Borough of Leonia, NJ
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2023-07-24
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 123 Fees
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Article V Wedding and Civil Union Ceremonies
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administrator
- Ch 8 Assessment, Commissioners of
- Ch 11 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 15 Chief Financial Officer
- Ch 18 Claims Approval
- Ch 19 Contracts
- Ch 21 Court, Municipal
- Ch 24 Emergency Management Coordinator
- Ch 26 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 29 Fire Department
- Ch 33 Housing Authority
- Ch 37 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 42 Officers and Employees
- Ch 46 (Reserved)
- Ch 49 Police Department
- Ch 53 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 56 Retirement
- Ch 62 Tort Claims
- Ch 64 Volunteer Coaches
- Ch 66 Volunteer Services
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 72 Affordable Housing
- Ch 76 Alarm Systems
- Ch 80 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 84 Amusements and Coin-Operated Devices
- Ch 88 Animals
- Ch 95 Building Construction
- Ch 96 Business Insurance Registration
- Ch 100 Cannabis
- Ch 102 Cell Towers and Antennas
- Ch 109 Contractors, Registration of
- Ch 111 Contribution Disclosure Statements
- Ch 116 Energy Conservation
- Ch 118 Environmental Impact Statement
- Ch 123 Fees
- Ch 123 Art V Wedding and Civil Union Ceremonies
- § 123-33 (Reserved)
- § 123-34 Fees for services of Mayor.
- Ch 126 Filming Regulations
- Ch 129 Firearms
- Ch 132 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 136 Fire Prevention
- Ch 140 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 143 Food Establishments
- Ch 147 Garage Sales
- Ch 150 Gasoline Stations
- Ch 154 Hazardous Materials Cleanup
- Ch 161 Landscapers
- Ch 165 Laundromats and Dry-Cleaning Establishments
- Ch 169 Littering
- Ch 175 Multiple Dwellings
- Ch 178 Natural Areas
- Ch 181 Noise
- Ch 186 Outdoor Cafes
- Ch 190 Parking, Off-Street
- Ch 191 Rehabilitation of Abandoned Property
- Ch 194 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 197 Parks
- Ch 204 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 208 Political Fund-Raising
- Ch 212 Property Maintenance
- Ch 213 Invasive Plants
- Ch 220 Rent Control
- Ch 223 Residential Permit Parking
- Ch 226 Senior Citizen Housing
- Ch 228 Sewers
- Ch 230 Sidewalk Sale Days
- Ch 232 Signs
- Ch 236 Site Plan Review
- Ch 243 Solid Waste
- Ch 244 Storage Containers, Temporary
- Ch 245 Stormwater Control
- Ch 247 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 250 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 254 Swimming Pools
- Ch 258 (Reserved)
- Ch 261 Taxicabs
- Ch 262 Tools and Equipment
- Ch 267 Towing
- Ch 271 Trailers
- Ch 275 Trees
- Ch 278 Urination in Public
- Ch 281 Vehicle, Sale of
- Ch 290 Zoning
- Part III: Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 293 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 297 Cats
- Ch 306 Food Handlers
- Ch 308 Lead Base Paint, Removal of
- Ch 311 Sanitary Standards
- Ch 316 Tobacco Products
- Appendix
- Ch A321 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A322 Telephone Agreement
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 1-4-2010 by Ord. No. 25-09[1]]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance also superseded former
Art. V, Wedding and Civil Union ceremonies, adopted 2-20-2008 by Ord.
No. 02-08.
A.
Purpose.
The purpose of this section 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 Leonia.
B.
Collection
of fees.
(1)
Fees.
Persons seeking to be married or joined in civil union by the Mayor
of the Borough of Leonia shall remit a fee of $100, to be paid by
check or money order, made payable to the "Borough of Leonia." The
Mayor may waive the fee at his or her discretion due only to financial
hardship.
(2)
Receipt
of fees. Fees collected by the Borough shall be deposited into the
Borough's current fund.
C.
Compensation
and reimbursement of expenses incurred through the performance of
marriage and civil union ceremonies.
(1)
Disbursement
of fees.
(a)
Fees for service may be disbursed to the Mayor through the appropriate
budget line item and with appropriate authorization.
(b)
Fees for reimbursement of appropriate and reasonable expenses (such
as travel, tuxedo rental, direct cost reimbursement) may be disbursed
to the Mayor in accordance with the Borough's established procedure
for reimbursement, including vouchers with receipts documenting the
expenses, duly authorized and with expenditure from the appropriate
line item.
(c)
Transportation allowance. The Borough shall reimburse the Mayor for
vehicle-related expenses where he/she uses a personal vehicle in order
to attend the marriage or civil union ceremony, and only in such circumstances
where the use of a personal vehicle is reasonable and appropriate.
Said reimbursement shall be limited to automobile expenses based on
and calculated as to the mileage to and from the ceremony at such
rate per mile as allowable by established municipal policy.
(2)
Eligible
persons. The Borough shall reimburse only proper and reasonable expenses
incurred directly by and for the Mayor. Under no circumstances shall
the Borough reimburse expenses or expenditures on behalf of or because
of any spouse, child, guest or other person.
