[Amended 9-25-1990 by Ord. No. 40-90]
A Township Clerk shall be appointed by the Council for a term
of three years, beginning on the first day of January and on January
1 every three years thereafter, provided that any appointment to fill
a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term only. The Clerk shall be
a resident of the Township. Prior to appointment, the Clerk shall
have been qualified, by training or experience, to perform the duties
of the office. The Clerk shall become certified within three years
and shall take such other courses as the Council may require.
[Added 7-10-1973 by Ord. No. 16-73]
A. Pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-135, there is hereby
created for the Township of Mount Olive the office of Deputy Municipal
Clerk, who shall be known as the "Deputy Township Clerk."
B. The Deputy Township Clerk shall be appointed by the Council for a
term of two years, except that the first term of the Deputy Township
Clerk shall commence upon his or her appointment and shall terminate
on December 31, 1973. Thereafter, the term shall commence on the first
day of January 1974 and every two years thereafter. Any appointment
to fill a vacancy in the office of Deputy Township Clerk shall be
for the unexpired term only.
C. Compensation for the Deputy Township Clerk shall be as established
in the Township's Salary Ordinance.
D. The Deputy Township Clerk shall serve in such capacity during the
absence or disability of the Township Clerk, and said Deputy Township
Clerk shall have all of the powers of the Township Clerk and shall
perform the functions and duties of the Township Clerk during said
Township Clerk's absence or disability.