There is hereby established the Department of
Finance.
There is hereby established within the Department
of Finance the following offices:
A. Office of Chief Financial Officer.
D. Borough Auditor, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:5-4 et seq.
The Chief Financial Officer shall:
A. Keep and maintain bank records of all financial transactions
of the Borough in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
B. Have custody of all public monies of the Borough.
C. Make monthly reports to the Mayor and Borough Council
of all receipts, expenditures, commitments and expended appropriations.
D. Deposit to the credit of the Borough, in its designated
legal dispository(ies), within 48 hours of receipt thereof, all monies
received from any source by or on behalf of the Borough or any department,
board, committee, office or agency thereof, except as otherwise provided
by this chapter or state statute.
E. Disburse funds of the Borough for the payment of bills and demands under a pre-audit and voucher system, subject to the approval of the Mayor and Borough Council; except that payments for the payroll account shall be made pursuant to Subsection
F hereof. Every voucher shall be in the form of a check payable to the order of the person entitled to receive it and shall specify the purpose for which it is drawn and the account or appropriation to which it is charged. Each check shall bear the signature of the Mayor or Borough Administrator, and Chief Financial Officer or Deputy Chief Financial Officer and the Municipal Clerk or Deputy Municipal Clerk..
F. Upon receipt of a voucher and/or an amount due the
payroll account, deposit same to the credit of the payroll account,
charging the appropriate budgetary account therewith. Disbursements
from the payroll account may be made by payroll checks signed by the
Borough Clerk or Mayor, upon pre-audit, a warrant and signature of
the Borough Chief Financial Officer and approval by the Mayor and
Borough Council. In case of error or adjustment in the payroll, the
Borough Chief Financial Officer shall make a correction of same in
the payroll records.
G. Assist the Mayor and Borough Administrator in the
preparation of the annual Borough operating and capital budgets.
H. Keep the Mayor and Borough Administrator informed
as to any federal, state, county or private aid projects under which
the Borough may be eligible for receipt of funds.
I. Oversee the financial administration and billing of
the Sewer Utility and Beach Utility.
J. Perform such other duties as may be required or permitted
by state statute or this chapter.
There is hereby established the Office of Tax
Collector within the Department of Finance, who shall be appointed
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council for
a term of four years, from the first day of July next following the
appointment, and who shall hereafter be certified for appointment
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-145.1 et seq., provided further that nothing
contained herein shall interfere with the term of the present holder
of the Office of Tax Collector.
There is hereby established the Office of Tax
Assessor within the Department of Finance, who shall be appointed
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Borough Council for
a term of four years from the first day of July next following the
appointment; and who shall hereafter be certified for appointment
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-146 et seq.; provided, further, that nothing
contained herein shall interfere with the term of the present holder
of the Office of Tax Assessor.