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Township of Howell, NJ
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2023-06-27
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 2 Administration of Government
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 2
Administration of Government
Ch 2 Art I
The Council
§ 2-1
Organization.
§ 2-2
Compensation.
§ 2-3
Powers of Township vested in Council.
§ 2-4
Duties.
§ 2-5
Council meetings.
Ch 2 Art II
Mayor and Deputy Mayor
§ 2-6
Election of Mayor; term of office.
§ 2-7
Election of Deputy Mayor by Council; term of office.
§ 2-8
Powers and duties of Mayor.
Ch 2 Art III
Township Manager
§ 2-9
Appointment by Council; term.
§ 2-10
Qualifications.
§ 2-11
Salary.
§ 2-12
Responsibilities.
§ 2-13
Powers and duties.
§ 2-14
Personnel, budget and financial responsibilities.
§ 2-15
Deputy Manager.
§ 2-16
Purchasing procedures.
§ 2-17
Township budget
§ 2-18
Economic Development Advisory Committee.
§ 2-18.1
Serious incident notification.
Ch 2 Art IV
Township Clerk
§ 2-19
Office of the Clerk.
§ 2-20
Appointment and qualifications.
§ 2-21
Clerk of Council.
§ 2-22
Ordinances and resolutions.
§ 2-23
Custodian of records.
§ 2-24
Corporate Seal.
§ 2-25
Insurance, surety bonds and contracts.
§ 2-26
Other powers and duties.
§ 2-27
Deputy Clerk.
Ch 2 Art V
Administrative Organization
§ 2-28
General plan.
§ 2-29
Powers and duties of department heads.
§ 2-30
Terms.
§ 2-31
Filing and publication of rules and regulations.
Ch 2 Art VI
Departments
§ 2-32
Department of Law.
§ 2-33
Department of Finance.
§ 2-34
Department of Public Works.
§ 2-35
Department of Community Development and Land Use.
§ 2-36
Police Department.
§ 2-37
(Reserved)
§ 2-38
Office of Sewer and Water Utilities.
§ 2-39
(Reserved)
Ch 2 Art VII
Boards, Offices, Councils, Commissions and Committees
§ 2-40
Citizen's Action and Advisory Committee.
§ 2-41
Municipal Court.
§ 2-42
Planning Board.
§ 2-43
Shade Tree Commission.
§ 2-44
Zoning Board of Adjustment.
§ 2-45
Fire Department.
§ 2-46
Bureau of Fire Prevention.
§ 2-47
Howell Alliance for Substance Use Prevention and Mental Health Awareness (Howell Alliance).
§ 2-48
Teen Center Advisory Board.
§ 2-49
Transportation Advisory Committee.
§ 2-50
Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Board.
§ 2-51
Preservation Task Force.
§ 2-52
Redevelopment Agency.
Ch 2 Art VIII
Miscellaneous Offices
§ 2-53
Animal control officer.
§ 2-54
Office of Emergency Management.
§ 2-55
Municipal Prosecutor.
§ 2-56
Public Defender.
§ 2-57
Assistant Fiscal Officer.
§ 2-58
Senior Payroll Clerk.
§ 2-59
Administrative Assistant.
§ 2-60
Insurance Fund Commissioner.
§ 2-61
Office of Public Assistance.
§ 2-62
Department of Senior Services.
§ 2-63
Office of Youth Counselling Services.
§ 2-64
Board of Health.
§ 2-65
Temporary Assistant to Chief Financial Officer.
§ 2-66
Network Administrator.
§ 2-67
Economic Development Coordinator.
Ch 2 Art IX
Offices and Employees Generally
§ 2-68
Dual appointments.
§ 2-69
Vacancies; temporary absence or disabilities.
§ 2-70
Surety bonds.
§ 2-71
Public records.
Ch 2 Art X
Transition
§ 2-72
Prior ordinances.
§ 2-73
Salaries and wages.
§ 2-74
Transfers.
§ 2-75
Pension rights.
§ 2-76
Offices abolished.
§ 2-77
Effect on ordinances and resolutions.
Ch 5
Advisory Committees
Ch 7
Traffic
Ch 8
Affordable Housing
Ch 10
Cooperative Pricing Agreement
Ch 13
Emergency Service Benefits
Ch 16
Employment Relations
Ch 18
Ethics and Conduct, Code of
Ch 19
Federal Law Violation and Cannabis Prohibition
Ch 21
Length of Service Awards Program
Ch 25
Nepotism Policy
Ch 29
Personnel Policies
Ch 33
Referendums
Ch 35
Sewerage Authorities
Ch 42
Stream Naming Map
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 49
Abandoned Properties
Ch 50
Alarm Systems
Ch 53
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 57
Animals
Ch 59
All-Terrain Vehicles
Ch 61
Automobile Auctions
Ch 65
Bicycles
Ch 68
Billiard Halls
Ch 70
Boarding Homes for Children
Ch 77
Buildings, Moving of
Ch 80
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 83
Buildings, Unsafe
Ch 86
Burning, Open
Ch 89
Business Regulations
Ch 93
Charitable Clothing Bins
Ch 95
Chlorine Leak Detection
Ch 101
Coin-Operated Amusement Devices
Ch 104
Commercial and Industrial Maintenance Code
Ch 108
Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 111
Construction Sites
Ch 115
Criminal History Background Checks
Ch 118
Curfew
Ch 124
Drug-Free Zones
Ch 127
Dumpsters and Refuse Containers
Ch 131
Emergency Management
Ch 134
Engineering Approvals and Permits
Ch 136
Excessive Consumption of Municipal Services
Ch 139
Fees
Ch 141
Fertilizer
Ch 143
Fire Hydrants
Ch 146
Fire Insurance Claims
Ch 150
Fire Prevention
Ch 154
Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 157
Fowl, Disposal of
Ch 160
Games of Chance
Ch 164
Genetically Engineered Microorganisms
Ch 168
Hazardous Materials
Ch 172
Home Buyers' Protection
Ch 175
Hotels and Motels
Ch 178
Housing Code; Rental Property
Ch 179
Hunting
Ch 180
Invasive Plants
Ch 182
(Reserved)
Ch 185
Junk Dealers
Ch 188
Land Use
Ch 192
Littering
Ch 195
Loitering
Ch 197
Massage Establishments
Ch 198
Minibikes
Ch 201
Minors; Body Art Facilities
Ch 204
Mobile Home Parks
Ch 208
Noise
Ch 211
Nuisances
Ch 216
Parking
Ch 220
Peace and Good Order
Ch 223
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 226
(Reserved)
Ch 230
Private Used Car Sales
Ch 232
Property Maintenance
Ch 233
Public Park and Playground Facility Use Policy
Ch 235
Rapid Entry Systems
Ch 237
Real/Vacant Property Registration
Ch 238
Recycling and Source Separating
Ch 241
Retail Food-Handling Establishments
Ch 244
Right to Farm
Ch 245
Secondhand Dealers
Ch 247
(Reserved)
Ch 252
Sewer and Water
Ch 256
Signs
Ch 260
Skateboard Park
Ch 265
Snow and Ice
Ch 269
Soil Removal/Filling
Ch 273
Solid Waste
Ch 275
Stormwater Management
Ch 277
Streets and Sidewalks and Right-Of-Way Excavations
Ch 281
Swimming Pools, Nonresidential
Ch 284
Swine
Ch 292
Taxes
Ch 295
Autocabs/Limousines and Taxicabs
Ch 299
(Reserved)
Ch 302
Tobacco and Smoking
Ch 306
Towing
Ch 307
Trailers and Portable Storage Containers
Ch 311
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 315
(Reserved)
Ch 320
Water Use Restrictions
Ch 325
Wetlands Management
Ch 329
(Reserved)
Appendix
Ch A335
Cable Television Franchise
Derivation Table
Ch DT
Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 2
Administration of Government
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Howell
3-22-1993
by
Ord. No. O-93-3
, as amended through
Ord. No. O-01-63
(Ch. II of the 1974 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
The Council
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§ 2-1
Organization.
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§ 2-2
Compensation.
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§ 2-3
Powers of Township vested in Council.
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§ 2-4
Duties.
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§ 2-5
Council meetings.
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Article II
Mayor and Deputy Mayor
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§ 2-6
Election of Mayor; term of office.
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§ 2-7
Election of Deputy Mayor by Council; term of office.
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§ 2-8
Powers and duties of Mayor.
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Article III
Township Manager
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§ 2-9
Appointment by Council; term.
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§ 2-10
Qualifications.
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§ 2-11
Salary.
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§ 2-12
Responsibilities.
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§ 2-13
Powers and duties.
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§ 2-14
Personnel, budget and financial responsibilities.
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§ 2-15
Deputy Manager.
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§ 2-16
Purchasing procedures.
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§ 2-17
Township budget
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§ 2-18
Economic Development Advisory Committee.
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§ 2-18.1
Serious incident notification.
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Article IV
Township Clerk
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§ 2-19
Office of the Clerk.
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§ 2-20
Appointment and qualifications.
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§ 2-21
Clerk of Council.
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§ 2-22
Ordinances and resolutions.
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§ 2-23
Custodian of records.
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§ 2-24
Corporate Seal.
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§ 2-25
Insurance, surety bonds and contracts.
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§ 2-26
Other powers and duties.
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§ 2-27
Deputy Clerk.
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Article V
Administrative Organization
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§ 2-28
General plan.
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§ 2-29
Powers and duties of department heads.
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§ 2-30
Terms.
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§ 2-31
Filing and publication of rules and regulations.
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Article VI
Departments
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§ 2-32
Department of Law.
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§ 2-33
Department of Finance.
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§ 2-34
Department of Public Works.
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§ 2-35
Department of Community Development and Land Use.
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§ 2-36
Police Department.
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§ 2-37
(Reserved)
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§ 2-38
Office of Sewer and Water Utilities.
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§ 2-39
(Reserved)
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Article VII
Boards, Offices, Councils, Commissions and Committees
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§ 2-40
Citizen's Action and Advisory Committee.
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§ 2-41
Municipal Court.
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§ 2-42
Planning Board.
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§ 2-43
Shade Tree Commission.
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§ 2-44
Zoning Board of Adjustment.
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§ 2-45
Fire Department.
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§ 2-46
Bureau of Fire Prevention.
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§ 2-47
Howell Alliance for Substance Use Prevention and Mental Health Awareness (Howell Alliance).
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§ 2-48
Teen Center Advisory Board.
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§ 2-49
Transportation Advisory Committee.
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§ 2-50
Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Board.
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§ 2-51
Preservation Task Force.
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§ 2-52
Redevelopment Agency.
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Article VIII
Miscellaneous Offices
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§ 2-53
Animal control officer.
chevron_right
§ 2-54
Office of Emergency Management.
chevron_right
§ 2-55
Municipal Prosecutor.
chevron_right
§ 2-56
Public Defender.
chevron_right
§ 2-57
Assistant Fiscal Officer.
chevron_right
§ 2-58
Senior Payroll Clerk.
chevron_right
§ 2-59
Administrative Assistant.
chevron_right
§ 2-60
Insurance Fund Commissioner.
chevron_right
§ 2-61
Office of Public Assistance.
chevron_right
§ 2-62
Department of Senior Services.
chevron_right
§ 2-63
Office of Youth Counselling Services.
chevron_right
§ 2-64
Board of Health.
chevron_right
§ 2-65
Temporary Assistant to Chief Financial Officer.
chevron_right
§ 2-66
Network Administrator.
chevron_right
§ 2-67
Economic Development Coordinator.
chevron_right
Article IX
Offices and Employees Generally
chevron_right
§ 2-68
Dual appointments.
chevron_right
§ 2-69
Vacancies; temporary absence or disabilities.
chevron_right
§ 2-70
Surety bonds.
chevron_right
§ 2-71
Public records.
chevron_right
Article X
Transition
chevron_right
§ 2-72
Prior ordinances.
chevron_right
§ 2-73
Salaries and wages.
chevron_right
§ 2-74
Transfers.
chevron_right
§ 2-75
Pension rights.
chevron_right
§ 2-76
Offices abolished.
chevron_right
§ 2-77
Effect on ordinances and resolutions.
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