[1973 Code § 2-5.1; New]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133, there shall be an Office of the Clerk, the head of which shall be the Municipal Clerk. The Municipal Clerk shall be appointed by the Council and shall prior to the appointment be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of this office.
No person shall be appointed as Municipal Clerk unless he or she shall have a Registered Municipal Clerk Certificate issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133 et seq. The Clerk shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years, and shall receive such compensation as shall be provided by ordinance.
[New]
The Municipal Clerk's salary shall be established in the Salary Ordinance.
[1973 Code § 2-5.2]
The Municipal Clerk shall serve as Clerk of the Council and as secretary of any special legislative committees of the Council appointed pursuant to the Charter. The Clerk shall attend all meetings of the Council and of such committees when required by the chairman thereof, and shall keep the minutes of the proceedings of the Council and of such committees. The minutes of each meeting of the Council shall be signed by the official presiding at the meeting and by the Clerk.
[1973 Code § 2-5.3]
a. 
The Municipal Clerk shall engross all ordinances and all resolutions of a permanent character in books to be provided for that purpose. After each ordinance he shall also engross and certify the proof of publication thereof as required by law. Each ordinance and resolution so engrossed shall be signed by the Mayor and the Municipal Clerk who shall attest that it was duly adopted upon a date stated, and when so signed the recorded copy shall be deemed to be a public record of the ordinance or resolution. Any omission by the Clerk or the Mayor to record, sign or certify as herein required shall not impair or affect the validity of any ordinance which has been duly adopted.
b. 
At least annually, or more often if necessary, the Municipal Clerk shall compile all the ordinances which remain in force and effect and shall cause them to be prepared into a supplement to this revision, and to be indexed.
[1973 Code § 2-5.4]
The Municipal Clerk shall have custody of and shall safely keep all records, books and documents of the Township, except those committed by Charter or ordinance to any other office or transferred thereto by the Manager. The Municipal Clerk shall, upon request and upon the payment of the fees prescribed therefor by resolution of the Council for the use of the Township, furnish a certified copy of any such document in his custody, under the corporate seal of the Township.
[1973 Code § 2-5.5]
The Municipal Clerk shall cause the corporate seal of the Township to be affixed to instruments and writings when authorized by ordinance or resolution of the Council or when necessary to exemplify any document on record in his office, or to certify any act or paper which, from the records in his office, shall appear to have been a public act of the Township or a public document. He shall not affix the seal or cause or permit it to be affixed to any other instrument or writing or other paper unless required by law or ordinance.
[1973 Code § 2-5.6]
The Municipal Clerk, subject to the supervision of the Manager, shall:
a. 
Be the depository and custodian of all official surety bonds furnished by or on account of any officer or employee, except his own bond which shall be placed in the custody of the Treasurer; of all insurance policies upon or with respect to risks insured for the benefit of the Township or to protect it against any claim, demand or liability whatsoever; and all formal contracts for work, labor services, supplies, equipment, and materials to which the Township may be a party.
b. 
Be the depository for and have custody of all performance bonds running to the Township as obligee, or any other form of security, given by any contractor, subdivision developer or other persons on account of work done or to be done in or for the Township.
c. 
Have custody of all leases of property owned by the Township.
d. 
Report to the Manager annually at such time as the Manager may require on the coverage, expiration date and premium of each surety bond and contract of insurance; the nature and terms of outstanding leases; the rent reserved by each, and their respective expiration dates.
[1973 Code § 2-5.7]
No rule or general regulation made by any department, officer, agency or authority of the Township, except such as relates to the organization or internal management of the Township government or a part thereof, shall take effect until it is filed with the Municipal Clerk. The Municipal Clerk shall maintain a current compilation of all such rules and regulations, which shall be available for public inspection in his office during business hours.
[1973 Code § 2-5.8; New]
In addition to such other functions, powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Charter and ordinances and subject to the supervision and direction of the Manager, the Municipal Clerk shall:
a. 
Perform all of the functions required of Municipal Clerks by the General Election Law and any other law or ordinance.
b. 
Administer the provisions of the Township ordinances with reference to the licensing of occupations and activities for which licenses are required by law or ordinance to be obtained from the Clerk.
c. 
Issue certificates as to the administration of Land Development within the Township.
d. 
Have such other, different and additional functions, powers and duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance, or delegated to the Municipal Clerk by the Manager.
[1973 Code § 2-5.9]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-135, there shall be a Deputy Clerk of the Township appointed by the Council. The Deputy Clerk shall:
a. 
Assist the Municipal Clerk in the performance of the Clerk's duties.
b. 
Whenever the office of Municipal Clerk shall be vacant or unfilled or the Municipal Clerk shall be absent from the Township or unable to serve by reason of disability or otherwise, the Deputy Clerk shall have all of the powers to perform all of the duties vested in the Municipal Clerk.