The office of Housing Inspector of the Borough
of Atlantic Highlands is hereby created and shall be hereafter designated
as the Housing Inspector of the Borough of Atlantic Highlands, and
the appointee to said office shall hereafter be designated as "Housing
Inspector."
The Housing Inspector shall be appointed by
a majority vote of the governing body and shall hold office until
December 31 of the year of said appointment. Any vacancy in said office
shall be filled by the governing body for the unexpired portion of
such term. The Housing Inspector shall be chosen by the governing
body solely on the basis of his qualifications, with special reference
to his actual training and/or experience in the field of housing construction,
maintenance and inspection, and his familiarity with the statutes,
codes, ordinances and resolutions of the State of New Jersey and the
Borough of Atlantic Highlands governing the same.
The salary of the Housing Inspector shall be
established by the annual Salary Ordinance on file in the office of
the Municipal Clerk.
The Housing Inspector shall be responsible to
the governing body for the proper administration of his office, and
to that end he shall be responsible for the implementation and enforcement
of all ordinances, resolutions and rules and regulations of the Borough
of Atlantic Highlands providing for the maintenance, occupancy, certificates
of occupancy and related matters affecting multiple-family dwellings
in the Borough of Atlantic Highlands.
Nothing herein contained shall derogate from
or authorize the Housing Inspector of the Borough of Atlantic Highlands
to exercise the powers and duties of any elected official of the Borough
of Atlantic Highlands and the boards, bodies and commissions thereof
established pursuant to law.