There is hereby created the position of Borough Historian for
the Borough of Oceanport.
The Borough Historian shall be appointed by the Mayor and Borough
Council for a term of one year during the annual Borough reorganization
meeting and shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and Borough Council.
The position of Borough Historian shall be served without compensation,
except the Borough Council may annually appropriate such funds as
it may deem necessary to reimburse the Borough Historian for expenses
incurred in the performance of the duties and responsibilities of
the office.
The Borough Historian may employ such clerical assistants as
may be necessary in order to carry out the duties and responsibilities
of the office, within the limits of the funds appropriated and made
available by the Borough Council in the annual budget appropriation.
The Borough Historian shall have the following powers and responsibilities
as provided by N.J.S.A. 40:10A-7:
A. The
Borough Historian shall carry out an historical program, including
but not restricted to collecting, preserving and making available
materials relating to the history of the Borough of Oceanport. The
Borough Historian shall store such materials in such manner as to
ensure their preservation and shall notify the State Archivist, New
Jersey Historical Commission, County Local Historian and the Mayor
and Borough Council of any materials which should be acquired for
preservation. Upon leaving the position of Borough Historian, he or
she shall turn over all materials, records and reports to the possession
of the successor to the office, if then appointed, or to the Mayor
and Borough Council until such successor shall be appointed.
B. The
Borough Historian shall make an annual report to the Mayor and Borough
Council stating all the work performed and accomplished during that
year. The Borough Historian shall transmit a copy of such report to
the New Jersey Historical Commission. The New Jersey Historical Commission
may advise the Borough Historian of general guidelines along which
its historical program may be implemented.
C. The
Borough Historian may research, write and cause to have published
a municipal history of the Borough of Oceanport and may recommend
appropriate historical materials for publication.
D. The
Borough Historian may assist any historical commission which may exist
or be established within the Borough of Oceanport, as well as advise
the Mayor and Borough Council concerning the acquisition, administration,
use and disposition of any landmark or historic site, including such
places in the Borough of Oceanport included on the New Jersey Register
of Historic Places. Such advice may be furnished to the Historic Sites
Section, Department of Environmental Protection, by the Borough of
Oceanport.
E. The
Borough Historian shall assist in projects of commemoration, including
the erection of monuments, historic markers and guide signs.