There is hereby created the office of the Clerk, the head of which shall be the Township Clerk. The Township Clerk shall be appointed by the Council and shall, prior to the appointment, be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office.
[Amended 2-26-1996 by Ord. No. O-96-04]
The term of the Township Clerk shall be three years from January of the year of appointment and shall continue until the appointment and qualification of a successor. The Township Clerk shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed, from time to time, by a general salary ordinance.
[Amended 6-22-1987 by Ord. No. O-87-20; 2-28-1994 by Ord. No. O-94-04; 2-26-1996 by Ord. No. O-96-04]
The Township Clerk shall:
A. 
Serve as Clerk of the Township Council, shall attend all meetings of the Council, shall keep the minutes of the proceedings of the Council which shall be signed by the officer presiding at the meeting and by the Clerk.
B. 
Engross all ordinance and resolutions of a permanent character in books to be provided for that purpose. After each ordinance, the Township Clerk shall also engross and certify proof of publication thereof as required by law. Each ordinance so engrossed shall be signed by the Mayor and the Township Clerk who shall attest that it was duly adopted upon a date stated, and when so signed, the engrossed copy shall be deemed to be a public record of the ordinance. Each resolution so engrossed shall be signed by the President of Council and the Township Clerk and shall attest that it was duly adopted upon a date stated, and when so signed, the engrossed copy shall be deemed to be a public record of the resolution. Any omission by the Clerk, Mayor or President of Council to engross, sign or certify as herein required shall not impair or affect the validity of any ordinance which has been duly adopted.
C. 
At the close of each year, with the advice and assistance of the Mayor and Attorney, bind, compile or codify and index all of the ordinances and resolutions which then remain in force and effect.
D. 
Have custody of and safely keep all records, books and documents of the Township, except those committed by charter or ordinance to any other office.
E. 
Cause the corporate seal of the Township to be affixed to instruments and writings when authorized by ordinance or resolution of the Council or when necessary to exemplify any document on record in the Clerk's office or to certify any act or paper which from the records shall appear to have been a public act of the Township or a public document.
F. 
In addition to such other functions, powers and duties as may be prescribed by the charter, this, and other ordinances and subject to the supervision and direction of the Council, the Township Clerk shall perform all of the functions and have all the powers vested in or required of the Township Clerk by general law.
G. 
The Township Clerk shall administer and be responsible for the acceptance and issuance of licenses and permits.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original § 2.19, Office of the Deputy Clerk, which immediately followed this section, added 2-26-1996 by Ord. No. O-96-04, was repealed 6-24-1996 by Ord. No. O-96-30.
H. 
Additional duties. The Township Clerk is authorized to approve the granting of raffle and bingo licenses as is provided by Law. For purposes of this section, the Municipal Clerk is now the issuing authority for bingo and raffle licenses in the Township of Gloucester, County of Camden.
[Added 7-23-2012 by Ord. No. O-12-16]