[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of North Haledon 12-27-1989 by Ord. No. 18-1989 (Ch. 4 of the 1990 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
No department head shall disburse nor shall
incur any obligations in excess of the appropriation and limit of
expenditures provided in the municipal budget for the department in
which he/she is the department head.
A.
No obligation shall be incurred by a department head
except upon the issuance of a purchase order. On the face of the purchase
order, the department head shall affix and shall sign a certification
in the following form:
|
"I hereby certify that the incurring of the
obligation by the within purchase order is not in excess of the appropriation
and limit of expenditure provided in the municipal budget for the
line item against which the within purchase order shall constitute
an encumbrance."
|
B.
No purchase order shall be issued by any department
head unless the said certification has been included and signed and
dated by the department head.
Any department head who violates the terms of
this chapter shall be subject to disciplinary action, which may include
reprimand, fine, suspension or termination of employment.
No department head shall be subjected to disciplinary
action for violations of this chapter except pursuant to the following:
A.
Written charges shall be approved by the Borough Council
and thereupon signed by the Borough Clerk, which shall set forth the
facts constituting the alleged violation.
B.
A copy of the written charges shall be served upon
the department head.
C.
A hearing shall be scheduled on the charges no sooner
than 10 days nor later than 30 days after service of the charges.
D.
At the said hearing, the accused department head shall
have a right to be represented by counsel of his/her own choosing
at his/her own expense and shall be permitted the right of examination,
cross-examination and presentation of witnesses and documentary evidence.
E.
At the conclusion of the hearing, the Borough Council
shall make appropriate findings and determinations, and in the event
the department head is found guilty, the Borough Council shall make
a determination as to the appropriate penalty, if any.
F.
As to any department head for whom there is a statutory
procedure for disciplinary charges, any disciplinary charges made
pursuant to this chapter shall be in accordance with the procedural
requirements of the applicable statutory provisions regulating disciplinary
charges.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 4-5, Purchases without
purchase order; requirements, of the 1990 Code, added 2-14-1990 by
Ord. No. 1-1990, which immediately followed this section, was repealed
7-10-2013 by Ord. No. 7-2013.
