[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Blairstown as Sec. 2-11 (Ord. Nos. 84; 89) of the
1977 Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Claims — See Ch. 8.
A.
A Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed by a
majority vote of the Township Committee at its annual reorganization
meeting, for a term of one year and until a successor has been appointed
and has qualified. He/she shall be subject to the provisions of the
laws of the State of New Jersey relating to tenure of office, removal
from office, and certification to meet the requirements of examination
and certification in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.1 et seq.
Commencing January 1, 1991, no persons shall be appointed as Chief
Financial Officer in the Township unless such person holds a Municipal
Financial Officer's Certificate and complies with the provisions of
N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.1 et seq.
B.
The Chief Financial Officer shall be a resident of
the Township of Blairstown and shall receive such compensation as
prescribed by the Salary Ordinance, and he/she shall give bond for
the faithful performance of his duties, such bond to be paid for by
the Township; however, if no person is so qualified from within the
Township, then the Township Committee may appoint someone from without
the Township.
C.
The hours that the Chief Financial Officer shall devote
to his office and be present at the Municipal Building shall be prescribed
by a resolution of the Township Committee of the Township.
D.
Any temporary appointment as Chief Financial Officer
of the Township shall be for a period not to exceed two years.
A.
In addition to the position of Chief Financial Officer,
there is hereby established for the Township the position of Deputy
Chief Financial Officer. Any temporary appointment and Deputy Chief
Financial Officer of the Township shall be for a period not to exceed
two years.
B.
The Deputy Chief Financial Officer shall act in the
place of the Chief Financial Officer during such time and for such
specific periods as the Chief Financial Officer shall be absent or
ill, and, in such cases, shall have all the powers and authority possessed
by the Chief Financial Officer, whose duties are set forth herein
and shall be required to comply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:1-40
et seq. to the same extent that those provisions apply to the Chief
Financial Officer.
C.
The Deputy Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed
in the same manner as the Chief Financial Officer, and his compensation
shall be as prescribed by the Salary Ordinance.
D.
The Township Committee shall prescribe the hours when
the Deputy Chief Financial Officer shall be present in his office
by resolution.
E.
The Township Committee reserves the right not to fill
the office of Deputy Chief Financial Officer and may leave same vacant
for any period of time.
The Chief Financial Officer shall be responsible
for the following:
A.
Keep and maintain books and records of all financial
transactions of the Township, except those maintained by the tax collector,
in accordance with the standards of the Division of Local Finance
of the Department of Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey.
B.
Prepare weekly, biweekly, monthly or for such other
period as may be necessary, payrolls in compliance with the Salary
Ordinance.
C.
Prepare checks for signature following the approval
of the vouchers by the Township Committee.
D.
Prepare monthly reports to the Township Committee
of all receipts, expenditures, commitments and unexpended appropriations
and any other pertinent data as requested by the Township Committee.
E.
Have the safekeeping and custody of all municipal
securities, investments and bonds of the Township.
F.
Invest and reinvest surplus or idle funds of the municipality,
according to the directives of the Township Committee.
G.
Promptly pay interest and principal on municipal obligations
as they fall due.
H.
Cooperate with the Township Clerk in making revenue
and expenditure estimates for the Township and for the benefit of
the Township Committee, review all vouchers or claims and control
all expenditures within the limits of appropriations through an encumbrance
system of budget operations. In addition, the Chief Financial Officer
shall determine if there are funds available for the payment of each
and every one of the bills submitted to the Township and shall for
such purposes, review each of the vouchers to ascertain that it has
been properly executed, approved and verified prior to drawing the
check for same.
I.
Be responsible for seeing that all funds received
by him/her are deposited to the proper accounts and within the time
allowed by the Division of Local Finance of the Department of Community
Affairs.
J.
Confer when needed and at least monthly with the Township
Auditor, Township Attorney, and other officials of the Township.
K.
Follow all regulations of the Division of Local Finance
of the Department of Community Affairs in connection with the filing
of reports and expending of funds received by the Township from the
United States Government and other governmental agencies in which
Blairstown shall have a right to share under various programs adopted
by the United States Government, State of New Jersey and other governmental
agencies.
L.
File, in accordance with applicable statutes, monthly
periodical and annual financial statements, which statements shall
be in writing and, when necessary, verified under oath.
