A.
Appointment and qualifications. There shall be a Clerk of the City,
appointed for a term of three years, subject to tenure. The Clerk
shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties
of his/her office, as required by law.
B.
Powers and duties. The office of the Clerk shall:
(1)
Perform all the functions required of municipal clerks by Title 19
of the New Jersey Revised Statutes and any other state law or City
ordinance, and receive the fees prescribed under such law or ordinance
for the use of the City.
(2)
Issue all licenses required by law or ordinance and make all reports
required by law or ordinance to the Commissioners for all fees received.
(3)
Be the custodian of the Official Seal of the City and, when authorized
by resolution of the Board of Commissioners, affix the Seal to proper
documents to which the City is a party and attest to the execution
of such documents, as well as to the signature of the Mayor and other
proper officials on such documents.
(4)
Ensure that all ordinances and notices of the City are properly advertised.
(5)
Assume responsibility for the correspondence of the City and of the
Commissioners.
(6)
Be the depository and custodian of any official surety bonds furnished
by or on account of any officer or employee, except his/her own bond,
which shall be placed in the custody of the Chief Financial Officer
of the City, and of all formal contracts for work, labor, services,
supplies, equipment and materials to which the City may be a party.
(7)
Be the depository for, and have custody of, all performance bonds
running to the City as obligee or any other form of security given
by any contractor, subdivision developer or other person on account
of work to be done in or for the City.
(8)
Have custody of all leases of property owned by the City.
(9)
Maintain a record of all real property which the City may acquire,
sell, or lease. The records shall be in such form and contain such
information as the Division of Local Finance in the Department of
Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey shall prescribe. It shall
be available for inspection in the office of the Clerk.
(10)
Have any additional functions, powers and duties as may be prescribed
by law or ordinance or by the direction of the Commissioners.
A.
There shall also be in the office of the City Clerk a Deputy Clerk
and such other personnel as may be required to adequately perform
prompt and efficient services by the office.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Deputy Clerk generally to aid and assist
the City Clerk in the performance of the duties of his/her office,
in such manner as the City Clerk shall from time to time direct. It
shall be the duty of the other personnel to perform such duties as
are assigned by the Board of Commissioners and by the Clerk. The salary
of the Deputy Municipal Clerk shall be as set forth by ordinance and
amended from time to time.
