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City of Paterson, NJ
Passaic County
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This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Administrative Code of the City of Paterson."
The purpose of this chapter is to establish departments; to allocate the City's functions, powers and duties among and within the departments; to establish official relationships; and to prescribe standards and procedures for the conduct of the public business, all as permitted or required by the Optional Municipal Charter Law (P.L. 1950, c. 210, as amended, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-1 et seq.).
The City government shall consist of the Mayor and Council and such appointive officers and employees as are provided by the charter[1] or otherwise authorized pursuant to law. It shall be organized within departments, offices, boards and agencies as hereinafter established or provided in the charter, general law or ordinance.
[1]
Editor's Note: See the Optional Municipal Charter Law, as amended, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-1 et seq.
[Amended 12-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-068; 10-28-2003 by Ord. No. 03-060; 11-23-2010 by Ord. No. 10-078; 6-24-2014 by Ord. No. 14-0301-15-2019 by Ord. No. 19-001]
The City government shall, in addition to the elected City Council and the Mayor, be comprised of the following offices, departments, divisions and agencies:
A. 
Offices:
(1) 
Office of the Mayor.
(2) 
Office of the City Council.
(3) 
Office of the City Clerk.
B. 
Departments:
(1) 
Department of Administration.
(2) 
Department of Finance.
(3) 
Department of Economic Development.
(4) 
Department of Health and Human Services.
(5) 
Department of Law.
(6) 
Department of Public Works.
(7) 
Department of Public Safety.
(8) 
Department of Community Development.
C. 
Divisions of departments: the respective divisions, bureaus, boards and offices into which such departments are divided pursuant to this chapter or other ordinances of the City.
D. 
Agencies: the various judicial, legislative, advisory and independent agencies of local government provided pursuant to the charter, general law, this Code of the City of Paterson or other ordinances of the City.