There is hereby created the position of Code
Enforcement Officer in the Township of Waterford, County of Camden,
State of New Jersey.
The Code Enforcement Officer may be appointed
each year at the organization meeting of the Township Committee or
any subsequent meeting thereof, and said appointment was accomplished
or when a successor is duly appointed and qualified, whichever is
the latter. The Code Enforcement Officer shall be appointed by the
Mayor with the consent of the majority of the members of the Township
Committee.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall perform various
types of field and office services under the direction of superior
officials of the Township of Waterford to maintain a high standard
of compliance with municipal ordinances regarding the utilization
of lands and premises within the Township of Waterford. He shall conduct
inspections and develop factual information to provide for the compliance
and enforcement of municipal ordinances. He shall prepare reports
as well as maintain records which will assist in the enforcement and
promulgation of municipal ordinances, as well as provide such other
related activities as required by members of the Township Committee
or other superior officials of the Township of Waterford.
[Amended 5-13-1998 by Ord. No. 98-6]
The person appointed as Code Enforcement Officer
shall have strong writing and oral communication skills, computer
literacy, a valid New Jersey driver's license, knowledge of New Jersey
municipal land use law and the Pinelands Comprehensive Management
Plan regulations and the ability to read and understand surveys, site
plans, subdivisions and related types of drawings. Previous investigative
experience in the performance of these type of duties will be considered.
For further definition/information, see the ordinance establishing
the Waterford Township Department of Planning and Zoning.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall provide the
necessary hours per week requested by the Township Committee. The
compensation shall be as fixed by resolution or ordinance of the Township
Committee.