Township of Oxford, NJ
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2023-02-15
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Part I, Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 5 Administration of Government
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Article III Mayor and Acting Mayor
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 5 Art III Mayor and Acting Mayor
- § 5-11 Powers and duties of Mayor.
- § 5-12 Acting Mayor.
- Ch 16 Claims Approval
- Ch 24 Court, Municipal
- Ch 32 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 43 Fire Department
- Ch 51 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 66 Personnel Practices
- Ch 70 Police Department
- Ch 75 Public Defender, Municipal
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 91 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 95 Adult Establishments
- Ch 100 Affordable Housing
- Ch 107 Alarm Systems
- Ch 112 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 118 Animals
- Ch 133 Building and Lot Numbering
- Ch 139 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 145 Clothing Bins
- Ch 157 Curfew
- Ch 164 Driveways
- Ch 170 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 172 Dumpsters, Roll-Off Containers and Drop Boxes
- Ch 181 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 185 Fire Prevention
- Ch 188 Floodplain Management
- Ch 192 Highlands Area Exemptions
- Ch 203 Licensed Occupations
- Ch 208 Loitering
- Ch 209 Outdoor Gatherings
- Ch 213 Mobile Home Parks and Campgrounds
- Ch 219 Nuisances
- Ch 226 Off-Tract Improvements
- Ch 234 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 240 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 248 Property Maintenance
- Ch 249 Property, Vacant and Abandoned
- Ch 250 Radio Communications
- Ch 252 Records
- Ch 260 Sewers
- Ch 265 Site Plan Review
- Ch 268 Smoking
- Ch 271 Soil Conservation and Protection
- Ch 275 Soil Removal
- Ch 280 Solid Waste; Recycling
- Ch 285 Stormwater Management
- Ch 294 Streets, Sidewalks and Trees
- Ch 298 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 305 Taxation
- Ch 313 Tree Removal
- Ch 319 Vehicles, Abandoned and Inoperable
- Ch 325 Vehicles, Operation of
- Ch 340 Zoning
- Part III, Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 350 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 355 Animals and Fowl, Domestic
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The Township Committee shall annually elect
one of its number as Chairman, at the annual meeting. He shall be
referred to as "Mayor" and shall perform all the duties of the Mayor.
Duties of the Mayor shall be to:
A.
Appoint advisory committees to study and make recommendations
to the Township Committee.
B.
Appoint members to certain boards and commissions.
C.
Issue proclamations.
D.
Serve as the Township's chief official at meetings
and ceremonies.
E.
Execute contracts, agreements and other legal documents
following authorization from the Township Committee.
F.
Conduct all Township Committee meetings.
G.
Serve as a member ex officio on certain statutory
boards and commissions.
H.
Participate in meetings of the Committee and vote
as other Committee members.
I.
While presiding over meetings of the Committee, have
the right to move, second and debate from the Chair and shall not
be deprived of any right to vote, or any other rights, powers or duties
of a Committeeman by virtue of his presiding over the meeting.
The Deputy Mayor shall serve in place of the
Mayor in the event of the absence of the Mayor or his disability or
refusal to act. When serving as Acting Mayor, the Deputy Mayor shall
have all of the rights, powers and duties of the Mayor.
