The Mayor shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the municipality. He shall:
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Enforce the charter and ordinances of the municipality.
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Supervise all departments and employees and all property and equipment of the municipal government.
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Require each department to make an annual and such other reports of its work as he may deem desirable.
D. 
Appoint all officers and employees for whose election or appointment no other provision is made by charter or ordinance.
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From time to time make such recommendations for action by the Council as he may deem in the public interest.
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Report, annually, at the beginning of the year, to the Council and the public on the work of the previous year and the conditions and requirements of the municipal government for the current year.
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Have such other functions, powers and duties as are provided by the charter and Code.
[Added 2-25-91 by Ord. No. 91-23; amended 1-25-93 by Ord. No. 93-1; 6-14-93 by Ord. No. 93-31; 1-10-94 by Ord. No. 93-82; 1-22-96 by Ord. No. 95-48]
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 10:5-10, the Mayor may appoint members of the Human Relations Council consisting of 13 citizen members who shall serve without compensation. One of the members shall be a member of the East Brunswick Board of Education, to be selected by the President of the East Brunswick Board of Education and shall serve for a term of 1 year. This member may be appointed as long as he/she remains a member of the East Brunswick Board of Education. As a member, this representative has full voting rights. The Human Relations Council shall attempt to foster through community effort or otherwise, good will, cooperation and conciliation among the groups and elements of the inhabitants of the community. The Human Relations Council is hereby empowered to make recommendations to the Township Council for the development of policies and procedures in general and for programs of formal and informal education that will aid in eliminating all types of discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation or sex. Three of the first appointees shall serve for a term of 3 years, two of the first appointees shall serve for a term of 2 years and two of the first appointees shall serve for a term of 1 year. Thereafter, all appointments shall be made for 3 years. All new appointments shall first be approved by a majority of Human Relations Council members before final Mayoral appointment. If a vacancy occurs in the middle of a term, it shall be filled by the Mayor with the approval of a majority of Human Relations Council members to complete the unexpired portion of the remaining term.
The Mayor shall designate the Administrator, any other department head or the Clerk to act as Mayor whenever the Mayor shall be prevented by absence from the municipality, disability or other cause from attending to the duties of his office. During such time the person so designated by the Mayor shall possess all the rights, powers and duties of the Mayor. Whenever the Mayor shall have been unable to attend to the duties of his office for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days for any of the above-stated reasons, an Acting Mayor shall be appointed by the Council, who shall succeed to all rights, powers and duties of the Mayor or the then Acting Mayor.
Whenever a vacancy exists in any office required by the charter or Code to be filled by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council and there is no holdover incumbent, the Mayor may temporarily fill such vacancy, in the absence of any contrary provision in the charter or ordinances, by appointing an acting officer, including the designation of himself as Acting Business Administrator in the event of a vacancy in that office. Such appointee shall have all of the functions, powers and duties of the office until it shall be filled permanently. Any such appointment shall terminate not later than forty-five (45) days after the date of the appointment, unless the Council shall by resolution authorize one or more extensions of such period.
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Each department shall be headed by a director who shall be appointed by the Mayor with advice and consent of the Council. Each department head shall serve during the term of office of the Mayor appointing him and until the appointment and qualification of his successor.
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The Mayor may, in his discretion, remove the Administrator or any department head after notice and an opportunity to be heard. Prior to removing a department head, the Mayor shall first file written notice of his intention with the Council, and such removal shall become effective on the 20th day after the filing of such notice unless the Council shall, prior thereto, have adopted a resolution by a two-thirds vote of the whole number of the Council, disapproving the removal.
Each department head shall:
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Appoint and, with the approval of the Mayor, remove or suspend subordinate officers and employees within his department subject to the provisions of Chapter 28 of the Code of the Township of East Brunswick.
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Direct and supervise the work of the department and its employees.
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Assign functions, powers and duties to subordinate officers and employees within the department and modify such assignments, as need appears.
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Delegate to division heads such of his powers as he may deem necessary for efficient administration.
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Adopt rules and regulations pertaining to his department. No rule or regulation made by any department shall, except upon written approval of the Mayor, take effect until at least 10 days after it is filed with the Township Clerk as required by the charter. This limitation of time shall not apply, however, to any order, rule or regulation which relates solely to the organization or internal management of the municipal government or a part thereof. The Clerk shall maintain a docket of all orders, rules and regulations filed in his office, which docket shall show the name of the issuing department, a brief description of the subject matter and the date of filing. In the case of personnel rules and regulations, a written copy of the rules and regulations shall be distributed to the personnel of the department affected thereby and shall be posted in the office of the department director. Copies shall also be available to personnel of the department upon request.
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Report at least annually to the Mayor and Council in such form as shall be approved by the Administrator on the work of the department during the preceding year.