[Ord. No. 2003-34 § 1; Ord. No. 2011-27]
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a schedule of miscellaneous
fees for a variety of duties, services and materials that are performed
or provided by the borough officials to the public and not otherwise
established in this Code.
[Ord. No. 2003-34 § 2; Ord. No. 2004-20 § 1; Ord. No. 2008-4, § 1; Ord. No. 2008-10, § 1; Ord. No. 2010-9; Ord. No.
2011-27; amended 11-27-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-33]
The following fees are established and shall be paid by the
applicant for such service or materials:
a.
Notices—Agenda (by Mail).
1.
Annual notice of regular meetings (or revisions thereto): one ($1.00)
dollar.
2.
Forty-eight (48) hour advance written notice of nonregular meetings:
ten ($10.00) dollars.
3.
Notice of special, rescheduled or emergency meetings: ten ($10.00)
dollars.
4.
Agendas: per meeting, two ($2.00) dollars, annual fee, forty ($40.00)
dollars.
b.
Copies (In Person and by Mail).
1.
Official minutes of regular and special open meetings (or revisions
thereto): $.05 cents per page for letter size and $.07 per page for
legal size paper.
2.
All other copies (except oversized documents requiring outside copying
or special handling): $.05 per page for letter size and $.07 per page
for legal size paper.
Copies in Person:
$.05 per page for letter size
$.07 per page for legal size
Copies by Mail:
$.05 per page for letter size plus postage
$.07 per page for legal size plus postage
3.
The fee for any oversized documents or documents requiring outside
copying or special handling shall be the actual cost of copying, plus
applicable postage and handling not to exceed ten (10%) percent of
the actual copying charge or ten ($10.00) dollars, whichever is greater.
4.
Map Copies:
(a)
Eight (8) inches by eleven (11) inches: $.05 cents per page plus
the cost of postage and handling.
(b)
Eight (8) inches by fourteen (14) inches: $.07 cents per page plus
the cost of postage and handling.
(c)
Eleven (11) inches by seventeen (17) inches: $.10 cents per page
plus the cost of postage and handling.
5.
The fee for computer disk copies of recordings of Borough Meetings
shall be two ($2.00) dollars per disk.
d.
Police Reports.
3.
Noncurrent information: general research of public of subpoenaed
information or noncurrent information and comments and/or information
to be reviewed and copied (applicant to be advised in advance and
deposit will be required based on estimated time and cost): Twenty
($20.00) dollars per hour (with a one (1) hour minimum), plus actual
copy costs.
f.
Duplicates.
1.
Tax Bills.
(a)
First duplicate copy: five ($5.00) dollars.
(b)
Each additional duplicate copy, which may be requested in the same
tax year: twenty-five ($25.00) dollars.
The above set forth fees to be charged may, at the discretion
of the Tax Collector, be assessed to a mortgagee, servicing organization
or property tax processing organization as such terms are defined
in P.L. 1990, Chapter 69, N.J.S.A. 54:4-dd, and upon such request
for said duplicate tax bill made in writing to the Tax Collector.
g.
Certified Property Owners List. Within two hundred (200) feet of
a single block and lot: ten ($10.00) dollars.
i.
Returned Checks.
1.
There is established a service charge of thirty ($30.00) dollars
per check or other written instrument returned for insufficient funds.
(a)
The service charge shall be paid in cash immediately;
(b)
The service charge shall be added to any account owing to the borough
if payment tendered on the account was by a check or other written
instrument which was returned for insufficient funds; or
(c)
Whenever an account owing to the borough is for a tax or special
assessment, the service charge shall be included on any list of delinquent
accounts prepared for the enforcement of the lien.
2.
The service charge authorized by this subsection shall be collected
in the same manner prescribed by law for the collection of the account
for which the check or other written instrument was tendered. The
borough, through the Chief Financial Officer, may require future payments
to be tendered in cash or by certified or cashier's check.
j.
Subpoena of Borough Employees. (Where borough or employee is not
party to the suit):
1.
All payments required hereunder shall be made in advance of the actual
date of the appearance. Payments shall be made for an entire day's
appearance without any prorating for the actual hours spent in traveling
to or from the place of appearance or the actual time spent in depositions,
court appearances, etc.
2.
Any subpoena which is issued and places an employee on call shall
be billed and paid in advance at the same rate as though an actual
appearance was required.
3.
In the event that advance payment has not been made for an actual
or on call appearance, the employee shall not be scheduled nor be
available for the appearance noticed, and a copy of the requirements
of this provision shall be provided to any party making an inquiry
or issuing a subpoena.
(a)
Police officers: (appearances shall be subject to availability of
sufficient back-up officers so as to insure borough police coverage
to protect public health, safety and welfare), the party issuing the
subpoena shall pay the borough a sum equal to one and one-half (1 1/2)
times the police officer's total daily compensation for each day,
or part thereof, of the officer's appearance.
(b)
All other borough employees: the party issuing the subpoena shall
pay to the borough a sum equal to the borough employee's total daily
compensation for each day, or part thereof, of the borough employee's
appearance.
k.
Facsimiles. A charge of one ($1.00) dollar per page shall be paid
in advance or by invoice to the requesting party, in addition to any
other charges established in this section.
l.
Transcripts. Transcript fees: five ($5.00) dollars per page of original
transcript document; copies of original transcript shall be in accordance
with paragraph b, 2 of this subsection.
m.
Noncurrent Information. General research of public or subpoenaed
information and documents, and/or information to be reviewed and copies
(applicant to be advised in advance and deposit will be required based
on estimated time): twenty ($20.00) dollars per hour (with a one (1)
hour minimum), plus actual copy costs of this subsection.
[Ord. No. 2003-34 § 3; Ord. No. 2011-27]
When any fees herein described are at anytime at variance with
fees for said services or materials as prescribed by the Revised Statutes
of New Jersey, the fees prescribed by the statute shall govern.
