A. 
There shall be an Office of the Administrator, the head of which shall be the Administrator.
B. 
The Administrator shall be selected and appointed solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications, with special reference to his actual experience in or his knowledge of accepted practice in respect to the duties of his office as hereinafter set forth.
C. 
At the time of his appointment, he need not be a resident of the Township or state, but during his tenure of office he may reside outside the Township only with the approval of the Township Committee.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 4-21, Term of Administrator; removal and suspension, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 12-20-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2567.
A. 
The Township Administrator, subject to the supervision of the Committee, shall:
(1) 
Be the chief administrative officer of the Township.
(2) 
Appoint and remove all department heads, the Assessor, Tax Collector and all other officers and employees for whose appointment or removal no other provision is made by law, subject to the approval of the Committee, except that no approval of the Committee shall be required for the appointment or removal by the Administrator of officials or employees in the classified service of civil service.
(3) 
Direct and supervise the department directors in their administration of the departments of the Township government.
(4) 
Allocate and assign work and personnel among the departments, subject to the requirements of this chapter or other ordinance adopted by the Committee.
(5) 
Review the administration and operation of each of the departments and recommend to the Committee from time to time such measures as may appear necessary or desirable for the purpose of improving the efficiency and the economy of the Township government.
(6) 
Review, analyze and forecast trends of municipal services and finance and the activities and programs of all boards, commissions and other municipal bodies and report and recommend thereon to the Committee.
(7) 
Develop, install and maintain practices and procedures for effective management and control of the departments.
(8) 
Prepare an annual current expense budget and an annual capital budget for consideration by the Committee.
B. 
The Administrator, subject to the supervision of the Committee, shall also:
(1) 
Execute all laws and ordinances of the Township.
(2) 
Negotiate contracts for the Township, make recommendations concerning the nature and location of Township improvements and execute Township improvements as authorized by ordinance.
(3) 
See that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the Township or its inhabitants in any statute, public utility franchise or other contract, lease, permit or privilege are faithfully kept and performed and, upon knowledge of any violations, call the same to the attention of the Committee.
(4) 
Make public reports on a quarterly basis of:
(a) 
Total funds in non-interest-bearing accounts.
(b) 
Total interest-bearing funds.
(c) 
The percentage of total funds in non-interest-bearing accounts.
(5) 
Make reports to the Committee as requested by it and at least once a year make an annual report to the Committee on the administration of the Township government.
(6) 
Act as director of any department in the event of a vacancy or the absence or disability of a department director.
(7) 
Perform such other duties as may be required by Charter or ordinance.
(8) 
Supervise the preparation of an annual inventory of all Township property, both real and personal.
(9) 
Operate and maintain the established personnel system, including all personnel records, actions and procedures.
(10) 
Provide data processing service for all departments, committees, commissions, boards and agencies of the Township. The Administrator shall decide what functions shall be performed using data processing and shall establish the method of charging for all services to the appropriate department or other agency.
[Added 5-8-1979 by Ord. No. 1296]
A. 
Position created; duties. There is hereby created within the Office of Administrator the position of Assistant Administrator. Such Assistant Administrator shall serve in the classified section of civil service and shall perform all the duties of Assistant Administrator as that term is described in the job description, as amended, prepared by the New Jersey Department of Civil Service.
B. 
Qualifications. The qualifications for this position shall be those set forth in the job description for the Assistant Administrator, as amended, prepared by the New Jersey Department of Civil Service.
C. 
Appointment. The Assistant Administrator shall be appointed by the Administrator and shall report directly to him.
D. 
Salary. The Assistant Administrator shall be paid an annual salary established by the Township Committee in the annual Salary Ordinance enacted from time to time.
E. 
The Assistant Administrator shall perform such duties as are assigned to him by the Administrator and shall act in his place and stead and perform his duties during any temporary absence or disability of the Administrator.
[Amended 5-8-1979 by Ord. No. 1296]
The Administrator may designate a qualified administrative officer of the Township to act in his place and stead and perform his duties during the temporary absence or disability of both the Administrator and Assistant Administrator. In the event of his failure to make such designation or the event that such absence or disability shall continue for more than 30 days, the Committee may, by resolution, appoint an officer of the Township to act as and perform the duties of the Administrator and Assistant Administrator during such absence or disability, until the absence or disability shall cease.
[Amended 3-16-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-3132]
The Administrator shall have custody, management and control over all Township-owned property, which is not otherwise allocated or assigned to a department by the code. This shall include, but not be limited to, any and all real and personal property owned by the Township, including management and control over the access to and hours of operation of the same.
The Administrator, with the approval of the Committee, shall arrange for such insurance coverage as may be required by the Township to protect it against risks of loss from whatever cause. Whenever alternate sources are available, the coverage shall, insofar as possible, be secured by competitive bidding, based upon specifications drawn under the direction of the Administrator, with the advice of the Township Attorney. All insurance policies and surety bonds shall be centrally filed by the Administrator for safekeeping.
[Added 9-24-1984 by Ord. No. 1720]
A. 
Position created; duties. There is hereby created within the Office of the Administrator the position of Personnel Officer. Such Personnel Officer shall serve in the classified section of civil service and shall perform all duties of a personnel officer as that term is described in the job description, as amended, prepared by the New Jersey Department of Civil Service.
B. 
Qualifications. The qualifications for this position shall be those set forth in the job description for the personnel officer, as amended, prepared by the New Jersey Department of Civil Service.
C. 
Appointment. The Personnel Officer shall be appointed by the Administrator and shall report directly to him.
D. 
Salary. The Personnel Officer shall be paid an annual salary established by the Township Committee in the annual Salary Ordinance enacted from time to time.