The Legal Department of the Township of South Hackensack shall
consist of a Township Attorney and such other special counsel as the
Township Committee may from time to time deem necessary and proper
to handle specialized legal matters. Special counsel may include but
shall not be limited to special labor counsel, special tax counsel
and special litigation counsel. Said individuals shall be licensed
to practice law in the State of New Jersey. They need not be residents
of the Township of South Hackensack, and no preference shall be given
to Township residents for said positions.
All counsel shall be appointed on an as-needed basis by the
Township Committee as independent contractors for a term not to extend
beyond December 31 of the calendar year in which they are appointed
or until such time that their successors shall be appointed.
The adoption of this article shall not affect
any acts of the Township Attorney or Assistant Township Attorney which
were performed by them prior to the adoption of this article, provided
that such acts were properly performed in accordance with applicable
law.