For the purpose of this chapter, except as the context may otherwise direct, the following terms shall be deemed to convey the meanings herein set forth:
The provisions of the Optional Municipal Charter Law (P.L. 1950, c. 210, as amended) governing the Mayor-Council Plan (Article 3).[1]
The Municipal Clerk duly appointed pursuant to the Charter.
A unit of the municipal government established or designated by this chapter as a "department."
The administrative head of a department established by this chapter, also known as "department head."
Any law or provision of law not inconsistent with the Optional Municipal Charter Law (P.L. 1950, c. 210, as amended) heretofore or hereafter enacted which is, by its terms, applicable or available to all municipalities and the following additional laws, whether or not such additional laws are so applicable or available to all municipalities: legislation relating to taxation, local courts, education, health, public authorities serving more than one municipality and municipalities in unsound financial condition.
The Municipal Council of the Borough as constituted under the Charter.