There shall be an office of the Municipal Clerk, the head of
which shall be the Municipal Clerk. The Municipal Clerk, and all subordinate
personnel and officers, shall be appointed by Council and shall, prior
to appointment, be qualified by training or experience to perform
the duties of the office as required under N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133 et seq.,
applicable general law and this chapter.
The Municipal Clerk shall:
A.
Keep the minutes and records of the proceedings of the Council and
of the proceedings of any Council committee upon the request of Council
President.
B.
Serve as the Clerk of the Council and attend all meetings of the
Council and such committees when required by the Council President.
C.
Preserve and compile all ordinances and resolutions, and at the close
of the year, with the advice and assistance of the Municipal Attorney,
the Clerk shall compile, codify and bind all the ordinances then in
effect and shall properly index such compilation or codification and
provide for its publication.
D.
Publish or cause to be published ordinances as required by law in
such official newspaper or newspapers as may be designated by Council.
E.
Receive and transmit all communications to or on behalf of Council.
G.
Perform such other duties as the Council or the Council President
may, from time to time, require.
The Municipal Clerk shall act as custodian of records for all
official books, papers and documents of the municipality for which
no other repository is provided by Charter or Township ordinance,
and keep same safely.
The Municipal Clerk shall act as custodian of the Township Seal
and cause it to be affixed to instruments and writings when specifically
authorized by law or when necessary to exemplify and document or record
of his or her office or to certify any paper.
The Municipal Clerk shall act as Clerk of Elections, performing
all functions required by the general law under Title 19 of the Revised
Statutes of New Jersey to be performed by the Municipal Clerk and,
in this function, receive for municipal use the fees prescribed therefor.
A.
Deputy Municipal Clerk. The office of Deputy Municipal Clerk is hereby
created. The Deputy Municipal Clerk shall be appointed by Council,
which shall set compensation in accordance with the current Salary
Ordinance.[1] The term of the Deputy Municipal Clerk shall be for two
years. During the absence or disability of the Municipal Clerk, the
Deputy Municipal Clerk shall have all the powers of the Municipal
Clerk and shall perform the functions and duties of such office.
B.
Other clerical staff. Any other employees of the office of the Municipal
Clerk shall be employees appointed by Council. Such positions shall
perform clerical and administrative duties as may from time to time
be assigned by the Municipal Clerk or the Deputy Municipal Clerk.
C.
Registrar. The office of the local Registrar is hereby created. All
the duties of the local Registrar pursuant to Title 26 shall be performed
by the local Registrar. In accordance with N.J.S.A. 26:8-17, a Deputy
Registrar, who shall be the an employee of the office of the Municipal
Clerk, shall be appointed to assist in the normal, day-to-day operation
of the office and whose duty shall be to act in the local Registrar's
stead in case of absence, disability or death of the Registrar.
(1)
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:8-25, the following fee schedule is hereby
established for certified copies of any registrar documents:
[Added 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 27-11; amended 5-14-2013 by Ord. No.
08-13]
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Certificate
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Fee
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|---|---|---|
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Certification of birth, marriage, and death
|
$5
| |
|
Certified copy of birth, marriage and death
|
$10
| |
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Burial permits
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$5
| |
|
Legal name change
|
$2
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