City of Perth Amboy, NJ
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2023-07-12
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 4 Administration of Government
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administration of Government
- Ch 4 Art I Title; Definitions; Application
- § 4-1 Short title.
- § 4-2 Definitions.
- § 4-3 Word usage.
- § 4-4 Existing ordinances and resolutions.
- § 4-5 Penalties.
- § 4-6 Repealer.
- § 4-7 Severability.
- Ch 4 Art II Council
- § 4-8 Legislative power.
- § 4-9 Regular meetings.
- § 4-10 Special meetings.
- § 4-11 Place of meetings.
- § 4-12 Public meetings; informal conferences.
- § 4-13 Mandatory training for council members.
- § 4-13.1 Proof of attendance at training sessions.
- § 4-14 President of Council.
- § 4-15 Clerk of Council.
- § 4-16 Standing committees.
- § 4-17 Adoption of ordinances and resolutions.
- § 4-18 Passage of ordinances over veto.
- § 4-19 Failure of Mayor to return ordinance.
- § 4-20 Appointments to office.
- Ch 4 Art III Mayor
- § 4-21 Powers and duties.
- § 4-22 Acting Mayor.
- § 4-23 Interim appointments.
- Ch 4 Art IV Department of Administration
- § 4-24 Business Administrator.
- § 4-25 Powers and duties of Business Administrator.
- § 4-25.1 Office of Personnel.
- § 4-25.2 Office of Purchasing.
- § 4-25.3 Office of Parking Utility.
- § 4-25.4 Office of Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ).
- § 4-25.5 Office of the Business Improvement District (BID).
- § 4-25.6 Office of Harborside Marina Utility.
- § 4-26 Budget preparation.
- § 4-27 (Reserved)
- § 4-28 (Reserved)
- § 4-28.1 Functions of Director of Economic and Community Development.
- § 4-29 Appointment and removal of department heads.
- § 4-30 Administrative duties of department heads.
- § 4-31 Collective bargaining.
- § 4-32 (Reserved)
- § 4-33 Central mail and duplicating.
- § 4-33.1 Division of Finance.
- § 4-33.2 Budgeting.
- § 4-33.3 Division of Revenue.
- § 4-33.4 Water and sewer charges.
- § 4-33.5 Background checks.
- Ch 4 Art V City Clerk
- § 4-34 Qualifications and appointment.
- § 4-35 General duties.
- § 4-36 Deputy City Clerk.
- § 4-37 Certificates regarding municipal improvements.
- § 4-38 Certificates as to land subdivisions.
- § 4-39 Licensing functions.
- § 4-40 (Reserved)
- § 4-41 Insurance, surety bonds and contracts.
- Ch 4 Art VI Nondepartmental Agencies
- § 4-42 Citizens' Advisory Council.
- § 4-43 Free Public Library.
- § 4-44 Municipal Court.
- § 4-45 Planning Board.
- § 4-46 Board of Adjustment.
- § 4-47 Civil defense and disaster control.
- § 4-48 Volunteer fire companies.
- § 4-49 Housing Authority.
- § 4-50 (Reserved)
- § 4-50.1 Human Relations Commission.
- § 4-50.2 Terms of office for certain boards and agencies.
- Ch 4 Art VII Department of Law
- § 4-51 Department generally.
- § 4-52 Powers and duties of Director of Law.
- § 4-53 (Reserved)
- § 4-54 Reimbursement for expenses.
- § 4-55 Approval of deeds and contracts.
- § 4-56 Limitation on power in compromise.
- § 4-57 Appointment of special counsel.
- § 4-58 Conduct of prosecution by Director of Law.
- § 4-58.1 Municipal Prosecutor.
- § 4-59 Municipal public defender.
- § 4-60 Duties upon leaving office.
- Ch 4 Art VIII (Reserved)
- § 4-61 through § 4-64. (Reserved)
- Ch 4 Art IX (Reserved)
- § 4-65 through § 4-66. (Reserved)
- Ch 4 Art X (Reserved)
- § 4-67 through § 4-69. (Reserved)
- Ch 4 Art XI Department of Public Works
- § 4-70 Department generally.
- § 4-71 Divisions and bureaus.
- § 4-72 Division of Solid Waste.
- § 4-73 Division of Road Repair and Maintenance.
- § 4-74 Division of Buildings and Grounds.
- § 4-75 Division of Engineering.
- § 4-76 (Reserved)
- § 4-76.1 (Reserved)
- § 4-76.2 Electrical Bureau.
- Ch 4 Art XII Department of Human Services
- § 4-77 Department generally.
- § 4-78 Offices.
- § 4-79 Office of Recreation.
- § 4-80 Recreational planning.
- § 4-81 Recreational Advisory Committee.
- § 4-82 Repair and maintenance of recreational facilities.
- § 4-83 Use of recreational facilities.
- § 4-84 Games and concerts sponsored by Office of Recreation; charges and fees; criminal history background checks.
- § 4-84.1 Rules and regulations for recreational areas.
- § 4-84.2 Office of Social Services and Housing.
- § 4-84.3 (Reserved)
- § 4-84.4 Office of Aging.
- § 4-84.5 Office of Public Information.
- § 4-84.6 Office of Vital Statistics.
- § 4-84.7 (Reserved)
- Ch 4 Art XIII Police Department
- § 4-85 Department generally.
- § 4-86 Organization and administration.
- § 4-87 Traffic Safety Advisory Committee.
- § 4-88 Traffic signs and markers.
- § 4-89 (Reserved)
- § 4-90 (Reserved)
- Ch 4 Art XIV Fire Department
- § 4-91 Department generally.
- § 4-92 (Reserved)
- Ch 4 Art XV Department of Code Enforcement
- § 4-93 Department generally.
- § 4-94 Powers and duties.
- § 4-95 Office of Construction and Fire Prevention.
- § 4-96 Office of Housing Inspections.
- § 4-97 Office of Zoning and Planning.
- § 4-98 Master file of buildings.
- § 4-99 Inspection and enforcement.
- § 4-100 Environmental Advisory Committee.
- Ch 4 Art XVI (Reserved)
- § 4-101 through § 4-109. (Reserved)
- Ch 4 Art XVII Budget and Fiscal Procedures
- § 4-110 Fiscal year.
- § 4-111 Budget preparation.
- § 4-112 (Reserved)
- § 4-113 Council action.
- § 4-114 Budget operation.
- § 4-115 Contracts generally.
- § 4-116 Award of contracts.
- § 4-117 Purchasing generally.
- § 4-118 Emergency purchases.
- § 4-119 Purchases by quotation.
- § 4-120 Standards and tests.
- § 4-121 Reports.
- § 4-122 Vouchers and certification.
- § 4-123 Audit, warrant and payment of bills; listing.
- § 4-124 Central payroll.
- § 4-125 Postaudit.
- Ch 4 Art XVIII General Provisions
- § 4-126 Dual appointments.
- § 4-127 Surety bonds and Financial Disclosures.
- § 4-128 Disciplinary hearings.
- § 4-129 Public records.
- § 4-130 Delivery of funds and records.
- § 4-131 Public office hours.
- § 4-132 Residence of officers and employees.
- § 4-133 Chapter organization.
- Ch 4 Art XIX Tax Assessor
- § 4-134 Appointment and duties.
- Ch 4 Art XX Department of Water and Wastewater Utility
- § 4-135 Department generally.
- § 4-136 Divisions and bureaus.
- § 4-137 Division of Water.
- § 4-138 Division of Wastewater.
- Ch 4 Art XXI Citizen Service Position Notification
- § 4-139 Intent and purpose.
- § 4-140 Definitions.
- § 4-141 Registry of appointed municipal positions.
- § 4-142 Vacancies.
- § 4-143 Filling vacancies.
- § 4-144 Application for citizen service.
- § 4-145 Applications public record.
- § 4-146 Filing applications.
- § 4-147 Maintaining applications.
- § 4-148 Filling voluntary municipal positions.
- Ch 4 Art XXII Policy Against Nepotism
- § 4-149 Enactment.
- § 4-150 Definitions; word usage.
- § 4-151 Hiring and supervision of employees.
- § 4-152 Promotion of existing employees.
- § 4-153 Appointments.
- § 4-154 Preservation of records.
- Ch 7 Arts Council
- Ch 10 Bonds
- Ch 14 Citizens' Public Safety Advisory Board
- Ch 16 Civil Service
- Ch 20 Code of Ethics
- Ch 27 Court
- Ch 34 Education Board of
- Ch 36 Elections
- Ch 38 Electrical Bureau
- Ch 44 Fire Department
- Ch 53 Honorary Naming of Streets or Public Areas and Acceptance and Placement of Monuments
- Ch 56 Housing Authority
- Ch 59 Insurance Fund
- Ch 65 Library Board of Trustees
- Ch 78 Parking Utility
- Ch 85 Personnel Policies
- Ch 91 (Reserved)
- Ch 95 Police Department
- Ch 97 (Reserved)
- Ch 98 Public Contracting
- Ch 99 Redevelopment
- Ch 101 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 105 School Traffic Guards
- Ch 108 Seal
- Ch 115 Urban Enterprise Zone
- Ch 120 Youth Services Bureau
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 125 Abandoned Property List
- Ch 129 Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment
- Ch 132 Air Pollution Control
- Ch 135 Alarm Systems
- Ch 137 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 140 Amusement Devices
- Ch 147 Auctions
- Ch 150 Auto Liveries
- Ch 153 Beach Regulations
- Ch 158 Bicycles
- Ch 162 (Reserved)
- Ch 166 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 170 (Reserved)
- Ch 173 (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 178 Cats
- Ch 181 Certificate of Code Compliance
- Ch 182 (Reserved)
- Ch 183 Clubs
- Ch 184 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 185 Construction/Demolition
- Ch 186 Construction Project Labor Agreements
- Ch 189 Curfew
- Ch 191 Dance Halls
- Ch 195 Disasters and Emergencies
- Ch 199 Dogs
- Ch 200 Downtown Family Restaurant and Entertainment District
- Ch 202 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 204 (Reserved)
- Ch 207 Emergency Damage Contractors and Board-Up
- Ch 212 Explosives
- Ch 217 Filming
- Ch 221 Fire Alarm: Boats
- Ch 222 (Reserved)
- Ch 224 Firearms and Hunting.
- Ch 227 Fire Prevention
- Ch 229 Fishing, Crabbing and Related Activities
- Ch 230 Fireworks
- Ch 231 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 233 Food and Beverage Vending Machines
- Ch 234 Food Establishments, Licensing of
- Ch 238 Fumigation
- Ch 243 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 246 Gasoline: Bulk Sales and Storage
- Ch 250 Graffiti
- Ch 255 Handbills
- Ch 255A Handicapped Parking
- Ch 256 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 258 Historic Preservation
- Ch 259 Home Improvement Contractors
- Ch 260 Identification Card Program
- Ch 261 Insurance
- Ch 266 Junkyards
- Ch 268 Land Use Deposits and Fees
- Ch 269 (Reserved)
- Ch 270 Leaf Collection
- Ch 271 Legal Capacity, Age of
- Ch 274 Library
- Ch 275 Licensed Occupations
- Ch 279 (Reserved)
- Ch 281 (Reserved)
- Ch 286 (Reserved)
- Ch 287 Markets
- Ch 291 Meat Packaging and Labeling
- Ch 295 Milk and Milk Products
- Ch 299 Music Vending Machines
- Ch 301 (Reserved)
- Ch 304 Noise
- Ch 308 Nuisances
- Ch 311 Parental Responsibility
- Ch 312 Parking Meter Zones
- Ch 312A Parks and Recreation
- Ch 313 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 317 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 320 (Reserved)
- Ch 321 Pet Shops
- Ch 326 (Reserved)
- Ch 327 Political Fundraising on Government Property
- Ch 329 Poolrooms and Billiard Parlors
- Ch 331 Precious Metals and Gems
- Ch 332 Preparations and Medicines
- Ch 335 Property Maintenance
- Ch 337 Property Registration
- Ch 339 Property, Vacant and Abandoned; Registration and Maintenance
- Ch 341 Publications, Obscene
- Ch 343 Public Entertainment and Special Permits
- Ch 346 Railroads
- Ch 349 Ratproofing
- Ch 351 Recycling
- Ch 353 Rent Control
- Ch 356 Riparian Buffer Conservation Zone
- Ch 359 Sales, Special
- Ch 362 Sanitation
- Ch 364 Security Systems, Voluntary Registry
- Ch 365 Sewers
- Ch 366 Sex Offenders, Registration of
- Ch 368 Shopping Carts
- Ch 371 Shows and Exhibitions
- Ch 374 Signs and Building Facades: Business Improvement District
- Ch 377 Smoking and Lighted Objects
- Ch 380 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 381 Special Improvement District
- Ch 382 Steep Slopes
- Ch 383 Storm Sewer Systems
- Ch 384 Stormwater Management
- Ch 386 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 387 Street Performers
- Ch 389 Strikebreakers
- Ch 392 (Reserved)
- Ch 400 Tattooing
- Ch 402 Taxation
- Ch 404 Taxicabs
- Ch 406 Telephones, Public
- Ch 408 Tobacco, Sale of
- Ch 411 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 412 Vehicles, Off-Road and All-Terrain Vehicles
- Ch 414 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 418 Water
- Ch 420 Waterfront
- Ch 422 Wildlife Feeding
- Ch 425 Wreckers
- Ch 429 Zoning Applications—Contribution Disclosures
- Ch 430 Zoning and Land Development
- Ch 432 Zoning - Inclusionary Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A435 Air Pollution Control Contract
- Ch A436 Council Rules of Procedure
- Ch A437 (Reserved)
- Ch A438 Cable Television and Communications Franchise
- Ch A439 Fiber-Optic Cable Lines
- Ch A440 Redevelopment Plan Amendments
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Perth Amboy 7-28-1972 by Ord. No. 1-72. Sections 4-44, 4-77, 4-78D, 4-79, 4-80, 4-81, 4-82 and 4-83 amended
at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions. Other
amendments noted where applicable.]
