[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Byram 9-16-1985. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administration of Government
- Ch 3 Art I General Provisions
- § 3-1 Title.
- § 3-2 Definitions and word usage.
- § 3-3 Interpretation.
- Ch 3 Art II Administrative Organization
- § 3-4 Departments established.
- § 3-5 Internal organization.
- Ch 3 Art III Township Manager
- § 3-6 Chief executive.
- § 3-7 Appointment; qualifications.
- § 3-8 Functions.
- § 3-9 Membership on boards and commissions.
- § 3-10 Organization of office.
- § 3-10.1 Deputy Manager.
- Ch 3 Art IV Township Clerk
- § 3-11 Appointment of Clerk; accountability; Deputy Clerk.
- § 3-12 Duties.
- § 3-13 Organization of office.
- Ch 3 Art V Township Attorney
- § 3-14 Appointment; qualifications.
- § 3-15 Duties.
- § 3-16 Special counsel.
- § 3-17 Documents and records.
- Ch 3 Art VI Township Engineer
- § 3-18 Appointment.
- § 3-19 Duties.
- § 3-20 Compensation.
- § 3-21 Documents and records.
- Ch 3 Art VII Joint Municipal Court
- § 3-22 Creation; name; jurisdiction.
- § 3-23 Municipal Judge; powers, duties and qualifications.
- § 3-24 Municipal Prosecutor.
- § 3-25 Municipal Court Administrator.
- § 3-26 Deputy Municipal Court Administrator.
- § 3-26.1 Municipal Public Defender; Conflict Public Defender.
- § 3-26.2 Auditor.
- § 3-26.3 Additional Court personnel.
- § 3-26.4 Withdrawal by member municipality.
- § 3-26.5 Contributions and compensation.
- Ch 3 Art VIII (Reserved)
- Ch 3 Art IX Finance Department
- § 3-27 Establishment; composition; Finance Director.
- § 3-28 Department functions.
- § 3-29 Organization.
- Ch 3 Art X Township Auditor
- § 3-30 Appointment; compensation.
- § 3-31 Qualifications.
- § 3-32 Powers and duties.
- Ch 3 Art XI Police Department
- § 3-33 Continuation; Chief.
- § 3-34 Department functions.
- § 3-35 Organization.
- Ch 3 Art XII Department of Public Works
- § 3-36 Creation; Superintendent of Public Works.
- § 3-37 Department functions.
- § 3-38 Organization.
- Ch 3 Art XIII Office of Planning and Development
- § 3-39 Creation; department head.
- § 3-40 Functions.
- § 3-41 Organization.
- Ch 3 Art XIV Recreation Department
- § 3-42 Creation; Director of Recreation.
- § 3-43 Recreation Director functions.
- § 3-44 Organization.
- Ch 3 Art XV Boards and Commissions
- § 3-45 Planning Board.
- § 3-46 Local Public Assistance Board.
- § 3-47 Emergency Management Council.
- § 3-48 Board of Health.
- § 3-49 Environmental Commission.
- § 3-50 Recreation Committee.
- § 3-51 Economic Development Advisory Committee.
- § 3-52 Trails Advisory Committee.
- § 3-53 Lenape Valley Municipal Alliance Committee.
- § 3-54 (Reserved)
- Ch 3 Art XVA Defined Contribution Retirement Program
- § 3-55 Positions eligible and required to participate.
- § 3-56 Positions exempt from participation.
- Ch 3 Art XVI Miscellaneous Provisions
- § 3-57 Advisory powers; staff assistance; other bodies.
- § 3-58 Filling of vacancies.
- § 3-59 Transfer of records to successor.
- § 3-60 Attention to duties.
- § 3-60.1 Anti-nepotism policy.
- Ch 3 Art XVII Deputy Mayor
- § 3-61 Designation.
- Ch 3 Art XVIII Elections; Reorganization Meeting
- § 3-62 Regular elections; annual reorganization.
- Ch 3 Art XIX Defense and Indemnification
- § 3-63 Applicability.
- § 3-64 Limitations.
- § 3-65 Definitions.
- § 3-66 Civil actions.
- § 3-67 Other actions.
- § 3-68 Control of defense; choice of counsel.
- Ch 7 Claims Approval
- Ch 10 Contracts
- Ch 16 Economic Development Committee
- Ch 18 Energy Aggregation Program
- Ch 19 Environmental Commission
- Ch 22 Fire Department
- Ch 25 Health, Board of
- Ch 27 (Reserved)
- Ch 30 Lake Musconetcong Regional Planning Board
- Ch 32 Emergency Management
- Ch 34 Local Public Assistance Board
- Ch 42 Open Space, Recreation, Farmland Preservation and Historic Preservation Committee
- Ch 45 Planning Board
- Ch 48 Police Department
- Ch 53 Public Defender
- Ch 55 Purchasing
- Ch 58 Rescue Squad
- Ch 60 Residency Preferences
- Ch 64 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 67 Sewerage Authority
- Ch 73 (Reserved)
- Ch 77 (Reserved)
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 80 Alarm Systems
- Ch 82 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 85 Amusement Devices
- Ch 87 Animals
- Ch 93 Boats and Boating
- Ch 96 (Reserved)
- Ch 99 Buildings, Moving of
- Ch 104 Campgrounds and Trailers
- Ch 107 Checks, Returned
- Ch 112 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 116 Criminal History Background Checks
- Ch 125 Excavations
- Ch 131 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 133 Fire Prevention
- Ch 136 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 142 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 148 Housing
- Ch 150 Hunting and Firearms
- Ch 153 Indecency and Obscenity
- Ch 156 Junk and Junkyard Keepers
- Ch 160 Lakes and Waterways
- Ch 164 Licensing
- Ch 167 Littering and Dumping
- Ch 169 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 171 Noise
- Ch 176 Numbering of Buildings and Lots
- Ch 179 Parking, Handicapped
- Ch 182 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 185 Properties, Abandoned
- Ch 186 Property Maintenance
- Ch 187 Public Records
- Ch 188 Public Utility Poles and Underground Facilities
- Ch 189 Quarries
- Ch 190 Rental Property
- Ch 195 (Reserved)
- Ch 201 Sewers
- Ch 203 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
- Ch 208 Soil Removal
- Ch 210 Soil/Fill Placement
- Ch 211 Stormwater Control
- Ch 213 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 214 Right-Of-Way Strip
- Ch 215 Subdivision and Site Plan Review
- Ch 222 Taxicabs
- Ch 230 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 240 Zoning
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 245 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 248 Administration
- Ch 251 Body Art Establishments
- Ch 254 Dry-Cleaning Establishments
- Ch 257 Food Establishments
- Ch 263 Lawn Fertilizer
- Ch 264 Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy
- Ch 266 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 267 Nuisances, Animal
- Ch 272 Sewage Disposal Systems
- Ch 274 Solid Waste Disposal
- Ch 277 Swimming Pools
- Ch 283 Water Supplies
- Appendix
- Ch A286 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A287 Fees
- Ch A288 Gas Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
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