[Adopted 9-27-1973 by Ord. No. 346 as
Ch. 3, Art. V, of the 1973 Code; amended in its entirety 10-21-2002 by Ord. No.
800]
The Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed
by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council. The term
of office shall be four years, which shall run from January 1 in the
year in which the Chief Financial Officer is appointed. The compensation
for the Chief Financial Officer shall be as set forth in the annual
Salary Resolution.[1] The Chief Financial Officer may, but need not, be a person
who is also employed by the Borough in another capacity.
The Chief Financial Officer shall serve as Municipal
Comptroller and Treasurer responsible for the proper financial administration
of the Borough pursuant to New Jersey statutes, as well as such rules
and regulations promulgated by the Division of Local Government Services,
the Local Finance Board or any other state agency as may pertain to
the financial administration of the Borough.
A.
Any person who shall serve as the Chief Financial
Officer of the Borough for four consecutive years and who is reappointed
as the Borough's Chief Financial Officer shall be granted tenure of
office upon filing with the Clerk of the Borough of Shrewsbury and
with the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of
Community Affairs a notification evidencing compliance with the section.
B.
Thereafter, a person shall continue to hold office
during good behavior and efficiency, and shall not be removed therefrom
except for just cause and then only after a public hearing upon a
written complaint setting forth the charge or charges against him
pursuant to Section 3 of P.L. 1977, c. 39, or upon expiration or revocation
of certification by the Director pursuant to Section 7 of P.L. 1988,
c. 110.
No person shall be appointed or reappointed
as a Chief Financial Officer unless he holds a municipal finance officer
certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1971, c. 413
(N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.1 et seq.).
A.
When a vacancy occurs in the office of Chief Financial
Officer following the appointment of a certified municipal finance
officer to that office, the governing body may appoint, for a period
not to exceed one year and commencing on the date of the vacancy,
a person who does not hold a municipal finance officer certificate
to serve as a temporary Chief Financial Officer.
B.
Any person so appointed may, with the approval of
the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, be reappointed
as Chief Financial Officer following the termination of the temporary
appointment for one additional year. A temporary Chief Financial Officer
shall not serve more than two consecutive years.
