The Chief
Financial Officer shall be a person who is not a member of the governing
body, who has been issued a municipal finance officer certificate
by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.2 or N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.4 and has been appointed
to the position of Chief Financial Officer by the Township Committee.
The Chief Financial Officer may be a nonresident pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40A:9-1.2.
The Chief
Financial Officer, upon having served in that position for a period
of not less than five consecutive years, shall be granted tenure of
office upon filing with the Township Clerk and the Division of Local
Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs a notification
evidencing compliance with N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.8. Following the granting
of tenure, the Chief Financial Officer shall continue to hold office
during good behavior and efficiency and shall not be removed except
for just cause and then only after a public hearing before the Director
of the Division of Local Government Services or his designee upon
a written complaint setting forth the charge or charges against the
Chief Financial Officer pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.9, or upon
the expiration or revocation of certification by the Director of the
Division of Local Government Services pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.12.
The Chief Financial Officer shall perform the responsibilities set
forth under N.J.S.A. 52:27BB-26 et seq. and such other responsibilities
as provided by statute.
The Chief Financial Officer shall supervise all employees of the
Department of Finance in accordance with Township procedures and shall
establish each employee's duties within the Department.
All money belonging and due to the Township shall be paid to the
Chief Financial Officer unless otherwise authorized by statute. It
shall be among the duties of the Chief Financial Officer to deposit
all such money in the official depository designated by the Township
Committee and to prepare claims for payment following approval by
the Township Committee.
The Chief Financial Officer shall maintain on an ongoing basis for
examination by the Township Committee a detailed statement showing
disbursements made by the Department of Finance and the balance remaining
in each department's annual appropriation.
Should any ordinance of the Township refer to "the treasurer,"
the same shall be interpreted to mean the Chief Financial Officer
in order to comply with the changed terminology as mandated by statute.