[Adopted as Title 2, Ch. 2.08, of the 1998 Township Code]
A. 
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.
B. 
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.
A. 
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.
B. 
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.
C. 
The Chief Financial Officer shall be supervised by the Mayor and Township Committee.
D. 
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.
E. 
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.