[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Clayton 5-11-2006 by Ord. No. 12-2006. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 12-14-2006 by Ord. No. 31-2006; 5-26-2011 by Ord. No. 8-2011; 2-9-2012 by Ord. No. 2-2012; 5-10-2018 by Ord. No. 9-2018; 10-8-2020 by Ord. No. 12-2020; 9-11-2025 by Ord. No. 14-2025]
The following departments and offices shall charge and collect fees for services and materials extended and furnished as hereinafter provided:
A. 
Clerk's office.
(1) 
Official Borough Map: $27.
(2) 
Borough Code Book: $275.
(3) 
Land Use and Zoning Book: $25.
(4) 
Master Plan: letter size, $0.05 per page; legal size, $0.07 per page.
(5) 
Clerk searches: $10.
(6) 
Public records.
(a) 
Letter size: $0.05 per page.
(b) 
Legal size: : $0.07 per page.
(c) 
Map size (per page): $1.
(7) 
Notarization (per seal): N/A.
(8) 
Transcripts. Whenever an applicant requests a verbatim transcript of a recorded proceeding, he shall arrange through the Solicitor the transcription of the recording by anyone of his own selection, the cost of which is to be paid by the applicant, or the Borough will, through the Solicitor, arrange for the transcription, the cost of which will be paid by the applicant.
(9) 
Mulch.
(a) 
Three yards: $20.
(b) 
Six yards: $40.
B. 
Vital statistics office.
(1) 
Certified copies of:
(a) 
Birth certificate, per copy: $10.
(b) 
Death certificate, per copy: $10.
(c) 
Marriage license, per copy: $10.
(2) 
Marriage license application: $28.
(3) 
Fee for the Mayor to officiate a marriage of civil union ceremony will be $100.
C. 
Tax Department.
(1) 
Duplicate tax bill: N/A.
(2) 
Duplicate water and sewer bill: N/A.
(3) 
Duplicate tax sale certificate: $100.
(4) 
Redemption certificates and calculation.
(a) 
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:5-54, the Tax Collector shall provide to any party entitled to redeem a certificate pursuant to this section (N.J.S.A. 54:5-54) two calculations of the amount required for redemption within a calendar year at no cost. For each subsequent calculation requested from the Tax Collector, there shall be a fee of $50. A request for a redemption certificate shall be made in writing to the Tax Collector.
(b) 
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:5-97.1, the Tax Collector may charge a lienholder of a tax lien $50 for the calculation of the amount due to redeem the tax lien as required pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-97.1. Any request for a redemption calculation shall specify the date to be used for the calculation, which shall be the date of the notice. Neither the Tax Collector nor the municipality shall be liable for an incorrect calculation. The fee paid to the municipality shall not become part of the lien and shall not be passed on to any party entitled to redeem pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-54.
D. 
Police Department.
(1) 
Crash investigation reports:
(a) 
In person: $0.05 per page.
(b) 
Other than in person: $5 per report.
The fees listed in this chapter shall be charged as of the effective date of this chapter for the specific services listed. Any fees changed by virtue of change in statute or law or new fees instituted by new statute, law or ordinance shall be automatically charged without amendment to this chapter. Any fees not listed in this chapter shall remain as previously established by ordinance, resolution or practice of the Borough.