A. 
"Public records" means all books, maps, papers, accounts, statements, vouchers, data and other documents whatsoever acquired or produced in any department. Such public records shall be carefully and conveniently filed, kept and preserved and be and remain the sole property of the Township and shall not at any time be removed from the offices of such department except when required for use in official business and shall then be returned to such office without delay. Each department head shall be responsible for enforcing the requirements of this section in his department. This section shall be subject to the provisions of Destruction of Public Records Law (1953) (N.J.S.A. 47:3-15 et seq.).
B. 
All public records shall be open to public search, inspection, examination and duplication during regular office hours, subject to and within the limitations prescribed by law, and provided that such search, inspection and examination shall be subject to such regulations as the Administrator shall establish for the safety and preservation thereof.
C. 
A schedule of fees for duplication, not to exceed its cost, shall be determined by the Administrator and prominently posted in every Township office in which public records are maintained.
The public, administrative and executive business offices shall be open for the transaction of public business between such hours and on such days as the Committee may prescribe, except as otherwise provided by law. All departments in times of emergency shall provide municipal services for 24 hours a day. The Administrator or a department head may require any officer or employee to be in attendance for work on any day or days whenever the Administrator or department director determines that a public exigency or emergency so requires.
Upon the termination of the term of office or the employment of any officer or employee, he shall forthwith deliver to his successor, or, if there be no successor, to the Clerk or other person who may be designated by the Administrator to receive the same, all moneys and public records as defined in § 7-108 pertaining to his office.
A. 
Every officer or employee of the Township who, by virtue of his office or position, is entrusted with the receipt, custody or expenditure of public moneys or funds, and any other officer or employee who may be so required by the Committee, 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 Committee, binding him to the Township in its corporate name and conditioned upon the true and faithful performance of his duties. Each officer or employee required by law to give bond shall execute such a bond with sufficient surety and deliver the same to the Clerk, except that the Clerk shall deliver his bond to the Director of Finance before he enters upon the discharge of the duties of his office.
[Amended 7-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-2924]
B. 
If any officer or employee shall refuse or neglect to execute and deliver his bond as herein required, within 30 days after entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, his office shall be declared vacant by the Committee.
C. 
In every case in which any person is required by the laws of the state or by the code or any other ordinance to give 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 Township. Each such bond shall be approved by the Township Attorney as to form and sufficiency, and nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the use of one or more blanket bonds when so approved.