[Adopted 12-12-1967 by Ord. No. 3-67 as
Chapter 2 of the 1967 Revised General Ordinances (Ch. 5, Art. VIII,
of the 1990 Code)]
A.
The following statement of principles shall be a guide
to the conduct of Township officials and employees:
(1)
Conflict
of interest. No elected or appointed official or employee of the Township
shall be permitted to act on any matter in which he has, either directly
or indirectly, any personal or financial interest which is in substantial
conflict with the proper discharge of his official duties, unless
full disclosure is made as to such interest, in writing, to the Township
Committee.
(2)
Employment or investments affecting duties. No elected
or appointed official or employee of the Township shall accept employment
or engage in any business transaction or make any investment which
will be detrimental to the Township in the exercise of his official
duties or interfere in any manner whatsoever with the discharge of
his official duties.
(3)
Representation of private interests before Township
agencies, departments or Municipal Court. No elected or appointed
official or employee of the Township shall represent any private interests
to the detriment of the Township or for the purpose of unwarranted
personal gain before any Township agency or department or the Municipal
Court or in any litigation in which the Township is a party.
(4)
Disclosure of interest in legislation. In the event
that any elected or appointed official has a direct or indirect financial
or other private interest in any proposed ordinance, he shall publicly
disclose on the official records of the Township the nature and extent
of such interest.
(5)
Gifts and favors. No elected or appointed official,
officer or employee of the Township shall accept any gift or gratuity,
whether in the form of service loan or promise or in any other form,
from any person, firm, corporation or entity, which is given to him
in his capacity as an official, officer or employee, other than the
salary, fee or compensation to which he is entitled pursuant to law.
[Amended 2-4-1975 by Ord. No. 1-75]
(6)
Improper use of official position. No elected or appointed
official, officer or employee of the Township shall improperly use
his official position in order to obtain any benefit from any person
whatsoever.
(7)
Distribution of statement of ethics. The statement
set forth in this section shall be distributed to officials and employees
of the Township.
A.
Every official or employee of the Township, by virtue
of his office or position, entrusted with the receipt, custody or
expenditure of public moneys or funds and any other official or employee
who may be required so to do by the Township Committee shall, before
entering upon the duties of his office or position, execute and deliver
a surety bond in such amount as may be fixed by the Committee binding
him to the Township in its corporate name and conditioned upon the
true and faithful performance of his duties. Each officer or employee
required by law to give bond shall execute such bond with sufficient
surety and deliver the same to the Clerk, except that the Clerk shall
deliver his bond to the Chief Financial Officer before he enters upon
the discharge of the duties of his office or employment.
B.
If any officer or employee shall neglect to execute
and deliver his bond as herein required within 30 days after due notification
of his election or appointment, his office or position may be declared
vacant.
C.
In every case in which any official or employee is
required by the laws of the state or by any ordinance of the Township
to give a bond for the faithful performance of his duties, such bond
shall be secured by a corporate surety authorized to do business in
this state, and the premium therefor shall be paid by the Township.
Each such bond shall be approved by the Township Attorney as to form
and sufficiency, and nothing in this section shall be construed to
prevent the use of one or more blanket bonds when so approved.[1]
Township officials shall achieve tenure in office
as provided by law.
A Township official or employee may be removed
from office or employment as provided by N.J.S.A. 40A:9-161, as amended
and supplemented.
The Township Committee may, by ordinance, abolish,
decrease or modify the terms and compensation of any office of the
Township, unless such office has been or is created by law or the
official holding such office has lawful tenure. Except where an office
is abolished, no decrease or modification of its term and compensation
shall affect any incumbent holding such office for the duration of
the term for which he was appointed.
Vacancies in elective offices shall be filled
as provided by law. Vacancies in appointive offices arising from or
created by any other cause than expiration of term of office shall
be filled for the unexpired term only and in the manner of the original
appointment, except as otherwise provided by law.
A.
Whenever any official ceases to hold office in the
Township, he shall forthwith deliver, on the day of the expiration
of his term of office, to the Township Clerk, or other person who
may be designated by the Township Committee to receive the same, all
moneys, papers, books, memoranda, accounts and any data of any nature
whatever pertaining to his office.
B.
On failure or refusal to carry out the provisions
of this section within five days after the expiration of his term,
he shall, on notice in writing of such delinquency from the Mayor,
be subject to a penalty of $50 for each day of refusal or neglect
to comply therewith. The penalty shall be collected by the Township
Committee in an action at law.
[Amended 3-12-1990 by Ord. No. 1-90; 4-7-2004 by Ord. No.
6-04]
The municipal offices shall be open between
the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday, except
on legal holidays.
