Township of Vernon, NJ
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2023-04-24
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Part I, Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 5 Administration of Government
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 5 Art I Administration of Township Government
- § 5-1 Form of government.
- § 5-2 Exercise of legislative and executive functions.
- Ch 5 Art II Mayor and Council
- § 5-3 Office of the Mayor.
- § 5-4 Township Council.
- § 5-5 Clerk of Council and secretary of committees.
- § 5-6 Meetings of Council.
- § 5-7 Rules of order and procedure governing Council meetings.
- § 5-8 Procedure governing ordinances and resolutions.
- § 5-9 Restrictions on employment.
- § 5-10 through § 5-11. (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Art III General Administration—Departments
- § 5-12 Departments and offices; departments enumerated.
- Ch 5 Art IV Boards and Committees
- § 5-13 Boards, bodies, commissions and committees.
- § 5-14 (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Art V Emergency Management Control Powers
- § 5-15 Purposes.
- § 5-16 Powers of Mayor.
- § 5-17 Notice of rules and regulations.
- § 5-18 through § 5-19. (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Art VI General Administration—Departments Heads; Purchasing
- § 5-20 Duties of department heads.
- § 5-21 Full-time service.
- § 5-22 Interest in contracts.
- § 5-23 Purchasing.
- § 5-24 Departmental rules and regulations.
- § 5-25 Commitments and disbursements of funds.
- § 5-26 through § 5-29. (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Art VII Department of Administration
- § 5-30 Department established; Business Administrator.
- § 5-31 Functions, powers and duties.
- § 5-32 Construal of provisions.
- § 5-33 Township Attorney.
- § 5-34 Bureau of Animal Control.
- § 5-35 Division of Tax Assessments.
- § 5-36 Division of Personnel.
- § 5-37 through § 5-39. (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Art VIII Office of the Clerk
- § 5-40 Appointment; qualifications; term.
- § 5-41 Ordinances and resolutions.
- § 5-42 Custodian of records.
- § 5-43 Corporate Seal; custody; use.
- § 5-44 Deeds and surety bonds.
- § 5-45 Powers, functions and duties.
- Ch 5 Art IX Department of Finance and Tax Collections
- § 5-46 Establishment; Director as head; qualifications.
- § 5-47 Functions and duties of Chief Financial Officer.
- § 5-48 Division of Treasury.
- § 5-49 Duties of Treasurer.
- § 5-50 Central Cashier.
- § 5-51 Division of Tax Collections.
- Ch 5 Art X Department of Public Works
- § 5-52 Establishment; Director of Public Works as head; qualifications; Assistant Director of Public Works; Director of Automotive Services.
- § 5-53 Powers and duties of Director of Public Works.
- § 5-54 through § 5-62. (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Art XI Department of Planning/Land Use and Zoning
- § 5-63 Establishment.
- § 5-64 Organization of Department.
- § 5-65 Division of Zoning.
- Ch 5 Art XI1 Department of Building
- § 5-66 Establishment.
- Ch 5 Art XII Department of Public Safety/OEM
- § 5-67 Establishment; Mayor as head.
- § 5-68 Organization of Department.
- § 5-69 Division of Police; Chief of Police as head.
- § 5-70 Office of Emergency Management.
- § 5-71 Division of Fire Suppression.
- Ch 5 Art XIII Department of Recreation, Community Development and Senior Services
- § 5-72 Establishment; Director as head.
- § 5-73 Duties of Director of Recreation, Community Development and Senior Services.
- Ch 5 Art XIV Department of Fire Prevention
- § 5-74 Establishment; Fire Marshal as head.
- § 5-75 Duties of Fire Marshal.
- § 5-76 through § 5-83. (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Art XIVA Environmental Commission
- § 5-84 Commission continued; purpose of Commission.
- § 5-85 Members; alternate members; appointment; terms; vacancies.
- § 5-86 Powers of Commission.
- § 5-87 Records and annual report.
- § 5-88 Appropriations.
- § 5-89 (Reserved for future use.)
- Ch 5 Art XV Open Space Committee
- § 5-90 Establishment of Open Space Committee.
- § 5-91 through § 5-93. (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Art XVI Historic Preservation Commission
- § 5-94 Historic Preservation Commission.
- § 5-95 (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Art XVII Board of Recreation
- § 5-96 Board created.
- § 5-97 Membership; appointment; terms; compensation.
- § 5-98 Duties and responsibilities.
- Ch 5 Art XVIII Municipal Alliance Committee
- § 5-99 Establishment; purpose.
- § 5-100 Membership; organization; compensation.
- § 5-101 Duties.
- Ch 5 Art XIX Senior Citizen Committee
- § 5-102 Committee established; purpose.
- § 5-103 Membership.
- § 5-104 Advisory nature of Committee; bylaws.
- Ch 12 Cable Television Franchises
- Ch 18 Change Work Order Policy
- Ch 30 Claims
- Ch 37 Court, Municipal
- Ch 44 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 52 Division of Fire Suppression
- Ch 59 (Reserved)
- Ch 81 Payroll
- Ch 89 Personnel Policies
- Ch 94 Police Department
- Ch 98 Police Services
- Ch 99 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 110 (Reserved)
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 130 Abandoned Properties; Unfit Buildings
- Ch 133 Affordable Housing
- Ch 137 Alarms
- Ch 142 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 148 Animals
- Ch 153 Assemblies, Public
- Ch 160 Bicycles, Scooters, Skateboards and Roller Skates
- Ch 165 Body Art Establishments
- Ch 167 Business Insurance Registration
- Ch 170 Cable Television and Communications
- Ch 179 Campgrounds
- Ch 186 Charitable Organizations
- Ch 190 Clothing Bins
- Ch 205 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 212 (Reserved)
- Ch 227 Dumping; Littering
- Ch 231 Emergency Housing
- Ch 240 Farm, Right to
- Ch 244 (Reserved)
- Ch 250 Fees and Escrows
- Ch 255 Filming
- Ch 258 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 263 Fire Prevention
- Ch 269 Fire Safety
- Ch 275 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 281 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 289 Food Handler's Certification
- Ch 294 Games of Chance
- Ch 308 Heliports
- Ch 325 Illegal Dwellings
- Ch 330 Land Development
- Ch 341 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 350 Long-Term Rentals
- Ch 363 Noise
- Ch 369 Nuclear-Free Zone
- Ch 374 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 380 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 396 Parades and Processions
- Ch 407 Parking, Handicapped
- Ch 408 Parking, Veterans.
- Ch 413 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 428 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 434 Performance Guaranties
- Ch 440 Pesticides
- Ch 447 Property Maintenance
- Ch 452 Recycling
- Ch 454 Rights-Of-Way, Township-Owned
- Ch 462 Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual Subsurface
- Ch 465 (Reserved)
- Ch 476 Short-Term Rentals
- Ch 478 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 483 Soil Removal
- Ch 484 Soil Fill Placement
- Ch 500 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 509 Taxation
- Ch 518 Towing
- Ch 524 Used Oil
- Ch 528 Municipal Utilities Authority
- Ch 531 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 542 Vehicles, Motorized Sport Bikes
- Ch 555 Water Supply, Potable
- Ch 560 Water Systems, Public Noncommunity and Nonpublic
- Ch 566 Water Use Restrictions
- Appendix
- Ch A600 Board of Adjustment Rules of Procedure
- Ch A650 Policies and Procedures Manual
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[History: Chapter 5 was originally adopted on 4-27-1998 by Ord. No. 98-3 and
was amended by Ord. Nos. 98-15, 99-32, 00-28,
03-05, 03-39, 05-23, 08-1, 08-14, 08-21, 09-08, 10-09, 10-20, 11-18
and 11-19. Chapter 5 was replaced in its entirety on 9-26-2011 by Ord. No. 11-21.]
