The executive power of the Township shall be exercised by the
Mayor pursuant to the Charter.
A.
The
Mayor shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the
Township. He shall:
(1)
Enforce the Charter and ordinances of the Township.
(2)
Supervise all departments of the Township government.
(3)
Require each department to make an annual report and such other reports
of its work as he deems desirable.
(4)
Appoint all officers and employees for whose selection or appointment
no other provision is made by the Charter or ordinance.
(5)
From time to time make such recommendations for action by the Council
as he may deem to be in the public interest.
(6)
Report annually at the beginning of the year to the Council and the
public on the work of the previous year and on the condition and requirements
of the Township government.
B.
The
Mayor may, subject to law, direct any municipal department, division
or bureau to perform the work, either in part or in whole, of any
other department, division or bureau, and, at the request of the director,
require an employee of another department to perform services in the
department of the director making such request.
A.
The
Mayor shall appoint the director of each department with the advice
and consent of the Council. Each department head shall serve during
the term of office of the Mayor appointing him and until the appointment
and qualification of his successor.
B.
The
Mayor may, at his discretion, remove any department head after giving
him notice and an opportunity to be heard. Prior to removing the department
head, the Mayor shall file written notice of his intention with the
Council, and such removal shall become effective on the 20th day after
the filing of the notice unless the Council prior thereto adopts a
resolution by a two-thirds vote of the whole membership of the Council
disapproving the removal.
C.
The
Mayor shall have such further appointing power with the advice and
consent of the Council, or otherwise, as is provided by general law
or this Code.
D.
Whenever
a vacancy exists in any office required by the Charter or this chapter
to be filled by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council,
and there is no holdover incumbent, the Mayor may temporarily fill
a vacancy (in the absence of any contrary provision in the Charter
or ordinances) by appointing an acting officer, including the designation
of himself as acting Business Administrator in the event of a vacancy
in that office. The appointee shall have all the functions, powers
and duties of the office until it shall be permanently filled. Any
such appointment shall terminate 90 days after the date of the appointment
unless the Council shall, by resolution, authorize one or more extensions
of such period.
A.
The
Mayor may attend meetings of the Council and may take part in discussions
of the Council, but shall not vote except in the case of a tie on
the question of filling a vacancy in the Council, in which case he
may cast the deciding vote.
B.
The
Mayor may, and upon written request of a majority of the member of
the Council shall, call a special meeting of the Council. In the call
he shall designate the purpose of this special meeting, and no other
business shall be considered.
All ordinances adopted by the Council shall be submitted to
the Mayor, and he shall, within 10 days after receiving an ordinance,
either approve the ordinance by affixing his signature thereto or
return it to the Council by delivering it to the Municipal Clerk,
together with a statement setting forth his objections to the ordinance
or to any item or part of it. No ordinance or any item or part thereof
shall take effect without the Mayor's approval unless the Mayor fails
to return the ordinance to the Council within 10 days after it has
been presented to him, or unless the Council, on reconsideration warrant
after the third day following its return by the Mayor, shall, by a
vote of two-thirds of the members, resolve to override the Mayor's
veto.
The Mayor shall designate the Business Administrator, any other
department head or the Municipal Clerk to act as Mayor whenever the
Mayor shall be prevented, by absence from the Township, disability
or other cause, from attending to the duties of his office. During
such time, the person so designated by the Mayor shall possess all
of the rights, powers and duties of the Mayor. Whenever the Mayor
has been unable to attend to the duties of his office for a period
of 60 consecutive days for any of the reasons stated in this section,
an Acting Mayor shall be appointed by the Council, who shall succeed
to all the rights, powers and duties of the Mayor or the then-acting
Mayor.[1]
[Added 11-20-2018 by Ord.
No. 18-054]
Whenever the Mayor shall designate an Acting Mayor to serve
for at least 24 consecutive hours, the Council shall be formally notified
of such designation at the time the designation is made or within
a reasonable time thereafter.
[Added 11-2-1994 by Ord. No. 94-049]
Superintendent of Weights and Measures. The Superintendent of
Weights and Measures shall be appointed by the Mayor pursuant to N.J.S.A.
51:1-42 et seq. He shall possess sufficient scientific knowledge to
properly inspect, examine and report on the technical conditions of
standard weights and measures and have thorough knowledge of weights
and measure laws and proper methods involved in testing, weighing
and measuring devices against established standards. He shall supervise
the testing of weighing and measuring devices against established
standards and shall supervise the testing of such devices used in
trade within his jurisdiction at least once a year and shall perform
such other duties as may be prescribed by law.
