[Adopted 1-1-1981 by Ord. No. 80-23-780 as Ch. 35, Art. III, of the 1981 Code]
There is hereby created the office of the Borough Historian.
The Borough Historian shall serve without compensation, but the Mayor and Council may annually appropriate such funds as may be necessary to reimburse the Borough Historian for expenses incurred in the performance of the duties and responsibilities set forth in this article.
The Borough Historian shall be appointed by the Mayor, with approval of the Council, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and Council.
The Borough Historian shall have the following powers and responsibilities.
A. 
To carry out a historical program, including but not restricted to collecting, preserving and making available materials relating to the history of the Borough of Cresskill. The Historian shall store such materials in such manner as to ensure their preservation and shall notify the State Archivist, New Jersey Historical Commission, County Historian and the Mayor and Council of any materials which should be acquired for preservation. Upon leaving the position, the Borough Historian shall turn over all materials and records and reports into the possession of the successor, if then appointed, or to the governing body until a successor shall be appointed.
B. 
The Borough Historian shall make an annual report to the Mayor and Council stating all the work performed and accomplished during that year. The Borough Historian shall transmit a copy of such report to the New Jersey Historical Commission.
C. 
The Borough Historian may research, write and cause to have published a municipal history and may recommend appropriate historical materials for publication.
D. 
The Borough Historian may assist a Landmark Commission, as well as advise the Mayor and Council, concerning the acquisition, administration, use and disposition of any landmark or historic site, including such places in the Borough included on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places. Such advice may be furnished to the Historic Site Section, Department of Environmental Protection.
E. 
The Borough Historian shall assist in projects of commemoration, including the erection of monuments, historic markers and guidesigns.
The Borough Historian may employ such clerical assistance as may be necessary in order to carry out the duties and responsibilities set forth in this article, within the limits of such funds as may be made available by the Mayor and Council for such purpose in the annual budget.