[1980 Code § 4-10]
The legislative power of the municipality shall be exercised by the Municipal Council or Town Council pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:69A-36, except as may be otherwise provided by general law.
[1980 Code § 4-11]
The Town Council, in addition to such other powers and duties as may be conferred upon it by this chapter or otherwise by general law, may:
a. 
Require any municipal officer, in its discretion, to prepare and submit sworn statements regarding his official duties in the performance thereof, and otherwise investigate the conduct of any department, office or agency of the municipal government.
b. 
Remove any municipal officer, other than the Mayor or a member of Council, for cause, upon notice and an opportunity to be heard.
[1980 Code § 4-12; Ord. No. O-42-93; Ord. No. O-3-09]
a. 
Town Clerk. The Town Council shall appoint a Municipal Clerk, who shall serve as Clerk of the Council and who shall perform the duties and functions prescribed under Article III of this chapter. The Town Council shall also appoint the subordinate employees in the Municipal Clerk's office.
b. 
Boards and authorities. The Council shall also appoint members of the following authorities, boards or entities as prescribed by ordinance or general law:
1. 
Housing Authority.
2. 
Parking Authority.
3. 
Planning Board (member of the Council).
4. 
Rent Leveling Board.
5. 
Zoning Board of Adjustment.
6. 
Southeast Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority.
7. 
Morristown Partners, Inc. (Member of the Council).
c. 
Citizen services. The purpose of this paragraph is to foster the openness of government and to provide citizens with information concerning the various Town Council appointed municipal positions which exist within the Town of Morristown, and to further provide for notification processes so that such citizens who have indicated a desire to hold such Town Council appointed municipal position shall be notified when such position is under consideration for appointment and shall ultimately be notified as to the action taken.
1. 
The following terms as used in this paragraph shall have the meaning set forth below unless the context within which the term is used clearly provides for a different meaning:
APPOINTED MUNICIPAL POSITION
Any Town Council appointed municipal position within the Town's Municipal Government, which is created either by New Jersey State Law, or, by ordinance or resolution of the Town of Morristown. Examples of such positions are: Zoning Board of Adjustment, Housing Authority and Parking Authority members, among others.
APPOINTING AUTHORITY
The Town Council of the Town of Morristown, which, by virtue of statutory law or by ordinance or resolution, is given the authority to appoint a person to hold a particular appointed municipal position.
2. 
Registry of Town Council appointed municipal positions. The Town Clerk shall cause a register of Town Council appointed municipal positions to be prepared and maintained. Such register shall be made available on the Town's website and at the Town Hall and shall set forth at least the following:
(a) 
Title of each Town Council appointed municipal position.
(b) 
Brief description of the positions' powers and duties.
(c) 
Any special credentials or qualifications required to hold the position.
(d) 
The name of the person currently holding the position, the expiration date of such term and the number of vacant seats on the board or commission.
(e) 
The dates, times and frequency of any meetings which the holder of the appointed municipal position must attend.
3. 
Vacancies. The Town Clerk shall maintain a current updated listing of all existing vacancies for each Town Council appointed municipal position within the Town of Morristown. Such list shall be made available free of charge at the Town Clerk's Office and shall, in addition, be posted by the Town Clerk on a bulletin board maintained for public announcements in the Morristown Town Hall.
4. 
Filling vacancies. Unless essential for the proper functioning and/or carrying on of business of the local agency within which the vacancy has occurred, a vacancy shall not be filled for a period of 30 days from its posting in order to allow interested persons time to submit applications as provided in Subsection 2-2.3c5 hereinbelow.
5. 
Applications. The Town Clerk shall maintain an application form to be completed by any person interested in serving in a Town Council appointed municipal position. Such application shall, at a minimum, contain the following information:
(a) 
Name.
(b) 
Address.
(c) 
Telephone number.
(d) 
E-mail address.
(e) 
Town Council appointed municipal position being sought.
(f) 
Qualifications/experience for the position.
(g) 
Boards/commissions in which the applicant is interested.
(h) 
Signature.
6. 
Applications to be of public record. All applications made by persons interested in serving in a Town Council appointed municipal position shall become a public record. Any applicant who desires to denote that their phone numbers and e-mail addresses be kept confidential may do so at the time of their application.
7. 
Filing applications. Any person interested in serving in a Town Council appointed municipal position may file an application for such position with the Town Clerk. Such application(s) may be filed at any time, whether or not the Town Council appointed municipal position sought is vacant. A person may withdraw their application at any time.
8. 
Maintaining applications. The Town Clerk shall maintain all filed applications in a file or binder, segregated for each board or commission.
9. 
Filling voluntary Town Council appointed municipal positions. Prior to filling any Town Council appointed municipal position, the Town Council or designated committee thereof, shall review each application filed for that position. Each person having submitted an application for a Town Council appointed municipal position under consideration to be filled, shall be notified of said vacancy. The Town Council, or designated committee thereof, shall conduct such review(s), investigation(s) and/or interview(s) as the Town Council or designated committee thereof, deems necessary or advisable, in its discretion. After a decision is reached to fill a vacant Town Council appointed municipal position, all those who had submitted an application therefor shall be notified of the appointing decision.
[1980 Code § 4-13]
a. 
Upon the submission of the budget to the Town Council by the Mayor, the Council may reduce any item or items in the Mayor's budget by a vote of a majority of the Council, but an increase in any item or items therein shall become effective only upon an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the members of Council.
b. 
The Council shall, where practicable, provide for the maintenance of a system of work programs and quarterly allotments for operation of the budget.
It shall be the duty of the officer or department administering any such program to develop and report appropriate unit cost of budgeted expenditures.
c. 
The Council shall provide by ordinance for the exercise of a control function in the management of the finances of the municipality by some officer other than the Business Administrator. The control function shall include provision for an encumbrance system of budget operation, for expenditures only upon written requisition, for the preaudit of all claims and demands against the municipality prior to payment and for the control of all payments out of any public funds by individual warrants for each payment to the official having custody thereof.
[1980 Code § 4-14]
The Town Council shall cause to be made an annual audit of the Town's accounts and financial transactions as required by law. Such annual audit shall be made by a registered municipal accountant of New Jersey selected by the Council.