[Ord. #90-35, preamble, 5-29-90]
a.
New Jersey Local Public Contracts Law provides for the rejection
of a low bidder if there is evidence of such character concerning
irresponsibility of the bidder as would justify the belief it was
not in the best interest of the municipality to award the contract;
b.
The Legislature further allows the criteria of financial ability/financial
capacity to be used in the determination of responsibility;
c.
In order for a vendor to be considered by Council as a "responsible"
bidder, sound public policy reasons dictate that the vendor, its principals,
owners, shareholders, directors, officers, and/or partners should
not owe any municipal taxes to the Township because if taxes are outstanding,
it may signal financial instability.
[Ord. #90-35, § 1, 5-29-90]
A vendor, its principals, owners, shareholders, directors, officers
and/or partners shall not be considered as a "responsible" bidder
under the Local Public Contracts Law if it owes any taxes to the Township
of Cherry Hill at the time it submits its bid.
[Ord. #90-35, § 2, 5-29-90]
The requirement herein shall be included as part of Standard
Bid Specifications of the Township and all vendors shall be required
to execute a certification that no municipal taxes are outstanding
as part of its bid package.
[Ord. #88-12, 3-28-88]
The Cherry Hill Office of Emergency Management has prepared
and submitted to the Mayor every two (2) years a proposed emergency
operations plan to be used in the event of a local disaster emergency
or a war emergency for the mobilization of all its emergency management
(civil defense), emergency services, public and private resources
and those of the normal departments of local government; and
The official adoption and approval of such a plan is a requirement
of national and State Civil Defense Laws, and particularly for eligibility
for emergency management grant in aid programs; and
The Mayor of the Township of Cherry Hill has reviewed the proposed
emergency operations plan and recommended it to the Township Council
for adoption.
[Ord. #88-12, § 4, 3-28-88]
As used in this section:
Shall mean any unusual incident resulting from natural or
unnatural causes which endangers the health, safety or resources of
the residents of the Township; and which is or may become too large
in scope or unusual in type to be handled in its entirety by regular
municipal operating services.
Shall mean and include any disaster or the imminence thereof
resulting from natural or unnatural causes other than enemy attack,
and limited to the extent that action by the Governor under State
laws pertaining thereto is not required.
Shall mean and include any disaster occurring anywhere within
the State as a result of enemy attack or the imminent danger thereof.
[Ord. #88-12, § 1, 3-28-88]
The emergency operation plan recommended by the Office of Emergency
Management and approved by the Mayor is officially adopted as the
official Township of Cherry Hill Emergency Operation Plan and shall
be updated and amended every two (2) years. A copy being hereto annexed
and incorporated herein by reference, without inclusion of the text.
[Ord. #88-12, § 2, 3-28-88]
Copies of the plan have been placed on file in the Office of
Emergency Management and will remain on file there for the use and
examination of the public, by appointment.
[Ord. #88-12, § 3, 3-28-88]
In the event of a natural disaster, a local disaster emergency
or a war emergency, when declared by the Emergency Management Coordinator
and the Office of Emergency Management of the Township, in accordance
with Federal and State law pertaining hereto, the provisions of the
Emergency Operation Plan shall come into force.
[Ord. #88-12, § 5, 3-28-88]
Whenever the Cherry Hill Emergency Operation Plan shall come
into force under terms of this section all employees of the Township
and emergency services within the community shall give full cooperation
to the Emergency Management Coordinator and his/her staff in planning,
activating, coordinating and the conduct of the disaster control operations
within the municipality. Prior to the occurring of a disaster, local
disaster emergency or war emergency for test or drill purposes, all
emergency services and Township employees shall give every possible
and reasonable cooperation to the Emergency Management Coordinator.
[Ord. #98-8, 2-9-98]
a.
No insurance company authorized to issue fire insurance policies
in the State of New Jersey shall pay to a claimant any claim in excess
of two thousand five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars for fire damages
on any real property located within the Township of Cherry Hill pursuant
to any fire insurance policy issued or renewed after the adoption
of this section and the filing of this section with the State Commissioner
of Insurance until such time as:
1.
All taxes and assessments and all other municipal liens or charges
due and payable appearing on the official certificate of search for
municipal liens and any anticipated demolition costs shall have been
paid either by the owner of such real property or by the insurance
company; or
b.
In the event that an appeal is taken on the amount of lien or charge,
other than an appeal on the assessed valuation of real property pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 54:3-21, the insurance company shall withhold seventy-five
(75%) percent of the full amount of lien or charge being contested
pending termination of all proceedings, at which time such moneys
and all interest accruing thereon at a rate paid on interest-bearing
accounts in banking institutions or savings and loan associations
in the State of New Jersey shall be disbursed in accordance with a
final order or judgment of the court.
[Ord. #98-8, 2-9-98]
a.
The Township Council of the Township of Cherry Hill may, by resolution, enter into an agreement with the owner of any fire-damaged property situated in the Township of Cherry Hill to pay in full all delinquent taxes, assessments or other municipal liens by installments pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-19 or for the redemption of a tax sale lien or for the payment in full of any anticipated costs of demolition by installment payments pursuant to Article 7 of Chapter 5 of title 54 of the Revised Statutes of new Jersey, if the Township council is satisfied that the claim for fire damage is to be used to restore or improve the fire-damaged property.
b.
In the event of such a resolution, a certified copy of said resolution
shall be sent to the insurance company authorizing the insurance company
to make full payment on the claim to the insured.
[Ord. #98-8, 2-9-98]
a.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2-46A.1 of this section, an insurance company may pay proceeds of a fire insurance policy to the extent authorized by N.J.S.A. 17:36-12 to a mortgagee of fire-damaged real property where the fire insurance policy, at the time of the loss, listed the mortgagee as a named insured, provided that said payment may not be in an amount which exceeds that due and payable to the mortgagee under the mortgage contract.
b.
Any claim on behalf of the township made in accordance with the provisions
of this section and N.J.S.A. 17:36-1 et seq. shall be paramount to
any other claims on the proceeds of the fire insurance policy, except
as provided in paragraph a of this subsection.
[Ord. #98-8, 2-9-98]
The official certificate of search may, from time to time, be
altered by the bonded official responsible for preparing such certificates
in order to cancel any error, omissions or to add any municipal liens
or related charges due and payable subsequent to the preparation of
the official certificate.
[Ord. #98-8, 2-9-98]
Upon the adoption of this section, a certified copy shall be
filed by the Clerk of the Township of Cherry Hill with the State Commissioner
of Insurance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 17:36-9.
[Ord. #98-8, 2-9-98]
a.
All other powers conveyed and reserved to the Township of Cherry
Hill by N.J.S.A. 17:36-8 through 36-13, as now or hereafter amended,
not specifically set forth in this section are hereby incorporated
by reference and enacted by the Township of Cherry Hill.
b.
Any provisions of this section inconsistent with the provisions of
N.J.S.A. 17:36-8 through 36-13, as now or hereafter amended, are hereby
modified or repealed to the extent of such inconsistencies, but all
other parts of this section shall remain in full force and effect.
[Ord. #2004-7, § 1; 5-24-04]
As used in this section:
a.
CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD BACKGROUND CHECK -- Shall mean a determination
of whether a person has a criminal record by cross-referencing that
person's name and fingerprints with those on file with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division and the State Bureau
of Identification in the Division of State Police.
b.
DEPARTMENT -- Shall mean the Cherry Hill Township Police Department.
c.
TOWNSHIP SPONSORED PROGRAMS -- Shall mean any programs sponsored
by the Township and/or which provide and utilize Township facilities
or Township property.
[Ord. #2004-7, § 1, 5-24-04]
a.
The Township requires that all employees and volunteers eighteen
(18) years or older, involved with Township sponsored programs involving
minors submit to a criminal history record background check.
b.
The Division of State Police shall inform the designated department whether the person's criminal history record background check reveals a conviction of a disqualifying crime or offense as specified in subsection 2-46B.3.
c.
A criminal history record background check shall be conducted only
upon receipt of the written consent to the check from the prospective
or current employee or volunteer.
d.
The Township shall bear the costs associated with conducting criminal
background checks.
[Ord. #2004-7, § 1, 5-24-04]
a.
A person may be disqualified from serving as an employee or volunteer
of a Township sponsored program involving minors if that person's
criminal history background check reveals a record of conviction of
any of the following crimes and offenses.
1.
In New Jersey, any crime or disorderly persons offense:
(a)
Involving danger to the person, meaning those crimes and disorderly
person offenses set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1 et seq., N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1
et seq., N.J.S.A. 2C:13-1 et seq., N.J.S.A. 2C:14-1 et seq. or N.J.S.A.
2C:15-1 et seq.
(b)
Against the family, children or incompetents meaning those crimes
and disorderly persons offenses set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:1.40.1 et
seq.
2.
In any other state or jurisdiction, conduct which, if committed in
New Jersey, would constitute any of the crimes or disorderly persons
offenses described in paragraph a1 of this subsection.
[Ord. #2004-7, § 1, 5-24-04]
Prospective or current employees and volunteers of Township
sponsored programs involving minors shall submit their name, address,
fingerprints and written consent to the Township for the criminal
history record background check to be performed. The Township shall
submit this documentation to the Cherry Hill Township Chief of Police
who shall coordinate the background check.
[Ord. #2004-7, § 1, 5-24-04]
a.
Access to criminal history information for noncriminal justice purposes,
including licensing and employment is restricted to authorized personnel
of the designated department, on a need to know basis, as authorized
by Federal or State statute of rule or regulation, executive order,
administrative code, local ordinance or resolution.
b.
The Township shall limit its use of the criminal history record information
solely to the authorized purpose for which it was obtained and the
criminal history record information furnished shall not be disseminated
to persons or organizations not authorized to receive such information.
Use of this record shall be limited solely to the authorized purpose
for which it was given and it shall not be disseminated to any unauthorized
persons. All records shall be destroyed immediately after they have
served their intended and authorized purpose. Any person violating
Federal or State regulations governing access to Criminal History
Record Information may be subject to criminal and/or civil penalties.
[Ord. #2004-7, § 1, 5-24-04]
If this criminal history record may disqualify an applicant
for any purpose, the person making the determination shall provide
the applicant with an opportunity to complete and challenge the accuracy
of the information contained in the criminal history record. The applicant
shall be afforded a reasonable period of time to correct and complete
this record. A person is not presumed guilty of any charges or arrests
for which there are not final dispositions indicated on the record.
[Ord. #2008-13, § 1-1.1, 9-8-08]
The purpose of this section is to foster the openness of government
and provide citizens with information concerning the various appointed
volunteer municipal positions which exist within Cherry Hill Township.
The section further provides for a procedure whereby a citizen can
indicate his/her desire to serve in a particular approved position.
Finally, the section provides for a notification process so that those
citizens who have indicated a desire to hold a position will be notified
when that position is under consideration for appointment and will
ultimately be notified as to the action that was taken.
[Ord. #2008-13, § 1-1.2, 9-8-08]
The following terms as used in this section shall have the meaning
set forth below unless the context within which the term is used clearly
provides for a different meaning:
Shall mean the official or body which by virtue of statutory
law or by ordinance or resolution is given the authority to appoint
a person to hold a particular appointed volunteer municipal position.
Shall mean any appointed volunteer position within the municipal
government, which is created either by statutory law or by ordinance
or resolution. Examples of such positions are Municipal Historian,
member of any board, commission, agency, council or committee of the
municipality.
As used in this section, notification shall be constituted
by any of the following means: telephone and/or oral communication,
email, posting on Township website, posting by the Municipal Clerk
on a bulletin board maintained for public announcements in the municipal
building, or U.S. mail.
[Ord. #2008-13, § 1-1.3, 9-8-08]
The Municipal Administrator/Clerk shall cause a register of
appointed volunteer municipal positions to be prepared and maintained.
Such register shall be made available on the Township's website and
at the Municipal Hall and shall set forth at least the following:
a.
Title of each appointed volunteer municipal position;
b.
Brief description of the positions' powers and duties;
c.
Any special credentials or qualifications required to hold the position;
d.
The length of term for the position;
e.
The name of the person currently holding the position, the expiration
date of his or her term, and the number of vacant seats on the board
or commission;
f.
The dates/times and frequency of any meetings which the holder of
the positions must attend; and
g.
The appointing authority for each board or commission, and who confirms
each appointment.
[Ord. #2008-13, § 1-1.4, 9-8-08]
The Municipal Administrator/Clerk shall maintain a current updated
listing of all existing vacancies for each appointed volunteer municipal
position within the municipality. Such list shall be made available
free of charge at the Municipal Clerk's Office and shall, in addition,
be posted by the Municipal Clerk on a bulletin board maintained for
public announcements in the Municipal Building.
[Ord. #2008-13, § 1-1.5, 9-8-08]
Unless essential for the proper functioning and/or carrying on of business of the local agency upon which the vacancy has occurred, a vacancy shall not be filled for a period of thirty (30) days from its posting in order to allow interested persons time to submit applications as provided in subsection 2-46C.6 below. Any vacancy filled without notification in subsection 2-46C.9 shall not be voided and/or otherwise deemed invalid if the failure to notify an interested applicant was an administrative error or oversight.
[Ord. #2008-13, § 1-1.6, 9-8-08]
The following one-page form of application for appointment to
municipal boards, commissions, and authorities shall be standard except
that additional application filings may be required at the option
of the municipality. Each Application for Public Service shall have
an optional check box to be marked if the applicant wishes to keep
address of residence, phone number, and email address confidential.
The standard form shall include space for the custodian to indicate
with whom the application should be filed for each municipality.
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Application for Public Service
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I,_____________________, hereby apply to perform public service
on the following boards or commissions:
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a. Name
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b. Address of Residence
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c. Phone Number
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d. Email Address
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e. Education related to all boards or commissions of choice
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f. Volunteer or work related experience which could be of use
to the boards or commissions of choice
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g. Previous meeting attendance at or volunteer work for the
chosen boards or commissions
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[Ord. #2008-13, § 1-1.7, 9-8-08]
Any person interested in serving in an appointed volunteer municipal
position may file an application for such position with the Municipal
Clerk. Such application(s) may be filed at any time, whether or not
the appointed municipal position sought is vacant. A person may withdraw
his or her application at any time.
[Ord. #2008-13, § 1-1.7, 9-8-08]
The Municipal Clerk shall maintain all filed applications in
a file or binder, segregated for each board or commission. Applications
are public record, and shall be considered void after two (2) years
unless removed by the applicant.
[Ord. #2008-13, § 1-1.9, 9-8-08]
Prior to filling any appointed volunteer municipal position,
the appropriate appointing authority shall review each application
filed for that position. Each person having submitted an application
for an appointed municipal position under consideration to be filled
shall be notified of said vacancy. The appointing authority shall
conduct such review, investigation and/or interviews as the appointing
authority deems necessary or advisable, in its discretion. After a
decision is reached to fill a vacant appointed volunteer municipal
position, all those who had submitted an application for that position
shall be notified of the appointing decision.
[Ord. #2006-20, 9-11-06]
a.
Preamble. The Township Cherry Hill contains a number of vacant buildings
which have been abandoned by their owners, and which are in a state
of disrepair and neglect.
These buildings, by virtue of their conditions and their proximity
to other buildings, have negative effect on the quality of life of
adjacent residents and property owners, increasing the risk of property
damage through arson and vandalism and discouraging neighborhood stability
and revitalization.
Many of these buildings, or the land on which they are situated,
can be used for productive purposes which will further the revitalization
of the Township of Cherry Hill and improve its economic and social
condition.
The Township of Cherry Hill desires to use the powers granted
local governments under the laws of the State of New Jersey to address
the conditions created by these buildings, and further their reuse
for productive purposes.
By creating an abandoned property list, pursuant to N.J.S.A.
55:19-55, the municipality will better be able to address the conditions
created by these buildings, and further their reuse for productive
purposes.
b.
Creation and Use of List.
1.
The public officers designated by the Mayor are hereby directed to
identify abandoned properties within the municipality, place said
properties on an abandoned property list pursuant to N.J.S.A. 55:19-55,
and provide such notices and carry out such other tasks as are required
to effectuate an abandoned property list as provided by law.
2.
The abandoned property list shall apply to the Township of Cherry
Hill as a whole.
3.
The public officers shall provide a report to the Mayor and Governing
Body every six (6) months, with respect to the number and location
of properties on the abandoned property list, the status of those
properties, and any actions taken by the municipality or by any qualified
rehabilitation entity designated pursuant to the authority granted
the public officer with respect to any property list or any other
abandoned property within the Township of Cherry Hill.
4.
The Township shall have the right to pursue any legal remedy with
respect to properties on the abandoned property list pursuant to N.J.S.A.
55:19-55.
