There is hereby created the position of Municipal
Clerk for the Township of Little Egg Harbor pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133.
A.
The Municipal Clerk shall act as the secretary to
the governing body and custodian of municipal records. The Municipal
Clerk shall plan and coordinate office activities in accordance with
state/local laws, rules, regulations and policies, and perform such
functions as may be required by N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133. The Municipal
Clerk shall also perform other related work as required.
B.
To be appointed to the position of Municipal Clerk,
an individual must possess a municipal clerk certificate as provided
for by N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133.2.
Within 90 days of the occurrence of a vacancy
in the office of Municipal Clerk by reason of the departure of the
Registered Municipal Clerk, the governing body of the Township of
Little Egg Harbor may appoint a person who does not hold a registered
municipal clerk certificate to act as Acting Municipal Clerk for a
period not to exceed one year, commencing on the date of the vacancy.
Any person so appointed may, with the approval of the Director of
the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community
Affairs, be reappointed as Acting Municipal Clerk for a maximum of
two subsequent one-year terms following the termination of the temporary
appointment. No local unit shall fill the position of Acting Municipal
Clerk for more than three consecutive years. Time served as Acting
Municipal Clerk may be credited toward the experience authorized as
a substitute for the college education requirement pursuant to N.J.S.A.
40A:9-133.2. Time served as Acting Municipal Clerk may not be credited
as time served as Municipal Clerk for the purposes of acquiring tenure
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133.7.
The Municipal Clerk shall be appointed by the
Township Committee and shall serve for a term of three years, commencing
on January 1 of the year of appointment and ending on December 31
of the third year, or until a successor shall be appointed and qualified.
A vacancy in the office of Municipal Clerk, other than due to expiration
of term, shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.
