The form of government in the Township of Greenwich is the Township
Form which comprises N.J.S.A. 40A:63-1 et seq. The Administrative
Code has been drafted in conformity with the Township law and in many
instances, provisions of the Township law have been restated in the
code. Other enabling laws pertaining to the Administrative Chapter
are N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118 et seq., Police Department; N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1
et seq., Municipal court; and N.J.S.A. 40:55B-1, Industrial Commission.
For salary grades and ranges, wages, compensation and fees of all
officers and employees of the Township, see annual salary ordinances
of the Township. Such ordinances are not included in these Revised
Ordinances, but are saved from repeal. See Adopting Ordinance. Other
authority to regulate the internal affairs of the Township is contained
in N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
The Township Committee shall consist of five members, each of
whom shall be elected at large for a term of three years. The Township
Committee shall organize annually during the first seven days in January,
at which time it shall elect a Mayor from among its members. The Township
Committee shall also elect from among its members a Deputy Mayor,
who, in the absence or disability of the Mayor, shall have all powers
and duties of the Mayor.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
The Mayor shall be the Chairman of the Township Committee and
head of the municipal government. The Mayor shall preside at all meetings
of the Township Committee and shall have the right to debate and vote
on all questions before the Committee. The Mayor shall have the power
to appoint subcommittees of the Township Committee with the consent
of the Township Committee. He shall sign and execute documents and
agreements on behalf of the Township. He shall have the power to make
proclamations concerning holidays and events of interest in the Township.
He shall exercise the ceremonial power of the Township and every other
power placed in the Mayor by general law.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
a.
All legislative power of the Township shall be exercised by the Township
Committee, except in matters of public health, which shall be exercised
by the Board of Health. The Township Committee may, subject to general
law and the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:63-1 et seq.:
1.
Pass, adopt, amend and repeal any ordinance or, where permitted,
any resolution for any purpose required for the government of the
municipality or for the accomplishment of any public purpose for which
the municipality is authorized to act under general law;
2.
Control and regulate the finances of the municipality and raise money
by borrowing and taxation;
3.
Create such offices and positions as they deem necessary. The officers
appointed thereto shall perform the duties required by law and the
ordinances of the Township Committee. Other than the Township Attorney,
Engineer, Building Inspector, the Clerk, Tax Collector and Tax Assessor
who shall serve for terms as provided in N.J.S.A. 40A:9-1 et seq.;
these officers shall serve at the pleasure of the Committee;
4.
Investigate any activity of the municipality; and
5.
Remove any officer of the municipality, other than those officers
excepted by law, for cause.
b.
The Township Committee shall have all the executive responsibilities
of the municipality not placed by law in the office of the Mayor.
[New]
a.
Regular meetings. The Township Committee shall meet annually within
the first week in January. The Committee shall meet regularly thereafter
except that the Committee may, by resolution, dispense with or change
the date of a regular meeting.
b.
Special meetings. A special meeting may be called at any time upon
written request of a majority of the members of the Township Committee
or by the Mayor. The request and call for a special meeting shall
specify the purpose of the meeting and no business shall be transacted
at any special meeting other than that specified. The call for a special
meeting shall be filed with the Township Clerk and shall be served
upon each Committee member as provided by law and such other notice
shall be given as provided by law.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
Subject to the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A.
10:4-6 et seq., all regular and special meetings of the Township Committee
shall be open to the public. The rules of procedure to be followed
and rules for the consideration of nominations submitted by the Mayor
and for the conduct of other business of the Committee shall be provided
by resolution.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
Subject to the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A.
10:4-6 et seq., the Committee may meet at any time in executive session
for the consideration of any Township business or to meet with any
officer or employee of the Township or any other person on Township
business. No person other than those specifically invited by the Committee
shall be authorized to participate in any such executive session.
[New]
A majority of the whole number of members of the Township Committee
shall constitute a quorum, and no ordinance shall be adopted by the
Township Committee without the affirmative vote of a majority of the
quorum of the Committee. If a quorum is not present 1/2 hour after
the appointed time for any meeting, the presiding officer or the Clerk
may declare the meeting adjourned.
[New]
The vote upon every ordinance, and upon every motion or resolution
when requested, shall be taken by roll call, and the yeas and nays
shall be entered on the minutes. The minutes of each meeting shall
be signed by the Township Clerk.
[New]
All ordinances shall be introduced, read, heard and enacted
in the manner provided by general law.
[New]
The Ordinance Book shall be signed by the Mayor and Clerk.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
[Ord. No. 6-5-59]
A Municipal Court for the Township is established, as of June
5, 1959, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.
[Ord. No. 6-5-59]
The name of the Municipal Court shall be the "Municipal Court
of Greenwich Township."
[Ord. No. 6-5-59]
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which shall bear the impression
of the name of the court.
[Ord. No. 6-5-59]
There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court who shall be appointed
by the Township Committee and who shall serve for a term of three
years from the date of his appointment and until his successor is
appointed and qualified. The Judge shall receive an annual salary,
as established in the annual Salary Ordinance, to be paid in the same
manner as the salaries of other municipal officers are paid, and which
shall be in lieu of all fees, costs and any other allowances whatsoever.
[Ord. No. 6-5-59]
The Municipal Court and the judge thereof shall have, possess
and exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction conferred
by the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.
[Ord. No. 1997-20]
a.
Position created; appointment; term. Pursuant to the provisions of
P.L. 1997, c. 256, there is hereby established for the Township of
Greenwich the position of Municipal Public Defender, which position
shall serve at the pleasure of the Township Committee pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 40A:63-6b(3). The Public Defender shall be an attorney at
law licensed to practice law in the State of New Jersey in good standing.
The Municipal Public Defender shall represent indigent persons in
the Municipal Court of Greenwich Township as directed by the Judge
of the Municipal Court. The term of office of the Municipal Public
Defender shall be one year from the date of his appointment, and he
may continue to serve in office pending reappointment or appointment
of a successor.
b.
Application fee. Each defendant applying for representation by the
Municipal Public Defender or court approved counsel shall be required
to pay an application fee of not more than $200, but only in an amount
necessary to pay the costs of Municipal Public Defender services.
In accordance with guidelines promulgated by the Supreme Court, the
Municipal Court of Greenwich Township may waive any required application
fee, in whole or in part, only if the court determines, in its discretion,
upon a clear and convincing showing by the applicant, that the application
fee represents an unreasonable burden on the person seeking representation.
The Municipal Court of Greenwich Township may permit a person to pay
the application fee over a specific period of time not to exceed four
months.
c.
Lien. Pursuant to P.L. 1997, c. 256, § 13, the Township
of Greenwich shall have a lien on the property to which the defendant
shall have or acquire an interest for an amount equal to the reasonable
value of the services rendered to such defendant as calculated at
the same rate as the Office of the Public Defender bills clients at
that time.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
The position of Deputy Court Administrator is hereby created
and shall be filled by appointment of the Township Committee.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
The position of Municipal Court Attendant is created with said
attendant attending the sessions of the Municipal Court and performing
other duties as prescribed by the Municipal Judge.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
There is hereby created in and for the Township of Greenwich
a Police Department which shall consist of a Chief of Police and such
members and officers as shall be deemed necessary by the Township
Committee which shall, from time to time, determine the number of
persons, including temporary officers and members in an emergency,
to be appointed to these positions, together with their compensation.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
The Police Department shall preserve the public peace; protect
life and property; detect, arrest and prosecute, offenders of the
laws of the State of New Jersey and the ordinances of the Township
of Greenwich; direct and control traffic; provide attendance and protection
during emergencies; provide appearances in court; cooperate with all
other law enforcement agencies; and provide training for the efficiency
of its members and officers.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
A Township Committeeman shall be designated by the Mayor as
the appropriate authority as provided in the New Jersey Statutes,
N.J.S.A. 40A:14-118. The Committeeman shall be responsible for the
overall performance of the Police Department and shall adopt and promulgate
rules and regulations for the government of the Police Department
and for the discipline of its members.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
The Chief of Police shall be the head of the Police Department
and shall be directly responsible to the Committeeman for its efficiency
and day-to-day operations. Pursuant to policies established by the
Committeeman, the Chief of Police shall:
a.
Administer and enforce the rules and regulations of the Police Department
and any special emergency directive for the disposition and discipline
of the Department and its members and officers;
b.
Have, exercise, and discharge the functions, powers and duties of
the Police Department;
c.
Prescribe the duties and assignments of all members and officers;
d.
Delegate such authority as may be deemed necessary for the efficient
operation of the Police Department to be exercised under the control
and direction of the Chief of Police; and
e.
Report at least monthly to the Committeeman in such form as shall
be prescribed on the operation of the Police Department during the
preceding month and make such other reports as may be requested by
the Committeeman.
No person shall be appointed to the Police Department who is
not qualified as provided in the New Jersey Statutes. The Committeeman
may also require that an applicant for appointment to the Police Department
shall successfully complete a physical, mental and psychological examination.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
The procedure for appointment to the Police Departments shall
be as follows: The Committeeman shall cause to be placed an advertisement
for the position being made available in at least two newspapers designated
by the Township Committee as official newspapers of the Township of
Greenwich. Such advertisement shall run at least twice in such newspapers.
Applications shall be reviewed by the Committeeman who shall recommend
the appointment to the Township Committee.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
No person shall be given or accept a permanent appointment as
a police officer in the Township unless this person has first been
given a probationary appointment to such office for a period of one
year and has successfully completed a police training course at a
school approved and authorized by the Police Training Commission in
the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety pursuant to N.J.S.A.
52:17B-66 et seq.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
No member or officer of the Police Department shall be suspended,
removed, fined or reduced in rank for any cause other than for incapacity,
misconduct, or disobedience as provided by New Jersey statute and
the rules and regulations of the Police Department.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
The Township Committee may appoint from time-to-time special
law enforcement officers in accordance with New Jersey statutes for
terms not exceeding one year. They shall possess and exercise all
the powers and duties provided by said statutes during their term
in office, but shall not continue as regular members of the Police
Department and shall not be entitled to tenure. The Police Chief may
authorize special law enforcement officers when on duty to exercise
the same powers and authority as regular members of the Police Department,
including the carrying of firearms and the power of arrest.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
a.
The Township Committee may, in its discretion, appoint a physician
to examine applicants of the Police Department and applicants for
promotion within the Department. The physician appointed shall report
in writing to the Township Committee on the physical fitness for police
work of any person he examines at the request of the Township Committee.
b.
The Police Physician shall be called 'whenever the services of a
physician are required by the Police Department.
c.
Compensation of a Police Physician shall be fixed by the Township
Committee.
d.
In case of the unavailability of the Police Physician, an alternate
physician in the vicinity may act in his place with the discretion
or direction of the Chief of Police or senior officer on duty.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
a.
Position created. There is hereby created the position of Matron. Said person shall be appointed, by the Township Committee and shall be designated as supporting personnel, in accordance with Subsection 2-3.1 of this chapter.
b.
Duties of matron. The Matron shall assist members of the Police Department
with female suspects and prisoners as directed by the Chief of Police
or his designee.
c.
Compensation. Compensation of the Matron shall be fixed by the Township
Committee.
[Added 2-20-2020 by Ord. No. 102-2020]
a.
Position created. The position of Police Chaplain for the Township
of Greenwich Police Department is hereby created in accordance with
N.J.S.A. 40A:14-141. The position will be a volunteer position. The
position of Chaplain shall be under the direction and subject to the
control of the Chief of Police.
b.
Qualifications. Any person appointed as Chaplain shall be an ordained
clergyman in good standing in the religious body from which he/she
is selected. The Chaplain shall have basic Police Chaplain training
and shall be a certified Police Chaplain credentialed in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the Greenwich Township Police Department,
as applicable.
c.
Duties. The duties of Police Chaplain shall include but not be limited
to providing spiritual and emotional support and counsel to members
and staff of the Greenwich Township Police Department, coordinating
with the Department Resiliency Officer, and assisting the Department
in death notifications and any other appropriate duties that may be
assigned by the Chief of Police.
d.
Rank and salary. Any person appointed as Chaplain shall serve in
that capacity without rank or salary and shall not be a member of
the bargaining unit(s).
e.
Term of office. A person appointed as Chaplain shall serve during
the term of the Mayor and shall continue to serve until he/she is
either replaced, reappointed or resigns.
f.
Appointment. The Chief of Police may recommend to the Mayor persons
that he/she believes meet the qualifications of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-141
as well as the rules and regulations of the Greenwich Township Police
Department with reference to Chaplains, if any. All applicants for
the position of Chaplain shall be reviewed by the Chief of Police,
as applicable, to determine his/her qualifications in accordance with
this article and shall make recommendations to the Mayor regarding
the appointment as Chaplain. The Mayor shall appoint Chaplains in
accordance with this article with the advice and consent of the Township
Committee.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 2-3.12, Police Director,
adopted by Ord. No. 2015-05, was repealed by Ord. No. 2015-08.
[Ord. No. 2-7-69]
There is hereby authorized and established the Greenwich Township
Fire Department to be composed of the Stewartsville Volunteer Fire
Company, No. 1, and such additional companies as the Township Committee
may authorize and approve.
[Ord. No. 2-7-69; Ord. No. 11-4-77; Ord.
No. 12-1-78; Ord. No. 1994-08 § 1]
No person shall hereafter become a member of the Fire Department
of the Township of Greenwich, or any unit thereof unless that person
is at least 18 years of age, but not more than 40 years of age, a
citizen of the United States, who is in good physical condition and
able to safely perform the duties of a firefighter, in accordance
with a certificate to that effect made and signed by a properly licensed
practicing physician of the State of New Jersey after due physical
examination for that purpose, is of good moral character, has not
been convicted of any criminal offense involving moral turpitude and
meets the training and other requirements as set forth in the constitution
and bylaws of the S.V.F.C. No. 1.
[Ord. No. 2-7-69]
Every member of the Fire Department shall, in each and every
year, perform at least 60% duty to be composed of actual attendance
and duty at fires and drills and a record shall be kept of such attendance
and duty by the Chief of the Fire Department and reported to the municipal
officers annually.
[Ord. No. 7-5-68]
Every person seeking to join the Fire Department shall make
application to the company or unit which he desires to join, and upon
his election to membership by vote of a majority of the unit present
and voting, he shall become a member in good standing of the Fire
Department after approval of his membership by the Chief and confirmation
by the municipal officers and his name shall be entered on a roll
of firefighters kept by the Township Clerk.
[Ord. No. 11-4-77; Ord. No. 12-1-78]
Exemption certificates may be issued to members of the Fire
Department in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:14-56, its amendments thereof
and supplements thereto.
[Ord. No. 1994-08 § 2]
No more than 10 nonresident individuals may become members of
the Stewartsville Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1. Said individuals may not
be active members with any other non-Township volunteer emergency
response organization. All nonresident members must reside in municipalities
which border the Township.
[Added by Ord. No. 2011-11]
When the Fire Department is present, it shall have exclusive
jurisdiction and command at fire, emergency, rescue and hazardous-material-related
incidents within the Township and shall have such other powers and
duties as may be required to ensure the adequate fire protection of
the Township.
[Added by Ord. No. 2011-11]
The operation of the Fire Department shall be governed by a
constitution and the bylaws and amendments thereto which shall be
adopted by the membership of the Fire Department upon approval of
the governing body. Such constitution, bylaws, amendments thereto
and other regulations of the Fire Department shall be consistent with
this chapter and with general law regulating the performance of fire
departments. The constitution, bylaws and any amendments thereto adopted
by the membership of the Fire Department so approved by the governing
body shall be filed with the Township Clerk.
[Added by Ord. No. 2011-11]
a.
The ultimate responsibility for adequate fire protection within the
Township shall be with the Township Committee; and to the extent required
to ensure such protection, the Township Committee liaison to the Fire
Department shall have responsibility for the Fire Department. The
title to all fire equipment and apparatus purchased by the Township
shall be held by the Township.
b.
No fire apparatus shall be removed outside the limits of the Township
without the express permission of the Fire Chief and the consent of
the Township Committee liaison, except in an emergency. The Fire Chief
shall have full control over the operation of the Fire Department
and of its equipment and apparatus, subject to the Township Committee
liaison, and shall be responsible for the maintenance, care and proper
condition of all equipment and apparatus of the Fire Department and
the management of the Fire Department. The Chief shall keep the Township
Committee liaison to the Fire Department informed as to the condition
of the apparatus and equipment and of such other matters as may affect
the fire protection and the firesafety of the Township.
[Added by Ord. No. 2011-11]
Members of the Fire Department shall be chosen and admitted
to membership or removed or expelled from membership in accordance
with the constitution and bylaws of the Department. Categories of
membership shall be established by the constitution and bylaws. Current
membership lists shall be filed with the Municipal Clerk.
[Added by Ord. No. 2011-11]
a.
Within the Stewartsville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, there shall
be the following line officers, who shall be the line officers of
the Greenwich Township Fire Department: Chief, Assistant Chief, Captain,
and four Lieutenants. The line officers shall be elected by the membership
in accordance with the constitution and bylaws.
b.
There shall be the following executive officers and trustees: President,
Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant
Treasurer, and there shall be three Trustees. The executive officers
and trustees shall be elected by the membership in accordance with
the constitution and bylaws.
c.
The duties of all officers shall be prescribed by the constitution
and bylaws of Stewartsville Volunteer Company No. 1, this Code, and
applicable state, county and federal statutes and regulations; and
in the event of any conflict between the same, that of the higher
authority shall control.
[Added by Ord. No. 2011-11]
The Chief shall be the chief operations officer. He/she shall:
a.
Have authority, as prescribed by N.J.S.A. 40A:14-54.1, to supervise
and direct operations at the scene of any fire within the established
fire lines until said fire is declared out. The Greenwich Township
Fire Chief shall be an active member of the Stewartsville Volunteer
Fire Company and shall be the duly elected Chief of the Stewartsville
Volunteer Fire Company by its membership.
b.
Take command at fire, emergency, rescue and hazardous-material-related
incidents within the jurisdiction of the Township when the Fire Department
is present.
c.
Take command at all meetings for exercise.
d.
Grant leaves of absence from fires and drills.
e.
Report all delinquents to the company.
f.
Provide the Township Committee liaison to the Fire Department with
current lists of officers and with current membership lists.
g.
Prepare an inventory of equipment and apparatus which shall be submitted
to the Township Committee liaison on or before December 1 annually.
h.
Designate personnel to inspect annually all publicly owned buildings
and all buildings open to the public within the Township for the purpose
of determining the existence of any conditions constituting a fire
hazard and to conduct plan review for the purpose of complying with
the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70, as may be amended
and supplemented from time to time), subject to the Township's budget
and appointment by the Mayor and Council of said personnel.
i.
Prepare an annual report of inspections conducted, including recommendations
for corrections of hazardous conditions, to be submitted to the liaison
on or before December 1 annually.
j.
With the Township Committee liaison, prepare an annual budget which
shall be presented to the Township Committee in November of each year.
[Added by Ord. No. 2011-11]
The Chief shall utilize any equipment, property or personnel
of the Fire Department which he/she deems necessary in the fighting
of fires, performance of the Department in other emergencies and in
drills and in providing outside aid. He/she shall formulate rules
and regulations pertaining to signals of alarm, testing of alarms
and procedures for answering alarms, and such other regulations as
are deemed required for the efficient operation of the Department.
The Chief may order the detachment of officers and of members to other
fire companies with the approval of the members of the companies affected.
Notice of such detachments shall be provided to the liaison.
[Added by Ord. No. 2011-11]
All firefighting equipment and apparatus purchased with Township
funds, in whole or in part, is the property of the Township and is
to be housed in a building owned and maintained by the Fire Department
and/or the Township, except when removed for authorized purposes.
The Township shall provide a meeting room for the use of the Fire
Department, satisfactory to the Department. The equipment and apparatus
and the housing of such equipment and apparatus provided by the Fire
Department and/or the Township shall be sufficient to ensure adequate
fire protection within the Township.
[Added by Ord. No. 2011-11]
The Township shall provide insurance and workers' compensation
covering any member of the Fire Department killed or injured during
the performance of his/her duties as a firefighter.
[Added by Ord. No. 2011-11]
a.
In the event of the death, disability or resignation of any company
officer or officer of the Fire Department, personnel below the officer
affected will be promoted to fill the vacancy. All such replacements
shall serve until the completion of the unexpired term of their predecessor,
at which time officers shall be elected in accordance with the constitution
and bylaws.
b.
Vacancies produced by succession to higher office shall be filled
as they occur by nomination and election by the company.
[Added by Ord. No. 2011-11]
In the absence of a chief officer at a fire, the first line
officer to arrive at the scene shall assume command until the arrival
of a chief officer. In the absence of a line officer, the first senior
firefighter present shall assume command until the arrival of a line
officer. The person in command at a fire or other emergency shall
have full police authority and is authorized and directed to require
and secure the removal of any and all obstructions in and around the
danger zone and is authorized to request assistance from other municipal
departments as may be required in the performance of the duties of
the Fire Department.
[Added by Ord. No. 2011-11]
The members of the Fire Department shall be authorized to enter
upon, without hindrance or fee, all premises, grounds, structures,
buildings, vehicles and passages to acquire water from pools, ponds,
lakes, rivers, streams, brooks or other water supplies whenever necessary
in the performance of their duties. Authorized purposes for such entry
shall include firefighting, inspection of public buildings, testing
of fire alarms and firefighting equipment and fire investigations.
[Added by Ord. No. 2011-11]
The Chief or his/her designee shall investigate all cases of
suspected arson. He/she shall cause all premises in which arson is
suspected to have occurred to be secured and shall promptly report
every case of suspicion of arson to the police, the County Prosecutor
and the liaison.
[Ord. No. 2002-2]
[Ord. No. 1-1-77; Ord. No. 1990-2; Ord. No.
2005-01]
a.
All requests for discovery in matters pending in the Greenwich Township
Municipal Court shall be submitted through the Municipal Prosecutor.
b.
The following fees shall be payable by the requestor to the Township
of Greenwich for the discovery provided:
1.
Seventy-five cents per page for each of the first 10 pages photocopied.
2.
Fifty cents per page for each of the next 10 pages photocopied.
3.
Twenty-five cents per page for each of the pages photocopied thereafter.
4.
Actual postage for any discovery sent by mail.
5.
Twenty-five cents for the envelope for any discovery sent by mail.
6.
Photographs will be photocopied at the rates established herein.
If requests are made for duplicate photographs, the actual cost of
making the photographs shall be charged.
7.
Duplication of videotapes constitute an extraordinary duplication
process and will be charged at the rate of $5 per videotape.
8.
On any item that cannot be photocopied on the Township copy machine
or not otherwise provided for in this schedule, the actual cost incurred
in making the copy shall be charged.
c.
Where the discovery must be obtained from an entity other than the
Township of Greenwich, e.g. another Police Department, the actual
costs paid to the other entity shall be paid by the requestor.
[Ord. No. 1980-1; amended
by Ord. No. 2014-02; 12-15-2022 by Ord. No.
109-2022]
The Township Committee has determined that the establishment
of an Environmental Committee would aid in the protection, development
and use of natural resources, including water resources, located within
the territorial limits of Greenwich Township.
A Committee shall be established and such Committee shall be
known as the Greenwich Township Environmental Committee that shall
consist of no less than three but no more than seven members which
shall be appointed by the Mayor. All members shall be residents of
the municipality. All members shall serve without compensation.
The terms of office of the first Committee members shall be
for one, two or three years, to be designated by the Mayor in making
his appointments so that the terms of approximately 1/3 of the members
will expire each year and their successor shall be appointed for terms
of three years and until the appointment and qualifications of their
successors. A vacancy on the Committee occurring otherwise than by
expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the
same manner as in original appointment.
The Committee shall have power to conduct research into the
use and possible use of the open land areas of the municipality and
may coordinate the activities of unofficial bodies organized for similar
purposes and may advertise, prepare, print and distribute books, maps,
charts, plans, and pamphlets which in its judgment it deems necessary
for its purposes. It shall keep an index of all open areas publicly
or privately owned including open marshlands, swamps, and other wetlands
in order to obtain information on the proper use of such areas. It
may, from time to time, recommend to the municipal Land Use Board
plans and programs for inclusion in a municipal master plan and the
development and use of such areas. The Committee shall have power
to study and make recommendations concerning open space preservation,
water resource management, air pollution control, solid waste management,
noise control, soil and landscape protection, and environmental appearance.
The Committee shall keep records of its meetings and activities
and shall make an annual report to the governing body of Greenwich
Township. The governing body may appropriate funds for the expenses
incurred by the Committee. The Committee may appoint such clerks and
other employees as it may, from time to time, require and shall be
within the limits of funds appropriated to it.
[Ord. No. 1981-10 § 1]
Unless otherwise provided by law, all officers and employees
employed by the Township of Greenwich after the effective date of
this section (June 5, 1981) shall be bona fide residents therein.
A bona fide resident for the purpose of this act is a person having
a permanent domicile within the local unit and one which has not been
adopted with the intention of again taking up or claiming a previous
resident acquired outside of the local boundaries.
[Ord. No. 1981-10 § 2]
It shall be the duty of the hiring authority to insure that
all employees hired after the effective date of this section shall
remain bona fide residents of the Township of Greenwich. Failure of
any such employee to maintain residency in the Township of Greenwich
shall be cause for removal or discharge from service.
[Ord. No. 1981-10 § 3]
When the appointing authority of the Township of Greenwich has
determined that there cannot be recruited a sufficient number of qualified
residents for available specific positions or employments, the appointing
authority shall advertise for other qualified applicants. Classification
of qualified applicants in such instances shall be determined in the
following manner:
a.
Other residents of the county in which the municipality is situate.
b.
Other residents of counties contiguous to the county in which the
municipality is situate.
c.
Other residents of the state.
d.
All other applicants. All appointments shall be made in the order
of preference established hereinabove, except subject to preferences
granted pursuant to any other provisions of the law.
[Ord. No. 181-10 § 4]
a.
Whenever the appointing authority shall determine that there are
certain specific positions and employments requiring special talents
or skills which are necessary for the operations of the Township of
Greenwich and which are not likely to be found among the residents
of the Township of Greenwich, such positions or employments so determined
shall be filled without reference to residency.
b.
Such provisions shall set forth the formal criteria pursuant to which
such positions and employments shall be so determined. The criteria
shall be established by the appointing authority as the need shall
so exist from time to time.
[Ord. No. 181-10 § 5]
Promotion preference shall be given to a bona fide resident
of the Township of Greenwich. When promotions are based upon merit,
as properly determined, a bona fide resident shall be given preference
over a nonresident in any instance when all other measurable criteria
are equal. Such preference under this section shall in no way diminish,
reduce or effect the preference granted pursuant to other law.
[Ord. No. 181-10 § 6]
Nothing contained in this section shall require residency in
the Township where a state statute would allow otherwise.
[Ord. No. 1980-13; Ord. No. 1986-1]
This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Six Area
Cooperative Pricing Program Ordinance of the Borough of Alpha, Town
of Phillipsburg, Townships of Greenwich, Harmony, Lopatcong, and Pohatcong."
[Ord. No. 1980-13; Ord. No. 1986-1]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-11(5), the Manager
and/or Mayor of the Borough of Alpha, Town of Phillipsburg, and Townships
of Greenwich, Harmony, Lopatcong, Pohatcong, is hereby authorized
to enter into cooperative pricing agreement with the lead agency of
any other contracting unit within the County of Warren or adjoining
counties for the purchase of work, materials, and supplies.
The lead agency entering into contracts on behalf of the Borough
of Alpha, Town of Phillipsburg, and Townships of Greenwich, Harmony,
Lopatcong, Pohatcong is responsible for complying with the provisions
of the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.) and
all other provisions of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
[Ord. No. 1984-4; Ord. No. 2002-11]
A Historical Commission is created with membership consisting
of not more than 10 Township residents to serve for terms of three
years for the purpose of preserving the history of the Township. The
members previously appointed to the Historical Commission shall continue
in office for the balance of their terms. The three additional members
shall be appointed initially, one member for a three-year term, one
member for a two-year term and one member for a one-year term. Thereafter,
upon the expiration of the above terms, a newly appointed term shall
be for three years.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
[Ord. No. 1986-5]
The position of Deputy Tax Assessor is created.
[Added by Ord. No. 2011-03]
The position of Deputy Tax Collector is hereby established.
The Deputy Tax Collector shall be appointed for a term of one year,
ending on December 31. The Deputy Tax Collector shall operate under
the supervision and control of the Tax Collector and shall exercise
the powers and duties of the Tax Collector when so authorized by the
Tax Collector or the Township Committee.
[Ord. No. 1982-11 § 1]
In the event of an emergency, any police officer of the Borough
of Alpha, Townships of Pohatcong and Lopatcong or of the New Jersey
State Police, acting in the performance of his duties, may request
of the Chief of Police, or any police officer on duty, of this Township,
police assistance in the Borough of Alpha, Townships of Pohatcong
and Lopatcong.
[Ord. No. 1982-11 § 2]
Police of this Township may, upon such request in the event
of emergency, respond to the request and render police assistance
in the Borough of Alpha, Townships of Pohatcong and Lopatcong. Police
of this Township shall not be obligated to respond to such request
for assistance, and shall not respond if, in their judgment and discretion,
responding would jeopardize public safety in this Township. Any police
officer of this Township responding to such request and rendering
police assistance in the Borough of Alpha, Townships of Pohatcong
and Lopatcong shall:
a.
While engaged in such assistance, have such rights and immunities
as he may otherwise enjoy in the performance of his normal duties
in this Township;
b.
If he suffers a casualty or death while engaged in such assistance,
be entitled to all salary, pension rights, worker's compensation and
other benefits to which such officer would be entitled if such casualty
or death occurred in the performance of his normal duties in this
Township.
[Ord. No. 1982-11 § 3]
Upon passage and effective date of a reciprocal ordinance by
the Borough of Alpha, Townships of Pohatcong and Lopatcong, there
shall exist an agreement between this Township and such Township for
the provision of mutual police aid in case of emergency upon the terms
contained in this and such reciprocal ordinance. Such agreement may
be terminated at any time by the repeal of this or such other reciprocal
ordinance or may be altered by other reciprocal ordinance provisions
adopted by the two municipalities.
[Ord. No. 1997-8]
The Chief of Police of the Greenwich Township Police Department
is hereby authorized to support the concepts and procedures established
by the Warren County Prosecutor for the Warren County Tactical Response
Team. Each and every member of the Greenwich Township Police Department
shall be afforded the full opportunity to participate in and to respond
to requests for services and training in the Warren County Tactical
Response Team under the command of the Warren County Prosecutor.
[Ord. No. 1997-8]
Police of this Township who become members of the Warren County
Tactical Response Team may, upon request of the Warren County Prosecutor,
respond to the request and render police assistance throughout the
County of Warren. Police of this Township shall not be obligated to
respond to such request for such assistance, and shall not respond,
if, in their judgment and discretion, responding would jeopardize
public safety in this Township. Each and every member of the Greenwich
Township Police Department responding to such request of the Warren
County Prosecutor shall:
a.
While engaged in such assistance, have such rights and immunities
as he may otherwise enjoy in the performance of his normal duties
in this Township.
b.
If he suffers a casualty or death while engaged in such assistance,
be entitled to all salary, pension rights, worker's compensation and
other benefits to which such officer would be entitled if such casualty
or death occurred in the performance of his normal duties in this
Township.
[Ord. No. 2004-16A]
The enforcement of the criminal laws from time to time requires
the use of tactics enforced beyond the resources of small local police
departments.
The Prosecutor of Warren County has, in order to meet such needs
as they may arise, established certain Multi-Jurisdictional Specialized
Teams as delineated herein.
The Prosecutor of Warren County, as Chief Law Enforcement Officer
of Warren County, has determined that certain Multi-Jurisdictional
Teams and Plan(s) including members of the Warren County Prosecutor's
Office and, on a voluntary basis, local police departments, would
best serve the needs of law enforcement in this county.
A member of a local police department within this county who
desires to participate in a Warren County Multi-Jurisdictional Team
or Plan must obtain the permission of his or her department, must
meet the requirements established by the Warren County Prosecutor.
Upon acceptance into a Warren County Multi-Jurisdictional Team
or plan, a member of a local police department will be required to
meet the requirements established by the Warren County Prosecutor,
properly maintain equipment, attend duty when required, attend training
and obey all commands of the Prosecutor.
A Warren County Multi-Jurisdictional Team or Plan members as
so constituted and under the direct supervision and tactical command
of the Warren County Prosecutor, shall respond as may be necessary
at the request of the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of any municipality
within Warren County, or in the Prosecutor's own determination to
such situations.
The expense of all necessary training and equipment for a Warren
County Multi-Jurisdictional Team or Plan will be borne by the Warren
County Prosecutor's Office.
N.J.S.A. 40A:14-152.1 provides that a municipal police officer
shall have full power of arrest for any crime committed in his or
her presence within this state.
N.J.S.A. 40A:14-152.2 confers upon municipal police officer
acting under lawful authority beyond the territorial limits of his
or her employing municipality with all of the immunities from tort
liability and all of the pension, relief, disability, workmen's compensation,
insurance and other benefits enjoyed while performing duties within
said employment of municipalities.
The Prosecutor of Warren County and his assistants and investigators
have authority to enforce laws throughout the county and the state.
A temporary exchange of law enforcement officers among the municipalities
for the purpose of mutual aid is contemplated by N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156
and 40A:14-156.1; and while all participating jurisdictions should
make every accommodation possible to allow their members the opportunity
to assist with requests for services or corresponding training; this
Agreement is strictly voluntary in nature and places no jurisdiction
participating in it under any obligation to respond to a request for
specialized services that is unable or unwilling to honor.
The Chief of the Police Department of Greenwich Township, Warren
County, hereby agrees to support the concepts and procedures established
by the Warren County Prosecutor for the Warren County Multi-Jurisdictional
Teams and Plan below and further agree to make every possible accommodation
to permit members of this Department full opportunity to participate
therein and to respond to requests for services and training under
the command of the Warren County Prosecutor.
[Ord. No. 2004-16A]
The Agreement provided for:
a.
Warren County tactical response team. To provide a tactical alternative
in life threatening situations including high risk warrant entry,
dangerous arrests, riot, and other such extraordinary and dangerous
situations through intensive training and provision of necessary equipment.
b.
Warren County serious collision analysis and response team (SCART).
To provide multi-jurisdictional investigation for fatal motor vehicle
collisions, and collisions with serious bodily injury.
c.
Warren County Rapid Response Plan (RRP). To provide a plan for mobilization
of all Law Enforcement Resources within Warren County to respond to
any critical incident and to provide additional manpower to assist
any agency with security, crowd control, mass casualty situation,
suspected terrorist incident and other situations where a requesting
agency is in need of additional manpower.
d.
Warren County multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force (NTF). A
cooperative effort to coordinate all proactive narcotics or controlled
dangerous substance investigations throughout Warren County by assisting
local, state and federal law enforcement agencies with narcotics investigations
and arrests.
[Ord. No. 1988-6 § 1]
Any applicant for a permit, license, approval or relief used
or usable in connection with a designated parcel of real property
located in the Township of Greenwich shall submit proof with such
application that all real estate taxes assessed against such real
property have been paid through the quarter in which the application
is filed.
[Ord. No. 1988-6 § 2]
No permit, license, approval or relief used or usable in connection
with a designated parcel of real property located in the Township
of Greenwich shall be issued by any board, body, officer or employee
of the Township of Greenwich unless all real estate taxes assessed
against such real property have been paid through the then-current
quarter.
[Ord. No. 1989-2]
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 110, Public Law 1988,
there is hereby established for the Township of Greenwich the position
of Chief Financial Officer to carry out the responsibilities set forth
under P.L. 1947, c. 151 (N.J.S.A. 52:27BB-26 et seq.), and further
referenced in N.J.S.A. 40A:9-140.1 et seq.
[Ord. No. 1990-13]
Ordinance No. 1990-13 is hereby adopted to authorize a contract
with the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency designating
the Affordable Housing Management Service to administer affordable
housing regulations within the Township.
The ordinance authorizes the Township to contract with the Affordable
Housing Management Service to implement affordable housing regulations
governing the Township's inclusionary housing project.
Pursuant to statute, any interested party may review the ordinance
in detail, which is on file in the Municipal Clerk's office, at the
Greenwich Township Municipal Building, 128 Greenwich Street, Stewartsville,
New Jersey, during regular business hours.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 2-18, Affordable Housing Board,
Housing Officer and Affordable Housing Trust Fund (Ord. No. 1990-12,
as amended) was repealed 10-29-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-03.
[Ord. No. 1990-8]
Pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1989, c. 3 (N.J.S.A. 52:17C-1
et seq.), there is hereby established for the Township of Greenwich
the position of 911 Coordinator to implement a statewide 911 emergency
telephone system in New Jersey.
Said position shall abide by the rules and regulations established
by the State of New Jersey, County of Warren, and Township of Greenwich.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 2-20, Board of Recreation (Ord.
No. 2008-04) was repealed 5-16-2019 by Ord. No. 101-2019.
[Added 5-16-2019 by Ord.
No. 101-2019]
The Township Committee of the Township of Greenwich, deeming
it necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the affairs of
the municipality and particularly so to create a system of recreation
programs designed to amuse, entertain and improve the physical fitness
and to bring into closer harmony and relationship the community of
Greenwich as a whole, the neighborhoods making up that community and
the families abiding therein, does, pursuant to the Revised Statutes
of the State of New Jersey, hereby establish and create a Recreation
Committee.
Appointments to the Recreation Committee shall be done by the
Mayor, with advice and consent of the Township Committee. The Recreation
Committee shall consist of nine members. The Recreation Committee
shall appoint a Chairperson to be selected by majority vote of the
members of said Committee.
Members of the Recreation Committee shall serve a term of three
years, and the Chairman shall serve a term of two years. Any vacancies
shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the
Township Committee.
The Recreation Committee shall have the full and complete authority
and power to oversee the acceptance and processing of applications
for the engagement of recreational and cultural activities within
the Township's recreational fields and parks and public property.
Said Committee shall have the power to charge and collect reasonable
rental fees for such use. The Recreation Committee shall have the
power to form subcommittees and appoint supervisors and assistants
as may be necessary.
The Concession Stand Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the Recreation
Committee, is hereby established. The Recreation Committee, through
said Subcommittee, shall be responsible for the operation and maintenance
of municipal concession stands. The Concession Stand Subcommittee
shall be responsible for maintaining bookkeeping records detailing
the profits earned by all municipal concession stands and shall make
such bookkeeping records available for review by the Open Space and
Parks Committee. The Recreation Committee shall maintain a bank account
and deposit all profits earned from municipal concession stands therein.
The Mayor, with consent and consultation of the Township Committee,
shall appropriate sums which, in their opinion, are satisfactory for
the Recreation Committee to pay its expenses. Said Committee may solicit
or receive any gifts or bequests, personal property, or any donation,
which shall be applied toward temporary or permanent use of the Township's
parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities. All donations received
by the Recreation Committee shall be turned over to the Greenwich
Township Chief Financial Officer and be kept in a special fund dedicated
for park and recreational facilities.
The Recreation Committee shall have the full and complete authority
and scheduling of all events held at Greenwich Township's parks, playgrounds,
and other recreation and leisure areas owned or controlled by the
Township. Said Committee shall have the power to promulgate rules
and regulations governing the conduct within public recreation facilities.
Any rules and regulations promulgated by said Committee are subject
to approval by the Mayor and the Township Committee. Said Committee
shall have the power to charge and collect reasonable fees for such
use.
The Recreation Committee shall have full power and authority
over field and pavilion scheduling and reservations. The Committee
shall promulgate rules governing scheduling and reservation procedures.
The Recreation Committee, with the consent of the Mayor and
the Township Committee, may charge and collect fees for the usage
of Greenwich Township's parks, playgrounds, and other recreation and
leisure areas owned or controlled by the Township.
The Recreation Committee shall require all applicants for rentals
of the Township's pavilions and park fields to submit a certificate
of insurance and endorsement form naming Greenwich Township as an
additional insured 30 business days before scheduled use. General
liability must be at least $1,000,000. Organizations employing private
trainers or coaches must submit proof of workers' compensation insurance
coverage.
The Recreation Committee shall offer the pavilions located within
Greenwich Township parks for rent to Greenwich residents and nonresidents.
The Committee shall collect rents for such pavilions at a rate of
$150 for five hours from residents and $250 for five hours from nonresidents.
Pavilions may be rented for additional hours at a rate of $10 per
hour.
The Recreation Committee shall offer the fields located within
Greenwich Township Parks for rent to Greenwich residents and nonresidents.
The Committee shall collect rents for said fields at a rate of $60
per day for Greenwich Township residents and $100 per day from nonresidents.
The Recreation Committee shall offer the fields on a seasonal use
basis, which shall consist of a per-day reservation of up to 13 days
within a continuous ninety-day period. The Committee shall collect
seasonal use rents from Greenwich residents and Greenwich-based organizations
at a seasonal rate of $300, while nonresidents and non-Greenwich organizations
shall pay a seasonal rate of $500.
The Recreation Committee shall have the power to determine whether
a proposed use of the fields within Greenwich Township is a special
event and determine the appropriate rental rate to collect on a case-by-case
basis to assure that the Township's expenses associated with the proposed
use are covered. Special events are proposed uses that require the
Township to provide equipment or public safety and security services
to carry out proposed uses. In the Recreation Committee's discretion,
commercial and nonprofit applicants may be required to post a security
in accordance with the following schedule:
|
Number of Participants
|
Amount of Security
|
|---|---|
|
1 to 100 participants per day
|
$100
|
|
101 to 250 participants per day
|
$200
|
|
251 to 500 participants per day
|
$300
|
|
501 to 1,000 participants per day
|
$500
|
|
1,001 plus participants per day
|
$1,000
|
[Added 12-19-2019 by Ord.
No. 119-2019]
Recreation fees shall be set by the Township Committee by resolution
at any time. The schedule of fees shall be on file with the Township
Clerk.
[Added 5-16-2019 by Ord.
No. 102-2019]
The Township Committee of the Township of Greenwich, deeming
it necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the affairs of
the municipality and particularly so to create a system of recreation
programs designed to amuse, entertain and improve the physical fitness
and to bring into closer harmony and relationship the community of
Greenwich as a whole, the neighborhoods making up that community and
the families abiding therein, does, pursuant to the Revised Statutes
of the State of New Jersey, hereby establish and create an Open Space
and Parks Committee.
Appointments to the Open Space and Parks Committee shall be
done by the Mayor, with advice and consent of the Township Committee.
The Open Space and Parks Committee shall consist of nine members,
two of which shall be members of the Township Committee. The Open
Space and Parks Committee shall appoint a Chairperson to be selected
by majority vote of the Open Space and Parks Committee. Members of
any subcommittees of the Open Space and Parks Committee shall be appointed
by the Open Space and Parks Committee.
Members of the Open Space and Parks Committee shall serve a
term of three years, and the Chairperson shall serve a term of two
years. Initial appointments shall have staggered terms so as to have
no more than three membership terms expire in any one given year.
Any vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor, with advice
and consent of the Township Committee.
No member of the Open Space and Parks Committee shall receive
any compensation for serving on the Open Space and Parks Committee
or any subcommittee.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 2-20B.5, Powers, was repealed 12-15-2022 by Ord. No.
110-2022.
The Open Space and Parks Committee shall review and recommend
to the Township Committee any changes to the parks' infrastructure,
buildings, fields, or lawns. Any proposals for such changes shall
be submitted to the Open Space and Parks Committee for approval. Any
approved changes by the Open Space and Parks Committee shall thereafter
be submitted to the Township Committee for approval before execution.
This section shall also apply to any "donated work."
No solicitation or fundraising activities are allowed on Township
property without the approval of the Open Space and Parks Committee
and the Township Committee. Proposals to engage in fundraising activities
must be submitted to the Open Space and Parks Committee for approval.
Any approved proposals shall then be submitted to the Township Committee
for approval before execution. This section applies to fundraising
activities by the Township and not-for-profit organizations.
The Open Space and Parks Committee may recommend to the Mayor
and Township Committee lands for acquisition for use as public playgrounds,
recreational areas, and farmland preservation.
The Mayor, with consent and consultation of the Township Committee,
shall appropriate sums which, in their opinion, are satisfactory for
the Recreation Committee to pay its expenses. Said Committee may solicit
or receive any gifts or bequests, personal property, or any donation,
which shall be applied toward temporary or permanent use of the Township's
parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities. All donations received
by the Recreation Committee shall be turned over to the Greenwich
Township Chief Financial Officer and be kept in a special fund dedicated
for park and recreational facilities.
[Ord. No. 1993-5]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:10A-1 et seq., the position of Local
Historian is hereby established.
[Ord. No. 1993-5]
The Local Historian shall be appointed by the Mayor for the
term of one year; a resident of Greenwich Township; and serve without
compensation.
[Ord. No. 1993-5]
The duties and powers of the Local Historian are prescribed
by the Local Historian Enabling Act, N.J.S.A. 40:10A-1 et seq.
[Ord. No. 1994-14 § 1]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:2BB-9, there is hereby created and established
an ad hoc advisory committee of the Township Committee to be known
as "Greenwich Municipal Alliance against Drug and Alcohol Abuse,"
hereinafter referred to as "GMA."
[Ord. No. 1994-14 § 1; Ord. No. 1994-18]
The GMA shall consist of an unlimited number of members to be
appointed by the Township Committee. There shall be a minimum of nine
members, one from each of the following eight classes or categories
of people: (1) a member of the Township Committee or designee; (2)
a person who is (a) a member of the Township Board of Education or
(b) the Township Superintendent of Schools or designee or (c) a teacher
or guidance counselor from the Township school system; (3) a member
of the Township Police Department or a representative of the Township
D.A.R.E. program; (4) a representative of a local civic organization;
(5) a representative of a local religious group; (6) a representative
of the local Parent Teacher's Association; (7) an individual who has
been directly affected by their own or family member's abuse or addiction;
(8) a representative of private business. Any number of additional
members may be appointed from among the aforesaid classes or groups
of people or from among the following classes or groups: Township
school students; teacher associations; Chamber of Commerce; public
or private organizations or individuals involved in treatment of alcohol
and drug related problems; civil youth organizations; labor unions;
the media; or any interested private citizen.
[Ord. No. 1994-14 § 1]
The Township Committee may remove any member of the GMA with
cause. A vacancy on the GMA occurring otherwise than by expiration
of a term of a member, may be filled for the unexpired term in the
same manner as the original appointment.
[Ord. No. 1994-14 § 1]
a.
The GMA, in consultation with the local (county) advisory committee
on alcoholism and drug abuse shall identify alcoholism and drug prevention,
education and community needs.
b.
The GMA shall implement the alliance programs formulated pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 26:2BB-8.
c.
The GMA may apply for funding through the procedures described in
N.J.A.C. 17:40-1.1 et seq.
d.
The GMA shall be responsible for:
1.
Organizing and coordinating efforts involving schools, law enforcement,
business groups and other community organizations for the purpose
of reducing alcoholism and drug abuse;
2.
In cooperation with local school districts, developing comprehensive
and effective alcoholism and drug abuse education programs in grades
K-12;
3.
In cooperation with local school districts, developing procedures
for the intervention, referral to treatment and discipline of students
abusing alcohol or drugs;
4.
Developing comprehensive alcoholism and drug abuse education support
and outreach efforts for parents in the community;
5.
Developing comprehensive alcoholism and drug abuse community awareness
programs;
6.
Creating a network of community leaders, private citizens, and representatives
of public and private human service agencies who make a comprehensive
and coordinated effort to promote and support drug and alcohol prevention
and education programs and related activities with an emphasis on
youth;
7.
Conducting an assessment of their community to determine the needs
of the community in relation to alcoholism and drug abuse issues;
8.
Identifying existing efforts and services acting to reduce alcoholism
and drug abuse;
9.
Coordinating projects within the municipality to avoid fragmentation
and duplication;
10.
Developing programs to be implemented at the municipal level or participating
in regionally developed programs that accomplish the purposes of the
alliance effort and of the GMA;
11.
Assisting the Township in acquiring funds for alliance programs including
the establishment of a permanent, standing subcommittee on fund raising;
12.
The GMA shall keep such records and provide such information to the
Governor's Council as may be required for fiscal audit;
13.
The GMA shall cooperate with the Governor's Council on alcoholism
and drug abuse and the alliance steering subcommittee of the county
local advisory committee on alcoholism and drug abuse to provide municipal
data, reports or other information which may be required for the county
alliance plan or needed to assist the alliance effort.
[Ord. No. 1994-14 § 1]
The GMA shall meet promptly after appointment and shall elect
officers consisting of a president, vice president, secretary and
treasurer. The GMA shall establish bylaws for its governance, shall
hold meetings regularly, and establish an annual calendar of meetings
at its organizational meeting each year. Minutes shall be kept of
all GMA meetings and a quorum shall be required for action to be taken
by the GMA. A quorum shall be 50% of the GMA membership plus one.
A quorum may be present in person or by proxy duly filed in writing
with the secretary of the Committee provided, however, that at least
five of the eight mandatory class members are physically present.
[Ord. No. 1994-14 § 1]
Before the GMA receives DEDR (Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction
penalties described by N.J.S.A. 2C:35-15 et seq.) funds from the Governor's
Council, the GMA shall develop a comprehensive plan to provide matching
funds equivalent to the amount of the grant award. A fund raising
subcommittee shall be established by the GMA which must meet at least
quarterly during any project period. The comprehensive plan for providing
matching funds may include, but is not limited to, the following.
a.
The donation of the use of municipal property at a fair market value
to the project.
b.
Time, as reflected by salary and wages, of the municipal and private
sector employers who perform services in accordance with the project.
c.
Complementary (public service) advertising on local media, such as
newspapers, radio and cable television, above the level of standard
public service requirements.
d.
Organized community benefits focused on the alliance which utilize
celebrities, sports figures or experts in the field of additions,
who donate their services.
e.
Door-to-door types of fund raising.
f.
Solicitations to business and industry for donations.
g.
Activities to raise funds which have potential for bringing a significant
number of community persons together, such as runs, walks, bake sales
and car washes.
h.
The donation of printing and other mass reproductions of materials
to carry the anti-alcohol and drug abuse message to the community.
[Ord. No. 1994-14 § 1]
Periodic reports shall be submitted to the Township Committee
by the GMA respecting progress in obtaining matching funds and shall
include as well, on a form prescribed by the Governor's Council, a
progress report detailing the progress made on accomplishing the purposes
of the grant. The Township shall submit to the Governor's Council
on form prescribed: (1) detailed and accurate accountings on all expenditures
made under the grant; (2) periodic reports of the progress made in
accomplishing the purposes of the grant; (3) at the end of each fiscal
year which any grant falls, the Township must submit an audited financial
statement explaining its use of funds and provide such other information
as may be prescribed by the Governor's Council. The form of the within
submissions must be consistent with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 17:40-3.4.
In no event shall any funds from the grant be used to undertake any
activity which is not in accordance with the purpose of the grant
as approved by the Governor's Council.
[Ord. No. 1994-14 § 1]
All actions of the Township Committee and the Township of Greenwich
heretofore recognizing the "Greenwich Township Municipal Alliance,"
endorsing grant applications and supporting the Greenwich Municipal
Alliance Committee are hereby ratified and affirmed.
[Ord. No. 1995-05]
a.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 59:8-6, demand is hereby made that the claimant
provide additional information or evidence as follows:
1.
Written reports of claimant's attending physicians setting forth
the nature and extent of injury and treatment, any degree of temporary
or permanent disability, the prognosis, period of hospitalization
and any diminished earning capacities;
2.
A list of claimant's expert witnesses and any of their reports or
statements relating to the claims;
3.
Itemized bills for medical, dental and hospital expenses incurred
or itemized receipts of payment for such expenses;
4.
Documentary evidence showing amounts of income lost; and
5.
If future treatment is necessary, a statement of anticipated expenses
for each treatment.
b.
The claimant may be required to submit to a physical or mental examination
by a physician employed by the Township of Greenwich, and the claimant
may be required to permit the Township of Greenwich to inspect all
appropriate records relating to his claim for liability and damages,
including but not limited to income tax returns, hospital records,
medical records and employment records.
[Ord. No. 1996-2]
The Township of Greenwich, County of Warren and State of New Jersey, adopts and incorporates herein as if set forth at length into its ordinance the rules, regulations and procedures adopted by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and in 49 CFR, Chapter 3, Section 40 et seq., and Section 382 et seq., as amended, regarding alcohol and drug testing requirements and procedures for employers of individuals who possess a commercial driver's license. The same shall be fully implemented and complied with effective as of January 1, 1996.
[Ord. No. 1998-2]
There is hereby established a reserve in the General Capital
Fund which shall be known and designated as the "Municipal Open Space
Trust Fund." A special bank account shall be opened and maintained
for the Municipal Open Space Trust Fund.
[Ord. No. 1998-2]
Funds from the Municipal Open Space Trust Fund may be utilized
for the following purposes:
a.
The acquisition and development and/or maintenance of lands for recreation
and/or conservation;
b.
The acquisition of farmland for farmland preservation.
c.
Historic preservation of historic properties, sites, structures,
facilities, areas or objects for historic, educational or recreational
purposes.
d.
Payment of debt service on indebtedness issued or incurred by the
Township of Greenwich for any of the purposes as set forth in Subsection
2.25.2a through c above.
[Ord. No. 1998-2]
As used in this section, the following terms shall be defined
as follows:
The securing of a fee simple or a lesser interest in land,
including but not limited to an easement restricting development,
by gift, purchase, installment purchase agreement, devise or condemnation.
The use of land or lands for parks, open space, natural areas,
ecological and biological studies, forests, water reserves or wildlife
preserves for the conservation of natural resources.
Any improvement to land required for the purposes of the
fund as stated in this section, designed to expand and enhance its
utilization for such purposes.
Land actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural use
that qualifies to be valued, assessed, and taxed pursuant to the Farmland
Assessment Act of 1964, P.L. 1964, c. 48, N.J.S.A. 54:4-23.1 et seq.).
The long-term preservation of farmland for agricultural or
horticultural use.
The acquisition, maintenance and restoration of properties
of historic significance to Greenwich Township.
Any real property, including improvements thereof or thereon,
rights-of-way, water, lakes, streams, rivers, riparian and other rights,
easements, development rights, privileges, licenses and all other
rights or interests of any kind or description in, relating to or
connected with real property.
The use of land or lands for parks, athletic facilities,
open space, fishing, hunting, camping, boating, winter sports, or
similar uses for either public outdoor recreation, or the use of lands
for public indoor recreation.
[Ord. No. 1998-2; Ord. No. 2001-3; Ord. No.
2004-04]
The Municipal Open Space Trust Fund shall be funded through the dedication to the fund of an amount of $0.04 per $100 of assessed valuation of each annual tax levy commencing with the 2004 tax year and the 2004 budget year. The Municipal Open Space Trust Fund shall also be permitted to accept donations and testamentary bequests. The accumulated receipts and deposits within the Municipal Open Space Trust Fund may be utilized only for the purposes set forth in Subsection 2-25.2 of this section. Any and all interest accruing shall be retained in and used for the same purposes as established in accordance with Subsection 2-25.2 of this section.
[Ord. No. 1998-2]
The Township Committee of the Township of Greenwich, annually, after the holding of one public hearing thereon, shall apportion and allocate the use of the funds collected among the purposes set forth in Subsection 2-25.2 of this section.
[Ord. No. 1998-2]
Any and all land, lands or property acquired by the Township
of Greenwich pursuant to this section shall be held by the Township
of Greenwich in trust. The deed or other instrument of conveyance
into the Township of Greenwich shall bear a legend stating that the
said land, lands or property are conveyed to the Township of Greenwich
subject to this section.
[Ord. No. 1998-2]
No land, lands or property acquired pursuant to this section
with funds from the Municipal Open Space Trust Fund shall be leased,
sold or otherwise conveyed unless action has been authorized by the
Township Committee of the Township of Greenwich in a manner as prescribed
by law. The Township Committee of the Township of Greenwich, after
at least one public hearing thereon, and upon a finding that the purposes
of this section shall otherwise be better served or that any land
acquired by the Township of Greenwich pursuant to this section is
required for another public use, may, by ordinance, convey through
sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition, title to or a lesser
interest in that land, lands or property, provided that the Township
of Greenwich shall replace any land, lands or property conveyed under
this section by land, lands or property of at least equal fair market
value and of reasonably equivalent usefulness, size, quality and location
to the land conveyed. Any moneys derived from the conveyance shall
be deposited into the Municipal Open Space Trust Fund created by this
section.
[Ord. No. 2007-08 § 1]
All funds collected by the Township from farm leases shall be
deposited into the Greenwich Township Open Space account for replenishment
of said account.
[Ord. No. 2007-14 § 1; Ord. No. 2007-22]
a.
Funds utilized for the Greenwich recreation project.
1.
Preamble. N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.4 authorizes municipalities to manage,
regulate and control the finances and property, real and personal,
of the municipality.
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The Greenwich Township Committee has determined that it is necessary
to preserve open space throughout Greenwich Township.
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The Greenwich Township Committee has established an Open Space
Account to deposit monies dedicated for the purpose of preserving
open space/farmland within Greenwich Township.
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The Greenwich Township Committee utilized some of the surplus
funds in the open space in conjunction with the Greenwich Recreation
Project.
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The Greenwich Township Committee has determined that it is necessary
to replenish the open space account with funds from the __________
account. (Codified as per Ordinance No. 2007-14)
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The Greenwich Township Committee believes this ordinance to
be in the best interests of Greenwich Township.
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2.
The sum of _____ shall be taken from the _____ account and deposited
in the open space account. (Codified as per Ordinance No. 2007-14)
b.
Property purchased for a purpose not recreational or open space in
nature.
1.
Preamble. N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.4 authorizes municipalities to manage,
regulate and control the finances and property, real and personal,
of the municipality.
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The Greenwich Township Committee has determined that it is necessary
to preserve open space throughout Greenwich Township.
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The Greenwich Township Committee has established an Open Space
Trust Fund Account to deposit monies dedicated for the purpose of
preserving open space/farmland within Greenwich Township.
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The Greenwich Township Committee approved the use of funds from
the Open Space Trust Fund Account for the down payment of the purchase
of real property to be used as athletic fields, park areas, open space
and other purposes pursuant to Ordinance 2003-05.
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The Greenwich Township Committee may in the future decide to
utilize funds from the Open Space Trust Fund Account for the purchase
of real property for recreational and/or open space purposes.
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The Greenwich Township Committee has determined that it is appropriate
to replenish funds utilized from the Open Space Trust Fund Account
if the real property for which said funds have been used to acquire
is no longer in whole or in part used for recreational and/or open
spaces purposes.
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The Greenwich Township Committee determines that upon the real
property which was purchased in whole or in part with Open Space Trust
Fund Account funds being used in whole or in part for a purpose other
than recreational and/or open space, the Greenwich Township Committee
shall be required to replenish the Open Space Trust Fund Account in
an amount equal to what was spent from said account to acquire the
property.
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The Greenwich Township Committee believes this ordinance to
be in the best interests of Greenwich Township.
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2.
When property which has been purchased in whole or in part with funds
from the Open Space Trust Fund Account or similar municipal account
and said property is used for a purpose in whole and/or in part which
is not recreational and/or open space in nature, the Greenwich Township
Committee shall replenish the Open Space Trust Fund Account or similar
municipal account in an amount equal to the monies used from said
account for the purchase of the subject property.
3.
The funding account shall be reimbursed within _____ year(s) of the
date on which the property use changes from recreational and/or open
space to any other use. (Codified as per Ordinance No. 2007-22)
[Ord. No. 1999-3]
The Township of Greenwich Employee Policy Manual, a copy of
which may be found on file in the Office of the Clerk, is hereby accepted,
adopted and established by the Greenwich Township Committee. The provisions
of the said Township of Greenwich Employee Policy Manual shall apply
to all employees of the Township of Greenwich, except elected or appointed
officials and independent contractors. In the event of a conflict
between the provisions of the policies set forth in the Township of
Greenwich Employee Policy Manual and any collective bargaining agreement,
or state or federal law, the terms and conditions of that agreement
or law shall prevail. In all other cases, the policies set forth in
the Township of Greenwich Employee Policy Manual shall apply. (See
also Personnel Policies adopted by a resolution of the Township Committee
on April 15, 2010, on file in the Office of the Clerk.)
[Ord. No. 2003-7]
For the purposes of this section, unless the context clearly
indicates a different meaning, the following words and phrases shall
have the meaning set forth:
Coverage afforded by insurance policies of every kind whether
the premiums be paid by the municipality, the municipal official or
someone on his behalf. The municipality shall not be obligated to
carry such insurance.
The Township Committee of the Township of Greenwich or its
successor governing body.
Each person presently or formerly holding any Township office,
position or employment, elective or appointive, full-time or part-time,
whether or not compensated, by fixed salary or hourly rate, and including,
but not limited to, present or former members of the Township Committee,
boards, commissions or agencies of the Township of Greenwich.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2012-19]
The Township of Greenwich in Warren County, New Jersey.
[Ord. No. 2003-7; amended
by Ord. No. 2012-19]
Upon compliance with and subject to the provisions of this section,
the municipality shall provide out of the public funds for the defense
of actions brought against a municipal official defendant and shall
indemnify a municipal official defendant for the payment of compensatory
damages resulting from an adverse judgment against the municipal official
defendant or resulting from any settlement approved by the Township
Committee for which payment is to be made on behalf of the municipal
official defendant, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in any
action or legal proceeding of a noncriminal nature arising out of
or incidental to the performance of the duties of the position or
office held by such municipal official. The municipality shall indemnify
a municipal official defendant for exemplary or punitive damages resulting
from the municipal official's civil violation of state or federal
law if, in the opinion of the municipal governing body, the acts committed
by the municipal official upon which the damages are based did not
constitute actual fraud, actual malice, willful misconduct or an intentional
wrong. (Authority: N.J.S.A. 59:10-4)
[Ord. No. 2003-7; amended
by Ord. No. 2012-19]
The municipality shall not be obligated to provide out of the public funds the defense of actions brought against a municipal official and the municipality shall not be obligated to indemnify a municipal official for compensatory and exemplary damages to the extent set forth in § 2-27.2 above in the following instances:
a.
The existence of an insurance policy or policies, either obtained
by the municipality or by another, by virtue of which the insurance
carrier has determined that the municipal official is covered for
defense costs or is provided with a defense under the policy, together
with coverage for indemnification of damages by the insurer, until
such time that the insurance policy limits as to coverage for the
municipal official are exhausted; or
b.
Where the municipal official has been specifically found by the trier
of fact in any proceeding, civil or criminal, to have acted with actual
fraud, actual malice or willful misconduct, or to have committed a
crime; or
c.
Where the legal proceeding or matter is instigated or brought by
the municipality against the municipal official; or
d.
Where the legal proceeding involves a question concerning election
laws; or
e.
Where the legal proceeding involves an act or omission which was
not within the scope of the municipal official's powers, duties or
employment; or
f.
Where the municipal official is found to have acted in violation
of the Local Government Ethics Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:9-22.1 et seq.),
or the regulations pursuant thereto, or any municipal code of ethics,
or any other applicable ethical standard.
[Ord. No. 2003-7; amended
by Ord. No. 2012-19]
The amount the municipality is obligated to reimburse the municipal
official shall be reduced by any insurance coverage payable to the
municipal official and by the net amount (recovery less attorney fees,
disbursements and court costs) of any money received by the municipal
official in any counteraction against the person or persons bringing
the action against him.
[Ord. No. 2003-7; amended
by Ord. No. 2012-19]
The municipal official shall be obliged to cooperate with the
municipality in the conduct of his defense. Whenever competent and
disinterested legal counsel is available to the municipality through
any insurance coverage, the municipal official shall be obliged to
be represented by such counsel. If the municipality wishes to use
the Municipal Attorney or the attorney for any board or committee
of the municipality to defend the action, the municipal official shall
be obligated to be represented by that attorney unless there is a
conflict of interest. The refusal of the municipal official to cooperate
with the municipality shall terminate the municipality's obligation
to reimburse the municipal official.
[Ord. No. 2003-7; amended
by Ord. No. 2012-19]
If the legal proceeding is terminated by an agreement among the parties, then the municipality shall not be obligated to provide a defense and indemnification as set forth in § 2-27.2 to the municipal official unless the municipality approves the settlement agreement.
[Ord. No. 2003-7; amended
by Ord. No. 2012-19]
If the municipal official files a counteraction in the legal
proceedings, the municipality shall not be obligated to reimburse
him for any attorney fees or court cost attributable to such counteraction,
and the attorney designated by the municipality shall not be required
to prosecute it unless it has been authorized by the municipality.
[Ord. No. 2003-7; amended
by Ord. No. 2012-19]
Notwithstanding any municipal ordinance to the contrary, if
the municipal official is found guilty of a crime or a trier of fact
determines that the act or omission complained of constitutes actual
fraud, actual malice, willful misconduct or an intentional wrong,
at the conclusion of any alternative dispute resolution or litigation
and exhaustion of all appeals, the municipal official shall not be
indemnified by the municipality, and the municipality shall not pay
any compensatory, exemplary and/or punitive damages on behalf of the
municipal official, and the municipal official shall be obligated
to reimburse the municipality for the cost of the legal defense (if
any is provided by the municipality) within such time and upon such
terms as determined by the Township Committee and as shall be made
by resolution of the Township Committee.
[Ord. No. 2003-7]
To the extent N.J.S.A. 40A: 14-155 provides broader indemnification
to members of the Municipal Police Department, if any, that statute
shall supersede this section.
[Ord. No. 2007-03]
This section shall be known as the "Access to Public Records
Ordinance" of the Township of Greenwich.
[Ord. No. 2007-03]
The Access to Public Records Ordinance is hereby created pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 39:4-131.
[Ord. No. 2007-03]
The Township Clerk is hereby designated the custodian of all
public records maintained by the Township and shall act in this capacity
on behalf of the Township.
[Ord. No. 2007-03]
The Township shall make all public records accessible to the
citizens of this state in accordance with the procedures and definitions
set forth in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 39:4-131 unless
said records are exempt from inspection as set forth in said statute.
[Ord. No. 2007-03]
As used in this section, "public records" shall mean all government
records unless said records fall within the following list of exempted
records which shall be prohibited from disclosure:
a.
Interagency or intra-agency advisory, consultative or deliberative
material.
b.
Information received by a member of the State Senate or Assembly
regarding a constituent.
c.
Memoranda, letters, notes, reports and any other communication prepared
for the use of a member of the State Senate or Assembly.
d.
Photographs, negatives and copies thereof or videotapes, of a decedent
relating to a post-mortem examination or autopsy subject to the exceptions
set forth by statute.
e.
Records maintained by a law enforcement agency that are not required
by law to be made and which pertain to a criminal investigation or
related civil enforcement proceedings subject to three exceptions
set forth by statute.
f.
Records held by a victims' rights organization, such as a domestic
violence shelter, pertaining to the victim of a crime, except that
the victim may have access to his/her own records.
g.
Trade secrets; proprietary commercial or financial information. This
includes data processing software obtained pursuant to a licensing
agreement prohibiting disclosure.
h.
Records within the attorney-client privilege.
i.
Administrative or technical information regarding computer hardware,
software and networks which, if disclosed, would jeopardize computer
security.
j.
Buildings and facilities emergency procedures and security information.
k.
Security and surveillance measures which, if disclosed, would create
safety risks for persons, property, electronic data or software.
l.
Information that would give an advantage to competitors or bidders.
m.
Information pertaining to sexual harassment complaints filed with
public employers.
n.
Information pertaining to any grievance.
o.
Information pertaining to collective negotiations, including documents
containing negotiating strategies.
p.
Communications with the public agency's insurance carrier, administrative
service organization or risk management office.
q.
Information to be kept confidential pursuant to court order.
r.
The portion of any document disclosing social security, credit card,
unlisted phone or driver license numbers subject to the exceptions
set forth by statute.
s.
Various records of public institutions of higher education as set
forth by statute.
t.
Biotechnology; trade secrets as restricted by federal law.
u.
Personal information regarding the victim of a crime when the information
is being sought by the convict who wronged the victim or by anonymous
request.
v.
Records of an investigation in progress where release is inimical
to the public interest subject to the exceptions set forth by statute.
w.
Files maintained by the Office of the Public Defender that relate
to the handling of a case.
x.
Records heretofore exempt from disclosure under any other statute,
resolution of either or both houses of the Legislature; regulation
promulgated under authority of any statute or Executive Order; Executive
Order; Rules of Court or federal law, regulation or order.
y.
Records heretofore exempt from disclosure pursuant to any executive
or legislative privilege or grant of confidentiality established by
State Constitution, statute, court rule or case law.
z.
Personnel and pension records, including records relating to grievances
filed by or against an individual subject to the exceptions set forth
by statute.
aa.
Any other exception provided for by law.
[Ord. No. 2007-03]
The Custodian of Records shall permit a public record to be
inspected, examined and copied by any person during regular business
hours of the Township Clerk and shall be permitted to redact same
in accordance with the governing statute.
[Ord. No. 2007-03]
a.
A copy or copies of public records may be purchased from the Township
of Greenwich for a fee of: $0.75 per page for the first page to tenth
page; $0.50 per page for the eleventh page to twentieth page; and
$0.25 per page for all pages over 20.
b.
In addition to the fee in Subsection 2-28.7a, for extraordinary expenditures,
the Township shall charge a special service charge which shall be
the hourly rate of the Township employee assigned to the request.
The hourly rate of each Township employee shall be determined as of
January 1 of each calendar year and posted in the municipal building
by the Township Clerk. Such rate, in addition to the copy fees, represents
the actual direct cost incurred by Greenwich Township based upon the
nature, format, manner of collation or volume of records embodied
in the request.
c.
In addition to the fee in Subsection 2-28.7a, for requests involving
mediums not routinely used or maintained by the Township or requiring
a substantial amount of manipulation to programming of information
technology, the Township shall charge a special service charge which
shall be the hourly rate of the Township employee assigned to the
request or the cost actually incurred by the Township. If the Township
finds it necessary to employ an outside vendor or subcontractor to
fulfill the request, a charge equal to that incurred by the Township
shall be charged as a pass through fee to the requestor. The hourly
rate of each Township employee shall be determined as of January 1
of each calendar year and posted in the municipal building by the
Township Clerk. Such rate, in addition to the copy fees, represents
the actual direct cost incurred based upon the cost for the extensive
use of information technology and/or for the labor cost of personnel
providing the service.
d.
Accident reports. A copy of an accident report may be obtained at the same fee established by Subsection 2-28.7. If copies of reports are requested other than in person, an additional fee of $5 for the first three pages and $1 per page thereafter shall be added to cover the administrative costs of the report.
e.
Extraordinary expenditure shall be defined as set forth in N.J.S.A.
47:1A-1 et seq. In addition, an extraordinary expenditure of time
and effort shall be deemed to mean any document retrieval and copy
request which requires an amount of time over one hour to complete.
[Ord. No. 2007-03; Ord. No. 2007-07 § 1]
a.
All requests for public records shall be submitted on a form maintained
in the office of the Township Clerk. The Township Clerk may require
a deposit against costs for reproducing the documents sought through
an anonymous request whenever the Township Clerk anticipates that
the information thus requested will cost in excess of $5 to reproduce.
b.
The form shall be hand-delivered, mailed, transmitted electronically
or otherwise conveyed to the Township Clerk. If the Township Clerk
is unable to promptly comply with the request, the Township Clerk
shall sign and date the form, indicate the specific basis for denying
immediate access on the request form and promptly return it to the
requestor.
c.
If a portion of a record is not subject to access, the Township Clerk
shall delete or excise from a copy of any record that portion which
is exempt from access.
d.
If a record is in storage or temporarily unavailable at the time
of the request, the Township Clerk shall make arrangements to obtain
a copy of the record and promptly supply it to the requestor.
e.
If production of a record would substantially disrupt the municipality's
operations, the Township Clerk may deny access after attempting to
reach a reasonable solution with the requestor to accommodate the
needs of the requestor and the municipality.
f.
Any officer or employee of the Township who receives a request for
access to a government record shall forward the request to the Township
Clerk or direct the requestor to the Township Clerk.
g.
The Township Clerk shall grant access to a government record or deny
a request for access to a government record as soon as possible, but
not later than seven business days after receiving the request, provided
the record is currently available and not in storage or archived,
in which case notice of same will be provided to the requestor within
the same time period. Failure to respond within seven days will be
deemed a denial of the request unless there is no way to communicate
with the requestor.
h.
The Township Clerk may also require a deposit against costs and expenses
incurred by the Township whenever the cost of said request exceeds
$5. The deposit must be paid prior to the processing of the request.
If the deposit is not paid within 14 days from the date that the requestor
receives notice of the deposit requirement, the request will be deemed
withdrawn.
[Ord. No. 2006-17]
Pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 40A:9-136, there is hereby
created in the Township of Greenwich, County of Warren, State of New
Jersey the office of Township Administrator.
[Ord. No. 2006-17]
The Township Administrator shall be appointed by majority vote
of the Township Committee. The Township Administrator shall serve
at the pleasure of the Township Committee, and may be removed or replaced
at any time by a majority vote of the Township Committee. The Administrator
may hold another position(s) within the Township of Greenwich. Compensation
for the position of Township Administrator shall be as fixed in the
Township of Greenwich Salary Ordinance.
[Ord. No. 2006-17]
The Administrator shall, under the supervision and control of
the Township Committee:
a.
Serve as the principal administrative officer representing the Township
Committee.
b.
Attend all meetings of the Township Committee.
c.
Upon consultation with the Chief Financial Officer, keep the Township
Committee informed of the financial condition of the Township and
make reports thereon as required.
d.
Study the administrative and other operations of the Township and
make recommendations for plans and programs to meet the needs of the
Township.
e.
Receive and reply to inquiries concerning Township business and provide
information and assistance in respect thereto.
f.
Perform any other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned
by the Township Committee.
[Ord. No. 2006-17]
The Administrator, to the extent not prohibited by law, shall:
a.
Supervise the business administration of all departments and offices,
subject to supervision and direction of the respective Committee Liaison.
b.
Maintain close liaison with department heads and advise the governing
body of operations and projects in progress.
c.
Establish and maintain sound personnel practices and maintain appropriate
records of all employees.
d.
Maintain a continuing review of all department and office operations
and, with the assistance of the Chief Financial Officer, their expenditures
and report thereon to the governing body.
e.
Implement the policy of the Township Committee with respect to the
compiling and release of public information.
f.
Coordinate intradepartmental operations and manage the daily operations
of the Township Municipal Building by coordinating and supervising
the municipal staff on duty.
g.
Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the governing body.
[Ord. No. 2006-17]
The Administrator shall:
a.
Receive from each department, office or board its annual requests
for appropriations and prepare in conjunction with the Chief Financial
Officer the tentative budget, transmitting the appropriation request
and tentative budget with recommendations and comments to the Township
Committee not later than December 15 of each year.
b.
Consult with the Township Committee and Chief Financial Officer with
respect to the tentative budget, recording changes, additions and
deletions thereto, and by February 15 of each year submit, subject
to approval by Committee, the tentative budget in the form required
by law, together with an analysis of the various items of expenditure
and revenue and such explanatory comments as may be required.
c.
In conjunction with the Chief Financial Officer, provide the Township
Committee with a year-to-date summary of expenditures versus appropriations
quarterly.
[Ord. No. 2006-17]
The Greenwich Township Committee shall by resolution adopt and
amend from time to time personnel policies and procedures including
rules concerning the hiring and termination of employees, terms and
conditions of employments, and regulations required to comply with
applicable federal and state employment-related law. The personnel
policies and procedures adopted pursuant to said resolution(s) shall
be applicable to all officials, appointees, employees, prospective
employees, volunteers and independent contractors of the Township
of Greenwich.
[Ord. No. 2006-17]
The Administrator shall be responsible to implement and enforce
the personnel practices adopted by ordinance or resolution authorized
pursuant to this section. If there is a conflict between said personnel
practices and any duly adopted and lawful collective bargaining agreement,
personnel services contract or federal or state law, the terms and
conditions of that contract or law shall prevail. In all other cases,
the practices adopted pursuant to this section shall prevail.
[Ord. No. 2009-3]
The position of Financial Administrator is hereby established.
[Ord. No. 2009-3]
The Financial Administrator shall be appointed for a term of
one year, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Township Committee.
[Ord. No. 2009-3]
The Financial Administrator shall assist the Certified Municipal
Financial Officer and the Treasurer in properly administering and
maintaining the financial accounts, records and procedures of the
Township of Greenwich in accordance with the laws, regulations and
requirements of the State of New Jersey.
[Added by Ord. No. 2014-01]
a.
The purpose of this section is to establish a procedure to be followed
by all officials and authorized employees of the Township of Greenwich
for the purchasing of goods and services and for the approval and
payment of claims in accordance with New Jersey Statutes N.J.S.A.
40A:5-1 et seq. The request for goods and services, and payment of
claims, is performed within the financial system of record (currently
Edmunds).
b.
Authorized employees. For authorized employees and department head
areas of responsibility, please refer to the "Cross Departmental Roles
and Responsibilities" memo dated April 2014. These roles and responsibilities
may change from time to time.
c.
Bill of demand. Any person claiming payment from the Township for
goods or services rendered shall present a detailed bill of demand
to the Township Clerk, duly certified with the following statement:
"I do solemnly declare and certify under the penalties of the
law that the within bill is correct in all its particulars; that the
articles have been furnished or services rendered as stated therein;
that no bonus has been given or received by any person or persons
within the knowledge of this claimant in connection with the above
claim; that the amount therein stated is justly due and owing; and
that the amount charged is a reasonable one."
d.
Purchase requisition required.
1.
Any official or authorized employee of the Township in need of services
or goods shall enter a purchase requisition into the financial system.
If the amount of the requested good or service is below the applicable
state statutory amount, the employee or officer should first obtain
at least three informal quotes for the goods or services sought prior
to making the formal requisition.
2.
This purchase requisition shall include a vendor, a description of
the goods and services and an estimated amount to be encumbered within
the appropriate budget account pertaining to the appropriate department.
The purchase requisition shall be in conformance with any applicable
state law pertaining to the purchase of goods and services within
Title 40A or any other applicable state statute.
3.
After the purchase requisition is approved by the department head,
the goods or services can be encumbered and the requisition presented
to the Township Committee for ratification. Following ratification,
the Chief Financial Officer, or its designee, can produce the purchase
order.
e.
Presentation of claim. Any person (vendor) making any claim of or
against the Township of Greenwich shall present a detailed bill of
demand pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:5-16 to the Township Clerk, including
a signed voucher. Claims must be submitted at least one week prior
to a regular Township Committee meeting where claims are approved
for ratification and approval for payment.
f.
Securing certification. Upon the receipt of any duly verified claim,
the Township department head shall secure the certification of the
authorized officer or employee of the Township of Greenwich certifying
that the goods or services set forth in said bill of demand have been
received by the Township.
g.
Submission to Finance Office. The Township department head shall
submit all proper bills of demand to the Chief Financial Officer or
its designee at least one week prior to a regular Township Committee
meeting where claims are approved from encumbered funds for payment.
h.
Duties of Finance Office.
1.
The Finance Office shall inspect all vouchers for payment and print
checks for all authorized bills, and prepare a list of all bills for
committee approval, listing the check number, vendor name and amount
of claim.
2.
The complete packet, including check with CFO signature only, shall
be prepared the day of the official Township meeting for approval
by the Township Committee.
i.
Request and bill approval.
1.
Purchase requests. The Township Committee shall approve the list
of encumbered goods and services after the liaison of the Township
Committee to that specific department has reviewed and approved each
voucher at or prior to an official meeting and shall sign the purchase
request. Purchase requests with department head, Clerk, and three
Township Committee member signatures authorizes the CFO to produce
a purchase order.
2.
Purchase orders. The Township Committee shall approve all purchase
orders that contain vendor, department head and Clerk signatures with
three Township Committee signatures.
3.
However, vouchers for reimbursement for expenses by any Township
official or vouchers for nonrecurring costs over $1,000 shall be signed
by the majority of Township Committee members.
4.
The Township Committee shall have the right by majority vote to have
any claim for encumbered funds disapproved. Any claim disapproved
by the Committee shall be referred back to the Township Clerk. The
Committee shall inform the Clerk of the reason for the rejection and
any instruction to give to the claimant. The Township Clerk shall
state the disapproval in the minutes and report all the reasons for
the rejection and any instructions given to the claimant by the Township
Committee.
j.
Township Clerk to keep records. It shall be the duty of the Township
Clerk to record all claims in the official minutes indicating that
the governing body has by formal action approved the same, with appropriate
record as to any claims disapproved or rejected.
k.
Approval of claim to be noted. It shall be the duty of the Mayor
and Township Clerk or such other officer designated by resolution
of the governing body to indicate on the claims that they have been
approved for payment with the date of approval thereof noted on the
claim.
l.
Certification of bills list. The Township Clerk shall then certify
that a bill list is signed appropriately.
m.
Signing of checks. Checks shall require three signatures. Checks
shall be signed by the Mayor or Deputy Mayor, the Township Clerk or
Deputy Township Clerk, and the Chief Financial Officer or Assistant
to the Chief Financial Officer.
n.
Approval in advance of check distribution; exceptions. Approvals for claims shall be made per § 2-32.4 in advance of the distribution of checks, with the following exceptions. The Chief Financial Officer may pay for the following claims in advance of an official Township meeting:
1.
All basic utilities, including telephones, electric and gas.
2.
Payments due to the State of New Jersey.
3.
Payments due for any taxes payable by the Township.
4.
Any expenditure authorized by the Township Committee for emergency
purposes.
5.
Employee payroll, in which case the Payroll Clerk shall prepare the
necessary payrolls for the employees, which payrolls shall be duly
certified by the person authorized to certify that the services have
been rendered and the amount specified is in fact due and owing to
the employee or employees. The payroll shall then be approved by the
department head responsible therefor and presented to the Township
Committee for approval and, after the approval, shall be paid in due
course.
6.
For purposes of the Recreation Commission only, two Recreation Commission
officers shall submit purchase requests directly to the Township Clerk
or its designee. The Chief Financial Officer may approve purchase
orders for noncapital, recurring expenses contained in the recreation
budget. Payment will be made from an invoice which contains the vendor's
signature and one Recreation Commissioner officer's signature.
7.
All professional bills, duly authorized by the governing body, will
be considered as having an open requisition.
8.
If an authorized employee of a department request funds not in that
current year's budget, and requests an override, meaning that additional,
unbudgeted funds are being requested, that request can solely be granted
by the Chief Financial Officer and subject to Committee approval.
[Ord. No. 2015-06]
a.
The Township Committee shall annually nominate and appoint some qualified
person to be Superintendent of Buildings, Grounds and Public Works.
b.
A person appointed Superintendent of Buildings, Grounds and Public
Works shall be certified by the State of New Jersey as a certified
public workers manager, or be actively seeking such certification,
and have such other certificates, licenses and permits required by
state law and regulations and municipal ordinances.
[Ord. No. 2015-06]
The Superintendent of Buildings, Grounds and Public Works shall
serve until January 1 next succeeding the date of appointment and
until a successor has qualified.
[Ord. No. 2015-06]
A person holding the position of full-time Superintendent of
Buildings, Grounds and Public Works, who has held that position continuously
for five years or more, shall be entitled to tenure in that position
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A: 9-154.6.
[Ord. No. 2015-06]
The Superintendent of Buildings, Grounds and Public Works shall
perform all the duties of the Superintendent of Buildings, Grounds
and Public Works required by Township ordinances and other applicable
laws and regulations and requirements as set forth by the Township;
shall supervise the care and maintenance of the Township streets,
roads, avenues, public buildings, public places and grounds, traffic
control devices, storm drains, the motor vehicles of the Township,
and the collection and disposal of garbage, trash, brush and snow;
shall manage the Department of Public Works and all functions necessary
for its effective operation, in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations; shall advise the Shade Tree Commission in connection
with the planting and removal of trees; shall respond to complaints
and inquiries from residents; shall report to the Township Administrator
and interface with the Mayor and Township Committee, the Township
Engineer and other Township professionals as necessary; and shall
be on call 24 hours a day, 365 days per year; and shall work in connection
with the water and sewer systems of the Township under the supervision
of appropriately licensed personnel and perform such other duties
as from time to time directed.
[Ord. No. 2015-06]
The annual salary of the Superintendent of Buildings, Grounds
and Public Works shall be as provided in the Annual Salary Ordinance.
[Ord. No. 2004-05 § 1]
A Board of Health is hereby established in and for the Township of Greenwich, in the County of Warren, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Title 26, Chapter 3, Article 1, Subdivision C, of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 26:3-1 et seq.).
[Ord. No. 2004-05 § 2]
The Board of Health shall be composed of the members of the
Township Committee, the Township Assessor and one physician or school
nurse, to be appointed by the Township Committee for a term of three
years from the time of his or her appointment and until the successor
has been appointed. Upon the consent of the prospective appointee,
the Township Committee may appoint as the physician or school nurse
appointment, the Township Physician or a school nurse to the local
board, notwithstanding that the physician or nurse is not a resident
of the Township.
[Ord. No. 2004-05 § 3]
The Township Committee may appoint not more than two alternate
members to the Board of Health. Alternate members shall be designated
at the time of appointment as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No.
2." The term of the alternate members shall be for two years, except
that of the first two alternate members appointed, one shall be appointed
for a term of one year, so that the term of not more than one alternate
member shall expire in any one year. A vacancy occurring otherwise
than by expiration of term shall be filled by the Township Committee
for the unexpired term only. Alternate members may participate in
discussions of the proceedings, but may not vote except in the absence
or disqualification of a regular member. A vote shall not be delayed
in order that a regular member may vote instead of an alternate member.
In the event that a choice must be made as to which alternate member
is to vote, Alternate No. 1 shall vote.
[Ord. No. 2004-05 § 4]
The Board of Health shall appoint, on the day of its organization,
a place, day and hour for the regular meeting of the Board for the
hearing of complaints, reports and general business, and shall cause
to be published in the Township newspaper, or a paper circulating
in the Township, notice of same. At least one regular meeting shall
be held in each year. Special meetings may be called at any time by
the Chairman of the Board or by the State Department of Health.
[Ord. No. 2004-05 § 5]
If a physician shall not be appointed, either by the Township
Committee or by the State Department of Health, as is by statute authorized
in such cases, the members of the Township Committee and the Assessor
shall constitute the local Board of the Township and shall continue
to constitute the Board until the appointment shall be made.
[Ord. No. 2004-05 § 6]
In case of the death, removal or resignation of the Assessor
before the time of electing his or her successor, the Township Clerk
shall succeed the Assessor as a member of the local Board and shall
continue as a member until an Assessor shall be elected or appointed.
[Ord. No. 2004-05 § 7]
The Board of Health may appoint or employ such personnel as
it may deem necessary to carry into effect the powers vested in it.
It shall fix the duties and compensation of every appointee and employee,
and fix the terms of every such appointee and employee who shall serve
during said term for which they are severally appointed or employed,
and shall not be removed except for cause and after an opportunity
has been given them for a hearing.
[Ord. No. 2004-05 § 8]
The Board of Health shall adopt rules, regulations or ordinances
for its government, and that of its officers and employees not inconsistent
with law or the State Sanitary Code.
[Ord. No. 2004-05 § 9]
The Board of Health shall administer and enforce all health
ordinances of the Township now in effect, whether adopted by the present
or former Township Committee, or any prior Board of Health.
[Ord. No. 2004-05 § 10]
Any and all health ordinances, resolutions, regulations or policies
adopted by any prior Board of Health, or by the present or former
Township Committee of the Township of Greenwich, shall not be repealed
by the adoption of this section, but shall remain in full force and
effect unless repealed or amended by action of the Board of Health
created hereunder, or by other Board, body or official having jurisdiction
thereof, according to law.
[Ord. No. 2004-05 § 11]
The Board of Health shall have the general powers and duties as set forth in Title 26, Chapter 3, Article 2 (N.J.S.A. 26:3-31 et seq.), powers of defining and abating nuisances as set forth in Title 26, Chapter 3, Article 3 (N.J.S.A. 26:3-45 et seq.) and the ordinance and rule-making powers as set forth in Title 26, Chapter 3, Article 4 (N.J.S.A. 26:3-64 et seq.). In addition, said Board shall have the power to prescribe and enforce recovery of penalties as set forth in Title 26, Chapter 3, Article 5 (N.J.S.A. 26:3-70 et seq.).
[Ord. No. 2007-20 § 1]
The purpose of this section is to establish a Municipal Agricultural
Advisory Committee to advise the Township Committee on matters pertaining
to the preservation and ongoing operation of agricultural activity
in the Township of Greenwich.
[Ord. No. 2007-20 § 2;
amended by Ord. No. 2014-02]
There is hereby established in the Township of Greenwich a permanent
Committee to be known and designated as "The Greenwich Township Agricultural
Advisory Committee" which shall consist of three residents of the
Township of Greenwich to be appointed by the Mayor with the consent
of the Township Committee within 60 days of the effective date hereof
and the terms of office shall commence upon the date of their appointment.
The members of the said Committee first appointed, shall serve
for terms as follows: one appointee for one-year term; one appointee
for two-year term and one appointee for a three-year term. Thereafter,
all appointments shall be for terms of three years and vacancies shall
be filled for the unexpired term only. The members shall serve until
their respective successors are appointed and qualified. The members
of the Committee shall receive no compensation for their services.
A majority of the members shall be actively engaged in farming and
shall own a portion of the land that they farm.
A member of the Committee or a member of his or her immediate
family, is prohibited from selling or applying to sell a development
easement on his or her property or from selling or applying to sell
his or her property in fee simple title pursuant to the Agriculture
Retention and Development Act, N.J.S.A. 4:1C-11 et seq. and the Garden
State Preservation Trust Act, N.J.S.A. 13:8C-1 et seq.
The Committee shall organize within 30 days after the appointment
of its total membership for the remainder of the then calendar year
and thereafter annually and select from among its members a Chairman
and such other officers as it may deem necessary. Said Committee may
establish rules of order and meet at least quarterly and from time
to time as its rules of order might provide. The Agricultural Advisory
Committee shall report to the Land Use Board.
[Ord. No. 2007-20 § 3]
The Committee may also include two alternate members who shall
be residents of the Township of Greenwich and who shall be appointed
by the Mayor with the consent of the Township Committee. The two alternate
members first appointed shall serve for terms as follows:
One alternate for a term of two years effective as of January
1, 2008; and one alternate for a term of three years effective as
of January 1, 2008.
Thereafter, all alternate members shall serve for a term of
three years, and alternate members shall serve until their respective
successors shall be appointed. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired
term only of such alternate member. The alternate members shall be
designated at the time of their appointment as "Alternate No. 1" and
"Alternate No. 2." Alternate members may participate in discussions
of the proceedings but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification
of a regular member. A vote shall not be delayed in order that a regular
member may vote instead of an alternate member. In the event that
a choice must be made as to which alternate member is to vote, Alternate
No. 1 shall vote first.
[Ord. No. 2007-20 § 4]
The Agricultural Advisory Committee shall maintain as liaisons
the Township Engineer, a professional planner, a member of the Warren
County Agriculture Development Board, a member of the Rutgers University
Cooperative Extension, and a Township Committee member. The Committee
shall establish other liaison positions as deemed appropriate, such
as Jersey Fresh, other state agencies and publications to promote
local farms, products and services.
[Ord. No. 2007-20 § 5]
The responsibilities of the Committee shall be as follows:
a.
To become fully aware of all land in Greenwich currently used for
agricultural and/or related purposes and compile, update and maintain
an inventory of those lands.
b.
To recommend planning and implementation of a Farmland Preservation
Plan element to the Land Use Board and make recommendations as to
land use policies regarding farming and farm land preservation to
the Township Committee.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2014-02]
c.
To analyze how the Township Committee can best protect the continuance
of the aforesaid uses while acting as an advocate for farming and
farm preservation within the Township.
d.
To determine existing issues facing farmers and those in related
endeavors in the Township of Greenwich and to recommend reasonable
and desirable solutions to the Township Committee.
e.
To determine future issues, which will face farmers and those, related
to farming in the Township of Greenwich and to recommend reasonable
and desirable solutions to the Township Committee.
f.
To encourage existing farmers to continue in active agricultural
operation.
g.
To communicate with Township farmers that the Agricultural Advisory
Committee exists and can offer direction and assistance in many cases.
h.
To assist in continuing the sustainable use of economically viable
farmland for agricultural production by making the flow of information
from the local, county and state and federal branches readily accessible
and to offer technical assistance were possible.
i.
To provide education were possible to farmers for the purposes of
farming and meeting the challenges the industry faces.
j.
To help preserve large, contiguous and economically viable tracts
of agricultural land.
k.
To assist in minimizing conflicts between agricultural uses and adjacent
and nearby agricultural, natural resource based, rural, residential
and commercial activities.
l.
To promote compliance with the Farmland Assessment Tax program.
m.
To encourage and assist applications to farmland preservation programs.
n.
To encourage appropriate conservation strategies and agricultural
activities.
o.
To formulate strategies and objectives with regard to any present
or future local, county, state or federal farmland regulations.
p.
To promote interest in Township children in 4-H and other related
agricultural activities.
q.
To recommend to the Township Committee reasonable and desirable changes
to this listing of responsibilities.
r.
To make an annual report to the Township Committee setting forth
and detailing the activities and operations of the Committee during
the proceeding year.
s.
To accomplish any other tasks referred to it by the Township Committee
having to do with agricultural related activities.
t.
Promote local farming through municipal avenues, such as Web sites,
municipal cable channel, guidebooks, community events, schools, etc.
[Ord. No. 2007-20 § 6]
The Committee in performing its aforesaid responsibilities shall
receive from all officials, employees, consultants, and all authorized
boards, departments, and offices of the Township of Greenwich, such
assistance as may be necessary.
[Ord. No. 2007-20 § 7]
The Committee's powers relative to regulation of any activity
are specifically limited to its making recommendations to the Township
Committee as to its adoption of the same.
[Added 11-18-2021 by Ord.
No. 110-2021]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. App. A:9-40.1, the position of Emergency
Management Coordinator is hereby created. The Emergency Management
Coordinator shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term of three years.
a.
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall be responsible for the
development, coordination, and activation of a municipal mutual aid
and emergency management plan; shall request, when needed, emergency
management facilities and services available from the county and state
governments and shall perform such duties as the governing body may
direct.
b.
Whenever, in the opinion of the Coordinator, a disaster has occurred
or is imminent in the Township of Greenwich, the Coordinator shall
proclaim a State of Local Disaster Emergency within the Township.
The Emergency Management Coordinator, in accordance with regulations
promulgated by the State Director of Emergency Management, shall be
empowered to issue and enforce such orders as may be necessary to
implement and carry out emergency management operations and to protect
the health, safety and resources of the residents of the Township.
[Added 11-18-2021 by Ord.
No. 110-2021]
The Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator shall be appointed
by the Mayor for a term of three years; said term shall be staggered
from the term of office for the Emergency Management Coordinator.
The Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator will serve in the
event that the Emergency Management Coordinator is unavailable due
to sickness, vacation, or other cause and shall fulfill all of the
duties of the Emergency Management Coordinator.
[Added 11-18-2021 by Ord.
No. 111-2021]
The Township Attorney shall be appointed by the Mayor with the
advice and consent of the Township Committee for a term of one year.
He shall be an attorney-at-law of New Jersey but need not be a resident
of the Township. In lieu of appointing an individual attorney, the
Committee may appoint a firm of attorneys, all members of which shall
be attorneys-at-law of New Jersey. The Township Attorney shall not
receive a fixed salary but shall be paid such retainer as may be agreed
upon and authorized by the Committee, plus such fees and charges as
shall be deemed reasonable.
The Township Attorney shall have such powers and perform such
duties as are provided for the office of Township Attorney by general
law or ordinance of the Township. He shall represent the Township
in all judicial and administrative proceedings in which the Municipality
or any of its officers or agencies may be a party or have an interest.
He shall give all legal counsel and advice where required by the Mayor
and Committee and shall in general serve as the legal advisor to the
Committee and Mayor on all matters of Township business. In furtherance
of such general powers and duties, but without limitation thereto,
the Township Attorney shall:
a.
Draft or approve as to form and sufficiency all legal documents,
contracts, deeds, ordinances and resolutions made, executed or adopted
by or on behalf of the Township;
b.
With the approval of the Mayor and Township Committee, conduct appeals
from orders, decisions or judgments affecting any interest of the
Township as he may in his discretion determine to be necessary or
desirable or as directed by the Mayor and Township Committee;
c.
Subject to the approval of the Township Committee, have the power
to enter into any agreement, compromise or settlement of any litigation
in which the Township is involved;
d.
Render opinions in writing upon any question of law submitted to
him by the Mayor and Township Committee with respect to their official
powers and duties and perform such duties as may be necessary to provide
legal counsel to the Mayor and Township Committee in the administration
of municipal affairs;
e.
Supervise and direct the work of such additional attorneys and technical
and professional assistants as the Township Committee may authorize
for special or regular employment in or for the Township.
[Added 11-18-2021 by Ord.
No. 112-2021]
There shall be a Township Engineer who shall be appointed by
the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Township Committee for
a term of one year. The Township Engineer shall receive such compensation
as may be agreed upon and determined by the Township Committee. He
shall be a duly licensed professional engineer of the State of New
Jersey.
The Township Engineer shall perform the duties prescribed by
general law and ordinance, and in addition shall:
a.
Prepare or cause to be prepared plans, designs and specifications
for public works and improvements undertaken by the Township, either
on force account or by public contract;
b.
Provide and maintain surveys, maps, plans, specifications and control
records with respect to public works and facilities owned or operated
by the Township;
c.
Provide technical and engineering advice and assistance to other
Township departments as needed;
d.
Upon the termination of his service with the Township, he shall surrender
all papers, documents, memoranda, reports and other materials relating
to the administration of his engineering duties.
