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Municipal
Clerk
The
Municipal Clerk holds one of the most important and exacting
positions in municipal government.
The position of Municipal Clerk is so important, in
fact, that in New Jersey…
1. The position is a statutory
one,
2. Municipal Clerks may attain tenure in office,
and
3. Municipal Clerks must achieve certification
through education and testing.
On
May 31, 1985,
Governor Thomas H. Kean signed the
bill establishing the designation of Registered
Municipal Clerk. Recertification
is contingent upon completion of 20 continuing education units
over each two-year recertification period.
So
diverse is the role of the Municipal Clerk, encompassing a
myriad of state statutes and serving all levels of government,
that legislation was enacted in 1991 specifically designed
to define the “Core” duties of this statutory office.
CORE
DUTIES OF THE MUNICIPAL CLERK
- Secretary
of the Municipal Corporation
- Secretary
to the Governing Body
- Chief
Administrative Officer of all elections held in the municipality
- Chief
Registrar of voters in the municipality
- Administrative
Officer
- Records
coordinator and manger responsible for implementing local
archives and records retention programs as mandated.
- Other
duties that may be imposed by state statutes and regulations
or municipal ordinances or regulations.
The Municipal Clerk’s Office is the place for
residents to:
- Get
copies of ordinances and resolutions;
- Register
to vote or change party affiliation;
- Apply
for games of chance licenses:
a.
Raffles
b. Bingo
- Request
Alcoholic Beverage License information and apply for ABC
transfers, renewals and one-day social affair permits;
- Apply
for Limousine Licenses; Taxi Licenses
- Request
and file petitions for public sewer, water, sidewalks, etc.
- Request
and file petitions for those seeking the municipal offices
of Mayor and City Council, as well as petitions for those
seeking seats on the Cumberland County Executive Committee
for the Democratic and Republican political parties.
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