The office of Township Clerk, heretofore established by the Township
Committee, is hereby created, continued and confirmed pursuant to N.J.S.A.A
40A: 9-133.1 et seq. The Clerk shall be qualified as required by law, and
appointed by the Township Committee for a term of three years. For the purposes
of tenure, the term of Township Clerk shall be deemed to have begun as of
the actual date upon which a person serving as Township Clerk is appointed.
In the event of a vacancy in the office of Township Clerk, an appointment
shall be made for a new term and not for the unexpired term. A reappointment
of an incumbent Township Clerk made within 60 days following the expiration
of the prior term shall not be considered to be a new appointment, and the
effective date of the reappointment shall date back to the date of expiration
of the initial term of the appointment.
The Township Clerk shall be paid a salary fixed and adopted by the Committee
in the annual Salary Resolution within the guidelines set forth in the Salary
Ordinance.