A.
There shall be a Department of Finance and Administration,
the head of which shall be known and designated as the Business Administrator,
who shall serve the Township in a full-time capacity. The Business
Administrator shall be chosen solely on the basis of his/her executive
and administrative qualifications, with special reference to actual
experience in, or knowledge of, accepted practice in respect to the
duties of the office as hereinafter set forth. The Department shall
have as its functions the following:
B.
The Department shall also have a Division of the Treasury
and a Division of Tax Collection.
A.
The head of the Division of the Treasury shall be
the Township Treasurer who shall be appointed by the Business Administrator
for a term of one year. The Treasurer shall have, perform and exercise
all of the functions, powers and duties prescribed by general law
and Township ordinances. The Treasurer shall have the custody of all
public moneys of the Township.
B.
All moneys received from any source by or on behalf
of the Township or any department, division, board, office or agency,
except as otherwise provided by ordinance, shall be paid to the Treasurer,
who shall by the next ensuing bank day after their receipt, deposit
them to the credit of the Township in the authorized depository of
the Township to the credit of the proper account. The Treasurer shall
receive such compensation as shall be fixed, from time to time, by
a general Salary Ordinance.
C.
The Township Council shall approve or disapprove all
claims. Claims shall be referred to Council only upon vouchers meeting
the currently operative requirements of N.J.S.A. 40A:5-16 and bearing
the signature of the Treasurer, budgetary appropriation, and bearing
the signature of the Business Administrator recommending the same,
and containing such other information or preapproval authorizations
as may reasonably be required by the Business Administrator. Upon
approval of a claim by the Township Council, the Township Clerk shall
certify such approval by signing the approved voucher. Disbursement
and payment of approved claims shall be by check drawn on the treasury,
signed by the Mayor or, in his/her absence, the acting Mayor, and
countersigned by the Treasurer or, in his/her absence, the Assistant
Treasurer and the Business Administrator or, in his/her absence, the
Township Clerk.
The head of the Division of Tax Collection in
the Department of Finance and Administration shall be the Tax Collector
who shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of
the Council, for a term of four years, as per N.J.S.A. 40A:9-142.
The Tax Collector shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed,
from time to time, by a general Salary Ordinance. The Tax Collector
shall have, perform and discharge all the functions, powers and duties
prescribed for Tax Collectors by general law and municipal ordinance.
The Tax Collector shall receive and collect all moneys assessed or
raised by taxes or assessments for any purpose, and shall keep proper
records and report to the Business Administrator at least once a month
all receipts and deposits made by him/her and, in such report, shall
account for all moneys for which he/she is responsible. [N.J.S.A.
40A:9-141]
[Amended 5-3-2001 by Ord. No. 12-2001]
Within the Department of Finance and Administration
there shall exist pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.1 et seq., the position
of Chief Financial Officer who shall be appointed by the Mayor for
a term of four years. The person appointed shall carry out the responsibilities
as set forth under N.J.S.A. 52:27BB-26 et seq. Compensation of the
Chief Financial Officer shall be fixed in the annual Salary Ordinance.
