The Mayor shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the Township. He shall:
A. 
Enforce the Charter and ordinances of the Township.
B. 
Supervise all of the departments of the Township government.
C. 
Require each department to make an annual and such other reports of its work as he may deem desirable.
D. 
Appoint all officers and employees for whose election or appointment no other provision is made by Charter or ordinance.
E. 
From time to time make such recommendations for action by the Council as he may deem in the public interest.
F. 
Report annually at the beginning of the year to the Council and the public on the work of the previous year and the condition and requirements of the Township government for the current year.
[Amended 8-10-1989 by Ord No. 992; 11-26-1996 by Ord. No. 1136]
A Business Administrator shall be appointed as provided by the Charter. Prior to his appointment, the Business Administrator shall have as a minimum, a bachelor's degree in an appropriate field from a recognized college or university, specialized training in public administration and responsible experience in an executive or administrative position related to the duties of his office. He shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by ordinance. He shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications, with special reference to his actual experience in or his knowledge of accepted practice in respect to the duties of his office as hereinafter set forth. At the time of his appointment he need not be a resident of Saddle Brook or of this state, but during his tenure of office he may reside outside Saddle Brook only with the approval of Council. Under the direction and supervision of the Mayor, the Business Administrator shall:
A. 
Assist the Mayor in the preparation of the Township budget and otherwise as the Mayor may require.
B. 
Administer a centralized purchasing system.
C. 
Supervise the administration of each of the departments of the Township government, provided that such supervision shall not extend to the exercise of the control function in the management of the finances of the Township, which is required by the Charter (N.J.S.A. 40:69A-48) to be exercised by an officer of the Township other than the Business Administrator.
D. 
Prescribe and enforce rules and regulations for the efficient management of the Township government, not inconsistent with the Charter and code.
E. 
Coordinate the operation and administration of the various departments, divisions, offices and agencies of the Township government.
F. 
Maintain a continuing review and analysis of budget operations, work programs and costs of municipal services.
G. 
Perform such other duties as the code may require or as Council may otherwise prescribe.
As provided by the Charter (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 municipality, disability or other cause from attending to the duties of his office. During such time, the person so designated by the Mayor shall possess all the rights, powers and duties of the Mayor. Whenever the Mayor shall have been unable to attend to the duties of his 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.
The administrative functions, powers and duties of the Township are allocated and assigned among and within departments and offices established or constituted by this code as follows:
A. 
Department of Administration and Finance.
B. 
Department of Law.
C. 
Department of Inspections.
D. 
Department of Public Works.
E. 
Department of Public Safety and Civil Defense.
F. 
Department of Health, Welfare and Recreation.
G. 
Such other boards, authorities, commissions and bodies as are created, constituted or reconstituted by Charter or code.
The public library as heretofore established and empowered pursuant to law (N.J.S.A. 40:54-1 et seq.) is continued.
[Amended 3-26-1987 by Ord. No. 945; 10-5-2017 by Ord. No. 1630-17]
The Board of Adjustment heretofore established and empowered pursuant to law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-69 et seq.) is continued, and the members shall be appointed by the Council. All members of the Zoning Board are required to undergo ethics training, which shall be conducted by the attorney for the Zoning Board. Said training shall be conducted each year and shall be taken by the member at the time it is conducted, or said member shall be subject to removal by the Township Council.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 206, Zoning.
[Amended 3-26-1987 by Ord. No. 945; 10-5-2017 by Ord. No. 1630-17]
The Planning Board as heretofore established and empowered pursuant to law (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23 et seq.) and ordinances of the Township of Saddle Brook is hereby continued, and the members shall be appointed according to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23. All members of the Planning Board are required to undergo ethics training, which shall be conducted by the attorney for the Planning Board. Said training shall be conducted each year and shall be taken by the member at the time it is conducted, or said member shall be subject to removal by the Township Council.
The Municipal Court as heretofore established and empowered pursuant to law (N.J.S.A. 2A:8-1 et seq.[1]) is continued,[2] and the Judge shall hereafter be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: N.J.S.A. 2A:8-1 et seq. was repealed by P.L. 1993, c. 293. See now N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 11, Court, Municipal.
Statutory agencies not constituted as or within one of the named departments established by the code are allocated and assigned to the supervision of the Mayor or Council, as the case may be, in accordance with which of them is the appointing authority.
Department heads shall be appointed and removed as provided by the Charter and shall serve full time, except as otherwise provided herein. Under the supervision of the Mayor and subject to the Charter and code, each department head shall:
A. 
Subject to the provisions of the Revised Statutes, Title 11, Civil Service, appoint subordinate officers and employees within the department, and may, with the approval of the Mayor, remove such officers and employees.
B. 
Direct and supervise the work of the department and its employees through the divisions established by the code.
C. 
Assign functions, powers and duties to subordinate officers and employees within the department and modify such assignments as need appears.
D. 
Delegate to division heads such of his powers as he may deem necessary for efficient administration.
E. 
Report at least annually to the Mayor and Council, in such form as shall be approved by the Business Administrator, on the work of the department during the preceding year.
F. 
There is hereby established the right of the majority and the minority of the Township Council to individually request resolutions, ordinances and any other data when information that he/she may need in the performance of their duty from the Township Attorney, Township Engineer and the Municipal Registered Accountant.
[Added 9-5-1996 by Ord. No. 1125]
[Amended 11-26-1996 by Ord. No. 1136]
Whenever a vacancy exists in any office required by the Charter or code to be filled by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council and there is no holdover incumbent, the Mayor may temporarily fill such vacancy (in the absence of any contrary provision in the Charter or ordinances) by appointing an acting officer. Such appointee shall have all of the functions, powers and duties of the office. Any such appointment shall terminate not later than 60 days after the date of the appointment, unless the Council shall by resolution authorize one or more extensions of such period.