Whenever a vacancy exists in any office required, by the Charter,
this chapter, other provisions of this Code of the City of Camden
or other ordinances of the City, to be filled by the Mayor, with the
advice and consent of the Council, and there is no holdover incumbent,
the Mayor may temporarily fill such a vacancy, in the absence of any
contrary provision in the Charter or ordinance, by appointing an acting
officer. Such appointee shall have all the functions, powers and duties
of the office until it shall be filled permanently. Any such appointment
shall terminate not later than 90 days after the date of the appointment
unless the Council shall, by resolution, authorize one or more extensions
of such period.
A director may serve as a division head and a division head
may serve as a bureau head, without additional compensation.
Department heads shall devote full time as required for the
proper and efficient discharge of the duties of their respective offices.
Whenever a vacancy exists in the office of head of any division,
by resignation, removal, disability or otherwise, the director of
the department may fill such vacancy temporarily by appointing an
acting head of such division, who shall have and perform all the functions,
powers and duties of such division until the office shall be filled
permanently.
All the books, maps, papers, accounts, statements, vouchers
and other documents whatsoever acquired or produced in any City department
shall be carefully and conveniently filed, kept and preserved, shall
be and remain the sole property of the City and shall not, at any
time, be removed from the offices of such department, except when
required for use in the official business of the City, and shall then
be returned to such office without delay. Each City officer shall
be responsible for assuring that the requirements of this section
are complied with in respect to his particular office. This section
shall be subject to the provisions of the Destruction of Public Records
Law (1953) (P.L. 1953, c. 410; N.J.S.A. 47:3-15 et seq.).
Subject to law (P.L. 1963, c. 73; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.),
all such documents and records of the City shall, during office hours,
be open to public search, inspection and examination; provided, however,
that such search, inspection and examination shall not extend to work
papers of any department or to materials prepared for the prosecution
or defense by the City of any legal action or right, and further provided
that such search, inspection and examination are made under such regulations
as the officer, in whose custody such records, books and documents
may be, shall establish for the safety and preservation thereof.
[Amended 9-12-1974 by Ord. No. MC-856]
A. The public, administrative and executive business offices of the
City of Camden shall be open for the transaction of public business
daily, except Saturdays and Sundays and legal holidays, between such
hours as the Mayor may prescribe, with the approval of City Council,
by resolution.
B. The Mayor, Business Administrator or a department head may require
any officer or employee to be in attendance for work on any day or
days whenever he determines that a public emergency or urgency so
requires.
The Council shall cause to be made an annual audit of the City's
accounts and financial transactions as required by law. Such annual
audit shall be made by a registered municipal accountant of New Jersey
selected by the Council.
[Added 4-26-2001 by Ord. No. MC-3654]
Official transactions with the City of Camden shall be suspended
at 4:30 p.m. of each business day.
[Added 4-26-2001 by Ord. No. MC-3654]
Before 4:30 p.m. of the 54th day prior to a regular municipal
election, the names of candidates for all elective offices shall be
filed with the Municipal Clerk. For the purposes of this section,
the time will be determined by the Municipal Clerk.