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Chapter 2 Administration
Chapter 2
Administration
Article 1
In General
§ 2:1-1
Short title.
§ 2:1-2
Definitions; construction.
Article 2
City Council
§ 2:2-1
Council: composition; Councilmen elected.
§ 2:2-2
Organizational meeting.
§ 2:2-3
President of Council.
§ 2:2-4
Duties of President of Council.
§ 2:2-5
Vice President.
§ 2:2-6
Disqualification of Councilman.
§ 2:2-7
Clerk of the Council; duties.
§ 2:2-8
Mayor's participation in Council meetings.
§ 2:2-9
Regular meetings.
§ 2:2-10
Special meetings.
§ 2:2-11
Agenda.
§ 2:2-12
Quorum; adjournment.
§ 2:2-13
Voting.
§ 2:2-14
Suspension of Rules or order of business.
§ 2:2-15
Order of business.
§ 2:2-16
Rules of order.
§ 2:2-17
Debates.
§ 2:2-18
Question and subject matter before Council.
§ 2:2-19
Motions.
§ 2:2-20
Reconsideration of questions.
§ 2:2-21
Ordinances.
§ 2:2-22
Amendments.
§ 2:2-23
Resolutions.
§ 2:2-24
Appointments.
§ 2:2-25
Independent annual audit.
Article 3
Mayor
§ 2:3-1
Mayor; powers and duties.
§ 2:3-2
Acting Mayor.
§ 2:3-3
Appointments and removals; suspension.
§ 2:3-4
Interim appointments.
§ 2:3-5
Appointments to Boards and Commissions.
§ 2:3-6
Chief of Staff.
Article 4
Corporation Counsel (In House)
§ 2:4-1
Corporation Counsel.
§ 2:4-2
Corporation Counsel; powers and duties.
§ 2:4-3
Assistant Corporation Counsels.
§ 2:4-4
(Reserved)
§ 2:4-5
City Prosecutor.
§ 2:4-6
Compromise and settlement.
§ 2:4-7
Records and reports.
§ 2:4-8
Special Counsel.
§ 2:4-9
Compensation.
Article 5
Business Administrator
§ 2:5-1
Business Administrator.
§ 2:5-2
Business Administrator; powers and duties.
§ 2:5-3
Acting Business Administrator.
§ 2:5-4
Municipal Public Defender.
§ 2:5-5
Department heads; powers and duties.
§ 2:5-6
Divisions of the Office of the Business Administrator.
§ 2:5-6.1
Division of Personnel.
§ 2:5-6.2
Division of Recreation.
§ 2:5-6.3
Division of Recreation Summer Day Camp; Fees.
§ 2:5-7
Establishment of Municipal Court.
§ 2:5-8
Name of Municipal Court.
§ 2:5-9
Seal of Municipal Court.
§ 2:5-10
Judge; appointment and tenure.
§ 2:5-11
Stenographic services.
§ 2:5-11A
Powers of Municipal Court and of the Judge.
§ 2:5-12
Clerk and personnel: compensation.
§ 2:5-13
Place of and time of Court.
§ 2:5-14
Qualifications of Judge.
§ 2:5-15
Additional Municipal Judge.
Article 6
Department of Finance
§ 2:6-1
Department Director; Administrative Assistant.
§ 2:6-2
Purchasing Agent.
§ 2:6-3
Division of Audit and Control.
§ 2:6-4
Bond issues.
§ 2:6-5
Division of Assessments.
§ 2:6-6
Division of Treasury.
§ 2:6-6A
Division of Tax Collection.
§ 2:6-7
Disbursements.
§ 2:6-8
Proceeds of Fire Insurance Policies; Payment of Municipal Liens.
Article 7
Department of Communications and Technology
§ 2:7-1
Director.
§ 2:7-2
Division of Information Technology.
§ 2:7-3
Division of Media.
§ 2:7-4
Public Information Officer.
Article 8
Department of Health and Social Services
§ 2:8-1
Director.
§ 2:8-2
Division of Health.
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§ 2:8-3
(Reserved)
Article 9
Department of Public Works
§ 2:9-1
Department Director.
§ 2:9-2
Powers and duties.
§ 2:9-3
Division of Public Works.
§ 2:9-4
Division of Engineering.
§ 2:9-5
through § 2:9-8. (Reserved)
§ 2:9-9
Division of Inspections.
§ 2:9-10
(Reserved)
§ 2:9-11
Use of portable, liquid-fueled heaters ban; violation, penalties.
§ 2:9-12
Waiver of construction permit fees for disabled persons.
§ 2:9-13
(Reserved)
§ 2:9-14
(Reserved)
§ 2:9-15
Division of Signal Systems.
§ 2:9-16
Manager Motors.
§ 2:9-16.1
Position created.
§ 2:9-16.2
Duties.
§ 2:9-17
(Reserved)
§ 2:9-18
(Reserved)
§ 2:9-18A
(Reserved)
§ 2:9-18B
(Reserved)
§ 2:9-18C
Authorization to adopt rules and procedures.
§ 2:9-18D
Reservation of powers.
§ 2:9-18E
Right of access.
§ 2:9-18F
Violations and penalties.
§ 2:9-18G
Tampering with Parking Utility.
§ 2:9-18H
Complaints.
§ 2:9-18I
Parking Utility Fund.
§ 2:9-18J
Budget.
§ 2:9-18K
Parking fees and fines.
Article 10
Economic Development
§ 2:10-1
Department Director.
§ 2:10-2
Division of Planning.
§ 2:10-3
through § 2:10-4. (Reserved)
§ 2:10-5
Division of Building and Construction.
§ 2:10-6
State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency.
§ 2:10-6A
Established.
§ 2:10-6B
Board of Appeals.
§ 2:10-6C
Fee schedule.
§ 2:10-7
Creation of Division of Parking Utility.
§ 2:10-7.1
Establishment; control.
§ 2:10-7.2
Purpose.
§ 2:10-8
Division of Parking Utility.
§ 2:10-8.1
Purpose.
§ 2:10-8.2
Definitions.
Article 11
Department of Fire
§ 2:11-1
Department Director.
§ 2:11-2
Fire Division.
§ 2:11-3
Organization and personnel.
§ 2:11-4
Rules and Regulations.
§ 2:11-5
Functions.
§ 2:11-6
Bureau of Fire Protection.
§ 2:11-7
Adoption of Fire Prevention Code.
§ 2:11-8
Auxiliary Fire Unit.
§ 2:11-9
Municipal Disaster Control Director; Deputy Director.
§ 2:11-10
Municipal Disaster Control Director; powers and duties.
Article 12
Department of Public Affairs and Safety (Police)
§ 2:12-1
Department Director.
§ 2:12-2
Organization and personnel.
§ 2:12-3
Rules and Regulations.
§ 2:12-4
Function.
§ 2:12-5
Crime Prevention Advisory Committee.
§ 2:12-6
Police Chaplain; position created; appointment; qualifications.
§ 2:12-7
Auxiliary Police Unit - Special Police.
§ 2:12-8
Mutual Police Aid.
§ 2:12-9
Assignment for off-duty private or quasi-public functions.
§ 2:12-10
Powers and Duties of Police Director.
§ 2:12-11
Duties of Deputy Police Director.
§ 2:12-12
Bureau of Parking.
Article 13
Budget and Purchasing Procedures
§ 2:13-1
Reversion to calendar fiscal year.
§ 2:13-2
Budget document.
§ 2:13-3
Budget preparation.
§ 2:13-4
Council action.
§ 2:13-5
Budget operation.
§ 2:13-6
Purchasing in general.
§ 2:13-6.1
Bid threshold.
§ 2:13-7
Award of bids contract; Bids Committee.
§ 2:13-8
Purchases by quotation.
§ 2:13-9
Contracts not to be divided.
§ 2:13-10
Emergency purchases.
§ 2:13-11
Standards and tests.
§ 2:13-12
Purchasing procedures.
§ 2:13-13
Joint purchase agreements.
§ 2:13-14
Change orders.
§ 2:13-15
Execution of City contracts.
§ 2:13-16
Form of questionnaire.
§ 2:13-17
Classification of bidders.
§ 2:13-18
Rejection of bids.
§ 2:13-19
Award for professional services by competitive negotiation.
§ 2:13-20
Set-Aside Program.
Article 14
General Provisions
§ 2:14-1
Staffing.
§ 2:14-2
Surety bond.
§ 2:14-3
Conflict of interest; ethics.
§ 2:14-4
Public records.
§ 2:14-5
Delivery of funds and records.
§ 2:14-6
Public office hours.
Article 15
Office of City Clerk
§ 2:15-1
City Clerk.
§ 2:15-2
Bureau of Licenses.
§ 2:15-3
City flag.
§ 2:15-4
Use of City flag.
§ 2:15-5
Vital statistics.
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Article 16
Department of Sewer and Solid Waste
§ 2:16-1
Department Director.
§ 2:16-2
User charges.
§ 2:16-3
Establishment of sewer charges; Sewer Utility Committee.
§ 2:16-4
Classification of users.
§ 2:16-5
Flow measurement.
§ 2:16-6
Actual sewage flow.
§ 2:16-7
Strength measurement.
§ 2:16-8
Extraneous flows and strengths.
§ 2:16-9
Sewer user charges.
§ 2:16-10
Surcharge rates.
§ 2:16-11
Collection costs.
§ 2:16-12
Notice and method of payment.
§ 2:16-13
Non-Plainfield user charges.
§ 2:16-14
Toxic pollutants.
§ 2:16-15
Exempt users.
§ 2:16-16
Validity.
§ 2:16-17
Penalty.
§ 2:16-18
Prohibited discharges into sewers.
§ 2:16-19
Pretreatment requirements.
§ 2:16-20
Septic tank(s).
§ 2:16-21
Appeal.