[2000 Code § 2-5.1]
a. 
The City Clerk shall be appointed for a three (3) year term by the Mayor and City Council in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133 et seq. For the purpose of tenure, the term of the Clerk shall be deemed to have begun as of the actual date upon which the person serving as Clerk is appointed. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Clerk, an appointment shall be made for a new term and not for the unexpired term. The Clerk's salary shall be established in the annual salary ordinance.
b. 
Temporary Clerk. Should the office of City Clerk become vacant, the Mayor and City Council may appoint a person to serve as Acting Clerk pursuant to State Statute.
[New]
The City Clerk shall:
a. 
Act as Secretary of the Municipal corporation and custodian of the Municipal seal and of all minutes, books, deeds, bonds, contracts, and archival records of the Municipal corporation. The City Council may, however, provide by ordinance that any other specific officer shall have custody of any specific other class of record.
b. 
Act as Secretary to the Governing Body, prepare meeting agendas at the discretion of the Governing Body, be present at all meetings of the Governing Body, keep a journal of the proceedings of every meeting, retain the original copies of all ordinances and resolutions, and record the minutes of every meeting.
c. 
Serve as the Chief Administrative Officer in all elections held in the municipality, subject to the requirements of Title 19 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated.
d. 
Serve as Chief Registrar of voters in the City, subject to the requirements of Title 19 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated.
e. 
Serve as the administrative officer responsible for the acceptance of applications for licenses and permits and the issuance of licenses and permits, except where statute or municipal ordinance has delegated that responsibility to some other municipal officer.
f. 
Serve as coordinator and records manager responsible for implementing local archives and records retention programs as mandated pursuant to Title 47 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated.
g. 
Perform such other duties as are now or hereafter imposed by statute, regulation or by City ordinance or regulation.
h. 
Supervise the responsibilities of the Registrar of Vital Statistics.
i. 
Provide the City Council with quarterly reports on the status of the office and goals and accomplishments.
[2000 Code § 2-5.3; New]
a. 
Creation. The office of Deputy City Clerk is hereby created. The term for the appointment to the office and the compensation thereof shall be established by the Mayor and Council.
b. 
Duties. The Deputy City Clerk shall assist the City Clerk with the efficient operation and management of the City Clerk's office on a daily basis, and shall have all of the powers and perform all the duties of the City Clerk during such times as the City Clerk is absent. The Deputy City Clerk shall perform such other duties as assigned by the Clerk.