[Adopted 12-1-1988 by Ord. No. 1988-7]
There is hereby created the position of Code Enforcement Officer
within the Township of Washington, County of Burlington, State of
New Jersey.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall be appointed each year at
the organization meeting of the Township Committee or any subsequent
meeting thereof, and said appointment shall expire at the end of the
calendar year wherein said appointment was accomplished or when a
successor is duly appointed and qualified, whichever is the latter.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall be appointed by the Mayor with
the consent of a majority of the members of the Township Committee.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall perform various types of
field and office services under the direction of the Township Committee
of the Township of Washington to maintain a high standard of compliance
with municipal ordinances regarding the utilization of lands and premises
as well as control of animals within the Township of Washington. He
shall conduct inspections and develop factual information to provide
for the compliance and enforcement of municipal ordinances. He shall
prepare reports as well as maintain records which will assist in the
enforcement and promulgation of municipal ordinances as well as provide
such other related activities as required by members of the Township
Committee of the Township of Washington. He shall be responsible for
the following and the prosecution of complaints stemming from violations
of the ordinances of the Township of Washington.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall be compensated at a rate
established by the Township Committee of the Township of Washington.
