The executive power of the municipality shall
be exercised by the Mayor who shall have those powers and duties enumerated
by N.J.S.A. 40:69A-1 et seq., and other appropriate law.
Whenever the Mayor is to be absent from the
Township or is otherwise unable to perform the duties of his office,
he shall appoint the Business Administrator or the Municipal Clerk
or other department head to serve as acting Mayor, without additional
compensation, but with all other rights, powers and duties of Mayor.
[Amended by Ord. No. 93-90-113]
Whenever the office of any department head shall
become vacant, the Mayor may appoint an acting department head to
temporarily fill such office for a period of up to 120 days from the
date of such appointment. After the expiration of such period, the
Mayor shall be entitled to appoint an acting department head for an
additional period of up to 90 days. Thereafter, such office may only
be filled by a permanent appointment. An acting department head, appointed
under this section, shall have all the powers and duties of the office
to which he has been temporarily appointed for the period of such
appointment.