Clerk's Office

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MISSION: to serve as liaison between the public and assembly.

The Clerk's Office is responsible for:

  • Recording and safeguarding all proceedings of the borough assembly and its commissions/boards;
  • Administration of Elections;
  • Records management for all departments;
  • Flood control program;
  • Coastal management program.

The department head of the Clerk's Office is the Borough Clerk.

The Borough Clerk has the following responsibilities:

  • Attend meetings of the assembly as required to keep the journal;
  • Have custody of the official municipal seal;
  • Assure notice and other requirements for public meetings are complied with;
  • Manage municipal records;
  • Maintain indexed file of all permanent records;
  • Prepare agendas and packets as required by the Assembly;
  • Administer all municipal elections;
  • Assure that the municipality complies with the Voting Rights Act of 1965;
  • Take oaths, affirmations, and acknowledgements;
  • Act as parliamentary advisor to the Assembly;
  • Attest deeds and other municipal documents;
  • Maintain the necessary qualifications to be a notary.