[Adopted 11-8-1976 as Art. IV
of Ord. No. 76-12]
There is hereby created the office of Deputy Borough Clerk in
and for the Borough of Neptune City.
Such person who shall fill such position shall be appointed
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council. In
order to qualify for such office, he shall be a resident of the Borough
of Neptune City and shall maintain his residence within the borough
from and during the term of his office. The term of the office of
Deputy Borough Clerk shall be for a period of one year, commencing
from the first day of January in the year of his appointment, except
that the term of office of the Deputy Borough Clerk first appointed
shall be from the date of his appointment to December 31, 1976.
The Deputy Borough Clerk shall devote his full time to the duties
of his office during regular business hours, when the office of the
Borough Clerk is open to the public. The duties and responsibilities
of the Deputy Borough Clerk shall be those set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:9-135,
together with any other duty assigned by the Borough Clerk to the
said Deputy Borough Clerk, and as required by any ordinance of the
Borough of Neptune City.
In full compensation for the discharge of all his duties, the
Deputy Borough Clerk shall receive the annual salary fixed by the
annual Salary Ordinance of the Borough of Neptune City.[1]
Before entering his duties as Deputy Borough Clerk, the Deputy
Borough Clerk shall execute a bond in such amount as is provided by
statute, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties.
In the event that the office of the Deputy Borough Clerk shall
become vacant during the term, the same shall be filled for the expiration
of the term by the appointment of the Mayor of such successor, with
the advice and consent of the Borough Council.
The Deputy Borough Clerk shall, in the absence of the Borough
Clerk, have the right and power to execute all documents required
by law or ordinance to be executed by the Borough Clerk, and shall
affix the seal of the borough thereto whenever required. In signing
any documents, the Deputy Borough Clerk should sign the name of the
Borough Clerk, followed by the word "by" and the Deputy Borough Clerk's
own name and the words "Deputy Borough Clerk," and shall have the
right, in connection with such documents, to affix the seal of the
borough. The Deputy Borough Clerk shall turn over all moneys received
by him on behalf of the borough to the Borough Treasurer.
