[Adopted 8-9-1993 by Ord. No. 15-1993 as § 2-8
of the Revised General Ordinances]
[Amended 9-5-2006 by Ord. No. 16-2006]
There shall be Borough Clerk appointed by the
governing body of the municipality. The term of office of the Clerk
shall be three years which shall run from January 1 in the year in
which the Clerk was appointed.
No person shall be appointed as Borough Clerk
unless he shall have a registered Municipal Clerk certificate issued
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133 et seq.
The Clerk's salary shall be established in the
Salary Ordinance.
Should the office of Borough Clerk become vacant,
the Borough Council may appoint a person to serve as Acting Clerk
for a period of not more than six months.
The Borough Clerk shall:
A.
Act as secretary of the municipal corporation and
custodian of the Municipal Seal and of all minutes books, deeds, bonds,
contracts, and archival records of the municipal corporation. The
Borough Council may, however, provide by ordinance that any other
specific officer shall have custody of any specific other class of
record.
B.
Act as secretary to the Borough Council, prepare meeting
agendas at the discretion of the Council, be present at all meetings
of the Council, keep a journal of the proceedings of every meeting,
retain the original copies of all ordinances and resolutions, and
record the minutes of every meeting.
C.
Serve as the chief administrative officer in all elections
held in the Borough, subject to the requirements of Title 19 of the
New Jersey Statutes Annotated.
D.
Serve as chief registrar of voters in the Borough,
subject to the requirements of Title 19 of the New Jersey Statutes
Annotated.
E.
Serve as the administrative officer responsible for
the acceptance of applications for licenses and permits and the issuance
of licenses and permits, except where statute or ordinance has delegated
that responsibility to some other Borough officer.
F.
Serve as coordinator and records manager responsible
for implementing local archives and records retention programs as
mandated pursuant to Title 47 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated.
G.
Perform such other duties as are now or hereafter
imposed by statute, regulation or by ordinance or regulation.
A.
Office created. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-135, the
office of Deputy Borough Clerk is hereby created in the Borough.
B.
Appointment and confirmation. The Deputy Borough Clerk
shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council in accordance
with the laws relating to appointive officers.
C.
Terms of office. The term of office of the Deputy
Borough Clerk shall be for one year and shall continue until the successor
to the office shall have been appointed and confirmed or until the
office shall have been abolished.
D.
Powers and duties. The Deputy Borough Clerk shall
assist and be under the direction of the Borough Clerk in the performance
of his duties and shall perform such other duties as the Borough Council
may prescribe. In the absence or temporary disability of the Borough
Clerk, the Deputy Clerk shall perform the duties of the Borough Clerk.
E.
Compensation. The compensation of the Deputy Borough
Clerk shall be as provided in the Salary Ordinance.
