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Borough of Spotswood, NJ
Middlesex County
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New Laws (7) Index Notes (4)
A. 
The Council shall appoint a Municipal Clerk for the term prescribed and in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133. Prior to his/her appointment, he/she shall have been qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of his office. He/she shall serve as Clerk of the Council and have such other functions, power and duties as are provided by the code.
B. 
The Council may also appoint a Deputy Municipal Clerk to serve in the absence of the Municipal Clerk. The Deputy Municipal Clerk shall exercise all the powers of the Municipal Clerk and shall perform the functions and duties of the office when required. The Deputy Municipal Clerk shall assume all the duties of the Municipal Clerk in the absence of the Municipal Clerk until such time as the Municipal Clerk shall resume such duties.
The Borough Clerk, appointed by Council, shall:
A. 
Keep the minutes and records of the proceedings of the Council, and of any Council committee upon request of the Chairman of the committee.
B. 
Preserve and compile all ordinances and resolutions, and at the close of each year, with the advice and assistance of the Borough Attorney, the Clerk shall compile, codify and bind all the ordinances and resolutions then in effect, in conformity with the plan and system of the Code of the Borough of Spotswood. The Clerk shall properly index the record books, compilation or codification of ordinances and resolutions and provide for their publication.
C. 
Have custody of the Borough Seal, and affix it to such books, papers and documents as may be authorized pursuant to law.
D. 
Have and take custody of all official books, papers and documents of the Borough for which no other repository is provided by Charter or ordinance and preserve and keep them safely.
E. 
Provide secretarial services for the Councilmen in the discharge of their official duties.
F. 
Issue certificates for local government or assessment searches pursuant to state statutes and to charge and collect the fees as provided by law, which fees are to be submitted to the Borough Treasurer.
The Borough Clerk also shall:
A. 
Perform all of the functions required of municipal Clerks by the general election law, N.J.S.A. 19:1-1 et seq., and any other state law or Borough ordinance and receive for Borough use the fees prescribed therefor.
B. 
Perform such functions as are vested in the Borough Clerk by state law and ordinances relating to bingo and raffles licensing, dog license, liquor license, food handling, wrecker, taxi vending, amusements, games, soliciting licenses.
C. 
Have such other different and additional functions, powers and duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance or as assigned by the Council.