In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:69A-40, the executive
power of the Township shall be exercised by the Mayor. The Mayor shall:
A.Â
Enforce the Charter and ordinances of the Township
and all general laws applicable thereto.
B.Â
Report annually to the Council and to the public on
the state of the Township and the work of the previous year; the Mayor
shall also recommend to the Council whatever action or programs the
Mayor deems necessary for the improvement of the Township and the
welfare of its residents. The Mayor may from time to time recommend
any action or programs the Mayor deems necessary or desirable for
the Township to undertake.
C.Â
Supervise, direct and control all departments of the
Township government and require each department to make an annual
and such other reports on its work as the Mayor may deem desirable.
D.Â
Require such reports and examine such accounts, records
and operations of any board, commission or other agency of the Township
government as the Mayor deems necessary.
E.Â
Prepare and submit to the Council for its consideration
and adoption an annual operating budget and a capital budget, establish
the schedules and procedures to be followed by all Township departments,
offices and agencies in connection therewith and supervise and administer
all phases of the budgetary process.
F.Â
Supervise the care and custody of all municipal property,
institutions and agencies and make recommendations concerning the
nature and location of Township improvements and execute improvements
determined by the Township Council.
G.Â
Sign all contracts, bonds or other instruments requiring
the consent of the Township Council.
H.Â
Review, analyze and forecast trends of municipal services
and finances and programs of all boards, commissions, agencies and
other municipal bodies and report and recommend thereon to the Council.
I.Â
Supervise the development, installation and maintenance
of centralized budgeting, personnel and purchasing procedures as may
be authorized by this Code.
J.Â
Negotiate contracts for the municipality, subject
to Council approval.
K.Â
Assure that all terms and conditions imposed in favor
of the Township or its inhabitants in any statute, franchise or other
contract are faithfully kept and performed.
L.Â
Serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of all appointive
bodies in the Township government of which the Mayor is not an official
voting member.
M.Â
Subject to general law, direct any municipal department
to perform the work, either in part or in whole, of any other department
or division and/or, at the request of a department director, require
an employee of another department to perform the services in the department
of the director making such request.
N.Â
Assign and reassign, transfer and retransfer, either
temporarily or permanently, any property of the Township from one
function to another or from one administrative unit to another as
the efficient management of the Township government may require.
O.Â
Subject to any pertinent civil service requirements
and any pertinent contractual obligations, and within the general
limits of the Township's budget, fix the amount of salary, wages or
other compensation to be paid to employees of the administrative departments.
The Mayor shall be elected by the voters of
the Township in a general election and shall serve for a term of four
years.
The compensation of the Mayor shall be fixed
by ordinance.
A.Â
The Mayor shall appoint all officers and employees
for whose selection or appointment no other provision is made by the
Charter, this Code or general law.
B.Â
The Mayor shall appoint the directors of each department
with the advice and consent of the Council. Each director shall serve
during the term of office of the Mayor and until the appointment and
qualification of a successor.
C.Â
The Mayor shall have such further appointment power
as is provided by general law or this Code.
D.Â
The Mayor may remove any director after giving the
director notice and an opportunity to be heard. Prior to removing
the director, the Mayor shall file written notice of the Mayor's intention
with the Council, and such removal shall become effective on the 20th
day after the filing of the notice unless the Council, prior to that
day, adopts a resolution by a two-thirds vote of the whole membership
of the Council disapproving the removal.
E.Â
Unless otherwise provided by the Charter, this Code
or general law, all mayoral appointees shall serve at the pleasure
of the Mayor.
The Mayor may delegate to any department head
any function, power or duty conferred upon the Mayor by the Charter
or by ordinance which is not required by statute to be performed or
discharged personally by the Mayor. A copy of such delegation shall
be in writing and filed with the Municipal Clerk.
A.Â
As provided by the Charter, the Mayor shall designate
either the Business Administrator, a director or the Municipal Clerk
to act as Mayor whenever the Mayor shall be prevented, by absence
from the Township, disability or other cause, from attending to the
duties of office.
B.Â
During such time, the person so designated by the
Mayor shall possess all the rights, powers and duties of Mayor. The
Council shall be notified, in writing, of any such change. Whenever
the Mayor shall have been unable to attend to the duties of the Office
of the Mayor for a period of 60 consecutive days for any of the above-stated
reasons, a majority of the Council shall appoint an Acting Mayor,
who shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the Mayor
or the then Acting Mayor. In the event of a vacancy in the office
of the elected Mayor, the vacancy shall be filled pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40A:16-1 et seq.
A.Â
The Mayor may attend meetings of the Council and may
take part in discussions of Council but shall not vote except in the
case of a tie in the question of filling a vacancy in the Council,
in which case the Mayor may cast the deciding vote.
