The position of Municipal Clerk is a statutory one and is said to be the heart of the municipal operation. By virtue of her position, the Municipal Clerk serves as the liaison between elected officials and the township’s residents.
The Clerk serves as secretary to the Township Committee, secretary to the Municipal Corporation and custodian of the municipal seal. In this capacity she prepares the minutes for all township committee meetings, processes, records and files ordinances and resolutions, and arranges for legal advertising of ordinances as well as codification of newly adopted ordinances. She serves as Administrative Officer responsible for the acceptance of applications for licenses and permits and the issuance of pet, liquor and raffle/bingo licenses and permits.
As the Custodian of Records, The Municipal Clerk is responsible maintaining all contracts, deeds and other official documents; and for the implementation of local archives and records retention programs as mandated by the N.J. Division of Archives and Records Management (DARM). She is solely responsible for the acceptance and fulfillment of all requests for public records (OPRA).
The Municipal Clerk serves as the Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Registrar of Voters in all elections held in Harrison Township, subject to Title 19 of the Revised Statutes. As the township’s election official she accepts petitions for vacancies in local elected offices, furnishes materials for local elections, selects polling areas and calculates and maintains custody of election results.
114 Bridgeton Pike
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Phone: (856) 478-4111 x1
Fax: (856) 478-2498
Julie Undercuffler, C.M.R.
Acting Municipal Clerk / Registrar of Vital Statistics
Kathy Schools
Deputy Clerk / Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics
Forms Available for Download
2022 Pet Licensing Brochure (107.0 KiB)- Application for a Certified Copy of a Vital Record (140.5 KiB)
- Application For Marriage (911.8 KiB)
- Application for Raffle License (212.2 KiB)
- Backyard Hen Application (295.4 KiB)
- Citizen Leadership Form (515.8 KiB)
- Coin Drop Application (118.9 KiB)
- No Knock Registry Application Form (12.5 KiB)
- Request for Public Records (OPRA) (240.6 KiB)
- Street Opening Permit Form (698.0 KiB)
- Temporary Business Sign Permit Application (22.5 KiB)
- Vendor Permit Application (1.1 MiB)
- VENDOR PERMIT TOWNSHIP CODE (96.7 KiB)
- Voter Registration (681.9 KiB)
Bingo/Raffle Event Information
PLEASE NOTE: Permits for solicitation are issued at the discretion of the governing body. There is a $50.00 application fee payable by check or cash, due when your application is turned over to the Clerk.
Interested in volunteering for one of our Township Boards & Commissions?
Please complete the Citizen Leadership Application and submit to the Township Clerk’s Office.
Interested in having the Township Committee agenda e-mailed to you?
Simply email Julie Undercuffler to get the tentative agenda e-mailed directly to you by 4:00 pm on the Friday prior to the meetings jundercuffler@harrisontwp.us For rules and regulations of the Township Committee’s public meetings, click here.
