Chapter 2. Administration  


Section 2-1. Township Committee
Section 2-2. Budget
Section 2-3. Township Administrator
Section 2-4. Municipal Clerk
Section 2-5. Department of Law
Section 2-6. Department of Finance
Section 2-7. Police Department
Section 2-8. Department of Engineering
Section 2-9. Community Service Director
Section 2-10. Board of Health
Section 2-11. Department of Public Works
Section 2-12. Municipal Court
Section 2-13. Sewerage Authority
Section 2-14. Fire Department
Section 2-15. Junior Fire Fighter's Auxiliary
Section 2-16. First Aid and Emergency Department
Section 2-17. Shade Tree Commission
Section 2-18. Environmental Commission
Section 2-19. Free Public Library in the Bernards Township
Section 2-20. Municipal Pool
Section 2-21. Insurance Fund
Section 2-21A. Defense and Indemnification
Section 2-22. Public Records; Fees
Section 2-23. Township Ethics Board
Section 2-24. Mutual Fire Aid Between the Township of Bernards and the Borough of Bernardsville
Section 2-25. Mutual Fire and First Aid Services Between the Township of Bernards and the Township of Bridgewater
Section 2-26. Local Historian
Section 2-27. Interlocal Public Health Service Contract
Section 2-28. Parks and Recreation
§ 2-29. [Reserved]
Section 2-30. Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) for Emergency Services Volunteer Personnel
Section 2-31. Agricultural Advisory Committee
Section 2-32. Golf Advisory Committee
Section 2-33. Protocol for Meetings
Section 2-34. Ban Against Pay-to-Play
Section 2-35. Municipal Alliance Against Substance Abuse
Section 2-36. Traveler's Information Radio Station
Section 2-37. Marriage and Civil Union Ceremonies; Fees
The form of government in the Township of Bernards is the Township Form which comprises Chapters 142 to 156A in Title 40 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes. The Administrative Code has been drafted in conformity with the Township law and in many instances, provisions of the Township law have been restated in the Code. Other enabling laws pertaining to the Administrative Chapter are N.J.S.A. 40:47-1, et seq., Police and Fire Departments; N.J.S.A. 2A:8-1 et seq., Municipal Court; N.J.S.A. 40:55D-69, Zoning Board of Adjustment; N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1, Planning Board; N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq., Board of Health; N.J.S.A. 40:12-1, Recreation Commission; N.J.S.A. 40:64-1, Shade Tree Commission; N.J.S.A. 40:48-2, Environmental Commission; and N.J.S.A. 44:8-107 et seq., Local Assistance Board. Other authority to regulate the internal affairs of the Township is contained in N.J.S.A. 40:48-2. For salary grades and ranges, wages, compensation and fees of all officers and employees of the Township, see annual salary ordinances of the Township. Such ordinances are not included in these Revised Ordinances, but are saved from repeal. See Adopting Ordinance.