her within his or her respective department with the approval
of the Mayor, subject to the provisions of New Jersey statutes, other
general law and any applicable contractual obligations.
A.
The Mayor shall prepare the municipal budget with the assistance
of the Business Administrator. During the month of November, the Mayor
shall require all department heads to submit requests for appropriations
for the ensuing budget year and to appear before the Mayor or the
Business Administrator at public hearings, which shall be held during
that month, on the various requests.
B.
The Mayor shall submit to Council his or her recommended budget,
together with such explanatory comment or statement as he or she may
deem desirable. The budget shall be in such form as is required by
law for municipal budgets and shall, in addition, have appended thereto
a detailed analysis of the various items of expenditure and revenue.
Council may reduce any item or items in the Mayor's budget by a vote
of a majority of the Council, but an increase in any item or items
therein shall become effective only upon an affirmative vote of 2/3
of the members of Council. The annual budget shall be introduced no
later than February 10 of the calendar fiscal year or on such other
date as directed by the Department of Community Affairs. Introduction
of the budget shall constitute a first reading which may be by title.
