[Amended 5-12-2010; 8-11-2010 by Ord. No. 1522-2010; 3-10-2025 by Ord. No. 2218-2025]
The Office of Recreation may sponsor, arrange and provide for the implementation of indoor and outdoor exhibitions, concerts, games and contests and may use and employee public property for such purposes. The Director shall get approval from the Mayor and other applicable licensing authority for all special events.
The Office of Recreation may charge and collect for the use of city facilities a reasonable admission fee for each person entering and using facilities, exhibits, concerts, games or contests provided under this article. The fees for the use of the facilities shall be as follows:
A. Seasonal.
Activity | Registration Fee |
|---|
Basketball team (adult indoor) | $200 - $350 |
Basketball team (adult outdoor) | $100 - $125 |
Men's softball team (adult) | $250 - $400 |
Women's softball team (adult) | $150 - $300 |
Soccer team (adult) | $250 - $400 |
Flag football team (adult) | $150 - $300 |
Volleyball team (adult indoor) | $100 |
Volleyball team (adult outdoor) | $100 |
Tennis lessons (adult) | $15 - $40 (per person) |
Fitness classes | $40 - $60 (per person) |
Coaches certification | $25 - $50 (per person) |
Youth sports (baseball, basketball, soccer, football, tennis, etc.) | $10 - $65 (per person) |
Sports clinic (baseball, basketball, soccer, football, tennis, etc.) | $25 - $50 (per person) |
Traveling teams (youth sports) | $50 - $75 (per person) |
Miscellaneous program fee | $5 - $80 |
Sports camps | $50 - $200 (per week) |
Children's show/special activity | $1 to $10 (per person) |
Adult show/special activity | $5 to $20 (per person) |
Miscellaneous activity fee | $5 and up (per person) |
Family trips | $20 - $150 (per person) |
Summer Day Camp (weekly) | $75 - $125 (per person) |
Gym memberships | $30 (per month) |
Adult sports | $10 - $50 (per person) |
* | Residents shall pay full price for one child, every child thereafter shall receive a 25% discount off the registration fee. |
** | Nonresidents will be assessed 25% processing fee for every program. |
B. Sponsorship.
Activity | Sponsorship Fee |
|---|
Youth team (all sports) | $150 - $400 |
Signage 4' x 6' indoor/outdoor (all sports) | $250 - $500 |
Signage 6' x 10' outdoor (all sports) | $400 - $600 |
Scoreboard signage (Youth Complex) | |
First year | $800 |
Every year thereafter | $400 |
Scoreboard signage (Rudyk Park, Washington Park) | |
First year | $1,000 |
Every year thereafter | $700 |
C. Permits:
(1) Field permit fees (practice).
(a) Resident: $40 (for two hours).
(b) Nonresident: $80 (for two hours).
(c) Resident: $60 (for three hours).
(d) Nonresident: $120 (for three hours).
(2) Field permits (seasonal).
(3) Park permits (events — daily).
(b) Nonresident: $100.
An application for a daily or seasonal recreation permit shall be made to the Director of Recreation. Teams enrolled with the Perth Amboy Office of Recreation and will receive permits with set dates and times (according to schedule).
(4) Perth Amboy Ferry Slip permit fees (events — daily).
(b) Nonresident: $100 per hour.
Minimum of two hours for rental. Department of Public Works staff member required. No open flame.
(5) Picnic Groves (Duffy Park, Raritan River Park and Borinqueneers Park)
(b) Nonresident: $100 (daily).
D. Field lights in parks (per night):
E. Criminal background checks.
(1) Definitions: As used in this subsection, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
(a) CITY-SPONSORED YOUTH PROGRAMS — Any youth programs sponsored by the City of Perth Amboy, including any and all leagues, boards and commissions falling within the purview of, or acting for or on behalf of, the City of Perth Amboy, which utilize the services of employees or volunteers having contact with persons under the age of 18 years. A "City-sponsored" program includes only those programs that receive funding, in whole or in part, from the City of Perth Amboy.
(b) NONSPONSORED YOUTH PROGRAMS — Any youth programs not sponsored by the City of Perth Amboy, but which utilize city facilities or facilities owned or maintained by the City of Perth Amboy School District and which utilize the services of employees or volunteers having contact with persons under the age of 18 years of age.
(c) CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD BACK-GROUND CHECK — A determination of whether a person has a criminal record by cross-referencing that person's name, fingerprint, and other relevant information with information on file with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division and/or the New Jersey State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police.
(d) YOUTH PROGRAMS — Any programs that allow for the participation in activities by those persons under 18 years of age. Activities may include, but are not limited to, sporting activities, passive recreation groups, clubs or camps, and trips or other activities whereby some control and responsibility for children under the age of 18 is assigned to some person acting on behalf of a City-sponsored or non-sponsored youth program.
(e) SUPERVISORY INDIVIDUALS — Any person including adults over the age of 18 and adolescents under the age of 18, whether volunteers of City-sponsored or non-sponsored youth programs, or employees of the City of Perth Amboy, who are full-time, part-time, seasonal or volunteer workers and have authority in some capacity over a person or persons who are under the age of 18 years of age.
(2) City-sponsored and non-sponsored youth programs: background checks.
(a) All supervisory individuals including but not limited to coaches, assistant coaches, or similar positions involved in educating, directing or supervising youth, and in any way assisting in a youth program function participated in by children within the City of Perth Amboy, shall submit sufficient information on forms supplied by the City of Perth Amboy Office of Recreation from the New Jersey State Police, for the purpose of obtaining a criminal background check from the State Bureau of Identification in the New Jersey State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Applicants shall submit the criminal background check application directly to the New Jersey State Police, in person, at a fingerprinting location designated by the City of Perth Amboy and/or the New Jersey State Police.
(b) The individual applying for the background check shall authorize the City of Perth Amboy Police Department to be the recipient of the affirmative or negative response from the State Police based upon the findings of the background check.
(c) The City of Perth Amboy shall be responsible for the costs of obtaining the criminal background check for those individuals involved in City-sponsored youth programs, as well as city employees who are required to undergo background checks based upon this subsection.
(d) Individuals involved in a non-sponsored youth program who are required to undergo a criminal background check based upon this subsection shall be responsible for all costs associated therewith. To the extent grant funding has been obtained from the Megan Kanka Foundation, however, individuals involved in a non-sponsored youth program shall be responsible only for the remaining balance of the costs not covered by the grant funding.
(e) All league officials and/or those individuals in charge of each recreation program are required to ensure compliance with this subsection for that league or program. The president or leader of each recreation program shall file with the Office of Recreation an annual roster of the individuals that are required to participate in the background check procedures of this subsection. The roster shall be on forms supplied by the City of Perth Amboy Office of Recreation and shall contain a certification as to the accuracy and completeness of the roster and individual names. Any person who knowingly certifies a background check roster that excludes an individual required to be checked shall be in violation of this subsection and laws regarding false swearing. The rosters of coaches and lists of all City-sponsored and non-sponsored recreation programs shall be certified by the Director of Recreation to be accurate and provided to the City of Perth Amboy Police Department and the Office of Personnel.
(3) Qualification.
(a) Individuals engaged in providing recreation opportunities in City-sponsored or non-sponsored youth programs for, or on behalf of, the City of Perth Amboy who pass the criminal background check shall be issued identification cards with appropriate expirations based upon the date of their individual background check. Individuals issued identification cards by the City are required to display their card while in performance of their duties involving youth programs.
(b) The City of Perth Amboy shall be responsible for all costs associated with the original issuance of identification cards for City employees and volunteers for City-sponsored youth programs. If the original identification card issued by the City is lost, it shall be the responsibility of the volunteer or employee to pay for a replacement card.
(c) Volunteers associated with non-sponsored youth programs shall be responsible for all costs associated with the original issuance of an identification card and any replacement thereof.
(4) Disqualification.
(a) Upon receipt of a completed background check conducted by the State Bureau of Identification in the New Jersey State Police and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division, the Perth Amboy Police Department shall notify the applicant and the president or leader of the recreation program of the affirmative or negative results. The determination of the Police Department is based upon Subsection
E(4)(b) of this subsection. Details in the background check that result in a negative determination by the State Police are not afforded to the Perth Amboy Police Department, Office of Personnel or Office of Recreation and are only available to the applicant upon making a formal request to the State Bureau of Investigation.
(b) In the event the criminal background check reveals any prior conviction for crimes or offenses which negatively impact the health, safety and welfare of children, said person shall not be qualified to participate in any official capacity in any function of persons under the age of 18 years in any City-sponsored or non-sponsored youth program. Such offenses shall include, but not be limited to:
[1] In New Jersey, any crime or disorderly person offense:
[a] Involving danger to the person, meaning those crimes and disorderly persons 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:24-1 et seq.;
[c] Involving theft as set forth in Chapter
20 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes; or
[d] Involving any controlled dangerous substance or controlled substance analog as set forth in Chapter 35 of Title 2C of the New Jersey Statutes except (4) of Subsection
a of N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10.
(c) The list of crimes and violations contained in Subsection
E(4)(b)[1] above is for illustrative purposes only and shall not be construed as a limitation on those criminal activities or violations that would be grounds to disqualify a person from assisting with youth-related activities as indicated herein.
(d) Refusal of individuals required to submit to background checks will result in an immediate dismissal of the individual from any youth activities requiring background checks.
(5) Frequency of background checks.
(a) All City-sponsored or non-sponsored youth programs that have individuals subject to this subsection shall direct those individuals to the Perth Amboy Office of Recreation for background checks prior to the individual being able to participate at any function within the City of Perth Amboy. Individuals subject to this subsection shall be required to undergo a new background check every three years.
(b) Individuals involved in City-sponsored or non-sponsored youth programs who are required to undergo background checks shall be given an interim approval for participation by the Perth Amboy Police Department only after submission to the Division of State Police for a background check. Interim approvals shall only be valid for the period of time that it takes to receive background check results. Such interim approval shall not be valid for a period of time exceeding 10 days. Only one interim approval may be granted per individual.
(6) Privacy. All criminal background check results supplied to the Perth Amboy Police Department shall be filed and maintained by the Police Department and the Office of Personnel in a secured and locked cabinet or room and shall not be available to the public. The Perth Amboy Police Department and the Office of Personnel shall take appropriate steps to safeguard such records. The records shall be exempt from public disclosure under common law or the New Jersey Right-to-Know Law. The records shall only be retained for such period of time as is necessary to serve their intended and authorized purpose.
(7) Violations and penalties. Any person who knowingly violates any provisions of this subsection shall be subject, upon conviction, to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the Judge imposing the same.
(8) Criminal background check appeal process; Criminal Background Check Appeal Panel.
(a) Criminal background check appeal process. If the Superintendent of Recreation disqualifies a volunteer or denies the challenge concerning the accuracy of a criminal history report, the volunteer may appeal that determination by filing a written notice of appeal no later than 20 days after receiving the determination. Any appeal requested shall proceed before the Criminal Background Check Appeal Panel.
(b) Criminal Background Check Appeal Panel. In order to monitor and supervise the enforcement of this article by the Superintendent of Recreation, the City of Perth Amboy hereby creates a Criminal Background Check Appeal Panel, which shall consist of three members. The composition of the Criminal Background Check Appeal Panel shall be as follows:
[1] One member of the Criminal Background Check Appeal Panel shall be the Chief of Police of the Perth Amboy Police Department or his/her designee.
[2] One member of the Criminal Background Check Appeal Panel shall be the City of Perth Amboy Director of Human Services or his/her designee.
[3] One member of the Criminal Background Check Appeal Panel shall be the City of Perth Amboy Business Administrator or his/her designee.
(c) Powers. The Criminal Background Check Appeal Panel is granted, and shall have and exercise, in addition to other powers herein granted, all the powers necessary and appropriate to carry out and execute the purposes of this article, including but not limited to the following:
[1] To hold hearings and adjudicate appeals by volunteers dissatisfied with the determination of the City of Perth Amboy concerning the disqualification of the employee or volunteer.
[2] To hold hearings and adjudicate appeals by volunteers dissatisfied with the determination of the City of Perth Amboy concerning the accuracy of the criminal history record.
(d) Adjudications final. The adjudication of all appeals heard by the Criminal Background Check Appeal Panel shall be final and binding upon the City of Perth Amboy and any volunteer who may submit such appeal.