A.
The City Tax Collector shall serve a term of four
years, from the first of January in the first year of appointment,
and until a successor is appointed and qualified.
B.
The City Tax Collector shall have, perform and discharge
all the functions, powers and duties prescribed for Tax Collectors
by general law and municipal ordinance. He or she shall receive, collect
and account for all moneys assessed or raised by taxes or assessment
for any purpose or by other City ordinance, according to the procedures
established for certification thereof by the Chief Financial Officer,
and serve under the direction and supervision, to the extent permitted
by law, of the City Manager.
C.
Vacancies in the office of Tax Collector shall be
filled by the City Manager. Persons appointed as Tax Collector shall
have such certificates and licenses as are required by law. The position
of Tax Collector shall be subject to such tenure of office provisions
as are provided by law. [N.J.S.A. 40A:9-145]
D.
The City Manager shall designate a Tax Search Officer,
who may be the Tax Collector, to act as the certifying officer for
searches for municipal taxes, as may be required from time to time.
A.
The City Tax Assessor shall serve a term of four years,
from the first of July in the first year of appointment, and until
a successor is appointed and qualified.
B.
Vacancies in office shall be filled by the City Manager.
C.
The City Tax Assessor shall have, perform and discharge
all the functions, powers and duties prescribed for Tax Assessors
or Boards of Assessors by general law and City ordinances.
A.
Comptroller.
(1)
The Comptroller shall serve in office for an indefinite
term.
(2)
Vacancies in the office shall be filled by the Manager.
(3)
The Comptroller shall have, perform and exercise all
of the functions, powers and duties prescribed by general law and
City ordinance. The Comptroller, under the direction of the Manager,
according to the procedures and directives established by the Chief
Financial Officer, shall:
(a)
Keep and maintain books and records of all financial
transactions of the City in accordance with the standards and requirements
of the Division of Local Government in the Department of Treasury
of the State of New Jersey; have custody of all of the public moneys
of the City; make such reports to the Chief Financial Officer as are
required by law; and, from time to time, make payments pursuant to
expenditures approved according to law.
(b)
Keep and maintain all accounts of invested funds of
the City or in possession of the City as escrow or fiduciary.
B.
Personnel Officer.
(1)
The Personnel Officer shall serve in office for an
indefinite term.
(2)
Vacancies in the office shall be filled by the Manager.
(3)
The Personnel Officer, under the direction of the
Manager, shall:
(a)
Keep and maintain the personnel files and records
of all employees, including but not limited to application materials,
time records, wage and benefit records and retirement credit information.
(b)
Keep and maintain employee health and welfare benefit
records and records of payment.
(c)
Keep and maintain an index of job descriptions approved
by the Manager, with the advice and consent of the Council.
C.
Purchasing and Inventory Control Officer.
(1)
The Purchasing and Inventory Control Officer shall
serve in office for an indefinite term.
(2)
Vacancies in the office shall be filled by the Manager.
(3)
The Purchasing and Inventory Control Officer, under
the direction of the Manager and according to the directives and procedures
specified by the Chief Financial Officer, shall:
(a)
Make all purchases of supplies, materials, equipment
and contractual services, except for professional or extraordinary
and unspecifiable services, either by direct purchase or by preparing
specifications for conformance with the public contract laws of the
State of New Jersey, which shall require the letting of any contract
by open public bidding.
(b)
Serve as the coordinator of the Purchasing Board in
the receipt of bids, the evaluation of the same and the preparation
of recommendations through the Manager to the Council, regarding the
letting of such contracts.
(d)
Expend such funds as are allocated by budget for the
purchase of supplies, materials and contract services.
D.
Requisition list.
[Added 8-2-2000 by Ord. No. 11-2000[2]]
(1)
Prior to any bill or other expenditure being made
in the City of Brigantine, the same shall be contained on a requisition
list which will be submitted for consideration and approval by the
City Council of the City of Brigantine.
(2)
Any such requisition list to be approved by Council
shall contain any and all bills or other expenditures to be made on
behalf of the City of Brigantine except for the following bills and/or
expenditures which may be processed without being placed on such requisition
list for approval:
(a)
Any expenditure made pursuant to any contract when
said contract has been approved by the City Council of the City of
Brigantine.
(b)
Any payment made for a statutorily defined emergency
purchase.
(c)
Any payment of payroll or any related cost thereto.
(d)
Any payment of any utility bill or cost such as gas,
electric, telephone or other such bills and related costs.
(e)
Any statutory expenditure or any payment of debt service
when the same arose from a bond ordinance or other ordinance which
was approved by the City Council of the City of Brigantine.
(f)
Any payment pursuant to a professional services contract
when said contract has been awarded by a vote of the Council of the
City of Brigantine.
(g)
Any payment for items which are below the monetary
amount of the statutory bid threshold when the same were contained
in a bond ordinance which has been approved by the City Council of
the City of Brigantine.
(h)
Payment for any items under the amount of $12,000.
(3)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the decision to exercise an option in any contract or to not
exercise an option contained in any contract shall be placed before
the City Council of the City of Brigantine, and said City Council
shall vote upon the same.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated
former Subsection D as Subsection E.
E.
Economic Development and Business Relations Officer.
(1)
The Economic Development and Business Relations Officer
shall serve in office for an indefinite term.
(2)
Vacancies in the office shall be filled by the Manager.
(3)
The Business Relations and Economic Development Officer,
under the direction of the Manager, shall:
(a)
Report to the Manager and Council concerning the status
of economic and business activities within the City.
(b)
Keep and maintain statistics on the development of
businesses and the conditions thereof.
(d)
Represent the City to the Chamber of Commerce and
to the Tourist Commission. The Economic Development and Business Relations
Officer shall not be a voting member of the Tourist Commission.
F.
Beach fee office director.
[Added 11-6-2019 by Ord.
No. 19-2019]
(1)
Under the direction of the City Manager, the Beach Fee Office Director
is responsible for coordinating and supervising all aspects of the
Beach Fee Office, including but not limited to, the ordering of all
supplies for the Beach Fee Office, including beach tags, uniforms
and office supplies; oversees the sales of beach tags, four-wheel
drive permits, parking permits, jet ski and catamaran permits; accounts
for all monies received from the above-named sales, and supervises
the daily bank deposits received from the sales; maintains records
of all sales, reporting said sales and bank deposits to the City Comptroller/Chief
Financial Officer on a regular basis; meets with office supervisors
and employees on a regular basis to insure efficient and orderly operation
of the Beach Fee Office; disciplining employees when the need arises;
performs related work as required.
(2)
The Beach Fee Office Director, under the direction of the City Manager,
shall supervise the activities of the Beach Fee Office Employee Supervisor,
the Beach Fee Office Assistant Bookkeeper and Beach Tag Inspectors.
(a)
Beach Fee Office Employee Supervisor is responsible for scheduling
and supervision of subordinate employees and overseeing the duties
of the Office Director in his/her absence.
(b)
Beach Fee Office Assistant Bookkeeper is responsible for office
sales of beach tags and permits while maintaining accurate records
of sales. Also responsible for other related office duties as assigned
by the Director.
(c)
Beach Tag Inspectors patrols the City of Brigantine beaches
in order to enforce rules, regulations and ordinances pertaining to
beach tag requirements.
