The Mayor shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the city. He shall:
A. 
Enforce the charter and ordinances of the city.
B. 
Supervise all of the departments of the city government.
C. 
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.
E. 
From time to time make such recommendations for action by the Council as he may deem in the public interest.
F. 
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 city government for the current year.
G. 
Have such other functions, powers and duties as are provided by the charter and code.
As provided by the charter (N.J.S.A. 40:69A-42), the Mayor shall designate the Business Administrator, any other department head or the City 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 the rights, powers and duties of the Mayor or the then-Acting Mayor until the Mayor resumes the duties of his office. In that event a Councilman may be appointed by the Council as Acting Mayor, but during his service in that capacity he shall not have, exercise or discharge any of the functions, powers or duties of a Councilman.
[Amended 9-9-2020 by Ord. No. 1950-2020]
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. Such appointee shall have all the function, powers and duties of the office until it shall be filled permanently. Any such appointment shall terminate not later than 60 days after the date of the appointment, unless the Council by a two-thirds vote authorizes one or more extensions of such period.