[1999 Code § 2.100.010]
It is determined by the Township Council that:
a.
State Statutes (N.J.S.A. 40A:10-1 et seq.) permit a local unit of
local government to provide for insurance against loss by either insuring
with any insurance company authorized to do business in the State
of New Jersey or through the creation of various insurance funds;
b.
A combination of both methods results in the best opportunity to
provide coverage at the lowest cost to the Township of Edison; and
c.
Said statutes referenced above require the establishment of insurance
funds where coverages are to be retained and administered by the local
unit of government.
[1999 Code § 2.100.020; Ord. No.
O.1896-2015]
There is established an insurance fund in accordance with the
provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:10-6, and for the reasons set forth therein,
and to:
a.
Insure against any loss or damage, however caused, to any property,
motor vehicles, equipment or apparatus owned by it or owned by or
under the control of any of its departments, boards, agencies or commissions;
b.
Insure against liability resulting from the use or operation of motor
vehicles, equipment or apparatus owned by or controlled by it or owned
by or under the control of any of its departments, boards, agencies
or commissions;
c.
Insure against liability for its negligence and that of its officers,
employees and servants, whether or not compensated or part-time, who
are authorized to perform any act or services, but not including an
independent contractor within the limitations of the New Jersey Tort
Claims Act (N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 et seq.).
d.
Provide contributory or noncontributory self-funded, or partially
self-funded, health benefits to employees or their dependents, or
both, in accordance with rules and regulations of the Director of
the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community
Affairs.
[1999 Code § 2.100.030]
The Municipal Council may designate the maximum or minimum amount
of the insurance fund and, from time to time, provide for the disposition
of any excess over and above the maximum amount fixed or of the interest
or profits arising therefrom when the fund shall have reached the
maximum limit.
[1999 Code § 2.100.040]
a.
There is established an Insurance Fund Commission consisting of three
(3) commissioners.
1.
The Commissioners shall be officials of the Township and shall hold
office for periods of two (2) years or for the remainder of their
terms of office as officials, whichever shall be less, and until their
successors have been duly appointed and qualified. To the extent that
any Commissioner serves for a lesser period of time, an interim appointment
shall be made for the balance of that Commissioner's term.
2.
The Commissioners shall serve without compensation.
3.
The Mayor shall appoint the Commissioners.
b.
The Commission shall elect a chairperson and shall promulgate such
rules and regulations as it deems necessary to carry out its function.
c.
Commission Secretary.
1.
There shall be established the position of secretary to the Board
of Insurance Commissioners. The secretary shall be appointed by the
Commission and shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission. The
Commission secretary shall have the obligation to take and maintain
accurate minutes of Commission meetings and to maintain accurate records
of each and every claim filed against the Township, whether a general
liability claim or a worker's compensation claim.
2.
The annual salary of the Commission secretary shall be established
by ordinance.
[1999 Code § 2.100.050]
a.
The Commissioners shall have the following powers and authority:
1.
Employ necessary clerical assistants, whose compensation shall be
fixed and paid by the Governing Body of the local unit in the same
manner as is that of other employees of the municipality;
2.
Invest the fund and all additions and accretions thereto in such
securities as they shall deem best suited for the purpose of this
chapter;
3.
Adopt rules and regulations for the control and investment of the
fund;
4.
Keep on hand at all times sufficient money, or have the same invested
in such securities as can be immediately sold for cash, for the payment
of losses to any buildings or property of the local unit, or liability
resulting from the operation of publicly owned motor vehicles, equipment
or apparatus;
5.
Fix reasonable rates of premium for all insurance carried by the
insurance fund and shall effect all insurance in the insurance fund
or with any insurance company or companies authorized to do business
in this State. All group insurance as authorized by N.J.S.A. 40A:10-16
et seq. for employees of the Township shall be placed and effected
by the Commissioners subject to the approval of the Township of any
contracts in accordance with the provisions of the Local Public Contracts
Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.
b.
Premiums for insurance, whether carried in the insurance fund or
placed with insurance companies, shall be paid to the Commissioners
by the board, commission, department, committee or officer having
charge or control of the property insured.
c.
All insurance upon property owned or controlled by a local unit or
any of its departments, boards, agencies or commissions shall be placed
and effected by the Commissioners.
d.
If provided by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the secretary
to the Insurance Fund Commission shall be entrusted with the daily
operation of the insurance fund and shall submit a report to the Commissioners
at least once a month.
[1999 Code § 2.100.060]
a.
There shall be established the title of administering agency and
risk manager for the purpose of handling liability and workers' compensation
claims filed against the Township. The administrating agency and risk
manager shall be designated from time to time by the Township and
shall serve and be compensated in accordance with a written contract
with terms and conditions mutually agreed upon by the parties and,
in any event, to be subject to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:5-17
and as otherwise set forth herein. Any such contract shall be negotiated
by the Mayor and presented to the Commission for its approval prior
to the granting of final approval by the Council. In no event shall
any one (1) contract with the administering agency or the risk manager
be for more than a three-year period, although any given contract
may be extended for additional periods not to exceed three (3) years
per extension.
b.
The risk manager shall have the sole right of approval as to any
claim not to exceed an amount to be fixed by the Commission on an
annual basis.
[1999 Code § 2.100.070]
a.
The risk manager shall submit a voucher on the form prescribed by the Township on all claims, of whatever amount, and will, by signature, approve all vouchers and countersign said vouchers in the same manner as any other department head of the Township. With respect to all other claims exceeding the amount established pursuant to the terms of subsection 2-122.6b, said claims are to be submitted by the risk manager to the Insurance Commission for approval, together with the appropriate voucher on a monthly bill list. Payments will be made on all vouchers by checks signed by the appropriate signatory of the Township, countersigned by the designee of the risk manager.
b.
In determining claim amounts, when dealing with weekly temporary disability benefits and/or medical payments in workers compensation claims, each said claim is to be construed as a separate claim in determining whether or not the same equals or exceeds the dollar limit hereinabove referred to in subsection 2-122.6b.
[1999 Code § 2.100.080]
Pursuant to the discretionary authority contained in N.J.S.A.
40A:10-12 et seq., the worker's compensation insurance fund is established.
[Ord. No. O.1690-2009§ I]
No insurance company shall pay any claim in excess of two thousand
five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars for fire damages on any real property
located within Edison Township pursuant to any fire insurance policy
issued or renewed after the adoption of this section and its filing
with the State Commissioner of Insurance, except as follows:
a.
The insured individual or entity submits an official certificate
of search for municipal liens pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-12 certifying
that all taxes, assessments or other municipal liens or charges, levied
and assessed and due and payable against said property have been paid
in full; and
b.
The insured person or entity has submitted a certification acknowledged
by a notary public commissioned in the State of New Jersey that all
demolition costs have been paid or that demolition is not required;
or
c.
The Township provides the insurer with a certified Resolution pursuant
to which the Township has entered into an agreement with the owner
of the fire-damaged property to pay in full all delinquent taxes,
assessments or other municipal liens by installments pursuant to N.J.S.A.
54:5-19 for the redemption of any tax sale lien by installment payments
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-65, et seq., or the payment by installment
of any anticipated costs of demolition.
[Ord. No. O.1690-2009§ I]
Any request for an official certificate of search for municipal
liens pursuant to this Section shall specify that the search concerns
fire-damaged property.
[Ord. No. O.1690-2009§ I]
The Township's claim made in accordance with the provisions
of this section shall be paramount to any other claims on the proceeds
of the fire insurance policy. However, notwithstanding the provisions
of this section, an insurance company may pay proceeds of a fire insurance
policy to a holder of a purchase money mortgage held as a first mortgage
or an institutional lender which is a holder of a mortgage on the
fire damaged property, where the fire insurance policy at the time
of the loss listed the mortgagee as a holder of an insurable interest;
provided the payment may not be in an amount which exceeds that due
and payable to the mortgagee under the mortgage contract.
[Ord. No. O.1690-2009§ I]
In the event that an appeal is taken on the amount of any lien
or charge, other than an appeal based upon the assessed valuation
of real property pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:3-21, the insurance company
issues a draft payable to the court of record, to be held by the court
in an interest bearing escrow account in a banking institution or
savings and loan association in New Jersey, in an amount totaling
seventy-five (75%) percent of the full amount of the lien or charge
being contested but not to exceed the proceeds payable under its insurance
policy, and the insurance company shall issue a draft payable to the
municipality for the remaining twenty-five (25%) percent of the lien
or charge being contested, with the full amount paid by the insurance
company to the court and the municipality not to exceed the proceeds
payable under its insurance policy pending termination of all proceedings.
[Ord. No. O.1690-2009§ I]
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
of this section is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional
by any court or Federal or State agency of competent jurisdiction,
such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent
provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions hereof.
[Ord. No. O.1866-2014]
a.
Authorization. The Township of Edison is authorized to become a Government
Aggregator of electric generation service and electric service for
residential and nonresidential customer's electric power on behalf
of its residential and nonresidential citizens.
b.
Township to Use Option Two. The Township will follow the Government-Private
Aggregator Option Two of the BPU Government-Private Aggregator Program
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the New Jersey State Board
of Public Utilities.
c.
Submission of Documentation. The Mayor and Chief of Staff are hereby
authorized to take any and all steps to submit the necessary documentation
to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and to provide any and
all notices to residential customers to opt-out of the Program and
to nonresidential customers to opt-in to the Program.
d.
Selection of Energy Provider. The Township is a member of the Middlesex
Regional Education Services Commission and the Commission has followed
the Fair and Open process to select an energy service provider, Good
Energy, L.P., to perform the New Jersey BPU aggregation program adopted
by N.J.A.C. 14:4-6 et seq., for the Commission and its members.
e.
Extension of Service Agreement. The term of the agreement shall require
the Municipal Council to approve by resolution the extension of the
service agreement annually up to no more than five (5) renewals.
[Ord. No. O.1854-2014]
The Municipal Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to request
from such persons about to lawfully enter into the matrimonial relation
or civil union, at a ceremony presided by the Mayor, a voluntary contribution
of two hundred ($200.00) dollars to be paid directly to a recognized
501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity of such persons' choosing. The contribution
solicited shall be entirely voluntary, and the performance by the
Mayor of officiating duties shall not be contingent upon the payment
of a voluntary contribution.
[1999 Code § 2.84.010]
All fees authorized by this chapter shall be collected by the
Division of Revenue and Collection of the Department of Finance.
[1999 Code § 2.84.020; Ord. No.
O.1536-2006; Ord. No. O.1646-2008§ I; Ord. No. O.1647-2008§ I; Ord. No. O.1662-2008§ I; Ord. No. O.1756-2010; Ord. No. O.2004-2018]
The following fees are established:
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a.
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Use of Police Department pistol ranges (indoor and outdoor ranges)
and training/safety course instruction:
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1.
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Training fees with certified instructor to meet New Jersey carry
permit mandates:
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(a)
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Retired Law Enforcement Officers: fifty ($50.00) dollars per
session.
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(b)
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Retired Edison Division of Police: Free of charge.
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2.
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The fee for the use of the range by any law enforcement agency
other than Edison Township shall be two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars
per session.
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3.
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Fees for Firearms Familiarization and Safety Course(s) for Edison
Township residents only:
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(a)
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Twenty ($20.00) dollars per adult per session.
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(b)
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Five ($5.00) dollars per child per session.
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4.
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All persons (other than active officers in the Edison Division
of Police) using the pistol range shall, prior to such use, execute
an indemnification agreement in the form approved by the Township
Attorney and the Township's insurer.
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b.
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Edison Light Transit [Not to exceed per trip]
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1.
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Pre-paid per ride
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$1.50
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2.
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Cash per ride
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$3.00
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c.
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1.
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Parks Liquor
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$25.00
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2.
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Parks and Recreation Facility Usage
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Varies
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d.
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Division of Engineering Services.
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1.
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Floodplain certification letters
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$15.00
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2.
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Site plan copies (per sheet)
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$9.00
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3.
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Maps [large]
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$4.50
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4.
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Maps [small]
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$2.00
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5.
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Filed maps, size 30" x 42" or smaller (per sheet)
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$3.00
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6.
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Filed maps, larger than 30" x 42"(per sheet)
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$9.00
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e.
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Police Department.
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1.
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Firearms ID/purchase--State Fee
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$49.00
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2.
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Re-issue ID/name only record check--State fee
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$15.00
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3.
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Accident/police reports (in person)
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1-10 pages [per page]
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$0.75
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11-20 pages [per page]
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$0.50
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21 pages and up [per page]
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$0.25
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4.
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Accident reports
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1-3 pages by mail and not part of discovery
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$5.00
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Each additional page after 3
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$1.00
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5.
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Police reports
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1-3 pages by mail and not part of discovery
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$5.00
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Each additional page after 3
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$1.00
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6.
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Municipal Court Discovery
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1-10 pages
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$0.75 per page
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11-20 pages
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$0.50 per page
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Over 20
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$0.25 per page
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Request by mail
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$0.25 plus actual postage
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7.
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Letter of good conduct [residents]
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$25.00
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8.
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Letter of good conduct [nonresidents]
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$30.00
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9.
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(a)
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Fingerprinting (resident up to 2 cards)
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$12.00
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Each additional card [resident]
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$5.00
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(b)
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Fingerprinting (nonresident up to 2 cards)
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$25.00
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Each additional card [nonresident]
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$7.00
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10.
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(a)
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Photographs [B&W]
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$15.00
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(b)
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Photographs [Color (Polaroid)]
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$20.00
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(c)
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Photographs copied to CD
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$30.00
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11.
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Handicapped parking (motor vehicle fee)
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$4.00
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f.
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General Fees. Unless fees are otherwise specified in this chapter
or State statute, all Township departments of the Township of Edison
shall be authorized to charge for making available to the public copies
of all other public records at the following rate:
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1.
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The public records of the Township of Edison shall be accessible
for examination and copying in accordance with N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et
seq., upon the terms and conditions herein provided. Such inspection
shall be made only at reasonable times during the business hours and
without interference with the conduct of the affairs of the office
or other place where such records are kept or maintained.
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2.
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Prior to allowing access to any government record, the custodian
thereof shall redact from that record any information which discloses
the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone
number, or driver's license number of any person, in accordance with
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5 and redact any personal information or information
otherwise protected by law.
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3.
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A copy or copies of a government record may be purchased by
any person upon payment of the following fees:
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$0.05 per letter size page or smaller
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$0.07 per legal size page or larger
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4.
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If the Township can demonstrate that its actual costs for duplication
of a government record exceed the foregoing rates, the Township shall
be permitted to charge the actual cost of duplicating the record.
The actual cost of duplicating the record, upon which all copy fees
are based, shall be the cost of materials and supplies used to make
a copy of the record, but shall not include the cost of labor or other
overhead expenses associated with making the copy except for a special
service charge as provided herein, if applicable.
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5.
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Special Service Charges. Whenever the nature, format, manner
of collation, or volume of a government record embodied in the form
of printed matter to be inspected, examined, or copied pursuant to
this subsection is such that the record cannot be reproduced by ordinary
document copying equipment in ordinary business size or involves an
extraordinary expenditure of time and effort to accommodate the request,
the Township may charge, in addition to the actual cost of duplicating
the record, a special service charge of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars
per hour. A deposit of the estimated special service charge shall
be required prior to the request being processed and the full amount
of the actual special service charge shall be paid prior to the release
of the documents. The requestor shall have the opportunity to review
and object to the estimated special service charge prior to it being
incurred.
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6.
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Mailing charges for any of said items shall be the actual postage
charge incurred by the Township.
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7.
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Access to electronic records and nonprinted materials shall
be provided free of charge, but the public agency may charge for the
actual costs of any needed supplies such as computer discs.
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g.
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Handling of Tax Sale Certificates.
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1.
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Discharge or Cancellation of Record of Tax Sale Certificates.
Upon redemption of a Tax Sale Certificate, the Tax Collector shall
send the certificate to the Middlesex County Clerk for cancellation
of record. The Township shall impose a charge of thirty dollars ($30.00)
to handle, process and mail the cancelled certificate to the County.
The Tax Collector shall collect the charge for each Tax Sale Certificate
redeemed or when service requested at any time after the redemption
occurred.
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2.
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Certificate of Redemption. In the event that an original redeemed
Tax Sale Certificate, already signed for cancellation by the Lien
Holder, is lost and needed to be replaced to prove payment, and/or
for processing of cancellation of record, the Tax Collector shall
issue a notarized certificate of redemption and impose a charge of
twenty-five dollars ($25.00) due upon the issuing.
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h.
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Returned Checks.
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1.
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A service charge fee in the amount of twenty ($20.00) dollars
shall be charged to any resident, corporation, group, nonprofit group
or other legal entity ("payor") who tenders a check or other written
instrument and it is returned to the Township for insufficient funds.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:5-18(b), the Tax Collector is authorized
to include the twenty ($20.00) dollar charge onto the Township's Tax
Sale list for any taxpayer who is delinquent in paying property taxes
or special tax assessments.
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2.
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Any payor who has tendered insufficient funds to the Township
will be required, in the Director of Finance's discretion, to make
any and all future payments to the Township either cash, certified
or cashier's check.
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3.
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Township volunteers, Township sponsored organizations and senior
citizens are not exempt from the provisions of this section.
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[1999 Code § 2.84.030; Ord. No.
O.1643-2008]
a.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any ordinance to the contrary,
the following defined residents of the Township shall not be required
to pay any municipal fee established by the Township:
1.
Any resident of the Township who shall have attained the age of sixty-five
(65) years old; or
2.
Any resident of the Township who is an active member of the following
volunteer first aid squads:
3.
Any resident of the Township of Edison who is an active member of
the Edison police auxiliary.
4.
Disabled persons as defined in Chapter XIV, Building and Construction,
of the Code of the Township of Edison.
5.
The spouse or dependent children of a Township resident serving on
active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States as defined in
N.J.S.A. 38A:1-1.
b.
The Director of Finance shall promulgate rules and regulations to
effectuate the purpose of this section and shall file with the Township
Clerk, and post within the Municipal Complex, a list of fees to which
this section shall apply.
c.
The waiver of Township fees provided in this section is subject to
the following general restrictions and conditions:
1.
Fees for group activities are waived for groups which include only
residents who are the subject of this fee chapter.
2.
No fee imposed in connection with a penalty enforcement or judicial
proceeding shall be waived.
3.
This section shall not apply to any bond or surety required to ensure
the faithful performance of a public obligation or repair to a public
facility.
4.
This section shall not apply to any commercial or business activity.
5.
This section shall not apply to any land use or development fee imposed in conjunction with a Planning Board or Board of Adjustment application or any construction code fee under Section 14-1.10 of this Code for the construction of a new dwelling, except with regards to the alteration of any existing residence within the Township occupied by a resident covered by this section.
6.
For the purpose of this section, the term "active member" shall be
those members who:
(a)
Provide services on an ambulance at least one (1) night a week
or an equivalent forty (40) hours a month during weekdays or weekends;
(b)
Attend at least fifty (50%) percent of all regularly scheduled
and special drills/training exercises (not less than twelve (12) a
year) averaging two (2) hours each;
(c)
Recertify every other year for CPR;
(d)
Complete forty-eight (48) hours of New Jersey State approved
continuing education credits every three (3) years;
(e)
Attend annual refresher courses in hazardous material, infectious
disease control and ambulance safety;
(f)
Attend an EMT-D refresher course every two (2) years;
(g)
Attend at least twenty-five (25%) percent of all regularly scheduled
and special meetings of the squad, missing no more than three (3)
in a row.
d.
All individuals covered by this section shall be entitled to obtain
an Edison Township identification card which shall be presented at
the time of payment to validate the entitlement to the fee waiver.
The identification card shall remain the property of the Township
and shall be subject to forfeiture in the event it is used or attempted
to be used for any purpose in violation of this section. It shall
be the responsibility of each of the first aid squads listed in this
section to supply, on or about January 1st of each year and from time
to time with any changes, a certified list of all active members in
their respective first aid squads.
[1999 Code § 8.140.080]
Vital statistic fees shall be as follows:
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Vital Statistic
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Fee
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a.
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1.
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One certified copy of a vital record, birth, death, fetal death
or marriage
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$25.00
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2.
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Each copy ordered at the same time
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$20.00
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b.
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Correction(s) of original certificates filed[1]
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$50.00
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c.
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1.
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Record search (first year)
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$1.00
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2.
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Each additional year
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$1.00
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Editor's Note: These corrections will require two (2) weeks.
