The purpose of this chapter is to foster the openness of government
and provide citizens with information concerning the various appointed
municipal positions which exist within the Borough of Chatham. The
chapter further provides for a procedure whereby a citizen can indicate
his/her desire to serve in a particular appointed municipal position.
The chapter also provides for a notification process so that those
citizens who have indicated a desire to hold an appointed municipal
position will be notified when that position is under consideration
for appointment and will be notified as to the action that was taken
with respect to such position.
The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the meanings
set forth below unless the context within which the term is used clearly
provides for a different meaning:
APPOINTED MUNICIPAL POSITION
Any appointed position within the Borough of Chatham, which
is created by statutory law, or by Borough ordinance or resolution,
excluding positions required to be filled by municipal employees (such
as Borough Engineer). Examples of such positions are members of any
board, commission, agency, or committee of the Borough.
APPOINTING AUTHORITY
The official or body which by virtue of statutory law or
by ordinance or resolution is given the authority to appoint a person
to hold a particular appointed municipal position.
The Borough Clerk shall cause a register of appointed municipal
positions to be prepared and maintained in accordance with N.J.S.A.
40A:9-9.2a. Such register shall be made available in the Clerk's
office and on the Borough website.
The Borough Clerk shall maintain a current listing of existing
vacancies for all appointed municipal positions. Such list shall be
made available free of charge at the Borough Clerk's office and
shall, in addition, be posted on a bulletin board maintained for public
announcements in Borough Hall and on the Borough website.
The Municipal Clerk shall maintain an application form to be
completed by any person interested in serving in an appointed municipal
position in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:9-9.2b(2).
The Borough Clerk shall maintain all filed applications in a
file or binder, segregated for each authority, board or commission.
Applications shall be considered void after two years unless renewed
by the applicant.
On or before October 1 of each year, the Borough Clerk shall
send a letter to all persons serving in appointed municipal positions
whose terms are expiring at the end of the year to ask whether he/she
wishes to be reappointed. The failure to respond to the Borough Clerk's
letter by October 31 may be interpreted to mean that the person does
not wish to be reappointed to an appointed municipal position.