A.
The Mayor shall be the head of the municipal government.
B.
The Mayor shall have all those powers designated by general law.
C.
The Mayor shall preside at meetings of the Council and may vote to
break a tie.
D.
Every ordinance adopted by the Council shall, within five days after
its passage, Sundays excepted, be presented to the Mayor by the Borough
Clerk. The Mayor shall, within 10 days after receiving the ordinance,
Sundays excepted, either approve the ordinance by affixing his signature
thereto or return it to the Council by delivering it to the Clerk
together with a statement setting forth his objections thereto or
any item or part thereof. No ordinance or any item or part thereof
shall take effect without the Mayor's approval, unless the Mayor fails
to return the ordinance to the Council, as prescribed above, or unless
the Council, upon consideration of the ordinance following its return,
shall, by a vote of 2/3 of all the members of Council, resolve to
override the veto.
E.
No ordinance shall be passed, or appointment of any subordinate officer
of the Borough be confirmed, except by a vote of a majority of the
members of the Council present at the meeting, provided that at least
three affirmative votes shall be required for such purpose, the Mayor
voting only in the case of a tie.
F.
If any ordinance contains more than one distinct section, clause
or item, the Mayor may approve one or more thereof and veto the rest.
G.
The Mayor shall nominate and, with the advice and consent of Council,
appoint all subordinate officers of the Borough, unless the specific
terms of the general law clearly require a different appointment procedure.
The Mayor shall make such nomination of any such officer within 30
days of that office becoming vacant.
[Amended 6-13-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-17; 2-9-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-02]
H.
The Mayor shall see to it that the laws of the state and the ordinances
of the Borough are faithfully executed. He shall recommend to the
Council such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient for the
welfare of the Borough. He shall maintain peace and good order and
have the power to suppress all riots and tumultuous assemblies of
the Borough. (N.J.S.A. 40A:60-5)
