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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.