There shall be a Town Clerk appointed by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen. His term of office shall be three years,
which shall run from January 1 in the year in which he was appointed.
No person shall be reappointed as Town Clerk
unless he shall have a registered Municipal Clerk Certificate issued
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133 et seq.
Any person who shall be reappointed Town Clerk
subsequent to having received a registered Municipal Clerk Certificate
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133 et seq. and having served as Town Clerk
or performed the duties of Town Clerk for not less than three consecutive
years immediately prior to such reappointment shall hold his or her
office during good behavior and efficiency, notwithstanding that such
reappointment was for a fixed term of years, and he shall not be removed
therefrom for political reasons but only for good cause shown and
in accordance with the provisions set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133.7.
No Town Clerk shall acquire tenure of office unless he or she holds
a Municipal Clerk Certificate issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133
et seq.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen may at their
discretion appoint a Deputy Town Clerk for a term of one year from
January 1 in the year in which the appointment is made. The Deputy
Town Clerk shall assist and be under the direction of the Town Clerk
in the performance of his or her duties and shall perform such other
duties as the Mayor and Board of Aldermen may from time to time prescribe.
The Deputy Town Clerk shall receive such compensation as may be established
by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen in the annual Salary Ordinance. In the absence or temporary disability of the Town Clerk,
the Deputy Town Clerk shall perform the duties of the Town Clerk.