[Ord. 8-20-1968; Ord. #993; Ord. #1312, 6-9-1998, amended; Ord. #1937, 2-27-2007, added]
a. Appointment. The Municipal Clerk shall be appointed
by the Township Committee. The Municipal Clerk shall serve a term
of office for three years. The Municipal Clerk is subject to the provisions
of law relating to qualifications, tenure of office and removal from
office pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133 to 40A:9-135.
b. Powers and duties. The Municipal Clerk shall:
1. Act as secretary of the municipal corporation and
custodian of the Municipal Seal and of all minutes, books, deeds,
bond, contracts and archival records of the municipal corporation.
The governing body may, however, provide by ordinance that any other
specific office shall have custody of any specific other class of
records.
2. Act as secretary to the governing body, prepare meeting
agendas at the discretion of the governing body, be present at all
meetings of the governing body, 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.
3. Serve as the chief administrative officer in all elections
held in the municipality, subject to the requirements of Title 19
of the Revised Statutes.
4. Serve as chief registrar of voters in the municipality,
subject to the requirements of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes.
5. 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 municipal ordinance
has delegated that responsibility to some other municipal officer.
6. Serve as coordinator and records manager responsible
for implementing local archives and records retention programs as
mandated pursuant to Title 47 of the Revised Statutes.
7. Perform such other duties as are now or hereafter
imposed by statute, regulation or by municipal ordinance or regulation.
8. Until such time as a separate Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board may be established pursuant to law, issue such licenses as may
be authorized by the Township Committee pursuant to the State Alcoholic
Beverage Control Law (N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq.) and ordinances of the
Township.
9. Act as Assistant Township Administrator in the absence or disability of the Township Administrator as provided in Subsection
2-3.10.
[Ord. #62, § 1; Ord. #1312, 6-9-1998, amended; Ord. #2168, 7-12-2011, amended]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-135, there may be
a Deputy Municipal Clerk appointed by the Township Committee for a
term of one year from January 1 in the year in which his appointment
is made. The Deputy Clerk shall assist and be under the direction
of the Municipal Clerk in the performance of his duties and shall
perform such other duties as may be prescribed. In the absence or
temporary disability of the Municipal Clerk, the Deputy Clerk shall
perform the duties of the Municipal Clerk.