The Borough Attorney shall be appointed by the
Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council, but need not serve
full time and shall be subject to such retainer as shall be approved
by the Council. He shall serve for a term of one year as provided
by N.J.S.A. 40A:9-139.
The Borough Attorney shall be an attorney at
law in the State of New Jersey in good standing and be admitted to
the practice of law in the courts of New Jersey.
It shall be the duty of the Borough Attorney
or his representative to attend all meetings of the Council. He shall
advise the Council, the Mayor and the officers of the Borough in matters
which may be submitted to him for his opinion. He shall draw such
ordinances and resolutions as may be required of him by the Council.
He shall prepare all legal instruments relating to the business of
the Borough. He shall prosecute and defend as Attorney and Counsel
for the Borough all actions which may be brought by or against it
or any Borough officer, or in which the Borough is interested, in
any court of the state.
Special Counsel shall be appointed by the Mayor
with the advice and consent of the Council, or by the Council, as
may be required.