[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Kingwood 3-20-1981 by Ord. No. 4-1-81. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
There is hereby created in the Township of Kingwood,
County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey, the position of Local
Historian.
The Local Historian shall be appointed by the
Township Committee at its reorganization meeting in January or at
such later date as may be convenient. The Local Historian shall serve
at the pleasure of the appointing authority and may be removed upon
a majority vote of the Township Committee.
The individual appointed Local Historian shall
hold office from the date of appointment to December 31 of that year.
The Local Historian shall serve without compensation,
but the Township Committee may annually appropriate such funds as
may be necessary to reimburse the Local Historian for expenses incurred
in the performance of the duties and responsibilities of the position.
A.
The Local Historian shall be responsible for developing
and carrying out an historical program for the Township, including
but not restricted to collecting, preserving and making available
materials relating to the history of Kingwood Township, the municipal
governing body or any of its political subdivisions.
B.
The Local Historian shall make an annual report to
the Mayor and governing body stating all the work performed and accomplished
during the year. The Local Historian shall transmit a copy of the
report to the New Jersey Historical Commission.
C.
Within the limits of the budget as appropriated by
the Township Committee, the Local Historian may research, write and
cause to have published a municipal history and may recommend appropriate
historical materials for publication.
D.
The Local Historian shall advise the Township Committee
concerning the acquisition, administration, use and disposition of
any landmark or historic site, including such places in the Township
of Kingwood included on the New Jersey Register of Historical Places.
E.
Within the limits of the budget as appropriated by
the Township Committee, the Local Historian shall assist in projects
of commemoration, including the erection of monuments, historic markers
and guide signs.
F.
Within the limits of such funds as may be made available
by the Township Committee for the particular purpose, the Local Historian
may employ such clerical assistants as may be necessary in order to
carry out the duties and responsibilities of the position.
The Local Historian shall be responsible for
the care and custody of such documents and historical materials as
shall come into his possession. The materials shall be stored securely
in the Municipal Building or such other place designated and approved
by the Township Committee. The Local Historian shall store the materials
in such a manner as to ensure their preservation. Upon leaving the
position, the Local Historian shall be responsible for turning over
all materials, records and reports to his successor. An annual inventory
and report of materials in the possession of the Local Historian shall
be provided to the Township Committee.