[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The Mayor shall be the chief executive and administrative officer
of the municipality. The Mayor shall:
A. Enforce
the charter and ordinances of the municipality and all general laws
applicable thereto.
B. Report
annually to the Council and to the public on the state of the municipality,
and the work of the previous year; he shall also recommend to the
Council whatever action or programs he deems necessary for the improvement
of the municipality and the welfare of its residents. He may from
time to time recommend any action or programs he deems necessary or
desirable for the municipality to undertake.
C. Supervise,
direct and control all departments of the municipal government and
shall require each department to make an annual and such other reports
on its work as he may deem desirable.
D. Require
such reports and examine such accounts, records and operations of
any board, commission or other agency of municipal government, as
he deems necessary.
E. Prepare
and submit to the Council for its consideration and adoption an annual
operating budget and a capital budget, establish the schedules and
procedures to be followed by all municipal departments, offices and
agencies in connection therewith, and supervise and administer all
phases of the budgetary process.
F. Supervise
the care and custody of all municipal property, institutions and agencies,
and make recommendations concerning the nature and location of municipal
improvements and execute improvements determined by the governing
body.
G. Sign
all contracts, bonds or other instruments requiring the consent of
the municipality.
H. Review,
analyze and forecast trends of municipal services and finances and
programs of all boards, commissions, agencies and other municipal
bodies, and report and recommend thereon to the Council.
I. Supervise
the development, installation and maintenance of centralized budgeting,
personnel and purchasing procedures as may be authorized by ordinance.
J. Negotiate
contracts for the municipality, subject to Council approval.
K. Assure
that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the municipality
or its inhabitants in any statute, franchise or other contract are
faithfully kept and performed.
L. Serve
as an ex officio, nonvoting member of all appointive bodies in municipal
government of which he is not an official voting member.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
As provided by the Charter, Section 3-12 (N.J.S.A. 40:69A-42),
the Mayor shall designate the Business Administrator, any other department
head or the Municipal Clerk to act as Mayor whenever the Mayor shall
be prevented by absence from the municipality, disability or other
cause from attending to the duties of his office. During such time,
the person so designated by the Mayor shall possess all the rights,
powers and duties of the Mayor. Whenever the Mayor shall have been
unable to attend to the duties of his office for a period of 60 consecutive
days for any of the above-stated reasons, an Acting Mayor shall be
appointed by the Council, who shall succeed to all the rights, powers
and duties of the Mayor or the then-Acting Mayor.
As provided by the Charter:
A. Each
department shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by
the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council. Each department
head shall serve during the term of office of the Mayor appointing
him and until the appointment and qualification of his successor.
B. The
Mayor may, in his discretion, remove any department head after notice
and an opportunity to be heard. Prior to removing a department head,
the Mayor shall first file written notice of his intention with the
Council, and such removal shall become effective on the 20th day after
the filing of such notice unless the Council shall prior thereto have
adopted a resolution by a two-thirds vote of the whole number of the
Council disapproving the removal.
C. Each
department head shall have, exercise and discharge such functions,
powers and duties as may be provided by the Charter or by any ordinance
with respect to the functions, powers or duties allocated and assigned
to the department.