[Amended 5-21-1986 by Ord. No. O-15A-86]
Compensation for the Mayor and Council shall be paid as set forth in the current Salary and Wage Ordinance in effect for their respective offices.[1] Expenses for Councilmen and the Mayor shall be allowed where they are described in detail for particular duties or responsibilities and, where feasible, approved in advance by the Council at a public meeting.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 80, Salaries and Compensation.
A director may serve as a division head without additional compensation. Whenever a vacancy exists in the office of the head of any division by resignation, removal, disability or otherwise, the Mayor may fill such vacancy temporarily by appointing an acting head of such division, who shall have and perform all the functions, powers and duties of such division until the office shall be filled permanently.
A. 
Bonds.
(1) 
Every officer or employee of the Township who by virtue of his office or position is entrusted with the receipt, custody or expenditure of public moneys or funds and any other officer or employee who may be so required by the Council shall, before entering upon the duties of his office or position, execute and deliver a surety bond in such amount as may be fixed by resolution of Council, binding him to the municipality in its corporate name and conditioned upon the true and faithful performance of his duty. Each officer or employee required by law to give bond shall execute such a bond with the sufficient surety and deliver the same to the Municipal Clerk, except that the Clerk shall deliver his bond to the Treasurer before he enters upon the discharge of the duties of his office or employment.
(2) 
If any officer or employee shall neglect to execute and deliver his bond as herein required within 30 days after due notification of his election or appointment, his office may be declared vacant by Council.
(3) 
In every case in which any person is required by the laws of the state or by any ordinance of the municipality to give bond for the faithful performance of his duties, such bond shall be secured by a corporate surety authorized to do business in the state, and the premium therefor shall be paid by the Township. Each such bond shall be approved by the Township Attorney as to form and sufficiency, and nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the use of one or more blanket bonds when so approved.
B. 
Professional liability insurance.
[Added 9-18-1974]
(1) 
Every officer or employee of the Township who by virtue of his office or position provides professional services for the benefit of the Township shall provide the Township Clerk with proof of the existence of a liability insurance policy, providing an amount of coverage not less than $1,000,000.
[Amended 9-30-1997 by Ord. No. O-53-97]
(2) 
The term "professional services" means services rendered or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession and whose practice is regulated by law, including but not limited to the Township Auditor, Township Engineer and Township Solicitor.
(3) 
Whenever the Township Council determines that a special project requires additional liability insurance it may require an increase in liability insurance for the purposes of that project.
No rule or regulation made by any department shall, except upon written approval of the Mayor, take effect until at least 10 days after it is filed with the Municipal Clerk, as required by the Charter. The Municipal Clerk shall maintain a docket of all orders, rules and regulations filed in his office, which docket shall show the name of the issuing department, a brief description of the subject matter and the date of filing.
Each department head shall have power, except as otherwise specifically provided, to suspend subordinate officers and employees within the department, subject to applicable rules and regulations of the Personnel Ordinance[1] and civil service.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 65, Personnel Policies.
A. 
All the books, maps, papers, accounts, statements, vouchers and other documents acquired or produced in any municipal department shall be carefully and conveniently filed, kept and preserved and shall be and remain the sole property of the municipality and shall not at any time be removed from the offices of such department except when required for use in the official business of the municipality and shall then be returned to such office without delay. Each municipal officer shall be responsible for assuring that the requirements of this section are complied with in respect to his particular office. This section shall be subject to the provisions of the Destruction of Public Records Law (1953) (N.J.S.A. 47:3-15 et seq.).
B. 
Public documents and records of the municipality shall, during office hours, be open to public search, inspection or examination, subject to and within the limitations prescribed by law, provided that such search, inspection or examination does not interfere with the orderly operation of the municipality.
Upon the termination of the term of office or the employment of any officer, employee or board member, he shall forthwith within 10 days deliver to his successor or, if there be no successor, to the Clerk or other person who may be designated by the Council to receive the same all moneys, books, papers, memoranda, accounts and any data of any nature whatever pertaining to his office.