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Township of Washington, NJ chevron_right 2024-10-21 info chevron_right Part I: Administrative Legislation chevron_right Chapter 7 Administration of Government

Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 7 Administration of Government
Ch 7 Art I General Provisions
§ 7-1 Title.
§ 7-2 Definitions.
§ 7-3 Word usage.
§ 7-4 Offices or employments abolished.
Ch 7 Art II Mayor
§ 7-5 Powers and duties.
§ 7-6 Acting Mayor.
§ 7-7 Department heads.
Ch 7 Art III Council
§ 7-8 Legislative power.
§ 7-9 Regular meetings.
§ 7-10 Special meetings.
§ 7-11 Location of meetings.
§ 7-12 President.
§ 7-13 Vice President.
§ 7-14 Clerk.
§ 7-15 Roll call.
§ 7-16 Quorum.
§ 7-17 Order of business.
§ 7-18 Minutes.
§ 7-19 Passage of ordinance over veto.
§ 7-20 Ordinances not returned by Mayor.
§ 7-21 Filing of reports and resolutions.
§ 7-22 Appointments.
§ 7-23 Removals.
§ 7-24 Sworn statements and investigations.
§ 7-25 Annual audit.
§ 7-26 Rules of debate.
§ 7-27 Voting order.
§ 7-28 Abstention or disqualification from voting.
§ 7-29 Standing committees.
§ 7-30 Manner of addressing Council.
§ 7-31 Sergeant at Arms.
§ 7-32 Ordinances and resolutions.
Ch 7 Art IV Township Clerk
§ 7-33 Appointment and term.
§ 7-34 Duties.
§ 7-35 Custody of bonds, policies and contracts.
§ 7-36 Determination of work priority.
§ 7-37 Deputy Clerk.
Ch 7 Art V Organization
§ 7-38 Departments established.
Ch 7 Art VI Statutory Agencies
§ 7-39 Supervision by Mayor.
§ 7-40 Municipal Court and Municipal Judge.
§ 7-41 Municipal Court Administrator.
§ 7-42 Deputy Municipal Court Administrator.
§ 7-43 Municipal Public Defender.
§ 7-44 Zoning Board of Adjustment.
§ 7-45 Planning Board.
§ 7-46 Library.
Ch 7 Art VII Department of Administration
§ 7-47 Creation and composition.
§ 7-48 Powers and duties.
§ 7-48.1 Green Team.
Ch 7 Art VIII Budgeting and Purchasing
§ 7-49 Budget preparation.
§ 7-50 Budget operation.
§ 7-51 Purchasing.
§ 7-52 Awarding of contracts.
§ 7-53 Purchases without bidding.
§ 7-54 Emergency purchases.
§ 7-55 Standards and tests.
Ch 7 Art IX Department of Finance
§ 7-56 Creation and composition.
§ 7-57 Director of Finance.
§ 7-58 Office of Assessment.
§ 7-59 Office of Revenue.
§ 7-60 Chief Financial Officer.
§ 7-61 Payment of claims; expenditures.
§ 7-62 Municipal improvement searches.
§ 7-63 Township Treasurer.
Ch 7 Art X Department of Law
§ 7-64 Creation; Director of Law.
§ 7-65 Powers and duties of Director.
§ 7-66 Records and proceedings.
§ 7-67 Appointment of special counsel.
§ 7-68 Disqualification of Director.
§ 7-69 Municipal Prosecutor.
Ch 7 Art XI Department of Public Affairs and Information
§ 7-70 Creation and composition.
§ 7-71 Office of Public Information and Advisory Services.
§ 7-72 Advisory Ratable Board.
Ch 7 Art XII Department of Public Safety
§ 7-73 Creation and composition.
§ 7-74 Office of Police.
§ 7-75 Powers and duties of Office of Police.
§ 7-76 Office of Emergency Management.
§ 7-77 Office of Traffic Supervision.
§ 7-78 Duties of Office of Traffic Supervision.
§ 7-78.1 Municipal Humane Law Enforcement Officer.
Ch 7 Art XIII Fire Department
§ 7-79 Creation and composition.
§ 7-80 Office of Fire Protection.
§ 7-81 Organization of Office of Fire Protection.
§ 7-82 Office of Fire Prevention.
Ch 7 Art XIV Department of Public Works
§ 7-83 Creation and composition.
§ 7-84 Office of Public Buildings, Grounds, Parks and Playgrounds.
§ 7-85 Office of Streets and Roads.
Ch 7 Art XV Department of Health and Welfare
§ 7-86 Creation and composition.
§ 7-87 Office of Health.
§ 7-88 Advisory Health Board.
§ 7-89 Municipal Youth Guidance Council.
Ch 7 Art XVI Department of Recreation
§ 7-90 Creation and composition.
§ 7-91 Office of Recreation.
§ 7-92 Recreation Advisory Board.
§ 7-93 Facilities use fees.
Ch 7 Art XVII Department of Engineering
§ 7-94 Creation and composition.
§ 7-95 Township Engineer.
Ch 7 Art XVIII Municipal Housing Liaison
§ 7-96 Purpose.
Ch 7 Art XIX Code Enforcement Official
§ 7-97 Position created.
§ 7-98 Duties and powers.
§ 7-99 Compensation.
Ch 13 Contracts
Ch 15 Criminal History Background Checks
Ch 18 Defense and Indemnification
Ch 24 Ethics, Code of
Ch 29 Fire Department
Ch 33 Firemen's Benefits
Ch 47 Library Board of Trustees
Ch 60 Payroll Account
Ch 65 Personnel Policies
Ch 72 Police Department
Ch 81 Records, Public
Ch 87 Salaries and Compensation
Ch 96 Volunteers
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 120 Air Pollution
Ch 124 Alarm Systems
Ch 128 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 133 Amusements
Ch 137 Animals
Ch 142 Antennas, Commercial
Ch 175 Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 184 Curfew
Ch 194 Signs
Ch 206 Excavations
Ch 212 Fees
Ch 217 Fences, Bushes and Shrubs
Ch 223 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 233 Fire Prevention
Ch 237 Fires, Conduct at
Ch 244 Flood Hazard Areas
Ch 252 Games of Chance
Ch 270 Hours of Operation for Retail Businesses
Ch 276 Hunting and Discharge of Weapons
Ch 280 Lead-Based Paint Inspections
Ch 285 Library Rules
Ch 288 Lighting, Outdoor
Ch 291 Littering
Ch 296 Loitering
Ch 307 Noise
Ch 312 Nuisances, Public Health
Ch 330 Parking Regulations
Ch 337 Parks
Ch 342 Peace and Good Order
Ch 348 Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 360 Property Maintenance
Ch 373 Sanitation
Ch 379 Secondhand Precious Metals and Goods
Ch 385 Sewers
Ch 391 Shopping Carts
Ch 402 Smoking and Tobacco Use
Ch 407 Snow and Ice Removal
Ch 415 Solid Waste
Ch 426 Stormwater Quality
Ch 433 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 438 Swimming Pools
Ch 446 Taxicabs
Ch 461 Towing and Storage of Vehicles
Ch 465 Trees
Ch 471 Vehicles, Abandoned; Display of Vehicles
Ch 488 Water
Ch 499 Weed Control
Part III: Land Use Legislation
Ch 505 General Provisions
Ch 513 Development Fees
Ch 520 Historic Preservation
Ch 540 Land Development
Ch 548 Official Map
Ch 553 Planning Board
Ch 565 Soil Removal
Ch 574 Stormwater Management
Ch 580 Zoning
Ch 585 Zoning Board of Adjustment
Appendix
Ch A605 Communications Facilities Franchise
Derivation Table
Ch DT Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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Chapter 7 Administration of Government

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Washington 2-24-1970 by Ord. No. 70-4 (Ch. 5 of the 1985 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Fees — See Ch. 212.

Planning Board — See Ch. 553.

Zoning Board of Adjustment — See Ch. 585.

Article I General Provisions

§ 7-2 Definitions.

§ 7-3 Word usage.

§ 7-4 Offices or employments abolished.

Article II Mayor

§ 7-5 Powers and duties.

§ 7-6 Acting Mayor.

§ 7-7 Department heads.

Article III Council

§ 7-8 Legislative power.

§ 7-9 Regular meetings.

§ 7-10 Special meetings.

§ 7-11 Location of meetings.

§ 7-12 President.

§ 7-13 Vice President.

§ 7-15 Roll call.

§ 7-16 Quorum.

§ 7-17 Order of business.

§ 7-18 Minutes.

§ 7-19 Passage of ordinance over veto.

§ 7-20 Ordinances not returned by Mayor.

§ 7-21 Filing of reports and resolutions.

§ 7-22 Appointments.

§ 7-23 Removals.

§ 7-24 Sworn statements and investigations.

§ 7-25 Annual audit.

§ 7-26 Rules of debate.

§ 7-27 Voting order.

§ 7-28 Abstention or disqualification from voting.

§ 7-29 Standing committees.

§ 7-30 Manner of addressing Council.

§ 7-31 Sergeant at Arms.

§ 7-32 Ordinances and resolutions.

Article IV Township Clerk

§ 7-33 Appointment and term.

§ 7-34 Duties.

§ 7-35 Custody of bonds, policies and contracts.

§ 7-36 Determination of work priority.

§ 7-37 Deputy Clerk.

Article V Organization

§ 7-38 Departments established.

Article VI Statutory Agencies

§ 7-39 Supervision by Mayor.

§ 7-40 Municipal Court and Municipal Judge.

§ 7-41 Municipal Court Administrator.

§ 7-42 Deputy Municipal Court Administrator.

§ 7-43 Municipal Public Defender.

§ 7-44 Zoning Board of Adjustment.

§ 7-45 Planning Board.

§ 7-46 Library.

Article VII Department of Administration

§ 7-47 Creation and composition.

§ 7-48 Powers and duties.

§ 7-48.1 Green Team.

Article VIII Budgeting and Purchasing

§ 7-49 Budget preparation.

§ 7-50 Budget operation.

§ 7-51 Purchasing.

§ 7-52 Awarding of contracts.

§ 7-53 Purchases without bidding.

§ 7-54 Emergency purchases.

§ 7-55 Standards and tests.

Article IX Department of Finance

§ 7-56 Creation and composition.

§ 7-57 Director of Finance.

§ 7-58 Office of Assessment.

§ 7-59 Office of Revenue.

§ 7-60 Chief Financial Officer.

§ 7-61 Payment of claims; expenditures.

§ 7-62 Municipal improvement searches.

§ 7-63 Township Treasurer.

Article X Department of Law

§ 7-64 Creation; Director of Law.

§ 7-65 Powers and duties of Director.

§ 7-66 Records and proceedings.

§ 7-67 Appointment of special counsel.

§ 7-68 Disqualification of Director.

§ 7-69 Municipal Prosecutor.

Article XI Department of Public Affairs and Information

§ 7-70 Creation and composition.

§ 7-71 Office of Public Information and Advisory Services.

§ 7-72 Advisory Ratable Board.

Article XII Department of Public Safety

§ 7-73 Creation and composition.

§ 7-74 Office of Police.

§ 7-75 Powers and duties of Office of Police.

§ 7-76 Office of Emergency Management.

§ 7-77 Office of Traffic Supervision.

§ 7-78 Duties of Office of Traffic Supervision.

§ 7-78.1 Municipal Humane Law Enforcement Officer.

Article XIII Fire Department

§ 7-79 Creation and composition.

§ 7-80 Office of Fire Protection.

§ 7-81 Organization of Office of Fire Protection.

§ 7-82 Office of Fire Prevention.

Article XIV Department of Public Works

§ 7-83 Creation and composition.

§ 7-84 Office of Public Buildings, Grounds, Parks and Playgrounds.

§ 7-85 Office of Streets and Roads.

Article XV Department of Health and Welfare

§ 7-86 Creation and composition.

§ 7-87 Office of Health.

§ 7-88 Advisory Health Board.

§ 7-89 Municipal Youth Guidance Council.

Article XVI Department of Recreation

§ 7-90 Creation and composition.

§ 7-91 Office of Recreation.

§ 7-92 Recreation Advisory Board.

§ 7-93 Facilities use fees.

Article XVII Department of Engineering

§ 7-94 Creation and composition.

§ 7-95 Township Engineer.

Article XVIII Municipal Housing Liaison

§ 7-96 Purpose.

Article XIX Code Enforcement Official

§ 7-97 Position created.

§ 7-98 Duties and powers.

§ 7-99 Compensation.

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