This chapter shall be known and may be referred
to as the "Administrative Code of the Township of Medford (1980)."
For the purposes of this chapter and in the
interpretation and application of all other ordinances and resolutions
heretofore or hereafter adopted by the Township, except as the context
may otherwise require, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
CHARTER or TOWNSHIP CHARTER
Council Manager Plan E of Chapter 210 of the New Jersey Laws
of 1950, also known as N.J.S.A. 40:69A-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented,
and any and all general laws (as therein defined) which are or may
be applicable to the Township.
CODE
This chapter, as may be hereafter amended and supplemented.
DEPARTMENT
An organization unit or group of organization units of the
Township government, established or designated as a department by
this chapter.
DIRECTOR
The administrative head of a department, regardless of his
title.
EMPLOYEE
An individual who is employed by the Township of Medford on a full- or part-time basis at the department level or below, being generally those individuals employed pursuant to Articles
VII through
XIV, inclusive, herein, and whose compensation is fixed by the General Salary Ordinance of the Township, and who is appointed by the Manager. For purposes of this
chapter, the Township Manager, Deputy Manager, if any, and Township
Clerk and Deputy Clerk shall be considered "employees." At the time
of hiring or designating an individual for employment, the Manager
and/or Council shall designate whether or not an individual is to
be considered an "employee" pursuant to this definition.
GENERAL LAW
Any law or provision of law, not inconsistent with the Charter,
heretofore or hereafter enacted, which is by its terms applicable
or available to all municipalities, and the following additional laws,
whether or not such additional laws are so applicable or available
to all municipalities: legislation relating to taxation, local courts,
education, health, public authorities serving more than one municipality
and municipalities in unsound financial condition.
GOVERNING BODY
The Municipal Council created and constituted pursuant to
the Charter.
MANAGER
The Township Manager, Deputy Manager or Acting Manager appointed
and serving pursuant to the Charter or this chapter.
MONTH
A calendar month, unless otherwise specifically provided.
OFFICIAL or OFFICER
Members of the Township Council, all members of the advisory boards, committees and commissions appointed pursuant to Article
V herein, and professional consultants appointed pursuant to Article
IV herein, who shall not be considered "employees." For purposes of this chapter, the Township Manager, Deputy Manager, if any, Township Clerk and Deputy Clerk shall be considered "officials" or "officers" of the Township, as well as employees.
PERSON
Any corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization
or other entity, as well as an individual.
TOWNSHIP or MUNICIPALITY
The Township of Medford, in the County of Burlington and
State of New Jersey, as governed by the provisions of the Charter.
YEAR
The calendar year, unless otherwise specifically provided.
For the purposes of this chapter and any other
ordinances heretofore or hereafter adopted, except as the context
may otherwise require:
A. The present tense includes the past and future tenses,
and the future, the present.
B. The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.
C. The singular number includes the plural number, and
the plural, the singular.
D. The time within which an act is to be done shall be
computed by excluding the first and including the last day, and if
the last day be a Sunday or legal holiday, that day shall be excluded.
E. "Writing" or "written" includes printing, typewriting,
duplicating, and other visual mode of reproducing words or figures
on paper or paper-like material which is in general use.