[Adopted 6-11-1969 by Ord. No. 23-69; amended in its entirety 2-16-2011 by Ord. No.
8-11 (Ch. 67 of the 1969 Code)]
For the purpose of this article, the terms used herein are defined
as follows:
AGE
The individual's age on July 1 of each season.
AREA
The total area belonging to the Township of Morris.
MORRISTOWN RESIDENT
Any person or persons that dwell permanently or continually
within the confines of the Town of Morristown.
NONRESIDENT
Any person or persons who do not dwell permanently or continually
within the confines of the Township of Morris, New Jersey.
POOL APRON
The prepared concrete deck immediately surrounding the water
surface of the various pools.
POOL AREA
The entire fenced area surrounding the pool.
POOL PATIO
The prepared concrete deck adjoining the refreshment area
and the pool building.
RESIDENT
A person who dwells permanently or continually within the
confines of the Township of Morris, New Jersey.
The Township Committee of the Township of Morris shall, from
time to time and as it sees fit, establish hours of operation of the
municipal swimming pool by resolution of said Township Committee.
[Amended 2-27-2013 by Ord. No. 2-13; 2-19-2014 by Ord. No. 2-14; 2-18-2015 By Ord. No. 01-15; 6-17-2015 by Ord. No. 20-15; 2-17-2016 by Ord. No. 01-16; 2-17-2017 by Ord. No. 01-17; 2-28-2018 by Ord. No. 03-18; 2-27-2019 by Ord. No. 04-19; 2-19-2020 by Ord. No. 01-20; 6-17-2020 by Ord. No. 15-20; 4-21-2021 by Ord. No. 10-21; 2-16-2022 by Ord. No. 01-22]
A. The fees and charges associated with the municipal pools shall be
established annually by resolution of the governing body.
B. Membership sales shall be offered annually. The Township reserves
the right to change or restrict membership sales based on swim pool
capacity limits and NJ Department of Health requirements.
C. Membership fees shall be paid in full with the filing of the application
for membership.
D. Guests will be permitted to members as follows:
(1) Each family membership will receive four free one-day guest privileges;
each couple membership shall receive three free one-day guest privileges;
and each individual membership will receive two free one-day guest
privileges, which guest privileges may be used only during specified
times during the current pool season.
(2) Use of one-day guest passes and use of guest cards for admission
is limited to weekdays until closing and weekends and holidays after
3:00 p.m. until closing.
(3) Members will be permitted to purchase and enter guests at the pools
by purchasing a daily guest admission at the pool.
(4) All members may purchase cards of 10 one-day guest privileges from
the Parks and Recreation Department, which guest privileges may be
used during the current pool season at designated days and hours.
All guests must be accompanied by the sponsoring member at all times.
Failure to accompany the member at all times may result in suspension
or revocation of the membership without refund.
(5) Members may purchase a two-week visitor pass for a child 16 years
of age and younger visiting their household upon presentation of a
certifying letter from the child's parent or guardian that the
child is related family, and that the child will be in the care of
that member for that two-week period of time. A non-photo visitor
pass card will be issued to the member for the visiting child. The
sponsoring member shall be present at the pool at all times when the
visitor is using the pool.
E. No fees are returnable for any reason after opening day of the current
season, including unused guest punch cards.
F. Children's group swim lessons may be offered at the discretion
of the Township of Morris.
G. Swim team is offered to all children with a swim pool membership
between ages six and 17. Swim team participants must be current members
or staff of the Morris Township swim pools.
H. Specialized program and training fees may be offered at the discretion
of the Township of Morris.
I. Active volunteer members of the Morris Township Fire Department,
the Morris Township Office of Emergency Management, and the Minute
Men Volunteer Emergency Medical Services shall receive a seasonal
pool membership for themselves and their immediate family (as defined
in this article) at no charge for the membership season. The chief
operating officer of each unit shall certify that the volunteer qualifies
as an active member for that year.
J. Individual full-time employees of the Township of Morris shall be
eligible for a seasonal swim pool membership at no charge for the
current membership season. Additional family members may join at pro-rated
membership rates.
The Township Committee of the Township of Morris may from time to time adopt by resolution general rules and general prohibitions governing the municipal swimming pools in the Township of Morris and may amend the same from time to time by resolution, and said general rules and general prohibitions as may be so adopted by resolution of the Township Committee shall be enforced as set forth in §
447-8 hereof, and the penalty as set forth in §
447-9 hereof shall apply.
[Amended 6-17-2015 by Ord. No. 20-15]
Any person or persons who shall violate these rules and regulations shall be subject to immediate ejection from the area by the official in charge thereof, and his membership subject to revocation or suspension by the Township, or, if a complaint shall be filed, any person or persons who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in §
1-3, General penalty, of this Code.