The executive power of the Township shall be
exercised by the Mayor pursuant to the Charter and general law.
The powers and duties of the Mayor shall be
to:
A.
Enforce the Charter and ordinances of the Township
and all general laws applicable thereto.
B.
Report annually to the Council and to the public on
the state of the municipality and the work of the previous year; the
Mayor shall also recommend to the Council whatever action or programs
the Mayor deems necessary for the improvement of the municipality
and the welfare of its residents. The Mayor may from time to time
recommend any action or programs the Mayor deems necessary or desirable
for the municipality to undertake.
C.
Supervise, direct and control all departments of the
Township government and shall require each department to make an annual
and such other reports of its work as the Mayor may deem desirable.
D.
Require such reports and examine such accounts, records
and operations of any board, committee, commission or other agency
of Township government as the Mayor deems necessary.
E.
Prepare and submit to the Council for its consideration
and adoption an annual operating budget and a capital budget, establish
the schedules and procedures to be followed by all municipal departments,
offices and agencies in connection therewith and supervise and administer
all phases of the budgetary process.
F.
Supervise the care and custody of all municipal property,
institutions and agencies and make recommendations concerning the
nature and location of municipal improvements and execute improvements
determined by the Council.
G.
Sign all contracts, bonds or other instruments requiring
the consent of the Township.
H.
Review, analyze and forecast trends of municipal services
and finances and programs of all boards, commissions, agencies and
other municipal bodies and report and recommend thereon to the Council.
I.
Supervise the development, installation and maintenance
of centralized budgeting, personnel and purchasing procedures as may
be authorized by ordinance.
J.
Negotiate contracts for the Township subject to Council
approval.
K.
Assure that all terms and conditions imposed in favor
of the Township or its inhabitants in any statute, franchise or other
contract are faithfully kept and performed.
L.
Serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of all appointive
bodies in Township government of which the Mayor is not an official
voting member.
M.
Subject to law, direct any municipal department or
division to perform the work, either in part or in whole, of any other
department or division and, at the request of the director, require
an employee of another department to perform services in the department
of the director making such request.
N.
Prescribe, in writing, the powers and duties of the
deputy or deputies, personal secretary, executive secretary, and assistants
to the Mayor.
A.
The Mayor shall appoint all officers and employees
for whose selection or appointment no other provision is made by Charter,
ordinance or general law.
B.
The Mayor shall, with the advice and consent of the
Council, appoint a municipal assessor and all other municipal officers
not assigned within municipal departments, subject to the terms of
any general law providing for those officers, unless a different appointment
procedure is clearly required by the plan of government or by general
law.
C.
The Mayor shall appoint the directors of each department
with the advice and consent of the Council. Each director shall serve
during the term of office of the Mayor and until the appointment and
qualification of a successor.
D.
The Mayor shall have such further appointment power
as is provided by general law or this chapter.
E.
The Mayor may, in the Mayor's discretion, remove any
director and, subject to any general provisions of law concerning
term of office or tenure, any other municipal executive officer who
is not a subordinate departmental officer or employee after notice
and an opportunity to be heard. Prior to removal, the Mayor shall
file written notice of the Mayor's intention with the Council, and
such removal shall become effective on the 20th day after the filing
of the notice unless the Council prior to that day adopts a resolution
by a two-thirds vote of the whole membership of the Council disapproving
the removal.
F.
Whenever a vacancy exists in any office required by
the Charter or the Administrative Code to be filled by the Mayor with
the advice and consent of the Council, and if there is no holdover
incumbent, the Mayor may temporarily fill a vacancy (in the absence
of any contrary provision in the Charter or ordinances) by appointing
an acting officer, including the designation of the Mayor as Acting
Director in the event of a vacancy in any department. The appointee
shall have all the functions, powers and duties of the office until
it shall be permanently filled. Any such appointment shall terminate
90 days after the date of the appointment unless the Council shall,
by resolution, authorize one or more extensions of such period of
up to 90 days.
A.
The Mayor may attend meetings of the Council and may
take part in discussions of Council but shall not vote except in the
case of a tie on the question of filling a vacancy in the Council,
in which case the Mayor may cast the deciding vote.
B.
The Mayor may, and upon written request of a majority
of the members of the Council shall, call a special meeting of the
Council. In calling the meeting, the Mayor shall designate the purpose
of the special meeting, and no other business shall be considered.
All ordinances adopted by the Council shall
be submitted to the Mayor within three calendar days by the Municipal
Clerk. The Mayor shall within 10 days after receiving an ordinance
either approve the ordinance by signing it or return it to the Council
by delivering it to the Municipal Clerk, together with a statement
setting forth the Mayor's objections to the ordinance or to any item
or part thereof. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:69A-41, no ordinance or any
item or part thereof shall take effect without the Mayor's approval
unless the Mayor fails to return the ordinance to the Council within
10 days after it has been presented to the Mayor or unless Council,
upon reconsideration after the third day following its return by the
Mayor, shall by a vote of 2/3 of the total membership of the Council
resolve to override the Mayor's veto.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:69A-42, the Mayor shall
designate the Business Administrator, any other department head or
the Municipal Clerk to act as Mayor whenever the Mayor shall be prevented
by absence from the Township, disability or other cause from attending
to the duties of the Mayor's office. During such time, the person
so designated by the Mayor shall possess all of the rights, powers
and duties of the Mayor. Whenever the Mayor has been unable to attend
to the duties of the Mayor's office for a period of 60 consecutive
days for any of the above-stated reasons, an Acting Mayor shall be
appointed by the Council, who shall succeed to all the rights, powers
and duties of the Mayor or the then Acting Mayor.
[Amended 12-22-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-26; 9-28-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-43]
The Mayor shall be elected by the voters of
the Township in a nonpartisan election to be held at the time of the
November general election and shall serve for a term of four years,
beginning on January 15 following such election. Accordingly, the
term of the Mayor holding office at the time of the adoption of this
ordinance[1] shall be extended until January 15 beyond the expiration
date of the Mayor’s present term.
[1]
Editor’s Note: "This ordinance" refers to Ord. No. 2011-26,
adopted 12-22-2011.
