[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.
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.