[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Westwood as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 7-22-2008 by Ord. No. 08-23; amended in its entirety 5-19-2015 by Ord. No. 15-8]
The purpose of this article is to establish policies and procedures
for the collection of fees associated with the performance of marriage
or civil union ceremonies by the Mayor of the Borough of Westwood.
A.
Persons seeking to be married or joined in civil union by the Mayor
of the Borough of Westwood shall remit the applicable fee delineated
below to be paid to the Borough of Westwood:
B.
In addition to the fees shown in Subsection A(1) and (2) above, there shall also be a transportation allowance for all ceremonies conducted outside the Borough. Said allowance shall be based on the actual round-trip mileage from the Westwood Municipal Building to the place of the ceremony and shall be based on the then-current mileage reimbursement rate established by the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Upon request to schedule a marriage with the Mayor's office,
fees as above calculated shall be remitted to the Finance Office,
with checks payable to the Treasurer of the Borough of Westwood. A
receipt shall be issued for presentation to the Mayor's office
in order to confirm the marriage ceremony date. Fees collected other
than the administrative fee shall be deposited into the current account
for disbursement to the Mayor as additional salary. The Borough of
Westwood shall retain the administrative fee.
No fee or expense in excess of those set forth in § 153-2 hereof shall be payable unless approved by the governing body in advance of the ceremony.
The Mayor, in his discretion, is authorized to waive any fees
provided for hereunder.
