Borough of Chatham, NJ
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2023-12-11
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 2 Administrative Code
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Article III Mayor
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Administrative Code
- Ch 2 Art III Mayor
- § 2-24 Presiding officer.
- § 2-25 Powers and duties.
- Ch 3 Appointed Positions Registry
- Ch 6 Court
- Ch 8 Defined Contribution Retirement Program
- Ch 11 Environmental Commission
- Ch 15 Fire Department
- Ch 19 Funds
- Ch 23 Health, Board of
- Ch 28 Indemnification
- Ch 33 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 35 Mutual Aid
- Ch 39 (Reserved)
- Ch 43 Payroll Account
- Ch 48 Police Department
- Ch 52 Purchasing and Claims Approval
- Ch 56 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 63 Shade Tree Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 69 Affordable Housing
- Ch 71 Alarm Systems
- Ch 75 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 79 Animals and Rabies Control
- Ch 83 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 94 (Reserved)
- Ch 99 Business Hours
- Ch 101 Cannabis
- Ch 104 Checks, Fraudulent
- Ch 111 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 115 Cooperative and Condominium Conversions
- Ch 119 Development Fees
- Ch 122 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 129 Fees
- Ch 130 Fertilizer
- Ch 131 Filming
- Ch 133 Firearms and Weapons
- Ch 136 Fire Code, Uniform
- Ch 139 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 144 Fire-Related Offenses
- Ch 148 Fire Zones
- Ch 154 Garage Sales
- Ch 157 Hazardous Substances
- Ch 165 Land Development Regulations
- Ch 169 Library Property and Books
- Ch 173 Littering and Handbills
- Ch 180 Newspaper Vending Machines
- Ch 184 Noise
- Ch 188 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 189 Oil and Hazardous Substance Pipelines
- Ch 195 Parks, Playgrounds and Recreation Areas
- Ch 199 Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers
- Ch 204 Property Maintenance
- Ch 208 Public Nuisances
- Ch 217 Sewers
- Ch 221 Sidewalks
- Ch 224 Single-Use Bags at Retail Establishments
- Ch 228 Smoking
- Ch 233 Solid Waste
- Ch 237 Storm Sewer System
- Ch 240 (Reserved)
- Ch 244 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 250 Taxicabs and Liveries
- Ch 256 Towing
- Ch 257 Tree Protection and Preservation
- Ch 263 Vehicles, Motorized
- Ch 267 Water
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 274 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 276 Food and Beverage Vending Machines
- Ch 277 Garbage and Refuse Handling Standards
- Ch 278 Sanitary Regulations
- Ch 280 Fees, Board of Health
- Ch 284 (Reserved)
- Ch 286 Fowl and Birds
- Ch 289 (Reserved)
- Ch 291 (Reserved)
- Ch 294 Painting
- Ch 303 Public Recreational Bathing
- Ch 307 Tanning Booth Establishments
- Ch 308 Smoking
- Part IV: Shade Tree Commission Legislation
- Ch 313 General Provisions, Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 314 Trees
- Appendix
- Ch A320 Incorporation of Borough
- Ch A321 Madison-Chatham Joint Meeting
- Ch A322 Joint Sewer System Contract
- Ch A323 Communications Facilities Franchise
- Ch A324 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A325 Telecommunications Rights-Of-Way Use Agreements
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The Mayor shall serve as the presiding officer and preside over
the deliberations of Council and shall conduct the meetings thereof.
He or she shall participate in the discussion of Borough affairs to
the extent permitted by law and may vote only in the case of a tie.
The Mayor shall have all those powers designated by general
law. In addition:
A.
The Mayor shall on all occasions preserve the strictest order and
decorum, and he or she shall cause the removal of all persons who
interrupt the orderly proceedings of the Council.
B.
When two or more Council members arise or attempt to speak at the
same time, the Mayor shall name the one entitled to the floor and
recognition.
C.
The Mayor shall decide all questions of order without debate, and
he or she may call upon the Borough Clerk or the Borough Attorney
for an opinion on any question of order.
D.
The Mayor shall see to it that the laws of the state and the ordinances
of the Borough are faithfully executed. The Mayor shall recommend
to the Council such measures as he or she may deem necessary or expedient
for the welfare of the Borough.
E.
The Mayor shall maintain peace and good order and have the power
to suppress all riots and tumultuous assemblies in the Borough.
F.
The Mayor shall have the authority to execute contracts on behalf
of the Borough, approved by the Council, and to sign checks and warrants
or payments approved by the Council.
G.
The Mayor may issue proclamations for a variety of purposes.
H.
The Mayor shall be an ex-officio member of all committees and shall
be informed in advance of all meetings of such committees.
