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Township of Egg Harbor, NJ
Atlantic County
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There shall be the following departments in the Township:
A. 
Departments.
(1) 
Department of Administration and Finance.[1]
[Amended 3-13-1991 by Ord. No. 7-1991]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Art. II, Department of Administration and Finance, of this chapter.
(2) 
Department of Law.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See also Art. VIII, Department of Law, of this chapter.
(3) 
Police Department.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: See also Art. IX, Police Department, of this chapter.
(4) 
Fire Department.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: See also Art. X, Fire Department, of this chapter.
(5) 
Department of Public Works.[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: See also Art. XI, Department of Public Works, of this chapter.
(6) 
Department of Parks and Recreation.[6]
[Amended 3-27-1985 by Ord. No. 17-1985; 11-11-1987 by Ord. No. 54-1987; 4-5-2017 by Ord. No. 10-2017]
[6]
Editor's Note: See also Art. XII, Department of Recreation, of this chapter.
(7) 
[7]Department of Planning and Development.[8]
[Added 11-25-1997 by Ord. No. 53-1997]
[7]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(7), Department of Communications, was repealed 3-13-1991 by Ord. No. 7-1991.
[8]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(8), Ambulance Squad, added 11-25-1997 by Ord. No. 53-1997, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed pursuant to Ord. No. 19-2014, adopted 7-23-2014.
B. 
Separate officers not under departments.
(1) 
(Reserved)[9]
[9]
Editor's Note: Former § 6-35B(1), Zoning Officer, as amended 10-22-1986 by Ord. No. 42-1986, was repealed 11-25-1997 by Ord. No. 53-1997.
(2) 
(Reserved)[10]
[10]
Editor's Note: Former § 6-35B(2), Social Security Administrator, was repealed 11-25-1997 by Ord. No. 53-1997.
(3) 
Township Engineer.[11]
[11]
Editor's Note: See also Art. IV, Township Engineer, of this chapter.
C. 
Boards and commissions.
(1) 
Municipal Court.[12]
[12]
Editor's Note: See also Art. XVII, Municipal Court, of this chapter.
(2) 
Zoning Board of Adjustment.[13]
[13]
Editor's Note: See also Art. XIX, Board of Adjustment, of this chapter.
(3) 
Planning Board.[14]
[14]
Editor's Note: See also Art. XVIII, Planning Board, of this chapter.
(4) 
Board of Assistance.[15]
[15]
Editor's Note: See also Art. II, Department of Administration and Finance, of this chapter. Former Sec. 2-5.1c5, Board of Health, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 12-9-1987 by Ord. No. 60-1987.
(5) 
Municipal Utilities Authority.[16]
[16]
Editor's Note: See also Art. XX, Municipal Utilities Authority, of this chapter.
(6) 
Environmental Commission.[17]
[17]
Editor's Note: See also Art. XXI, Environmental Commission, of this chapter.
(7) 
Emergency Management.[18]
[18]
Editor's Note: See also Art. XXII, Emergency Management Agency, of this chapter.
(8) 
Economic Development Commission.[19]
[Amended 3-13-1991 by Ord. No. 7-1991]
[19]
Editor's Note: See also Art. XXIII, Economic Development Commission, of this chapter.
(9) 
Rent Review Board.[20]
[Added 11-25-1997 by Ord. No. 53-1997]
[20]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 180, Rent Review.
[Amended 10-10-1979 by Ord. No. 29-1979; 3-13-1991 by Ord. No. 7-1991; 11-25-1997 by Ord. No. 53-1997; 7-23-2014 by Ord. No. 19-2014; 4-5-2017 by Ord. No. 10-2017]
Department heads shall mean and refer to the respective heads of the departments as follows:
Department
Department Heads
Administration and Finance
Municipal Administrator
Fire
Fire Chief
Law
Attorney
Municipal Court
Municipal Court Judge
Police
Chief of Police
Public Works
Director of Public Works
Parks and Recreation
Director of Parks and Recreation
Planning and Development
Director of Planning and Development
[Amended 11-25-1997 by Ord. No. 53-1997]
The head of a department, subject to the code and the approval or direction of the Municipal Administrator, shall:
A. 
Prescribe the internal organization of the work of his/her department.
B. 
Direct and supervise subordinate officers and employees of the department and make, alter and enforce individual work assignments.
C. 
Approve or disapprove employee time sheets, bills and claims chargeable to departmental appropriations.
D. 
Maintain such records of work performance and unit costs thereof as may be approved or required by the Municipal Administrator.
E. 
Provide such information and reports on the work of the department as may from time to time be required by the Township Committee or Municipal Administrator.
F. 
Exercise such other or different powers of administrative supervision and direction as the Municipal Administrator may delegate to him/her.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 6-38, Clerks; general and senior clerks, as amended, was repealed 11-25-1997 by Ord. No. 53-1997.
[Added 12-23-1980 by Ord. No. 34-1980; amended 11-25-1997 by Ord. No. 53-1997]
The Deputy Court Clerk shall do and perform all acts and things required by law, statute or Township ordinance and the rules and regulations of the Municipal Court Department. The Deputy Court Clerk shall perform such other duties as may be required by the Municipal Administrator, department head or such other supervisory personnel within that department.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 6-40, Junior Clerk, as amended, was repealed 11-25-1997 by Ord. No. 53-1997.
[Added 7-9-1986 by Ord. No. 31-1986]
A. 
Establishment. The position of secretarial assistant/confidential is established and created in the Township.
B. 
Duties. The duties of the secretarial assistant/confidential shall be the collecting of information, undertaking research and handling general matters of the Administrator's office where confidentiality is a major concern by reason of the processing of matters dealing with the Township Committee, employee relations, fiscal affairs and such other duties as assigned from time to time.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 6-42, Field Assistant - Outreach Worker in Office of Aging, added 3-10-1982 by Ord. No. 15-1982, was repealed 11-25-1997 by Ord. No. 53-1997.