The position and office of Township Administrator
is hereby created in and for the Township of East Hanover pursuant
to and in accordance with the provisions of this article and as provided
for in N.J.S.A. 40A:9-136 et seq.
The Township Administrator shall be appointed
on the basis of his executive and administrative abilities and qualifications,
with special regard to education, training and management experience.
A search committee appointed by the Mayor shall seek qualified applicants
for presentation to the Township Committee.
The Township Administrator shall receive as
compensation for such position such amount as may be fixed and adopted
by the Township Committee of the Township of East Hanover in the annual
Salary Ordinance of the township, and the employment contract shall so specify.
The Township Administrator shall be the chief
administrative officer of the Township of East Hanover and he shall
be responsible to the Township Committee for the proper and efficient
administration of both the day-to-day management of the administrative
affairs of the township and the overall business affairs of the township,
acting in its stead and as its representative. The Administrator's
duties shall relate to the management of all township business and
the coordination of activities of the various departments, boards
and commissions within the township, and he shall provide assistance
and planning in supervising the execution of the Township Committee
work in those areas where continuous and sustained effort is required.
The Township Administrator shall not be responsible for those nondelegable
duties and responsibilities conferred upon township officials by statute,
other applicable laws, rules and regulations promulgated by state
agencies or such duties and responsibilities as the Township Committee
may reserve to itself. The Township Administrator shall not engage
in any partisan political activity of any nature in the Township of
East Hanover, County of Morris or State of New Jersey.
Nothing in this Article shall derogate from
or authorize the Township Administrator to exercise the powers and
duties of the elected and appointed officials or employees of the
township and of the boards and commissions of the township established
pursuant to law.
Whenever used herein, the masculine gender shall
include the feminine.