Each department head, subject to the direction
and supervision of the Manager, shall:
A.
Exercise and discharge such functions, powers and
duties as may be allocated and assigned to the department by or pursuant
to the Charter, this code or any ordinance.
B.
Direct and supervise the work of his department.
C.
Organize the activities of the department and allocate
and assign functions to its employees.
D.
Have such powers of appointment and removal of subordinates
within the department as may be delegated to him by the Manager pursuant
to the Charter and this code.
E.
Have and exercise such other powers of a department
head as may otherwise be provided by this code.
A.
Creation; Clerk to head Department. There shall be
a Department of Administration, the head of which shall be the Clerk.
[Amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 2375]
B.
Deputy Village Clerk generally. Within the Department
of Administration there shall be a Deputy Village Clerk. The Deputy
shall assist the Clerk as directed, and in the event of the absence
or temporary disability of the Clerk, the Deputy shall have, exercise
and discharge the functions, powers and duties of the Clerk until
the Clerk shall return or the disability shall terminate, as the case
may be.
C.
Office of the Clerk. Within the Department there shall
be the Office of the Clerk, the head of which shall be the Village
Clerk. The Office shall:
[Amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 2375]
(1)
Exercise and discharge the functions, powers and duties
of the Municipal Clerk as prescribed by law or ordinance.
(2)
Install, maintain and preserve personnel procedures,
records and services.
(3)
Install and supervise such management procedures,
reports and controls as shall be approved or required by the Manager.
D.
Purchasing Agent. Within the Department of Administration
there shall be a Purchasing Agent. He shall administer the purchasing
provisions of the Charter, this code and other ordinances.
E.
Public information center; system for receiving and
adjusting complaints. The Department shall provide a public information
center to assist residents and visitors in need of Village services.
The Department shall also install and maintain a system for receiving
and prompt adjustment of citizen complaints as to Village services.
Whenever a Councilman receives such a complaint, he shall refer it
to the Manager for appropriate action.
F.
Secretarial services. The Department of Administration
shall provide secretarial services as required by the Council and
Councilmen for official business.
A.
Creation; Director. There shall be a Department of
Finance, the head of which shall be the Chief Financial Officer, as
defined in N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.1 et seq., and who shall be appointed
by the Village Manager. In addition to supervising the various divisions
of the Department, the Chief Financial Officer shall:
[Amended 10-10-1989 by Ord. No. 2226]
(1)
Exercise effective control over the financial resources
of the Village.
(2)
Coordinate and synthesize financial and management
data so as to interpret the composite financial results of operations
to the Manager and Council.
(3)
Advise on developing, coordinating and carrying out
financial policies, procedures and plans.
(4)
Review, analyze, evaluate and report upon program
accomplishments in financial terms, as may be required or requested
by the Village Manager.
(5)
Advise and assist the Council, Manager and other management
officials by supplying financial management advice required to make
management decisions and to establish organizational goals and objectives.
B.
Division of Budget and Accounts. Within the Department
there shall be a Division of Budget and Accounts, the head of which
shall be the Chief Accountant. Subject to the direction and supervision
of the Director, the Division shall:
(1)
Prepare, install and maintain or supervise a uniform
system of accounts and accounting procedures for all departments and
other agencies of local government supported in whole or in part by
Village appropriations.
(2)
Furnish estimates of revenues and expenditures as
required for the preparation of the Village annual budgets for operating
and capital purposes.
(3)
Maintain the general accounts, books and records of
the Village and properly record therein all financial transactions
of the Village and make such reports thereof as are required by law
or as may be requested by the Manager or Council.
(4)
Install and maintain an encumbrance system of budget
operation to assure that all expenditures and commitments will be
confined within the limits of available appropriations.
(5)
Provide for a proper preaudit of each claim and demand
upon the Village government prior to payment.
(6)
Maintain and follow such other practices and procedures
as the Manager may require for the proper administration of Village
affairs, including clear, concise and accurate reports of the financial
condition of the Village government at least monthly.
(7)
Have custody of investments and invested funds of
the Village or in possession of the Village in a fiduciary capacity,
except as otherwise provided by law, and keep such funds safely invested
under the supervision and approval of the Manager.
(8)
Have the safekeeping of all bonds and notes of the
Village and the receipt and delivery of all Village bonds and notes
for transfer, registration or exchange.
(9)
Operate and control a central mail facility for the
receipt, delivery, dispatch and distribution of Village mail and the
shipping and receiving of merchandise for the Village government.
[Added 3-25-1975 by Ord. No. 1563]
C.
Division of the Treasury. Within the Department of
Finance, there shall be a Division of the Treasury, the head of which
shall be the Treasurer. Subject to the direction and supervision of
the Director, the Division shall:
(1)
Have custody of the funds of the Village and pay and
disburse therefrom upon proper vouchers and warrants, as otherwise
provided by the Charter and this code.
(2)
Maintain and operate a central payroll covering all
employees paid from Village appropriations, and including review and
approval of each payroll by the Manager.
(3)
Have custody of bank records of deposits and withdrawals
of Village funds and reconcile bank statements of Village accounts.
D.
Division of Collections.
(1)
Within the Department of Finance there shall be a
Division of Collections, the head of which shall be the Tax Collector.
He shall be appointed for the term prescribed by law. Until such time
as the appointment of a separate tax collector shall be authorized
by the Council, the Director may be appointed to serve as Tax Collector.
The Division, subject to the direction and supervision of the Director,
shall:
(a)
Have, perform and exercise all of the functions, powers
and duties provided by law relating to Village tax collectors.
(b)
Receive and collect all taxes levied and assessed
by the Village and all money due from any source to the Village or
to any department, board, office or agency thereof, except as may
be otherwise ordered by the Manager.
(c)
Enforce the payment of delinquent taxes by such means
as are provided by law as soon as the same become delinquent, and
serve as Municipal Collector of Assessments and as Municipal Tax Search
Officer.
(d)
Deposit to the credit of the Village in an authorized
public depository, to the credit of the proper account, all receipts
and collections of the Division.
(e)
Operate and maintain a central switchboard for telephone
service to all Village offices other than the Police Department, and
a central duplicating service for the various offices.
[Added 3-25-1975 by Ord. No. 1563]
(2)
Water rates and charges; statements of account. Subject
to the direction and supervision of the Director, the Division of
Collections shall receive and collect rates and charges for water
supplied from the water distribution system of the Village, as prescribed
by ordinance or contract. The Division shall render periodic statements
of account to each consumer or owner of premises liable therefor,
based upon meter readings provided by the Division of Water Utility
or as otherwise authorized by ordinance, but the failure of the Division
to render or deliver a statement shall not release or abate any such
water rate or charge.
(3)
Fees and charges for use of Village recreational facilities.
Subject to the direction and supervision of the Director, the Division
of Collections shall receive and collect lawful fees and charges for
the use of Village recreation facilities, including Graydon Pool,
and may issue receipts, tickets, permits or badges upon payment therefor,
in accordance with the requirements of this code and other ordinances.[1]
E.
Division of Assessments. Within the Department of Finance there shall
be a Division of Assessments, the head of which shall be the Tax Assessor.
[Added 7-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 3483]
(1)
The Tax Assessor shall be appointed for a term prescribed by law.
He/she shall perform and discharge all functions, powers and duties
prescribed for Tax Assessors in Title 54 of the New Jersey Statutes
Annotated.
(2)
Under the administration and direction of the Chief Financial Officer,
the Division shall provide assistance to other departments and the
public in matters relating to assessments, and information on real
property in the Village.
A.
Creation; Director. There shall be a Department of
Public Works, the head of which shall be the Director.
B.
Division of Engineering. Within the Department of
Public Works there shall be a Division of Engineering, the head of
which shall be the Village Engineer. Prior to his appointment, the
Village Engineer shall be a licensed professional engineer of the
state. Subject to the direction and supervision of the Director, the
Division shall:
(1)
Provide professional engineering advice and assistance
to the Council, Manager and all departments, as required and within
the limits of available appropriations.
(2)
Provide staff assistance to the Village Planning Board
for the review of subdivision applications and plats, master planning
studies and capital budget preparation and analysis.
(3)
Have custody of all maps, charts, profiles and other
delineations of public improvements and facilities and related public
utility improvements and facilities within the Village.
(4)
Maintain the Village Official Map, Tax Map and the
Village Zoning Map in a current legal status at all times.
(5)
Prepare plans and specifications for public works
authorized by the Council and make such field surveys as may be required
therefor.
(6)
Make such inspections of the work of public contractors
as may be necessary or desirable, supervise the performance of public
works contracts and certify the amounts due and payable thereunder.
(7)
Provide such operating standards and maintain such
engineering data and records as may be necessary or desirable for
the proper and efficient administration of the public works facilities
of the Village other than the water system.
C.
Division of Street Services. Within the Department
there shall be a Division of Street Services, the head of which shall
be the Superintendent. Subject to the direction and supervision of
the Director, the Division shall:
(1)
Maintain and repair the public streets, curbs and
gutters of the Village in a safe condition for travel by pedestrians
and vehicles.
(2)
Install and repair the drainage facilities, storm
sewers and catch basins of the Village.
(3)
Sweep and clean the streets of the Village as required,
and remove therefrom all accumulations of debris, dead animals, snow
and ice.
D.
Division of Parking and Traffic. Within the Department
there shall be a Division of Parking and Traffic, the head of which
shall be the Superintendent. Subject to the direction and supervision
of the Director, the Division shall:
(1)
Operate and maintain public off-street parking facilities
of the Village.
(2)
Install, repair and maintain parking meters of the
Village.
(3)
Inspect, install, repair and maintain traffic signals,
lines and markers as authorized.
(4)
Inspect, install, maintain and repair fire alarm boxes
and equipment.
(5)
Have such powers and duties with respect to Village-owned
radio equipment as shall be delegated by the Manager.
(6)
Maintain and repair all Village-owned buildings and structures in
a good and workmanlike manner, whether by force account or under public
contract.
[Added 7-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 3483]
(7)
Provide office cleaning and maintenance services for all of the various
municipal offices of the Village.
[Added 7-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 3483]
(8)
Provide custodial and janitorial services as required for all Village
buildings and structures, within the limits of available appropriations.
[Added 7-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 3483]
E.
Division of Central Garage. Within the Department
there shall be a Division of Central Garage, the head of which shall
be the Supervising Foreman. Subject to the direction and supervision
of the Director, the Division shall:
(1)
Operate and maintain the central Village garage for
vehicular storage and repairs.
(2)
Provide for the maintenance and repair of all Village-owned
motor vehicles, trucks and equipment.
(3)
Provide for the maintenance and repair of all Board
of Education motor vehicles, trucks and equipment.
(4)
Maintain accurate and complete records of services
performed and parts supplied, and the cost thereof, by vehicle and
by service, in such form as shall be approved by the Manager, and
make periodic reports and summaries thereof to the Manager.
F.
Division of Water Pollution Control. Within the Department
there shall be a Division of Water Pollution Control, the head of
which shall be the Superintendent. Subject to the direction and supervision
of the Director, the Division shall:
(1)
Operate, maintain and repair the Village sewer treatment
plant and pumping stations through the public streets and rights-of-way
of the Village and through easements granted to the Village.
[Amended 9-8-1998 by Ord. No. 2640]
(2)
Operate, maintain and repair the Village sewage collection
system, including interceptors, mains, pipes and valves within Village
streets, rights-of-way and through Village property. Property owners
shall be responsible to install, maintain and repair service connections
from their buildings to the mains or other connecting pipes of the
system itself. Installation, repair and maintenance by the property
owner shall be subject to rules and regulations set forth in the Code
of the Village of Ridgewood or in accord with the directives of the
Division of water Pollution control as approved by the Village Manager.
[Amended 9-8-1998 by Ord. No. 2640]
(3)
Provide sewage service to other municipalities in
accordance with intermunicipal agreements.
(4)
Administer and enforce the Village ordinances regulating
the use of public and private sewers and the discharge of waters and
waste into the public sewerage system.
(5)
Operate and maintain the drainage facilities, storm
sewers and catch basins of the Village with the public streets, rights-of-way
and easements of the Village.
[Amended 9-8-1998 by Ord. No. 2640]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 3-38, Department of Community
Services, added 9-13-2006 by Ord. No. 3016, was repealed 7-15-2015
by Ord. No. 3483.
A.
Creation; Director. There shall be a Department of
Parks and Recreation, the head of which shall be the Director.
B.
Division of Parks. Within the Department there shall
be a Division of Parks, the head of which shall be the Superintendent.
Subject to the direction and supervision of the Director, the Division
may:
[Amended 10-9-1990 by Ord. No. 2280]
(1)
Care for, trim, plant and cultivate greens, shade
trees and ornamental plantings in the parks and upon other public
property owned or leased by the Village.
(2)
Maintain, improve and conserve the public grounds,
parks and outdoor recreation areas of the Village.
(3)
Maintain and care for the public school grounds under
such agreement as may be in effect with the Board of Education.
(4)
Maintain, operate and repair the physical facilities
of Graydon Pool.
C.
Division of Recreation. Within the Department there
shall be a Division of Recreation, the head of which shall be the
Superintendent. Subject to the supervision of the Director, the Division
shall:
(1)
Plan, develop and administer public recreational areas
and facilities of the Village.
(2)
Administer and operate the Graydon Swimming Pool Complex
and other athletic, sports and leisure time programs and activities
of recreational interest for children and adults.
(3)
Provide programs of special interest for senior citizens
and for teenagers.
(4)
Utilize such buildings, facilities and services as
may be made available by the Board of Education or by nonpublic owners
for public recreational programs and activities.
(5)
Recommend to the Village Manager regulations for the
use of parks, playgrounds, open spaces and other community facilities
the Village may have or acquire for purposes of public recreation
or conservation, including, without limitation thereto, the music
shell, fieldhouses and athletic fields.
[Amended 5-27-1975 by Ord. No. 1572]
D.
Intergovernmental cooperation. Within the limits of
available appropriations, the Department may cooperate and participate
with other municipal, school, county, state and federal agencies in
the development, administration, financing and operation of recreation,
parks and conservation programs for the benefit of the residents of
the Village.
E.
Charges and fees. The Department may charge and collect
for the use of the Village reasonable registration, admission and
service fees for each person entering or using facilities, exhibitions,
concerts, games or contests sponsored or provided by the Department,
as authorized by the Council by ordinance.[1]
[Amended 10-13-1992 by Ord. No. 2375]
F.
Rules and regulations. The Department may, from time
to time, recommend to the Village Manager reasonable rules, regulations
and bylaws, not inconsistent with statute or ordinance, for the conduct
of persons using property under the jurisdiction of the Department,
either as spectator or participant, to protect the health and safety
of such persons and minimize the risk of injury to persons or property.
[Added 2-14-2007 by Ord. No. 3041]
A.
There shall be a Department of Planning, the head
of which shall be the Director, known as the “Village Planner.”
Prior to his/her appointment, the Village Planner shall be a licensed
professional planner in the State of New Jersey.
B.
The Department of Planning shall:
(1)
Review and process development applications under
the jurisdiction of the Village Planning Board and, where appropriate,
the Village Zoning Board of Adjustment.
(2)
Attend evening meetings of the Village Planning Board
and/or Zoning Board of Adjustment as requested by the Village Manager
or to appropriately process, review and assist the respective boards
with specific development applications.
(3)
Conduct the examination of the Village Master Plan
as required by the Municipal Land Use Law and/or as determined to
be necessary to satisfy all statutory requirements of the Village.
(4)
Provide professional planning advice and assistance
to the Council, the Manager and all related departments, as required
and within the limits of available appropriations.
(5)
Provide review, support and expertise on such other
issues and projects as may be deemed necessary by the Director and/or
the Village Manager.
C.
The Village Planner shall receive such compensation
as provided under such form of retainer agreement as the Council may
approve. Such agreement shall be kept on file in the Office of the
Village Clerk.
D.
There shall be a Secretary to the Planning Board appointed, who shall
report directly to the Village Planner. The Secretary to the Planning
Board shall:
[Added 7-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 3483]
(1)
Assist applicants in processing their applications to the Planning
Board and maintain all records, correspondence, files and proceedings
related to the Planning Board.
(2)
Prepare and distribute meeting packets to the Planning Board members.
(3)
Prepare and submit legal advertisements, related to the Planning
Board, to the legal newspapers of the Village of Ridgewood, as necessary.
(4)
Attend evening meetings of the Village Planning Board and prepare
minutes of the meetings for approval by the Planning Board.
(5)
Maintain escrow funds for the Planning Board applicants.
(6)
Perform other duties, as may be assigned by the Planner or the Village
Planning Board.
A.
Creation; Director. There shall be a Department of
Water Supply, the head of which shall be the Director.
B.
Within the Department there shall be a Division of
Water Distribution and a Division of Water Treatment, the head of
which shall be the Superintendent or Chief Operator of each division,
respectively. Subject to the direction and supervision of the Director,
or any other officer of the utility as designated by the director,
the two Divisions shall:
[Amended 1-15-2014 by Ord. No. 3402]
(1)
Operate,
maintain and repair the Village-owned water supply and distribution
system.
(2)
Provide
water service to other municipalities in accordance with intermunicipal
agreements.
(3)
Install,
repair, replace and maintain water meters, and provide for the reading
of meters periodically as the basis of billing and collection of water
rates and charges by the Department of Finance.
C.
Division of Solid Waste Control. Within the Department
there shall be a Division of Solid Waste Control. Subject to the direction
and supervision of the Director, the Division shall operate and maintain
the solid waste collection and disposal system of the Village.
D.
Division of Public Works. Within the Department there shall be a
Division of Public Works, separate and apart from the Department of
Public Works/Division of Engineering. Within the Division there will
be a Superintendent. Subject to the direction of the Supervisor or
Director, this Superintendent will assist in overseeing operations
in the following areas: Streets, Fleet/Central Garage, Solid Waste,
Recycling, and any other divisions as determined by management.
[Added 4-13-2016 by Ord.
No. 3524]
A.
Creation; Director. There shall be a Fire Department,
the head of which shall be the Director.
B.
Composition of fire-fighting force. The fire-fighting
force shall consist of the Chief of the Fire Department and so many
full-time paid officers and fire fighters and part-time volunteers
as may be authorized from time to time by or pursuant to ordinance.
The force shall be organized according to such table of organization
as shall be prescribed by the Director, subject to the approval of
the Manager.
[Amended 12-28-1976 by Ord. No. 1615]
C.
Three-platoon system. The Director shall allocate
and assign the full-time officers and fire fighters so that their
tours of active duty shall be scheduled according to a three-platoon
system, subject to the approval of the Village Manager.
[Amended 12-28-1976 by Ord. No. 1615]
D.
Schedule of active duty hours.
[Amended 12-28-1976 by Ord. No. 1615]
(1)
There will be three platoons of equal strength, with
all platoon personnel working an average of 56 hours per week in a
twenty-one-day cycle throughout the year. The system is one twenty-four-hour
tour on duty followed by one twenty-four-hour tour off duty followed
by one twenty-four-hour tour on duty followed by one twenty-four-hour
tour off duty followed by one twenty-four-hour tour on duty followed
by four twenty-four-hour tours off duty. This schedule then repeats
itself. The twenty-four-hour tours are from 8:00 a.m. one day to 8:00
a.m. the following day.
(2)
Annual leave is granted on approval by the Director.
One person from each platoon is permitted on leave at one time. During
a designated summer annual leave period, which is established by the
Director, two fire fighters or one fire fighter and one officer from
each platoon may be on leave. Only one Captain may be on annual leave
at one time.
(3)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the occasion
may require, whether due to illness, men attending training or schools
with the approval of the Village Manager or the Chief of the Fire
Department or in any emergency or cause sufficient in the judgment
of the Director, the Director, with the approval of the Village Manager,
may by order suspend or modify for as long a period as he may deem
necessary the work-hour schedules or the assignment of officers, fire
fighters or platoons as set forth in this section.
E.
Functions generally. The Fire Department, under the
direction and supervision of the Director, shall:
[Amended 12-28-1976 by Ord. No. 1615]
(1)
Provide, maintain and operate an efficient organization
of personnel, apparatus, equipment and procedures to detect, control
and extinguish fires and such other emergency and rescue work as may
be necessary or advisable for the protection of life and property.
(2)
Protect and preserve property against the hazards
of uncontrolled combustion, and rescue those endangered thereby.
(3)
Operate a training program to improve and increase
the fire-fighting information and efficiency of the force.
F.
Bureau of Fire Prevention. Within the Department there shall be a Bureau of Fire Prevention, which shall be organized and shall have such functions, powers and duties as hereinafter established in Chapter 151, Fire Zones, of this Code, as amended and supplemented from time to time.
[Amended 12-28-1976 by Ord. No. 1615]
G.
Discipline and efficiency. Subject to the approval
of the Manager, the Director shall promulgate and from time to time
revise and enforce a manual of fire department discipline, practices
and procedures for the better administration of the work of the Department
and for the discipline and efficiency of the personnel of the Department.
[Amended 12-28-1976 by Ord. No. 1615]
H.
Disciplinary hearings. Whenever the Chief is Director
of the Department, the Manager shall have power to hear and determine
any charge or charges filed against a member of the Fire Department
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-1 et seq.
[Amended 4-18-1991 by Ord. No. 2318]
A.
Creation; Chief of Police. There shall be a Police
Department in the Village of Ridgewood as an executive and enforcement
function of the Village. The head of the Department shall be the Chief
of Police.
B.
Police force composition and organization. The police
force shall exist in a manner consistent with the Council-Manager
form of government as provided in the Faulkner Act (N.J.S.A. 40:69A-99
et seq.).[1] Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118, the Village Manager is
hereby designated as the "appropriate authority." The appropriate
authority is hereby authorized and directed to adopt and promulgate
rules and regulations for the government of the police force and for
the discipline of its members.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former N.J.S.A. 40:69A-99 et
seq. was repealed by P.L. 1981, c. 465. See now N.J.S.A. 40:69A-81
et seq.
C.
Police Chief functions. The Chief of Police shall
be the head of the police force and directly responsible to the appropriate
authority for the efficiency and routine day-to-day operations thereof.
The Chief shall, subject to the policies established by the appropriate
authority:
(1)
Administer and enforce rules and regulations and special
emergency directives for the disposition and discipline of the force
and its officers and personnel.
(2)
Have, exercise and discharge the functions, powers
and duties of the force.
(3)
Prescribe the duties and assignments of all subordinates
and other personnel.
(4)
Delegate such of his authority as he may deem necessary
for the efficient operation of the force to be exercised under his
direction and supervision.
(5)
Report at least monthly to the appropriate authority
in such form as shall be prescribed by such authority on the operation
of the force during the preceding month, and make such other reports
as may be requested by such authority.
D.
Personnel.
The Ridgewood Police Department shall consist of the following positions:
In addition to the Police Chief, there shall be not more than two
Captains, not more than four Lieutenants, not more than five Sergeants
and so many officers/detectives as may be authorized from time to
time by or pursuant to ordinance, with strong consideration given
to at least one officer/detective to be assigned as a "School Resource
Officer" whose duties would be established by the Police Chief in
consultation with the Village Manager and Superintendent of the Ridgewood
Public Schools. The Police Chief and the Village Manager shall confer
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118(e) and no less frequently than
annually the Manager shall report to the Council regarding those discussions
and any recommendations for additional or subtractive Police Department
staff or rank needs.
[Amended 9-10-2008 by Ord. No. 3142; 5-13-2009 by Ord. No. 3188; 3-10-2010 by Ord. No. 3243; 2-9-2011 by Ord. No. 3277; 3-5-2014 by Ord. No.
3408]
E.
Disciplinary hearings. The Village Manager, as the
appropriate authority, shall have the power to hear and determine
any charge or charges filed against a member of the police force.
[Added 7-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 3483]
A.
Director. There shall be a Department of Human Resources, the head
of which shall be the Director.
B.
Employee benefits administration. Within the Department of Human
Resources, there shall be employee benefits administration, which
shall be the responsibility of the Accounting Assistant. The Accounting
Assistant shall report to the Director of Human Resources for this
function.
C.
Payroll administration. Within the Department of Human Resources,
there shall be responsibility for payroll administration to the extent
that all FLSA regulations, policies, and contractual obligations are
consistently followed and carried out in accordance with applicable
law.
[Added 7-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 3483]
A.
Director. There shall be a Department of Building and Inspections,
the head of which shall be the Director who shall also have the certification
of Construction Official.
B.
The Construction Official shall be appointed for a term prescribed
by law.
C.
Under the administration and supervision of the Director, the Department
of Building and Inspections shall:
(1)
Administer and enforce the State Uniform Construction Code in the
Village.
(2)
Enforce the Land Use and Development ordinances of the Village (See Chapter 190, Land Use and Development.);
(3)
Enforce the Property Maintenance ordinances of the Village (See Chapter 223, Property Maintenance.);
(4)
Make building and other inspections, as required, to administer and enforce the provisions of any municipal housing code or heating code, for which there shall be such additional officers and employees as otherwise provided by ordinance (See Ch. 175, Housing Standards.);
(5)
Make plumbing inspections for the Division of Health;
(6)
Conduct and administer such other inspections and enforcement proceedings
as are authorized by the ordinance and laws under its administration;
(7)
Maintain all records, correspondence, files and proceedings of the
Zoning Board of Adjustment. If the Director or Zoning Officer serves
as Secretary of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, he/she shall serve
without additional compensation.
(8)
Cooperative inspections. Where certain departments and divisions
are authorized and directed to provide for cooperative inspection
and enforcement of the various regulatory inspection requirements
of Village ordinances relating to buildings and structures and their
use, so far as practicable, the Department of Building and Inspections
shall coordinate all such cooperative inspections to the fullest extent
that such coordination is permitted by law.
[Added 7-15-2015 by Ord.
No. 3483]
A.
Supervisor. There shall be a Division of Health, the head of which
shall be the Supervisor.
B.
Under the administration and supervision of the Supervisor, the Division
shall:
(1)
Have all of the functions, powers and duties of a local Board of
Health under Title 26 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated, except
that as required by the Charter, the Village Council shall have and
exercise all local legislative powers under the Title.
(2)
Plan and administer a comprehensive public health program or agreement
approved by the Village Council, including, without limitation thereto,
environmental sanitation, communicable disease control, child and
adult health clinics and health education, prevention and control
of drug and narcotics abuse, pest and rodent control, lead poisoning
investigations, blood-borne pathogen training, and other services
as may be authorized by the Charter or ordinance.
(3)
Administer and provide comprehensive duties of a registered environmental
health specialist, including, but not limited to, inspection of and
adherence to all sanitary requirements for retail establishments which
serve or sell food or drink products or ice; day-care centers, nursery
school and public and private school facilities; public pools; camps;
and one-day and special event permits.
(4)
Administer and enforce the Local Health Ordinance of the Village.
(5)
Administer and enforce the Animal Control Ordinances of the Village.
C.
The Village Manager shall appoint a Registrar of Vital Statistics
and may appoint a Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics, pursuant to
the Charter and particularly N.J.S.A. 26:8-1 et. seq., which offices
shall operate under the supervision and administration of the Supervisor
of the Health Division.
[Added 12-14-2022 by Ord. No. 3931; amended 3-8-2023 by Ord. No. 3942]
A.
Village
of Ridgewood municipal officials and employees have a responsibility
to maintain and safeguard public records that contain or consist of
confidential information, without having to physically intervene to
protect a record.
B.
The responsibility
for the maintenance and safeguarding of records, reports, documents,
digital data, and information in municipal offices may make the said
records, reports, documents, digital data, and information not readily
and immediately available since they may contain personal information,
telephone numbers, social security numbers, dates of birth and other
confidential information.
C.
To maintain
the security of these records and the integrity of the information,
the Village of Ridgewood complies with the New Jersey Open Public
Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. A requestor is entitled to the records
requested, once they have been redacted, as required by law.
D.
The designated
secure areas shall be identified by signage stating they are secure
and not open to the public for the purposes of obtaining records,
such as all materials that are subject to the New Jersey Open Public
Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, which may include, but are not limited
to, personally identifiable information that is protected by the statutes
of the State of New Jersey and the federal laws of the United States.
As part of the effort to secure these records, consisting of documents,
digital data and other written, copied or printed materials, that
are not subject to the Open Public Records Act, and to maintain the
integrity of the information, outsiders/non-Village employees/trespassers
shall be prohibited from walking into or entering into designated
secure areas of Village of Ridgewood-owned and/or Village-operated
offices, properties, and facilities.
E.
The Village
of Ridgewood shall have signage posted outside of Village offices
and Village -owned and/or Village-operated properties and facilities
which shall state: "Restricted Area – Authorized Employees Only."
F.
Any and
all persons that trespass into or onto posted, secure, protected Village-owned
and/or Village-operated offices, properties and facilities shall be
subject to prosecution under N.J.S.A. 2C:18-3.
