Chapter 10B. Historian

Chapter 10B HISTORIAN

§ 10B-1. Title.

§ 10B-2. Powers and duties.

§ 10B-3. Clerical assistants.

§ 10B-4. Service without compensation; reimbursement for expenses.

§ 10B-5. Appointment by Township Council.

§ 10B-6. Repealer.

§ 10B-7. Severability.

§ 10B-8. When effective.

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Gloucester 12-28-79 as Ord. No. 0-79-45. Amendments noted where applicable.]

Be it ordained by the Township Council of the Township of Gloucester, in the County of Camden and State of New Jersey, as follows:

§ 10B-1. Title.

This ordinance shall be known as the "Local Historian Ordinance."

§ 10B-2. Powers and duties.

The Local Historian shall have the following powers and responsibilities:

A. The Local Historian shall carry out a historical program, including but not restricted to collecting, preserving and making available materials relating to the history of the Township of Gloucester.

B. The Historian shall store such materials in such a manner as to ensure their preservation and shall notify the State Archivist, New Jersey Historical Commission, County Local Historian and the Township Council of the Township of Gloucester of any materials which should be acquired for preservation.

C. Upon leaving the position, the Local Historian shall turn over all materials and records and reports into the possession of the successor, if then appointed, or to the Township Council of the Township of Gloucester until a successor shall be appointed.

D. The Local Historian shall make an annual report to the Mayor and the Township Council of the Township of Gloucester stating that all work performed and accomplished during that year. The Local Historian shall transmit a copy of such report to the New Jersey Historical Commission.

E. The New Jersey Historical Commission may advise each County Historian and Municipal Historian of general guidelines along which their historical programs may be implemented.

F. The Local Historian may research, write and cause to have published a county or municipal history and may recommend appropriate historical materials for publication.

G. The Local Historian may assist a Landmark Commission, as well as advise the Township Council of the Township of Gloucester, concerning the acquisition, administration, use and disposition of any landmark or historic site, including such places in his jurisdiction included on the New Jersey register of Historic Places. Such advice may be furnished to the Historic Sites Section, Department of Environmental Protection.

H. The Local Historian shall assist in projects of commemoration, including the erection of monuments, historic markers and guide signs.

§ 10B-3. Clerical assistants.

The Local Historian may employ such clerical assistants as may be necessary in order to carry out the duties and responsibilities set forth in this ordinance within the limits of such funds as may be made available for such purposes by the Township Council of the Township of Gloucester in the annual budget of the Township of Gloucester.

§ 10B-4. Service without compensation; reimbursement for expenses.

The Local Historian shall serve without compensation but may receive reimbursement for proper and authorized out-of-pocket expenses in accordance with existing township regulations and within the limits of funds appropriated to it for such purpose by the Township Council of the Township of Gloucester.

§ 10B-5. Appointment by Township Council.

The Local Historian shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the Township Council of the Township of Gloucester.

§ 10B-6. Repealer.

All ordinances and provisions thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance shall be and are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

§ 10B-7. Severability.

If any article, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision of invalidity shall not effect the remaining portions or provisions of this ordinance.

§ 10B-8. When effective.

This ordinance shall take effect immediately after final passage and publication in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.