There is hereby established the position of a local historian
to be known as the "Township Historian."
The Township Historian shall be appointed by majority vote of
the Township Committee and shall be appointed for a term of one year,
commencing January 1 and ending December 31, except that during such
term the Historian shall serve at the pleasure of the Township Committee.
[Amended 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 542]
The Township Historian shall serve with compensation.
The Township Historian shall carry out all the duties and responsibilities
established by law, including, but not necessarily limited to, the
following:
A. The Township Historian shall carry out an historical program, including,
but not restricted to, collecting, preserving and making available
materials relating to the history of the local unit. The Township
Historian shall store such materials in such a manner as to ensure
their preservation and shall notify the State Archivist, New Jersey
Historical Commission, County Historian and Township Committee of
any materials which should be acquired for preservation. Upon leaving
the position, the Township Historian shall turn over all materials
and records and reports into the possession of the successor, if then
appointed, or to the governing body to be held by the Township Clerk
until a successor shall be appointed.
B. The Township Historian shall make an annual report to the Township
Committee stating all the work performed and accomplished during that
year. The Township Historian shall transmit a copy of such report
to the New Jersey Historical Commission.
C. The Township Historian may research, write and cause to have published
a municipal history and may recommend appropriate historical materials
for publication.
D. The Township Historian may assist a Landmark Commission, as well
as advise the governing body, concerning the acquisition, administration,
use and disposition of any landmark or historic site, including such
places in his jurisdiction included on the New Jersey Register of
Historic Places. Such advice may be furnished to the Historic Sites
Section, Department of Environmental Protection.
E. The Township Historian shall assist in projects of commemoration,
including the erection of monuments, historic markers and guide signs.
F. The Township Historian shall carry out specific projects concerning
the territory which now or formerly comprised Alloway Township, as
authorized and directed by the Township Committee from time to time.
G. The Township Committee may annually appropriate such funds as may
be necessary to reimburse the Township Historian for expenses incurred
in the performance of his duties and responsibilities.
H. The Township Historian may employ such clerical assistance as may
be necessary in order to carry out his duties and responsibilities
within the limits of such funds as may be made available by the Township
Committee for such purposes in its annual budget.
I. The Township Committee may, from time to time, appoint advisory committees
for various historical projects to meet with and assist the Township
Historian in the performance of his duties and responsibilities. The
Township Clerk shall be a member ex officio of any such committee.
Any such advisory committees shall automatically terminate at the
end of the calendar year in which the appointments are made.