[Adopted 5-12-1986 by Ord. No. 0-86-7[1]]
The Township Clerk shall be appointed by the
Township Committee. His term of office shall be three years, which
shall run from January 1 in the year in which he was appointed. No
person shall be appointed Township Clerk unless he meets all of the
qualifications and requirements set forth in N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133.2
and 40A:9-133.3. No person shall be reappointed Township Clerk unless
he shall hold a Registered Municipal Clerk certificate as required
by N.J.S.A. 40:A9-133.6. Any person, having been reappointed Township
Clerk subsequent to having received a Registered Municipal Clerk certificate
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-133.2 or 40A:9-133.3 and having served
as Township Clerk for not less than three consecutive years immediately
prior to such reappointment, shall have acquired tenure and shall
hold is office during good behavior and efficiency, notwithstanding
that such reappointment was for a fixed term of years; and he shall
not be removed therefrom for political reasons but only for good cause
shown and after a proper hearing before the Director of the Division
of Local Government Services or his designee. The removal of the Township
Clerk shall be only upon a written complaint setting forth with specificity
the charge or charges against him. The complaint shall be filed with
the Director of Division of Local Government Services and a certified
copy thereof shall be served upon the person so charged, with notice
of a designated hearing date before the Director or his designee,
which shall be not less than 30 days, nor more than 60 days from the
date of service of the complaint. The person so charged and the complaint
shall have the right to be represented by counsel and the power to
subpoena witnesses and documentary evidence together with discovery
proceedings.
The Township Clerk is charged with the following
statutory duties:
A.
As secretary to the Township Committee, with:
(1)
Recording official minutes of the Township Committee.
(2)
Preparing with Township Administrator - Township Committee
meeting agendas.
(3)
Processing, recording, filing and advertising ordinances.
(4)
Processing, recording, filing and, when required by
law, advertising resolutions.
(5)
Processing, recording, filing and advertising the
municipal budget.
(6)
Processing, recording, filing and advertising bids
for municipal equipment and supplies.
(7)
Administering and recording oaths of office.
(8)
Maintaining custody of all official records not specifically
handled by other departments.
C.
As election official, with:
(1)
Registering voters.
(2)
Certifying vacancies on the Township level.
(3)
Maintaining receipt of nominating petitions and certification
to the Middlesex County Clerk of local candidates nominated by petition.
(4)
Exercising quasi-judicial authority in determining
the validity of petitions.
(5)
Conducting the drawing for position of candidates
on the local ballot (primary).
(6)
Furnishing material for local elections.
(7)
Selecting polling places.
(8)
Maintaining receipt of election results.
(9)
Certifying to the Middlesex County Clerk persons elected
to partisan county committee offices in each election district.
D.
As administrative official, with:
