[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Metuchen 11-2-1970 by Ord. No. 70-35. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-136 et seq., there is hereby created the position of Borough Administrator.
The Borough Administrator shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, for an indefinite term. He shall receive as salary such sums as may be fixed and adopted by the Borough Council in the Annual Salary Ordinance.[1] He shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of his office.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Salary Ordinance is on file in the office of the Borough Clerk.
The Administrator may be removed by a two-thirds vote of the Borough Council. 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 and his salary for the next three calendar months following adoption of the resolution.
The Administrator shall not engage in any political activity, nor shall be make any financial contributions to any local political campaign.
A. 
The Borough Administrator shall be chosen on the basis of his executive and administrative abilities and qualifications with special regard as to education, training and experience in governmental affairs.
B. 
The Borough Administrator need not be a resident of the Borough of Metuchen.
The administrator shall, under the supervision and control of the Mayor and Council to the extent not prohibited by law, have the following duties and responsibilities:
A. 
Serve as the chief administrative officer of the borough.
B. 
Attend all meetings of the Mayor and Council as required with the right to participate in all discussions, but without the right to vote.
C. 
Execute all laws and ordinances of the borough, subject to the direction of the Mayor and Council.
D. 
Appoint and remove all employees for whose selection no other method is provided by law.
E. 
Negotiate contracts subject to the approval of Council.
F. 
Make recommendations concerning the nature and location of borough improvements as determined by Council.
G. 
Recommend to Council for adoption such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient.
H. 
Represent the borough in its relation to the federal government, state, county and other municipalities and assess the borough's interest in contracts, franchises and other business transactions.
I. 
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.
J. 
Investigate the affairs of any officer or department.
K. 
Receive and reply to inquiries and complaints concerning borough business, and provide information and assistance in respect thereto.
L. 
Establish and maintain sound personnel practices and maintain appropriate records of all employees.
M. 
Carry out all policies established by Council.
N. 
Prepare the annual operating and capital budgets and submit them to Council at a date and in accordance with the procedures established by Council.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsections O and Q which followed this subsection and dealt with the custody of money and the analysis and investment of funds were deleted at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. 2.
O. 
Supervise the disbursement of all borough funds and approve all vouchers and bills before submitting same to the Mayor and Council for final approval.
P. 
Act as borough purchasing agent.
Q. 
Perform such other duties as may be required by ordinance of resolution by the Mayor and Council.
The Administrator shall devote full-time to the interests of the borough and shall not hold any other employment, except that nothing herein shall prevent the Administrator from being appointed as Borough Clerk and/or Borough Treasurer.