Chapter 11 MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES

Question 1

What employees should be bonded

Answer 1

Clerk
CFO
Tax Collector
Municipal court judge
Court administrator

Question 2

Tort Claims

Answer 2

Provides protection to municipalities if injury or damage arises

Happens when an arrest is made or accident

Question 3

Local Government Ethics Law

Answer 3

Sets forth purpose
Defines terms
Provides jurisdiction To govern and guide
Regulations regarding conduct of government officers and employees
File financial disclosure statements
Powers of local finance board and DCA
Regulations for hearings
County ethics board
Municipal ethics board

Question 4

What are the duties of the clerk in filing FDS

Answer 4

Remind local government officers that the forms are available
Develop roster
Provide information to officers to login

Question 5

Registrar of Vital Statistics

Answer 5

Municipal clerk
3 year certification
Process vital records (birth, marriage, death)

Question 6

Pension Fund Duties

Answer 6

PERS - Public Employees Retirement System

PFRS - Police and Firemen’s Retirement System

Question 7

PERS

Answer 7

Service retirement - 60 or older
Early retirement- 25 years service
Deferred retirement - at least 10 years not 60 years old
Ordinary disability- 10 years of service and disabled
Accidental disability - traumatic event
Veteran retirement- 60 age and 20 years

Question 8

PFRS

Answer 8

Service retirement - 55 years old 20 years
Special retirement- any age 25 years
Deferred - 10 years but not 55
Ordinary disability- 4 years service
Accidental -

Question 9

Volunteer Fire Company

Answer 9

Established by ordinance
Description of program
Budget
Max annual contribution for active volunteer
# years of service

Question 10

Sale / Lease Municipal owned property

Answer 10

Sale to the highest bidder
By resolution
2 publications once a week for two weeks
Minimum bid can be fixed
Can impose restrictions

Question 11

Who can purchase municipal property by private sale

Answer 11

Government agency
A person who bid at auction
Public easement not needed
The county
State, regional, county board of education
Non profit

Question 12

Disclosure of information about hazardous substances in workplace and community

Answer 12

Right to know act

Question 13

What 3 agencies does the clerk work with to implement the right to know act

Answer 13

NJ Department of Health
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
NJ Department of Labor

Question 14

Acquisition of Land and Buildings

Answer 14

Municipality by ordinance can acquire, construct, maintain buildings, land or other improvements