Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-154.5,
there is hereby established in and for the Township of Harmony the
position of Municipal Superintendent of Public Works, who shall be
appointed by the Township Committee of the Township of Harmony.
The Municipal Superintendent of Public Works
shall perform the following duties:
A. Perform administrative
and supervisory duties in planning and organizing the installation,
maintenance and repair of various public works facilities.
B. Supervise the
care and maintenance of streets, roads, lanes, alleys, avenues, public
places and motor vehicles.
C. Execute plans
for the effective utilization of available funds, personnel, equipment,
materials and supplies.
D. Prepare a departmental
budget and maintain balances for the same each year.
E. Undertake responsibility
for all departmental purchases.
F. Initiate standards
for all equipment and materials used.
G. Develop suitable
work programs for the varied functions of the department.
H. Provide suitable
assignments and instructions to individuals and supervise their work.
I. Make recommendations
concerning disciplinary measures, promotions or appointments of employees
under his supervision.
J. Maintain a working
acquaintance throughout the state with contracting, engineering and
manufacturing representatives, as well as state agencies.
K. Keep up-to-date
with changes which would affect department operations and purchase
procedures.
L. Supervise employees
engaged in the work involved in the construction, maintenance and
repair of streets and in the installation, maintenance and repair
of pipes and related drainage facilities appurtenant thereto.
M. Undertake investigation
of complaints and initiate proper action to implement needed repairs
with the minimum of delay.
N. Perform such other
duties as are now or hereafter imposed by statute, regulation, municipal
ordinance or as otherwise assigned by action of the Township Committee.
Commencing January 1, 1997, no person shall
be appointed as Municipal Superintendent of Public Works unless he
or she has the ability to read and write English, has a minimum of
three years' experience in the operation and maintenance of trucks
and other maintenance and construction equipment, possesses a valid
New Jersey driver's license, is in relative good health and free from
disabling physical and mental defects, has the ability to use, in
a safe and efficient manner, trucks, maintenance and construction
equipment and has had prior supervisory and administrative experience.
A person appointed as Municipal Superintendent
of Public Works shall hold office during good behavior and efficiency
and shall not be removed therefrom for political or other reasons,
except for good cause, upon written charges filed with the Harmony
Township Municipal Clerk and after a public, fair and impartial hearing.
The Municipal Superintendent of Public Works
shall receive such compensation which shall be provided pursuant to
the ordinance fixing salaries of several Township officers and officials
of the Township of Harmony, County of Warren, State of New Jersey,
as the same shall be amended or supplemented from time to time.
This article shall become effective upon final
passage and publication as required by law. Nothing herein shall be
deemed to limit or abridge the term of any person holding the office
of any to which this article applies as of the effective date thereof.