There is hereby created and established within the Township
a Department of Law which shall be administered by the Director of
the Department of Law in the manner set forth in this chapter.
The Director of the Department of Law shall have the following
powers, duties and responsibilities:
A. To act as liaison between the Township Committee and the municipal
attorney regarding the preparation of ordinances, resolutions, contracts,
agreements, deeds, leases or other conveyances, obligations, bonds,
maps, reports and/or other such other legal matters as Township Committee
may require;
B. To prepare resolutions and/or ordinances which are not otherwise
prepared by the Township Clerk or municipal attorney;
C. To delegate matters to special counsel appointed by the Township
Committee when the municipal attorney has a conflict of interest or
otherwise cannot represent the Township on a particular matter;
D. To maintain a record of all actions and suits which relate to the
Township's interests and file reports thereon, from time to time,
as the Township Committee may request;
E. To preserve all papers, documents, memoranda, reports and other materials
relating to the administration of the Department of Law, which materials
shall be and shall remain the property of the Township, and to implement
recordkeeping procedures with respect to the filing and preservation
of same;
F. To monitor and advise the Township Committee on the status of any
newly enacted legislation which could impact the operations or interests
of the Township;
G. Upon expiration or termination of his/her service, to forthwith surrender
to his /her successor all papers, documents, memoranda, reports and
other materials relating to the administration of the Department of
Law which were compiled by and/or maintained by the Director of the
Department of Law as required in this chapter;
H. To coordinate, review and make suggestions, where appropriate, regarding
matters within the scope of the duties set forth herein; and
I. To perform such other duties, within the scope hereof, as may be
required by Township Committee.