[Adopted 10-20-1976 by Ord. No. 153[1] (Ch. 18, Art. I, of the 1977 Township Code)]
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Editor's Note: The preamble to this ordinance provided as
follows:
"WHEREAS, the administration of the public affairs of this
municipality requires the employment of a qualified person to coordinate
the activities of the various departments and to assure the continued
efficient and economical operation thereof for the benefit of the
residents of this Township, and
"WHEREAS, in the opinion of the Township Committee, this need
can be best fulfilled by the creation of the office of Township Administrator
and the appointment of a proper person to fulfill the duties of such
office on a full-time basis."
The position of Township Administrator of the Township of Upper
Deerfield is hereby created, and employment of a qualified person
for that position is hereby authorized.
The Township Administrator shall be appointed by the Mayor,
with the advice and consent of the Township Committee. After the effective
date of this article, the first appointment of the Township Administrator
shall be for a term to end August 1, 1979, and thereafter the Township
Administrator shall hold office for a term of three years from August
1, 1979, and until his successor has been appointed and qualifies.
The Township Administrator shall receive as salary such sums as may
be fixed and adopted by the Township Committee in the Salary Ordinance
from time to time,[1] and in addition thereto he shall be reimbursed for all
reasonable expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the
duties of his office.
The Township Administrator shall devote full time to the interests
of the Township and shall not hold any other employment, unless expressly
approved by the Township Committee, except that nothing herein shall
prevent the Administrator from holding other positions in the Township
of Upper Deerfield to which he has been appointed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New Jersey, and the Township Administrator
may also serve as Planning Consultant for the Township and perform
such duties in connection therewith as may be assigned by the Township
Committee from time to time.
The Township Administrator shall be appointed on the basis of
executive and administrative qualifications, with special regard to
education and training in business and government affairs and experiences
therein. No member of the Township Committee may be appointed as Township
Administrator during the term for which he was elected to serve as
a member of the governing body. Residence within the Township of Upper
Deerfield shall not be a qualification for appointment as Township
Administrator, and any person holding such office may not be required
to reside within this municipality.
Subject to the supervision and control of the Township Committee,
the Township Administrator shall conduct necessary studies and make
recommendations to the Township Committee in all matters affecting
the business affairs of the Township, pursuant to legislative action
by the governing body. Without limiting the foregoing and to the extent
not prohibited by law, the Township Administrator shall have the authority
and responsibility and shall perform the duties hereinafter set forth
as follows:
A.
Perform the general executive and administrative duties which may
be necessary and proper for the comprehensive and efficient exercise
of municipal government.
B.
Implement, carry out and enforce the ordinances, resolutions, motions,
policies and specific procedures and directions adopted by the Township
Committee pursuant to its legislative power, as necessary to exercise
fully the executive and administrative powers thereof.
C.
Supervise the administration of all departments and offices in consultation
with the respective department head(s) and Township Committee member(s)
designated therefor and assign responsibility for all required, necessary
and proper executive and administrative action and coordination of
operations.
D.
Implement and enforce personnel organization and policy of the Township
and its departments, branches, offices and agencies (hereinafter referred
to collectively as "departments").
E.
Implement and enforce administrative procedures and policies of the
Township and its departments.
F.
Implement and enforce procedures and policies of the Township and
its departments for requisition, purchase, inspection, receipt, storage,
distribution, internal transfer and disposal of, and for standards
and specifications and payment for, supplies, services, materials
and equipment.[1]
G.
Negotiate contracts for the Township as authorized by and subject
to approval of the Township Committee and the Township Attorney.
H.
Implement and enforce all terms and conditions imposed in favor of
the Township or its citizens in any statute, public utility franchise,
performance bond or other contractual undertaking or obligation and,
upon knowledge, call any violation, default or omission to the attention
of the Township Committee.
I.
Implement and enforce procedures and policies of the Township and
its departments for internal communications and public information.
J.
Receive and reply in writing to inquiries and complaints concerning
Township business and provide information and assistance in respect
thereto.
K.
Act as liaison between the Township of Upper Deerfield and the various
county, state and federal agencies with respect to all applications
for funds and/or services needed or required by the Township of Upper
Deerfield.
L.
Implement and enforce the financial and accounting policies and procedures
of the Township and its departments in consultation with the Township
auditors.
N.
Study and recommend to the Township Committee, with the concurrence
of the Township Treasurer, a program for the prudent investment of
such funds as temporarily may be in excess of the amount needed to
meet Township obligations.
O.
Assist the Township Clerk in the preparation of a thorough and complete
proposed Township budget after requiring and receiving appropriate
requests from heads of the departments and reviewing such requests
with the Township Clerk and Township Committee with respect thereto,
and assist the Township Clerk in the submission in a timely manner
of a final recommendation in the form required by law for municipal
budgets, appending thereto a detailed analysis of the various items
of expenditure and revenue and such explanatory comment or statement
as may be deemed advisable.
P.
Study and recommend, with the concurrence of the Township Planning
Board, the nature, location and extent of public improvements and
coordinate the execution of same when authorized by the Township Committee.
Q.
Develop, implement and administer, with the concurrence of the Township
Clerk, a comprehensive program of insurance for the Township, as authorized
by and subject to the approval of the Township Committee.
R.
Assume responsibility for the overall supervision and maintenance
of real property owned by the Township, in accordance with instructions
or any program approved by the Township Committee.
S.
Attend all regular and special meetings of the Township Committee,
except when excused, with the right to participate in discussions
but without the right to vote.
T.
Keep the Township Committee currently, fully, promptly and accurately
informed of all matters within the jurisdiction of the office of Township
Administrator by such reports and in such manner as deemed advisable
and as may be requested by the Township Committee.
U.
Perform such other duties, powers, functions and responsibilities
as may be required or imposed by the Township Committee.
In every instance where the Township Committee is referred to
in this article, the said Committee may, where permitted by law, designate
one or more of its members as an individual or a committee to act
in its place and stead, in which case the Township Administrator shall
deal in the first instance directly with said individual or committee
rather than with the Township Committee at large.
Nothing herein shall derogate from or authorize the Township
Administrator to exercise the powers and duties of elected and appointed
officials of the Township and of the boards and agencies thereof established
pursuant to law.
During any approved absence or disability of the Township Administrator,
an officer or employee of the Township may be appointed by the Township
Committee to temporarily perform the duties and responsibilities of
the position.
The Township Administrator may be removed from office for cause
by a three-fifths vote of the full membership of the Township Committee,
provided that such removal shall be made only after public hearing
on a written complaint of a member of the Township Committee, setting
forth the reasons for such removal, which complaint shall be filed
with the Township Clerk, and thereafter a copy of said complaint and
20 days' written notice of the time and place of such hearing shall
be delivered to the Township Administrator in person or by certified
mail, addressed to his last known post office address, and delivery
by mail shall be complete upon mailing.
The Township Administrator shall maintain an office in the Municipal
Building or such other place as may be designated by the Township
Committee, which office shall be open to the public for the transaction
of public business during such days and hours as may be fixed by the
Township Committee from time to time.
