The Township of Weehawken Environmental Commission is hereby established pursuant to Chapter 245 of the Laws of 1968 (N.J.S.A. 40:56A-1 to 40:56A-5).
[Ord. No. 1973-5, § 2; Ord. No. 19-1985, § 1]
The Environmental Commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the Mayor, one of whom shall also be a member of the Planning Board and all of whom shall be residents of the Township of Weehawken; the members shall serve without compensation except as hereinafter provided. The Mayor shall designate one of the members to serve as Chairman and presiding officer of the Commission. The terms of office of the first commissioners shall be for one, two or three years, to be designated by the Mayor in making his appointments and their successors shall be appointed for terms of three years and until the appointment and qualification of their successors. The members shall be appointed so that the terms of three members expire on December 31 in two successive years. The term of the seventh member expires on December 31 the year immediately following.
The Mayor or Township Committee may remove any member of the Commission for cause, on written charges served upon the member and after a hearing thereon at which the member shall be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel. A vacancy on the Commission occurring otherwise than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as an original appointment.
[Ord. No. 1973-5, § 3]
The Commission is established for the protection, development or use of natural resources, including water resources, located within the territorial limits of the Township of Weehawken. The Commission shall have power to conduct research into the use and possible use of the open land areas of the Township 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, and may from time to time recommend to the Planning Board, plans and programs for inclusion in the Master Plan and the development and use of such areas.
[Ord. No. 1973-5, § 4]
The Environmental Commission may, subject to the approval of the Township Council acquire property, both real and personal, in the name of the Township by gift, purchase, grant, bequest, devise or lease for any of its purposes and shall administer the same for such purposes subject to the terms of the conveyance or gift. Such an acquisition may be to acquire the fee or any lesser interest, development right, easement (including conservation easement), covenant or other contractual right (including a conveyance on conditions or with limitations or reversions), as may be necessary to acquire, maintain, improve, protect, limit the future use or otherwise conserve and properly utilize open spaces and other land and water areas in the Township.
[Ord. No. 1973-5, § 5]
The Environmental Commission shall keep records of its meetings and activities and make an annual report to the Township Council.
[Ord. No. 1973-5, § 6]
The Commission may appoint such clerks and other employees as it may from time to time require, providing the same shall be within the limits of funds appropriated to it by the Township Council.
[Ord. No. 10-1973, § 2-18.1]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 44:8-1, there shall be a Board of Assistance of the Township composed of five members appointed by the Mayor upon approval of the Township Committee. The term of one member of the Local Assistance Board shall be for one year and that member only may be appointed from among the committeemen. The terms of the other members shall be four years each, one term expiring in each year.
The term of each member of the Local Assistance Board shall begin on January 1, and each member shall continue in office until his successor is appointed and qualifies.
Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only.
The Local Assistance Board shall have the powers and perform the duties prescribed by general law and ordinance and shall appoint a Director of Welfare pursuant to State Law.
[Ord. No. 10-1973, § 2-18.2]
The Local Assistance Board shall organize and select a Chairman and a secretary and appoint a Director of Welfare, who shall be the first executive and administrative officer of the Board. He shall hold office for a term of five years from the date of his appointment and shall be paid a salary fixed by the Board, subject to approval of the Township Committee.
If a vacancy occurs in the office of Director of Welfare, a temporary or acting director may be appointed to serve for not more than 90 days.
[Ord. No. 10-1973, § 2-18.3]
Assistants, clerks, investigators and nurses, in such number as may be necessary to properly administer public assistance, shall be appointed in the same manner as other employees of the Township. No employee of the Welfare Department of the Township whose compensation is paid from funds received or appropriated for public assistance or the administration thereof shall hold office in any political party.
[Ord. No. 10-1973, § 2-18.4]
The director of welfare shall:
a.
Supervise by periodic investigation every person receiving public assistance, such investigation to be made by visitation at least once a month.
b.
Reconsider from month to month the amount and nature of public assistance given, and alter, amend or suspend assistance when the circumstances so require.
c.
Devise ways and means for bringing persons unable to maintain themselves to self-support or to the support of any other person or agency able and willing so to do.
d.
Keep full and complete records of investigations, supervisions, assistance and rehabilitation and of all certifications of persons for employment or benefits and cancellations thereof.
e.
Bring about appropriate action for commitment to any state or county institution when the best interest of the needy person would be so served.
f.
Render immediate public assistance to any needy person found in the Township, subject to determination and adjustment of responsibility as provided by law.
g.
Inquire into the facts, conditions and circumstances of a person applying for public assistance, including legal residence, family connections, living conditions, resources and income; the direct and indirect causes of the person's need; and such other matters as may be required by law, making a written record thereof.
h.
By written order, render such aid and material assistance as he may in his discretion, after reasonable inquiry deem necessary to the end that a person shall not suffer unnecessarily from cold, hunger or sickness, or be deprived of shelter pending further certification of the case; and determine after completing his investigation whether continued assistance is necessary, making such order as in his judgment is warranted, having due regard to the circumstances disclosed by the investigation.
[Ord. No. 10-1973, § 2-18.5]
There shall be an assistant welfare director, appointed by the Mayor and Chairman of the Township Committee, whose duties shall consist of making and keeping full and complete records of all persons receiving public assistance and making periodic investigations of every person receiving public assistance; and who in the absence of the Director of Welfare shall be in charge of the Department of Welfare and assume the necessary duties required of that office. He shall assist in the administration of the Office of Director of Welfare and perform other related duties.
[Ord. No. 10-1973, § 2-19.1]
There shall be a Board of Health of the Township of Weehawken consisting of the members of the Township Council, the Township Clerk and a physician appointed by the Township Council to serve for a term of three years and until the appointment of a successor.
[Ord. No. 10-1973, § 2-19.2]
The Board of Health shall adopt bylaws governing its procedural operation. It shall elect a Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary from among its members and create and fill such other offices as it shall determine. It shall have the power and authority to employ experts and a staff for enforcement and carrying out its purposes, including a sanitarian and other persons provided by law and to pay for their services and such other expenses as may be necessary and proper, not exceeding in all the amount appropriated by the Township for the use of the Board of Health.
[Ord. No. 10-1973, § 2-20]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 55:14A-1 et seq., there shall be a housing authority of the Township of Weehawken which shall have all of the powers, duties, functions and responsibilities prescribed by law.
[Ord. No. 10-1973, § 2-21.1; Ord. No. 6-1992; Ord. No. 19-2007, § 1]
The Parking Authority of the Township of Weehawken, a body corporate and politic, is perpetuated pursuant to and in conformity with N.J.S.A. 40:11A-4.
[Ord. No. 10-1973, § 2-21.2; Ord. No. 2-1992; Ord. No. 19-2007, § 1]
The Parking Authority shall consist of five persons as commissioners of the authority, who shall be appointed by the Township Council for a term of five years, with all vacancies filled for the unexpired term only.
[Ord. No. 10-1973, § 2-21.3; Ord. No. 2-1992; Ord. No. 19-2007, § 1]
No Commissioner may be an officer or employee of the Township. A commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment of any Commissioner shall be filed with the Township Clerk and such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of such Commissioner.
[Ord. No. 3-1958, §§ 1, 2]
The Township Council of the Township of Weehawken, New Jersey, as the governing body of said municipality, has heretofore determined and does hereby determine that it is advisable and in the best interests of the Township to undertake, jointly with the City of Union City, in the County of Hudson, New Jersey, the construction, at the joint cost of said municipalities, of certain sewerage facilities to receive part of the sewage and other wastes originating within the territorial limits of said municipalities, to discharge such sewage and other wastes into the sewerage system of the City of Hoboken, New Jersey, and to have such sewage and other wastes received and disposed of by said City of Hoboken at the expense of said Township of Weehawken and City of Union City on reasonable terms and conditions as in this ordinance provided.
Pursuant to the laws of the State of New Jersey and particularly Section 40:63-68 of the Revised Statutes thereof and for the purpose of accomplishing the construction of the sewerage facilities hereinabove referred to, providing for the maintenance, operation and enlargement thereof and for the receipt and disposal by said City of Hoboken of the sewage and other wastes discharged therefrom, and determining the respective proportions to be borne by said Township of Weehawken and said City of Union City of the costs, losses, damages and expenses of such construction, maintenance, operation and enlargement of said sewerage facilities (including costs of having said sewage and other wastes received and disposed by said City of Hoboken) a contract shall be entered into by and between the said Township of Weehawken, said City of Union City, and the Mayor and Council of the City of Hoboken, New Jersey, on the terms and conditions and substantially in the form set forth in Section 3 of this ordinance,[1] and the Mayor shall be and he hereby is authorized and directed on behalf of the Township of Weehawken, in the County of Hudson, New Jersey, to execute said contract under the corporate seal of said Township, which shall be affixed and attested by the Township Clerk and to deliver the same.
[1]
Editor's Note: A complete copy of Ord. No. 3-1958 can be found on file in the office of the Township Clerk.
[Ord. No. 6-1986]
Union City, North Bergen, Weehawken and West New York have previously agreed that it is necessary to take action in order to provide prompt and efficient communications for dispersal of equipment, prompt and efficient communications within and between each of the municipalities and to expand the abilities, capabilities, and services previously provided independent by each of the municipalities, and previously provided independent by each of the municipalities, and presently provided by the North Hudson Regional Communications Authority, hereinafter referred to as "NHRCA".
Union City, North Bergen, Weehawken, and West New York agree that the only way to adequately and competently meet the increasing need for prompt and efficient communications is to continue to join forces and merge the talents and assets of the individual communications systems of the municipalities by continued participation in the NHRCA.
Union City, North Bergen, Weehawken, and West New York agree that it is necessary to offer identical mutual services through a common vehicle fully dedicated to providing prompt and efficient communications within and between the municipalities.
Union City, North Bergen, Weehawken, and West New York further agree that in order to operate an effective joint communications system it will be necessary to continue to maintain an independent and autonomous Authority which will have and possess the necessary expertise, personnel, equipment and facilities to operate the communications system within and among the municipalities.
Union City, North Bergen, Weehawken and West New York further agree to establish as their agent, the North Hudson Regional Communication Authority which will be governed and administered as set forth and delineated in the contract, a copy of which is annexed hereto and made part hereof.
The Mayor of the Township is hereby authorized to consent and enter into a contract with the other local municipalities herein named, to provide services jointly and for the establishment of a North Hudson Regional Communications Authority, as set forth and described in the contract.
[1]
Editor's Note: Prior ordinance history includes Ordinance Nos. 29-1987; 17-1988.
[Ord. No. 14-1996, § 1]
Pursuant to the Sewerage Authorities Law, constituting Chapter 138 of the Laws of New Jersey of 1946 (Chapter 14A of Title 40 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated) there is hereby jointly created and established a public body corporate and politic, as an agency and instrumentality of the City of Hoboken, the City of Union City and the Township of Weehawken (the Municipalities), under the corporate name and title of "The Hoboken-Union City-Weehawken Sewerage Authority" (the "Authority"). The Authority shall, within the territorial boundaries of the Municipalities and the Town of West New York, have and may exercise all of the powers provided for in the Sewerage Authorities Law, together with any other powers which may hereafter be conferred upon Sewerage Authorities by law, and by any other statute pertinent to a sewerage authority or sewerage utility. The territory of the Town of West New York shall be a part of the territory of the Authority pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:14A-4(m).
[Ord. No. 14-1996, § 2]
Nine members of the Authority shall be appointed by resolution of the governing bodies in the manner provided in the Sewerage Authorities Law, three of whom shall be appointed by the governing body of the City of Hoboken, two of whom shall be appointed by the governing body of the City of Union City, two of whom shall be appointed by the governing body of the Township of Weehawken, and two of whom shall be appointed by the governing body of the Town of West New York. It shall be a condition of continued membership on the Authority that members be and remain residents within the district of the Authority. If a member ceases to be a resident of the district, his or her membership on the Authority shall thereupon cease and the appropriate municipality shall appoint another person to complete the term to which he or she had been appointed. Each such member shall receive such compensation for the services as such member, not in excess of $5,000 in any one year, as shall hereafter be determined by resolution of the Authority, provided that any member of the Authority may also be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of such member's duties as a member of the Authority.
[Ord. No. 14-1996, § 3]
All action to be taken by the Authority shall be by the affirmative vote of not less than seven members of the Authority, and this voting requirement shall be and hereby is made a part of the bylaws of the Authority.
[Ord. No. 14-1996, § 3]
This section may only be amended by parallel ordinances duly adopted by the governing bodies of the City of Hoboken, the City of Union City, the Township of Weehawken and the Town of West New York.
[Ord. No. 14-1996, § 3]
Upon adoption of this section in the manner provided by law, a certified copy shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey.
[Ord. No. 21-1986; Ord. No. 25-1986]
For the reasons set forth in the preamble of the Agreement which is Exhibit A hereto and on file in the office of the Township Clerk and available for public inspection, the Township has been mandated by law to provide secondary treatment for sewage within certain statutory deadlines.
The Township has previously authorized, by ordinance, execution of a Service Agreement among the Township, the City of Union City, the Town of West New York, the Town of West New York Municipal Utilities Authority, the Hudson County Utilities Authority, the Joint Meeting of the Township of Weehawken, City of Union City and Town of West New York, and the Weehawken-Union City Truck Sewer Board (the "Service Agreement"), the purpose of which is to provide, inter alia, for upgrading of the West New York sewage treatment plant, for treatment of sewage originating in portions of the Township at the plant, and for the payment by the Township, to the Town of West New York Municipal Utilities Authority, of its pro rata share, based on sewage flow, of the costs of upgrading and maintaining the plant.
The Service Agreement has expired on September 30, 1986, and must be extended as a prerequisite to a funding grant for the fiscal year 1987.
The Mayor is authorized to execute an extension of the Service Agreement hereinbefore referenced to expire on September 30, 1987.
[Ord. No. 26-1986; Ord. No. 17-1991; Ord. No. 3-1992; Ord. No. 13-1996]
The Hoboken-Union City-Weehawken Sewerage Authority (the "Authority") and the City of Hoboken, the City of Union City and the Township of Weehawken (the "Original Participants") have heretofore entered into a service agreement with the Authority;
The Authority shall be known as The North Hudson Sewerage Authority; and
The original participants and the Town of West New York wish to enter into an amended Service Agreement with the Authority recognizing that the territory of the Town of West New York has been incorporated into the district of the Authority;
a.
The TOWNSHIP of WEEHAWKEN shall enter into an amended Service Agreement with the Authority in the form on file in the office of the Township Clerk. The Service Agreement shall be available for inspection by the public during the regular business hours of the Clerk.
b.
Upon the taking effect of the Service Agreement authorized by this ordinance, the existing Service Agreement between the original participants and the Authority shall be terminated and shall be of no further effect.
c.
This ordinance shall take effect in accordance with law, but shall not be operative until the outstanding bonds of The Town of West New York Municipal Utilities Authority shall have been paid or payment shall have been provided for in accordance with the provisions of the General Bond Resolution of the Town of West New York Municipal Utilities Authority.
[Ord. No. 23-1990]
Pursuant to ordinances previously adopted, the Township of Weehawken (the "Township") authorized and executed a certain Service Agreement effective November, 1986 among the Hudson County Utilities Authority, the Town of West New York, the City of Union City, the Township of Weehawken, the Town of West New York Municipal Utilities Authority and the Joint Meeting of the Township of Weehawken, City of Union City and Town of West New York, which Service Agreement has been amended effective September, 1987, (said Service Agreement, as amended is hereinafter referred to as the "1986 Agreement").
There is also in effect a certain agreement among the Town of West New York, the City of Union City, the Township of Weehawken, and the Joint Meeting of the Township of Weehawken, City of Union City and Town of West New York, dated October 27, 1950 (the "1950 Agreement"), certain of the terms of which presently govern billing for sewage treatment services provided by the Town of West New York or the Town of West New York Municipal Utilities Authority ("WNYMUA") pending completion of certain upgrades to the West New York treatment plant, after which the terms of the 1986 Agreement govern.
The Town of West New York, City of Union City and Township of Weehawken desire to resolve certain matters which have arisen between themselves, with respect to their interests, financial and otherwise, relating to the 1950 Agreement and the 1986 Agreement.
It is in the best interest of the respective parties to memorialize their agreement and to enter into a written agreement among such parties (hereafter, the "1990 Agreement"), which shall be in the form of Exhibit A, which shall be on file in the office of the Township Clerk and available there for public inspection.
The Mayor and Township Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute, attest, seal and deliver to the other parties thereto the 1990 Agreement, substantially in the form annexed as Exhibit A, subject only to insubstantial amendments which may be made prior to final adoption of this ordinance.
The 1986 Agreement, as amended, is hereby approved, ratified and confirmed in all respects.
[Ord. No. 23-1979]
a.
Preamble. The Town of Kearny, Department of Health and Environmental Protection has received funding from the State of New Jersey, Department of Community Affairs, to establish a coordinated health education program in Hudson County, and the Town of Kearny as grant recipient has agreed with the municipalities of Bayonne, East Newark, Guttenberg, Harrison, Hoboken, Jersey City, North Bergen, Secaucus, Union City, Weehawken and West New York to coordinate and improve health education programs in the 12 Hudson County municipalities.
b.
Mutual covenants and promises.
1.
The Town of Kearny, Department of Health & Environmental Protection as grant recipient and project administrator, agrees to provide one qualified project director and four health educators to perform the following services:
(a)
To evaluate existing health education programs at the 12 Hudson County health departments.
(b)
To hold a workshop for health education facilities assigned from each health department to explore cooperative efforts and to share ideas in the health related areas.
(c)
To locate health education resources in each community that is signatory hereto.
(d)
To hold a workshop for health education facilities on "Program Planning".
(e)
To hold a workshop for health education facilities on "Behavioral Objectives Design".
(f)
To hold a workshop for health education facilities on "Program Evaluation".
(g)
To develop joint or individual health education programs designed to involve participants actively in the education process.
(h)
To teach health education facilitators to utilize health education resources in the community to secure speakers and education material, and
(i)
To apply to funding sources to supplement initial grant after the first year.
2.
Each of the municipal health departments signatory hereto and the health officer from each of the 12 health departments in Hudson County will choose a representative from their respective department, and agrees to allow the representative (hereinafter referred to as health education facilitator) to spend approximately three hours per week (in addition to time already spent on health education programs) toward improving existing health education programs and to coordinating health education efforts between health departments, under the direction of the health educator.
3.
The name of the health education facilitator will be provided by each health officer to the project director no later than two weeks after this contract is signed.
4.
The health officer from each of the 12 departments will allow the health educators to utilize any health education equipment that is presently owned by the health department as well as any new health education equipment that is purchased in the future.
Since the Interlocal Services Act provides funding on a year to year basis not to exceed four years and decreasing at 20% each year, part of the role of the project director will be to secure funding from various sources to cover the 20% decrease each year as well as the increased costs.
While this contract does not require that any health departments provide financial contributions to this project aside from (i) the cost of allowing one employee to devote the previously agreed to amount of time to health education; and (ii) the cost of existing and new health education equipment, it would be in the best interest of all concerned, if money is received by any individual health department for health education purposes, for the department to discuss with the project director ways of utilizing the monies in their own community in such a way as to enhance the Hudson Regional Health Education Project.
The parties have hereunto set their hands and seals this 13th day of December 1979.
Township of Weehawken | Borough of East Newark |
City of Bayonne | Town of Guttenberg |
Town of Harrison | City of Hoboken |
City of Jersey City | Township of North Bergen |
Town of Secaucus | City of Union City |
Town of West New York | Town of Kearny |
[Ord. No. 14-1990; Ord. No. 5-1991]
a.
Preamble. Certain Federal funds are potentially available to Hudson County under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, commonly known as Community Development Block Grant Funds. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development requires that each participating municipality in the "urban county" Community Development Program enter into a cooperation agreement with the County of Hudson. The County of Hudson and Weehawken agree to cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking, community renewal and lower income housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly assisted housing. The Interlocal Services Act (N.J.S.A. 40:8A-1 et seq.) provides a mechanism whereby the municipality and the County may enter into agreements to mutually agree to carry out certain activities and provides certain services; and it is in the best interest of Weehawken to enter into such an agreement;
b.
Agreement adopted, executed and filed for public inspection:
1.
The cooperation agreement between the Township of Weehawken and the County of Hudson, attached hereto and made a part hereof, is hereby approved and adopted.
2.
The Mayor of Township of Weehawken is hereby authorized and directed to execute the cooperation agreement between the Township of Weehawken and the County of Hudson; and the Township Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest same and affix the Township seal.
3.
A copy of this cooperation agreement shall be filed and open to public inspection at the offices of the Township Clerk immediately after its introduction.
[Ord. No. 05-2011]
a.
Authorization to utilize facilities. The Weehawken Board of Education is hereby authorized to utilize the recreational facilities of the Township listed hereinabove.
b.
Authorization to execute agreement. The use of those recreational facilities by the Weehawken Board of Education shall be governed by such terms and conditions as the Township Manager shall deem appropriate, until a formal, written agreement shall be adopted by the parties, governing the times, purposes and other terms and conditions of such shared use, the final form of which shall be within the discretion of the Mayor, on the Township's part, who is hereby authorized to sign an Interlocal Services Agreement with the Weehawken Board of Education to memorialize the agreement, subject to the approval of the Township Attorney as to form.
c.
Insurance. The Weehawken Board of Education shall provide evidence of insurance coverage, in such form and amounts as may be approved by the Township Risk Manager, naming the Township of Weehawken as an additional insured on all such policies.
d.
Copy of agreement available. A copy of the Interlocal Services Agreement shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Township Clerk in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:8A-4.