The government of the Township of Old Bridge
shall consist of the Mayor, the Council and such other officers and
employees as may be duly appointed pursuant to the Charter, general
law or ordinance.
Ordinances adopted by the Council shall be submitted
to the Mayor, and he shall, within 10 days after receiving any ordinance,
either approve the ordinance by affixing his signature thereto or
return it to the Council by delivering it to the Municipal Clerk,
together with a statement setting forth his objections thereto or
to any item or part thereof. No ordinance or any item or part thereof
shall take effect without the Mayor's approval, unless:
A. The Mayor fails to return the ordinance to the Council
within 10 days after it has been presented to him; or
B. The Council, upon reconsideration thereof on or after
the third day following its return by the Mayor, shall, by a vote
of 2/3 of the members, resolve to override the Mayor's veto. Reconsideration
shall occur at the next regular Council meeting occurring on or after
the third day following its return by the Mayor.
[Amended 1-9-2006 by Ord. No. 38-2005]
A. The municipal budget shall be prepared by the Mayor
with the assistance of the Business Administrator. During the month
of May, the Mayor shall require all department heads to submit requests
for appropriations for the ensuing budget year and to appear before
the Mayor or the Business Administrator at public hearings, which
shall be held during that month, on the various requests.
B. On or before the 15th day of July, the Mayor shall
submit to the Council his recommended budget, together with such explanatory
comment or statement as he may deem desirable. The budget shall be
in such form as is required by law for municipal budgets and shall,
in addition, have appended thereto a detailed analysis of the various
items of expenditure and revenue.
The Mayor shall designate the Business Administrator,
any other department head or the Municipal Clerk to act as Mayor whenever
the Mayor shall be prevented, by absence from the municipality, disability
or other cause, from attending to the duties of his office. During
such time, the person so designated by the Mayor shall possess all
the rights, powers and duties of the Mayor. Whenever the Mayor shall
have been unable to attend to the duties of his office for a period
of 60 consecutive days for any of the above-stated reasons, an Acting
Mayor shall be appointed by the Council, who shall succeed to all
the rights, powers and duties of the Mayor or the then Acting Mayor.
Upon return of the Mayor to the duties of his office, the term of
the Acting Mayor shall immediately cease. In the event that a Councilman
is appointed Acting Mayor, he shall give up all duties, powers and
functions of Councilman during his term as Acting Mayor.
The Mayor may establish such advisory committees,
from time to time, as he believes advisable and abolish any such committees
which he believes are no longer necessary.