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. He shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred
in the performance of his office.
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.
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.
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.