[Adopted 7-19-1982 by Ord. No. 333 (Ch.
18A of the 1967 Code)]
There is hereby created the office of Borough
Historian.
The Borough Historian shall serve without compensation,
but the Mayor and Council may annually appropriate such funds as may
be necessary to reimburse the Borough Historian for expenses incurred
in the performance of the duties and responsibilities set forth in
this article.
The Borough Historian shall be appointed for
one year by the Mayor, with approval of the Council, and shall serve
at the pleasure of the Mayor and Council.
The Borough Historian shall have the following
powers and responsibilities:
A.
The Borough Historian shall carry out an historical
program, including but not restricted to collecting, preserving and
making available materials relating to the history of the Borough
of Harrington Park. The Historian shall store such materials in such
manner as to ensure their preservation according to the guidelines
offered by the New Jersey Historical Commission in accordance with
the Local Historians Enabling Act (1979) (N.J.S.A. 40:10A-1 et seq.)
and shall notify the State Archivist, New Jersey Historical Commission,
County Historian and the Mayor and Council of any materials which
should be acquired for preservation. Upon leaving the position, the
Borough Historian shall turn over all materials and records and reports
into the possession of the successor, if then appointed, or to the
governing body until a successor shall be appointed.
B.
The Borough Historian shall make an annual written
report to the Mayor and Council stating all the work performed and
accomplished during that year. The Borough Historian shall transmit
a copy of such report to the New Jersey Historical Commission.
C.
The Borough Historian may research, write and cause
to have published a municipal history and may recommend appropriate
historical materials for publication.
D.
The Borough Historian may assist a Landmark Commission,
as well as advise the Mayor and Council, concerning the acquisition,
administration, use and disposition of any landmark or historic site,
including such places in the Borough included on the New Jersey Register
of Historic Places. Such advice may be furnished to the Office of
Historic Sites, Department of Environmental Protection.[1]
E.
The Borough Historian shall assist in projects of
commemoration, including the erection of monuments, historic markers
and guide signs.
