2-8.

Powers and Duties.

The Municipal Clerk shall: a. Be in attendance at his office in the Borough Hall daily, excepting Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, during such hours as the Council may by resolution determine. b. Act as Secretary of the municipal corporation and have custody of all minutes, books, deeds, bonds, contracts, and archival records of the municipal corporation. The Borough Council may, however, provide by ordinance that any other specific officer shall have custody of any specific other class of record. c. Act as Secretary to the Borough Council, prepare meeting agendas at the discretion of the Council, be present at all meetings of the Council, keep a journal of the proceedings of every regular and special meeting, and record the minutes of every meeting. The pages of these minutes shall be consecutively numbered commencing with the report of the first meeting and ending with the last meeting of the calendar year. One (1) copy of all minutes shall be retained by the Clerk as the official record of the Mayor and Council and, at the end of the calendar year, shall be permanently bound and retained with the Borough records. The Clerk shall also forward to the Mayor and each member of the Council a copy of the minutes of each session. d. Keep an ordinance book containing the original signed copy of all ordinances and resolutions; maintain an appointment book containing a record of all appointments to office, the term for which each is appointed and his or her salary, if any; and also a record of the contents of the Borough safe deposit box. e. Serve as the administrative officer responsible for the acceptance of applications for licenses and permits and the issuance of licenses and permits, except where Statute or ordinance has delegated that responsibility to some other Borough officer. At every regular meeting the Clerk shall make a report in such form as the Council may decide of all licenses issued by the Clerk's office since the preceding meeting and pay to the Chief Financial Officer the fees received therefor. f. Serve as the Chief Administrative Officer in all elections held in the Borough, subject to the requirements of Title 19 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated; g. Serve as Chief Registrar of voters in the Borough, subject to the requirements of Title 19 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated; h. Open and present to the Mayor and Council all correspondence addressed to it and answer the same in accordance with the direction of the Mayor and Council. i. Receive and file in the Clerk's office all oaths and affirmations of office, bonds of municipal employees, bonds for the performance of contracts, deeds, contracts, decrees, insurance policies, leases and all other papers affecting Borough property or affairs.

j. Have custody of the Official Seal of the Borough and shall affix the same to all papers whenever required. k. Serve as coordinator and records manager responsible for implementing local archives and records retention programs as mandated pursuant to Title 47 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated; l. Supervise the advertising of all ordinances and perform such other duties as are enjoined upon the Municipal Clerk by law and other such services as the Mayor and Council may require by resolution or otherwise. (1980 Code 43-8; New)