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Township Government
Township Committee
The Township Committee operates under a special charter approved June 23, 1971. MIddletown township is governed by a five-member Township Committee.
The Committee designates one of its members to serve as mayor for a one-year term. The term for each Committee member is three years. The Township Committee supervises the operation of municipal government.
The Committee shall appoint the Municipal Clerk, all citizen members of the township's boards commission and committees, the Judge of the Municipal Court, Municipal Attorney, Municipal Engineer, and other such officers as are required by the Charter to be appointed by the governing body.
Duties of the Mayor
The Committee designates one of its members to serve as mayor for a one-year term. The Mayor’s duties include: delivering an annual message on the condition and needs of the Township; presiding at all Township Committee meeting; signing bonds, contracts, deeds and other legal documents on behalf of the Township pursuant to law.
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 Present Township Committee Members
Administration of Government
Township Administrator
The Administrator is the chief administrative officer of the township. The Administrator directs and supervises the department directors in their administration of the departments of the township, reviews the administration and operation of each of the departments and recommends to the committee from time to time such measures as may appear necessary or desirable for the purpose of improving the efficiency and the economy of the township.
Assistant Township Administrator
In general, the Assistant Township Administrator assists the Administrator in the administration of municipal offices in integrating and coordinating activities of various departments. Specific duties include acting as Personnel Officer of the Township, handling Township insurance related matters and in assisting in preparation of the municipal budget.
Administration Office
Township Clerk's Office
The Township Clerk has responsibilities required by NJ State Statutes which include acting as the Secretary to the Governing Body, Custodian of Records, Administering Local Elections, and Issuing Licenses and Permits.
Township Clerk's Office
Chief Financial Officer
The CFO/Comptroller provides a level of control over the funds appropriated in the municipal budget and collected on behalf of the school district and the county. The CFO is the focal point in centralizing the local finance function. He or she is trained and licensed to maintain the financial accounting records of the Township in accordance with rigid standards set by the state of New Jersey. The CFO provides administrative control over the Tax Assessment and Tax Collection Division in all matters and procedures not specified by statute.
Finance Department
Construction Code Official
The Construction Code Official supervises all uniform construction activity as required by law. The Construction Code Officials heads the Buildings and Inspections Department. He or she is responsible for Code Enforcement in the township.
Building and Inspections Department
Emergency Medical Services Director
The Emergency Medical Services Director is elected annually by the township’s volunteer Emergency Medical Services Department. The department is comprised of five volunteer squads - Middletown First and and Rescue, Fairfiew First Aid, Port Monmouth First Aid, Leonardo First Aid, and LIncrot First and and Resue. The department acts as the coordinating body for all first aid and rescue squads in the township.
Emergency Medical Services Department
Emergency Management Coordinator
The Emergency Management Coordinator heads the township’s Office of Emergency Management. Whenever a disaster has occurred or is imminent in any municipality, the Municipal Emergency Management Coordinator of that municipality shall proclaim a state of local disaster emergency within the municipality. The municipal Emergency Management Coordinator in accordance with regulations promulgated by the State Director of Emergency Management shall be empowered to issue and enforce such orders as may be necessary to implement and carry out Emergency Management operations and to protect the health, safety, and resources of the residents of the municipality. The Emergency Management Office also includes the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services Division and Community Emergency Response Team.
Emergency Management Office
Fire Chief
The Fire Chief is elected annually by the Township’s Volunteer Fire Department. The Middletown Fire Department has been recognized as being the largest all-volunteer fire department in the world. The department is made up of 11 separate companies. They are:
- Station 1 : Navesink Hook & Ladder Fire Company No.1
- Station 2 : Brevent Park and Leonardo Company
- Station 3 : Belford Engine Company No.1
- Station 4 : Community Fire Company
- Station 5 : East Keansburg Fire Company No.1
- Station 6 : Port Monmouth Fire Company No.1
- Station 7 : Belford Independent Fire Company
- Station 8 : Middletown Fire Company No.1
- Station 9 : River Plaza Hose Company No.1
Station
- 10 : Lincroft Fire Company
- Station 11 : Old Village Fire Company
Fire Department
Health Officer
The Health Officer is an appointed position and recommends to the Administrator, Mayor and Township Committee local public health policies. He or she plans, develops, coordinates and directs the work program of the municipal Health Department and directs the enforcement of the public health within the township. He or she supervises the establishment and maintenance of essential health records and files and vital statistics of the municipality.
Health Department
Management Information Systems (MIS) Director
The MIS Director conducts studies of the current and future work loads of the various departments, in consultation with other department heads to develop immediate and long range plans for recommendations to the Administrator and Township Committee. He or she evaluates systems and computer equipment, and provides appropriate information for budgeting, public reporting, planning and financing of information systems and computer operations.
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs
The Director of Parks and Recreation is the appointed departmental head responsible for the administration and supervision of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. He or she is responsible for the administration of a comprehensive program of recreation activities for the township residents. The Director also cooperates with other departments and community organizations in furthering the recreational interests of the Township. He or she is responsible to plan, develop, supervise and coordinate the upkeep and use of recreational and park facilities. The Director is responsible to administer the work of the department under the direction of the Administrator, with the assistance and advice of the Recreation Advisory Committee.
Parks Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department
Planning Director
The Planning Director provides professional staff support to the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Township Committee. The director manages the Planning Department, including the federally-funded Community Development Block Grant program. The Planning Department conducts studies and collects statistical and other data that serve as a basis for Master Plan, prepares. The department evaluates and presents plans for redevelopment and renewal of the Township, and provides secretarial and staff assistance for the Planning Boar and Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Planning Department
Police Chief
The Chief of Police is the head of the Police Department and is directly responsible for the efficiency and day-to-day operations of the Police Department. Middletown’s Police Department includes more than 100 officers and is the largest municipal force in Monmouth County. For the purposes of administration and efficiency the Police Department is divided into the Uniform Division, Technical Services Division and the Professional Standards Division. Each division is headed by a Deputy Chief.
Police Department
Public Works Director
The Public Works Director oversees the Public Works Department. The department is divided into the Divisions of Road, Fleet Maintenance and Building and Grounds. The Road Division maintains over 300 miles of road and provides brush, leaf and snow removal services to township residents. The Fleet Maintenance Division is responsible for the repair and serving of vehicles and equipment. The Buildings and Grounds division is responsible for the maintenance of approximately 30 township owned buildings and related grounds.
Public Works Department
Welfare Director
The Welfare Director administers laws and ordinances related to relief of the needs including furnishing all of the forms of public assistance to needy persons who are eligible for assistance provided by law, through county and state agencies.
Social Services Division
Boards Commission and Committees
There are more than a dozen volunteer boards, commissions and committees established by the Middletown Township Committee. Each focuses on different aspects of the community and work to enhance the quality of life we enjoy in Middletown. Board members are appointed by the Middletown Township Committee.
Boards Commission and Committees
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