The legislative power of the municipality shall be exercised
by the Municipal Council, in accordance with and subject to the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40:69A-36.
Legislative powers shall be exercised by ordinance, except for
those powers that, under this plan of government or general law, do
not require action by the Mayor as a condition of approval for the
exercise thereof and may, therefore, be exercised by resolution, including,
but not limited to, the following:
A.
The
override of a veto of the Mayor;
B.
The
exercise of advice and consent to actions of the Mayor;
C.
The
conduct of a legislative inquiry or investigation;
D.
The
expression of disapproval of the removal by the Mayor of officers
or employees;
E.
The
removal of any municipal officer for cause;
F.
The
adoption of rules for the Council;
G.
The
establishment of times and places for Council meetings;
H.
The
establishment of the Council as a committee of the whole and the delegation
of any number of its members as an ad hoc committee;
I.
The
declaration of emergencies respecting the passage of ordinances;
J.
The
election, appointment, setting of salaries and removal of officers
and employees of the Council, subject to any pertinent civil service
requirements and any pertinent contractual obligations, and within
the general limits of the municipal budget;
K.
Designation
of official newspapers;
L.
Approval
of contracts presented by the Mayor;
M.
Actions
specified as resolutions in the "Local Budget Law" (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-1
et seq.) and the "Local Fiscal Affairs Law" (N.J.S.A. 40A:5-1 et seq.);
N.
The
expression of Council policies or opinions which require no formal
action by the Mayor (N.J.S.A. 40:69A-36);
O.
Require
any municipal officer, in its discretion, to prepare and submit sworn
statements regarding his official duties in the performance thereof,
and otherwise to investigate the conduct of any department, office
or agency of the municipal government; and
P.
Remove,
by at least two-thirds vote of the whole number of the Council, any
municipal officer, other than the Mayor or a member of Council, for
cause, upon notice and opportunity to be heard (N.J.S.A. 40:69A-37).
