[Amended 11-28-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-13]
There is hereby established a Department of Finance, the head
of which shall be the Director of Finance.
A.
The head of the Department of Finance shall be the Director of Finance.
He shall be appointed by the Manager and shall be qualified by training
and experience in municipal budgeting, accounting and finance. Unless
and until the Council shall by resolution authorize the appointment
of a special director, the Manager shall serve as Director of Finance
without additional compensation.
B.
The Director of Finance shall:
(1)
Be the Chief Financial Officer of the Township.
(2)
Supervise the work of the Department and its divisions.
(3)
Be responsible for the accounting, preauditing, control, receipt,
custody and disbursement of Township revenues and expenditures and
for all fiscal matters and financial policies of the municipality.
(4)
[1]Perform the following duties and responsibilities:
[Added 10-9-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-16]
(a)
Perform all duties previously enumerated as that of the Township
Treasurer and exercise all of the related functions, powers and duties
prescribed by general law and Township ordinance.
(b)
Keep and maintain books and records of all financial transactions
of the Township in accordance with the standards and requirements
of the Division of Local Government in the Department of the Treasury
of the State of New Jersey.
(c)
Have custody of all public moneys of the Township and make monthly
reports to the Township Council of all receipts, expenditures, commitments
and unexpended appropriations.
(d)
Control all expenditures to assure that budget appropriations
are not exceeded.
(e)
Have custody of all investments and invested funds of the Township
or in possession of the Township in a fiduciary capacity, except as
otherwise provided by law, and keep such funds and all moneys of the
Township not required for current operations safely invested or deposited
in interest-bearing accounts as may be recommended by the Manager
(and by consent of Council).
(5)
All moneys received from any source by or on behalf of the Township
or any department, division, board, office, or agency, except as otherwise
provided by ordinance, shall be paid to the Director of Finance, who
shall, by the next ensuing bank day after their receipt, deposit them
to the credit of the Township in the authorized depository of the
Township to the credit of the proper account.
[Added 10-9-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-16]
(6)
The Director of Finance shall be duly bonded by a surety company
authorized to do business in the State of New Jersey in an amount
established by the Council.
[Added 10-9-2018 by Ord.
No. 2018-16]
[Added 2-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-4]
A.
There is hereby created the position of Payroll/Benefits Coordinator
for the Township of Eastampton.
B.
The Payroll/Benefits Coordinator shall be appointed by the Township
Manager.
C.
The salary range for the Payroll/Benefits Coordinator shall be $45,000
to $65,000.
D.
The Payroll/Benefits Coordinator shall have, on behalf of the Township
Council of the Township of Eastampton, the authority, responsibility,
and accountability as is described on the attached job description,
attached hereto as Exhibit "A."[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Said job description is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 5-31, Division of Treasury;
Treasurer, was repealed 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-16.
The head of the Division of Purchases in the Department of Finance
shall be the Township Manager. All purchases of supplies, materials,
equipment and contractual services (except professional services,
contractual services unique in nature and not subject to competition
and contracts awarded by resolution or motion of Council) shall be
made through and by the Township Manager, who, where possible, shall
combine the requests and purchase the same in bulk quantities. The
Township Manager shall have, perform and discharge all the functions,
powers and duties prescribed for purchasing agents by general law
and municipal ordinance.
