[Ord. No. 2010-28]
The Mayor shall be elected at large by the voters of the City
as provided by the Charter.
[Ord. No. 02-2013; Ord. No. 2010-28]
The Mayor shall be the chief executive of the City. He shall:
a. Enforce the Charter and all laws and ordinances in effect within
the City.
b. Supervise all of the departments of the City government.
c. Ensure the efficient and effective operation of all of the departments
of the City government in accordance with general law, the Charter,
this Code and other municipal ordinances.
d. Ensure that all inquiries to the City government are promptly assigned
to the appropriate department for action.
e. Appoint a City Clerk with the advice and consent of Council. The
Clerk shall be the Director of the Administration Department and shall
be qualified by previous training and experience to perform the duties
of his office.
f. Appoint a Municipal Treasurer with the advice and consent of Council.
The Treasurer shall be the Chief Finance Officer of the City and the
Director of Finance. He shall be qualified by previous training and
experience to perform the duties of his office.
g. Appoint such other committees of Council as he may deem necessary.
h. Appoint all department Directors, with the advice and consent of
Council.
i. Appoint such other officers, with the advice and consent of Council,
and employees for whose election or appointment no other provision
is made by Charter, by this Code or by general law.
j. Require each department head to make monthly reports to the Mayor
and Council. Additionally, to require boards, commissions and other
municipal bodies to make an annual report and such other reports of
its work as the Mayor may deem necessary.
k. Report annually, within the first 60 days of the year, to the Council
and to the public on the condition and on the requirements of the
City and upon its problems of government; notice of such report shall
be published.
l. Make such other reports to Council and to the public and such recommendations
to Council for action as he may deem in the public interest.
m. Provide liaison with agencies of the State of New Jersey and with
official bodies of other municipalities on matters affecting the City
and/or its citizens.
n. Prepare the annual budget with the assistance of the Treasurer and
with the cooperation of department directors and of other members
of the Council, and present the budget to the Council for consideration
no later than 30 days after the State Aid numbers have been determined
and notification has been made to the City of Lambertville.
o. Call special meetings of the Council as provided by the Charter.
p. Cause the Clerk to prepare an annual directory of City officials
and employees, time and place of meetings of all City boards, agencies
or commissions having regular meetings, office hours of officials
and including such other information as he deems appropriate, which
directory shall be available in the office of the Clerk.
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The Mayor shall be a member of the Council. He shall:
a. Participate in meetings of the Council and vote as other Council
members.
b. Preside over the meetings of the Council.
c. Designate the President of the Council to act as Mayor whenever the
Mayor shall be prevented, by absence from the City, due to disability
or other causes, from attending to the duties of his office.
d. While presiding over meetings of the Council, have the right to move,
second and to debate from the chair, and he shall not be deprived
of any right to vote or of any other rights, powers or duties of a
Councilmember by virtue of his presiding over the meeting.
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All of the administrative functions, powers and duties of the
City shall be allocated and assigned among and within departments
established or constituted by this Code or any amendments and supplements
thereto. The Mayor may delegate to other officers of the City such
functions powers and duties as he may deem appropriate, except for
the duties required by the Charter to be performed by the Mayor.
[Ord. No. 2010-28]
The President of the Council shall serve in place of the Mayor
in the event of the absence of the Mayor or his disability or refusal
to act. When serving as Acting Mayor, the President of the Council
shall have all of the rights, powers and duties of the Mayor.