A. 
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 City, 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 the rights, powers and duties of the Mayor.
[Amended 9-8-1994 by Ord. No. MC-3032]
B. 
Whenever the Mayor shall have been unable to attend to the duties of his office for a period of 60 consecutive days for any of the above-stated reasons, 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.
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Editor's Note: See also § 7-15.
Whenever a vacancy exists in any office required, by the Charter, this chapter, other provisions of this Code of the City of Camden or other ordinances of the City, 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 such a vacancy, in the absence of any contrary provision in the Charter or ordinance, by appointing an acting officer. Such appointee shall have all the functions, powers and duties of the office until it shall be filled permanently. Any such appointment shall terminate not later than 90 days after the date of the appointment unless the Council shall, by resolution, authorize one or more extensions of such period.
Whenever a vacancy exists in the office of head of any division, by resignation, removal, disability or otherwise, the director of the department may fill such vacancy temporarily by appointing an acting head of such division, who shall have and perform all the functions, powers and duties of such division until the office shall be filled permanently.
Pursuant to the Charter:
A. 
The Mayor may, in his discretion, remove any department head after notice and an opportunity to be heard. Prior to removing a department head, the Mayor shall first file written notice of his intention with the Council. Such removal shall become effective on the 20th day after the filing of such notice, unless the Council shall, prior thereto, have adopted a resolution, by two-thirds vote of the whole number of the Council, disapproving the removal.
B. 
The Council may remove any municipal officer, other than the Mayor or a member of Council, for cause.
C. 
The Council will consider notices of removal under Subsection A of this section and motions for removal under Subsection B of this section only after notice and an opportunity to be heard is given to the affected officer. The Municipal Clerk shall forthwith cause a copy of the notice or motion, as the case may be, together with a statement of the charges involved and notice of the time and place fixed for hearing, to be served personally or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, upon the officer affected. The hearing shall be held not less than 10 days nor more than 15 days after the date of such service. Such hearing shall be open to the public. Pursuant to the Charter, the Council may veto a removal under Subsection A of this section by a two-thirds vote of the Councilmen and may adopt or defeat a motion under Subsection B of this section by a majority vote of the Councilmen.
[Amended 9-8-1994 by Ord. No. MC-3032]
A. 
Every officer or employee of the City who, by virtue of his office or position, is entrusted with the receipt custody or expenditure of public moneys and funds, and any other officer or employee who may be required so to do by the Council, 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 resolution of the Council, binding him to the City in its corporate name and conditioned upon the true and faithful performance of his duty. Each officer or employee required by law to give bond shall execute such bond with sufficient surety and deliver the same to the Municipal Clerk, except that the Clerk shall deliver his own bond to the Comptroller before he enters upon the discharge of the duties of his office or employment.
[Amended 9-8-1994 by Ord. No. MC-3032]
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 may be declared vacant by the Council.
C. 
In every case in which any person is required by the laws of the state or by any ordinance of the City 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 City. Each such bond shall be approved by the City Attorney as to form and sufficiency. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the use of one or more blanket bonds when so approved.
A. 
No officer or employee elected or appointed in the City shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract with the City, or in the compensation for work done or for materials or supplies furnished to the City or to any contractor or other person furnishing the same to the City, nor shall he participate in any profits of such contractor or other person or receive any compensation, commission, gift or other reward for his services, except the salary or fees established by law or by ordinance or resolution of the governing body.
B. 
No officer or employee elected or appointed in the City shall accept or solicit anything of value as consideration for or in connection with the discharge of his official duties other than the fee or compensation prescribed pursuant to law.
C. 
Any officer or employee who violates any provision of this section or of any statute or ordinance relating to conflict of interest shall be deemed guilty of misconduct in office and liable to removal from office therefor. Any officer or employee who shall knowingly permit any provision of this section to be violated by any of his subordinates shall also be guilty of misconduct in office and liable to removal therefor.
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Editor's Note: See also Art. XX, Conflicts of Interest, of this chapter.
All the books, maps, papers, accounts, statements, vouchers and other documents whatsoever acquired or produced in any City department shall be carefully and conveniently filed, kept and preserved, shall be and remain the sole property of the City and shall not, at any time, be removed from the offices of such department, except when required for use in the official business of the City, and shall then be returned to such office without delay. Each City officer shall be responsible for assuring that the requirements of this section are complied with in respect to his particular office. This section shall be subject to the provisions of the Destruction of Public Records Law (1953) (P.L. 1953, c. 410; N.J.S.A. 47:3-15 et seq.).
Subject to law (P.L. 1963, c. 73; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.), all such documents and records of the City shall, during office hours, be open to public search, inspection and examination; provided, however, that such search, inspection and examination shall not extend to work papers of any department or to materials prepared for the prosecution or defense by the City of any legal action or right, and further provided that such search, inspection and examination are made under such regulations as the officer, in whose custody such records, books and documents may be, shall establish for the safety and preservation thereof.
[Amended 9-12-1974 by Ord. No. MC-856]
A. 
The public, administrative and executive business offices of the City of Camden shall be open for the transaction of public business daily, except Saturdays and Sundays and legal holidays, between such hours as the Mayor may prescribe, with the approval of City Council, by resolution.
B. 
The Mayor, Business Administrator or a department head may require any officer or employee to be in attendance for work on any day or days whenever he determines that a public emergency or urgency so requires.
The Council shall cause to be made an annual audit of the City's accounts and financial transactions as required by law. Such annual audit shall be made by a registered municipal accountant of New Jersey selected by the Council.
[Added 4-26-2001 by Ord. No. MC-3654]
Before 4:30 p.m. of the 54th day prior to a regular municipal election, the names of candidates for all elective offices shall be filed with the Municipal Clerk. For the purposes of this section, the time will be determined by the Municipal Clerk.