[1974 Code § 2-119]
No rule or regulation made by any Department shall, except upon
written approval of the Mayor, take effect until at least ten (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 Township government or a part thereof.
The Township 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.
[1974 Code § 2-120; Ord. #06-58]
Subject to the provisions of the Open Public Records Act (N.J.S.A.
47:1A-1 et seq.) and the Destruction of Public Records Law (N.J.S.A.
47:3-15 et seq.):
a.
Each Township officer shall be responsible for assuring that the
requirements of this subsection are complied with in respect to his
particular office.
b.
All the books, maps, papers, accounts, statements, vouchers and other
documents whatsoever acquired or produced in any Township Department
shall be carefully and conveniently filed, kept and preserved, and
be and remain the sole property of the Township and shall not at any
time be removed from the offices of such Department except when required
for use in the official business of the Township and shall then be
returned to such office without delay.
c.
All public documents and records of the Township shall, during office
hours, be open to public search, inspection and examination, subject
to and within the limitations prescribed by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.;
and provided that such search, inspections and examination may be
made under such regulations as the officer having custody of such
records, books and documents shall establish for the safety and preservation
thereof.
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Editor's Note: See § 2-97 for fees and charges for copies of OPRA records.
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[1974 Code § 2-121]
Upon the termination of the term of office or the employment
of any officer or employee, he shall forthwith deliver to his successor
or, if there be no successor, to the Township Clerk or other person
who may be designated by the Council to receive the same, all moneys,
papers, books, memoranda, accounts and any data of any nature whatever
pertaining to his office.
Editor's Note: For State statutes providing for delivery of
public records, papers, money or other property by a public officer
after expiration of his term, see N.J.S.A. 2A:135-4 and 40A:5-20.
[1984 Code § 2-122; amended 10-31-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-75]
The public, administrative and executive business offices of
the Township shall be open for the transaction of public business
daily, except Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, between such
hours as the Mayor may prescribe, except as otherwise provided by
law. All Departments in times of emergency shall provide municipal
services for work on any day or days whenever the Mayor determines
that a public exigency or emergency so requires.
Any person who enters into or remains within any public building,
or enters onto or remains upon any portion of the public property
surrounding any public building, during a period of time when said
public building is closed, shall be considered a trespasser. Entering
into or remaining upon the public right-of-way which surrounds a public
building shall not constitute trespassing.
