This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Administrative Code of the Borough of Carteret" and is herein
referred to as "the code."
A.
Enumerated. The elected officials of the Borough shall
consist of a Mayor and six Councilmen.
[Amended 4-19-1990 by Ord. No. 90-16]
B.
Terms of office. The terms of office of all elected
officers shall begin at 12:00 noon on January 1 next after their election.
[Amended 4-19-1990 by Ord. No. 90-16]
C.
Resignations and vacancies.
(1)
Officers.
(a)
Mayor.
[1]
Whenever the Mayor shall present to the Council
his resignation from office, the resignation may be accepted by a
vote of the Council, and the office of Mayor shall thereupon be deemed
vacant.
[2]
A vacancy occurring in the office of Mayor,
whether by resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by the Council
until the next annual election and until the election and qualification
of a successor. At the next annual election, the person elected to
fill the vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term only.
(b)
Other elective offices. All vacancies in other elective
offices shall be filled by nomination by the Mayor and appointment
by him by and with the advice and consent of the Council, expressed
by the vote of a majority of the members of the Council present at
the meeting, provided that at least three affirmative votes shall
be required for such purpose, the Mayor to have no vote thereon except
in the case of a tie.
(2)
Procedure.
(a)
All vacancies occurring in any elective office shall be filled by appointment until January 1 following the next annual election and until the election and qualification of a successor. The procedure for appointments and in case of the failure to make or confirm the same shall be as provided in § 4-3B.
(b)
If a vacancy occurs at so short a period of time before
the next annual election that the office cannot be filled at the election,
the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as though it had occurred
immediately after the election, and the vacancy shall then be filled
at the next subsequent annual election for the portion of the term,
if any, as may still remain unexpired.
(c)
At the next annual election, the persons elected to
fill the vacancies shall be elected for the unexpired term only.
A.
General; term; removal. There shall be appointed a Deputy Mayor, Borough Clerk, Borough Treasurer, Borough Attorney, Borough Engineer and such other officers as the Council may deem necessary. They shall perform the duties required by law and the ordinances of the Borough. All of these officers, except the Borough Attorney and the Borough Engineer, shall be residents of the Borough, and all of them shall hold office at the pleasure of the Council. No officer shall be removed without being afforded an opportunity to be heard. Unless sooner removed, however, they shall hold office for one year and until their successors have qualified, except that the Borough Clerk shall hold office as provided for in § 4-17A(1).
[Amended 4-19-1990 by Ord. No. 90-16]
B.
Method of appointment; vacancies. Except as otherwise
provided by the laws of this state, the Mayor shall nominate and,
with the advice and consent of the Council, appoint all officers directed
to be appointed, including the filling of vacancies in all appointive
offices, which shall be for the unexpired term only. The Mayor shall
make such nomination within 30 days after the office becomes vacant.
If the Mayor fails to nominate within 30 days or the Council fails
to confirm any nomination made by the Mayor, then, after the expiration
of 30 days, the Council shall appoint the officers directed to be
appointed. No appointment shall be made except by the vote of a majority
of the members of the Council present at the meeting, provided that
at least three affirmative votes shall be required for that purpose,
the Mayor to have no vote thereon except in the case of a tie.
A.
There shall be the following departments, officers,
boards and commissions in the Borough of Carteret:
(1)
Departments.
[Amended 6-1-1976 by Ord. No. 76-8; 1-22-1981 by Ord. No. 81-6]
(a)
Department of Finance and Administration.
(b)
Department of Public Works.
(c)
Department of Police.
(d)
Department of Fire.
(e)
Department of Buildings and Grounds.
(f)
Department of Sewerage.
(g)
Department of Parks and Recreation.
[Amended 4-19-1990 by Ord. No. 90-16]
(i)
Department of Emergency Management.
[Added 4-19-1990 by Ord. No. 90-16]
(2)
Boards and commissions.
(a)
Municipal Court.
(b)
Zoning Board of Adjustment.
(c)
Planning Board.
(d)
Board of Public Assistance.
[Amended 4-19-1990 by Ord. No. 90-16]
(f)
Parking authority.
(g)
Community Development Board.
[Amended 4-19-1990 by Ord. No. 90-16]
(h)
Housing Authority.
(i)
Bureau of Air Pollution Control.
(j)
Accident and Safety Review Board.
[Added 4-19-1990 by Ord. No. 90-16]
(k)
Board for the Handicapped.
[Added 4-19-1990 by Ord. No. 90-16]
(l)
Urban Enterprise Zone Advisory Board.
[Added 1-16-1997 by Ord. No. 96-34]
B.
Powers and duties of department heads. The head of
a department, subject to the code and the approval or direction of
the Mayor and Council, shall:
(1)
Prescribe the internal organization of the work of
his department.
(2)
Direct and supervise subordinate officers and employees
of the department and make, alter and enforce individual work assignments.
(3)
Approve or disapprove payrolls, bills and claims chargeable
to departmental appropriations.
(4)
Maintain such records of work performance and unit
costs thereof as may be approved or required by the Council.
(5)
Provide such information and reports on the work of
the department as may from time to time be required by the Council.
(6)
Exercise such other or different powers of administrative
supervision and direction as the Mayor and Council may delegate to
him.
C.
The Chief Executive Official is hereby authorized
to designate and to redesignate the operational configuration of the
various administrative functions of the Borough Departments.
[Added 9-20-2007 by Ord. No. 07-18]
