[Adopted 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 15-13; amended 4-5-2022 by Ord. No. 9-22]
The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Keyport find and declare
as follows:
a. The business community is a vital economic and social force in the
Borough of Keyport.
b. A Business Improvement District pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56-65 et
seq. was established by Borough Ord. No. 25-99, amended by Borough
Ord. No. 6-02.
c. Since the establishment of the Business Improvement District, the
business community and the entire Borough, its residents and the surrounding
communities have benefitted from the actions of the District Management
Corporation, its directors, staff and members.
d. Notwithstanding the success of the Business Improvement District
and the District Management Corporation, there is a need to ensure
that both act in the best interests of the business community, the
Borough and its residents.
e. The District Management Corporation shall conduct its business in
an open and transparent fashion.
f. N.J.S.A. 40:56-75 provides that, notwithstanding the establishment
of a Business Improvement District, the municipality and its governing
body shall retain its police powers and other rights and powers relating
to the Business Improvement District and may abandon or change the
Business Improvement District or change or repeal any plans, rules
or regulations adopted for its operation.
g. N.J.S.A. 15A:6-6 of the New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act provides
that the trustees of a nonprofit corporation such as the District
Management Corporation, can only be removed by a vote of its members
or the other trustees as set forth in the certificate of incorporation
or bylaws of the nonprofit corporation.
h. In order to ensure that the operation of the Business Improvement
District is conducted in a manner consistent with the high standards
and principles required of a public trust there is a need for the
Mayor and Council to more effectively exercise their police powers
and other rights and powers pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56-75.
i. The certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Keyport Business
Alliance, Inc., do not allow the proper exercise by the Mayor and
Council of those police powers and other rights and powers and, accordingly,
it is necessary that it be decertified as the District Management
Corporation and replaced by a nonprofit corporation whose certificate
of incorporation and bylaws ensure that the Mayor and Council retain
all powers to which they are entitled under the law.
j. The nonprofit corporation known as the Keyport Business Alliance,
Inc., is hereby decertified as the District Management Corporation
for the Business Improvement District of the Borough of Keyport.
[Adopted 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 15-13]
As used in this chapter:
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
Also referred to as the Special Improvement District, the
District or by the acronyms BID or SID, shall mean those areas within
the Borough of Keyport occupied by commercial property or businesses,
including multifamily apartment complexes in which the units are not
available for fee simple purchase, designated by street addresses
and block and lot numbers, upon which properties and businesses a
special assessment shall be imposed for the purposes of promoting
the economic and general welfare of the District.
DISTRICT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
A nonprofit corporation established pursuant to the New Jersey
Nonprofit Corporation Act, N.J.S.A. 15A:1-1 et seq., and designated
by municipal ordinance to receive the funds collected by the special
assessment imposed within the Business Improvement District.
[Adopted 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 15-13]
The purposes and objectives of this chapter are:
a. To foster the economic development and revitalization of the business
community and strengthen its contributions to residents and property
owners within the Borough of Keyport.
b. To establish a public/private partnership through a Business Improvement
District and a District Management Corporation to allow all those
who live, work or invest in the District to contribute to the improvement
of the Borough and its business community.
c. To create and foster self-help programs to improve the local business
environment.
d. To organize and coordinate community activities with other agencies,
commissions, committees, organizations and other persons within the
Borough.
e. To establish the procedures for the imposition of a special assessment
and its collection by the Borough with the regular property tax payment
or payment in lieu of taxes or otherwise, and for the transfer of
all or a portion of these payments to the District Management Corporation
to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and to exercise the powers
given to it by this chapter.
f. To provide for the administrative, planning and other services necessary
to properly use the special assessment imposed and collected by the
Borough to the maximum benefit of the business community and residents
of the Borough of Keyport.
g. To ensure that the business community has the resources required
over and above the services regularly provided by the Borough to meet
the unique needs of the District.
[Adopted 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 15-13]
a. The Business Improvement District established by Borough Ord. No.
25-99 and amended by Borough Ord. No. 6-02 and known as the Keyport
Business Improvement District or Keyport BID is continued having the
boundaries set forth in this chapter. The Business Improvement District
is designated on the attached Map, Schedule A. All affected commercial
properties or businesses designated by street addresses and block
and lot numbers are listed on Schedule B.
b. In order to ensure that the owners and other parties in interest
of the affected commercial properties and businesses have the opportunity
to be heard, they shall be notified by regular mail of the proposed
inclusion of their property in the Business Improvement District and
subsequent amendments or alterations of those designations or assignments
shall be effected by ordinances amending Schedules A and B.
c. All affected commercial properties or businesses designated by street
addresses and block and lot numbers shall be subject to special assessment
imposed by the Borough of Keyport to effectuate the purposes and objectives
of this chapter.
d. Those properties within the District that are tax-exempt or used
solely for single-family, two-family or three-family residences or
are vacant lots are deemed excluded from the special assessment imposed
by this chapter and are expressly exempt from any assessment made
for District purposes.
e. The owner of any commercial or business property located outside
the Business Improvement District may request that said property be
included in and be subject to the provisions of this chapter. Upon
approval of the request by the Board of Directors of the District
Management Corporation, any such property shall be deemed to be within
the Business Improvement District. Such approval shall not obligate
the District Management Corporation to provide any specific services
or benefits to the property.
[Adopted 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 15-13]
Any owner of property included within the District and subject to the assessing provisions of this chapter may appeal to the Tax Assessor of the Borough of Keyport requesting to be excluded from the District and from any assessment provisions of this chapter. This appeal is only as to whether or not the property should be included within the District under the standards set forth in §
21-4. It is not an appeal with regard to any taxes. Appeals with regard to taxes should be taken in the usual manner to the Monmouth County Board of Taxation or to the Tax Court. Any appeal seeking exclusion from the District and any assessment provisions of this chapter shall be in writing and specifically detail the factual basis for the appeal. The Assessor shall investigate the matter and conduct an informal hearing or conference within 30 days of receipt of the appeal. Within 10 days after the conclusion of the informal hearing or conference, the Assessor shall file a report and recommendation with the Mayor and Council. The Mayor and Council shall review the matter and act within 30 days from receipt of the report and recommendation of the Assessor.
[Adopted 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 15-13]
a. Operation and maintenance of the District. Annual operation and maintenance
costs relating to services peculiar to the District, as distinguished
from services normally provided by the Borough, will provide benefits
primarily to the properties included within the District rather than
to the Borough as an entirety. These annual costs shall be assessed
to the benefitted properties pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40:56-65 et seq.
b. Development, construction or acquisition costs. Improvements and
facilities hereinafter acquired or developed for the benefit of the
District shall be operated and maintained and the costs thereof assessed
to the properties within the District.
[Adopted 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 15-13; amended 4-5-2022 by Ord. No. 9-22]
a. The nonprofit corporation, Keyport BID, Inc., incorporated pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 15A:1-1 et seq., is hereby designated as the District
Management Corporation for the District.
b. This District Management Corporation shall conduct its business in
accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.,
the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. and the Local
Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.
c. The District Management Corporation shall conduct regular monthly
meetings. The District Management Corporation shall file a copy of
the full monthly agenda packet (which shall include but is not limited
to, financial documents, resolutions, policy updates and any other
documentation provided as part of the packet) with the Borough Clerk
within 10 calendar days of the District's last meeting. A copy of
the monthly meeting minutes and recordings of its meetings shall be
submitted to the Borough Clerk within 10 calendar days of approval
by the District Management Corporation and the minutes shall also
be posted on the District's website within 10 calendar days of such
approval.
d. The District Management Corporation shall have a Board of Directors
consisting of 13 voting members as follows:
1. The Mayor or Mayor's designee;
2. One member of the Borough Council appointed by the Mayor with the
approval of the Council;
3. One member of the Recycling Committee, Environmental Commission or
a Code Enforcement Official appointed by the Mayor with the approval
of the Council;
4. One resident or property owner not assessed under this chapter, who
is not an employee or tenant of a business or property owner assessed
under this chapter, or an employee of the Borough appointed by the
Mayor with the approval of the Council;
5. Nine business property owners or occupants of assessed properties
located within the District, who shall be known as the "elected" members.
These business property owners or occupants of assessed properties
shall not be employees or tenants of another Director on this Board.
e. The term of the Mayor shall be coterminous with his term in office.
The term of the Mayor's designee shall be for a period of one year
and shall be at the pleasure of the Mayor.
f. The term of the Directors appointed pursuant to Subsections
d3 and
d4 shall be for a period of one year and shall be at the pleasure of the Mayor and Council. These Directors may be removed by a vote of a simple majority of the Mayor and Council.
g. The nine Elected Directors who are business property owners or occupants
of assessed properties located within the District shall serve a term
of three years; except for the initial Elected Directors. The initial
"business" members of the Board of Directors shall be nominated by
the Mayor with the approval of the Council. The terms of three of
the initial "business" members shall be for one year and the terms
of two of the initial "business" members shall be for two years. The
date when each term commences shall be fixed in the bylaws of the
Keyport BID, Inc.
h. The manner for conducting elections to the Board of Directors (known
as the "Elected" members) shall be established in the bylaws of the
Keyport BID, Inc.
i. Vacancies on the Board of Directors shall be filled by appointment
of the Mayor with the approval of the Council until the next election
scheduled pursuant to the bylaws of the Keyport BID, Inc. at which
time a Director will be elected to serve for the balance of the unexpired
term. A Director elected to fill an unexpired term shall take office
immediately upon certification of election.
j. If a member of the Board of Directors is alleged to have violated
the laws governing the operation of the District Management Corporation,
or has voted to authorize the District Management Corporation to violate
the laws governing the operation of the Corporation, or has been convicted
in a court of competent jurisdiction of violating any other law, the
Mayor and Council may request, in writing, that the Board of Directors
remove that member in the manner provided in the bylaws of the Corporation.
That written request shall specify the charges stating both the facts
alleged and the ordinances, regulations or statutes alleged to have
been violated. If the Board of Directors fails or refuses to remove
that member, the Mayor and Council may charge the member and proceed
to remove the member as provided in this section. Any member of the
Board of Directors charged by the Mayor and Council with violating
the law will, at the member's discretion, be afforded a hearing before
the Mayor and Council. A vote for removal of a Director must be adopted
by a vote of at least four Council members. The Mayor shall preside
over the hearing but shall not vote on any motion to remove. The vacancy
created by the removal may be filled by appointment of the Mayor with
the approval of the Council.
[Adopted 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 15-13; amended 4-5-2022 by Ord. No. 9-22]
a. The Mayor and Council expressly retains all of its power and authority
over the area designated as being within the District and all of its
power and authority over the District Management Corporation. N.J.S.A.
40:56-75 provides that notwithstanding the establishment of a Business
Improvement District, the municipality and its governing body shall
retain its police powers and other rights and powers relating to the
Business Improvement District and may abandon or change the Business
Improvement District or may change or repeal any plans, rules or regulations
adopted for the operation of the Business Improvement District.
b. The District Management Corporation shall have no power of condemnation
or eminent domain.
c. The District Management Corporation shall, pursuant to statute, have
all of the powers and responsibilities necessary and requisite to
effectuate the purposes of this chapter and the District. The exercise
of these powers shall be by resolution approved by a majority of a
quorum of the Board of Directors. These powers shall include, but
not be limited to:
1. Adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of
its business and to prescribe rules, regulations and policies for
the performance of its functions and duties;
(a) These bylaws shall be submitted to the Mayor and Council for prior
approval, and any amendments thereto shall be submitted to the Mayor
and Council for approval prior to implementation;
(b) The bylaws shall provide that the District Management Corporation
shall conduct its business in accordance with the Open Public Meetings
Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et. seq., the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A.
47:1A-1 et seq., and the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1
et. seq.
(c) The bylaws, certificate of incorporation and other corporate documents
shall provide that the District Management Corporation shall conduct
regular monthly meetings and shall file a copy of its full monthly
agenda packet (which includes but is not limited to, financial documents,
resolutions, policy updates and any other documentation provided as
part of the packet) with the Borough Clerk within 10 calendar days
of the District's last meeting. A copy of the monthly meeting minutes
shall be submitted to the Borough Clerk within 10 calendar days of
approval by the District Management Corporation and shall also be
posted on the District's website within 10 calendar days of such approval;
(d) The bylaws shall include the following:
(1)
Eligibility requirements to run for election to the Board of
Directors;
(2)
Quorum for the Board of Directors to exercise the powers and
conduct the business of the District Management Corporation;
(3)
Manner in which a candidate is nominated to run for election
to the Board of Directors;
(4)
Grounds and manner in which Directors may be removed from office by the Board of Directors in addition to removal by the Mayor and Council as provided in §
21-7;
(5)
Asset distribution upon dissolution of the District Management
Corporation;
(6)
A requirement that, in addition to conducting its meetings in
accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et.
seq., the District Management Corporation and Board of Directors shall
conduct its meetings in accordance with parliamentary authority: Robert's
Rules of Order, Revised.
(7) A requirement that the District Management Corporation shall adopt
policies and procedures requiring compliance with the Local Public
Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq., as it pertains to the procurement
of goods and services and award and execution of contracts.
2. Contract for work to be done on any street or streets, or on any
other municipal property included in the Business Improvement District,
if the Mayor and Council pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56-86 delegates such
work to the District Management Corporation. If so delegated, the
District Management Corporation shall be a "contracting unit" within
the meaning of the Local Public Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et
seq., and shall be fully subject to the requirements of that law.
The plans and specifications for the work to be contracted shall be
approved by the Municipal Engineer prior to the initiation of any
action for the awarding of a contract under that law.
3. Employ such persons as may be required, and fix and pay their compensation
from funds available to the District Management Corporation.
4. Apply for, accept, administer and comply with the requirements respecting
an appropriation of funds or a gift, grant or donation of property
or money.
5. Make and execute agreements which may be necessary or convenient
to the exercise of powers and functions of the District Management
Corporation, including contracts with any person, firm, corporation,
governmental agency or other entity in accordance with the Local Public
Contracts Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.
6. Adopt financial policies and procedures that shall be adhered to
by the District Management Corporation, that govern the administration
and management of the District's funds and accounts and the payment
of its obligations. These policies and procedures shall, at a minimum,
require the presentation of bills and invoices to the Board of Directors
at each monthly meeting for review and approval.
7. Borrow money from private lenders and from governmental entities,
upon prior authorization and approval by the Mayor and Council.
8. Fund the improvement of the exterior appearance of properties in
the District through grants or loans. Standards for eligibility and
standards for terms of such grants and loans shall be established
by the Board of Directors.
9. Fund the rehabilitation of properties in the District through grants
or loans. Standards for eligibility and standards for terms of such
grants and loans shall be established by the Board of Directors.
10. Accept, purchase, rehabilitate, sell, lease or manage property in
the District. Any sale or conveyance of any interest in property including
a leasehold shall be conducted in accordance with the Local Lands
and Buildings Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12-1 et seq., except that bids may
be initially solicited solely from businesses located within the District
by a means reasonably certain to communicate the offer to all businesses
and assessed property owners within the District, without need of
advertising in a newspaper, and if bids are received from persons
or entities within and without the District location within the District
may be considered a dominant or controlling factor in awarding the
sale or leasehold.
11. Enforce the conditions of any loan, grant, sale or lease made by
the District Management Corporation.
12. Provide security, sanitation and other services to the District,
supplemental to those provided normally by the municipality. The Mayor
and Council specifically reserve the authority to determine that certain
security, sanitation and other services are necessary in the District
and to require the District Management Corporation to provide said
services. If the District Management Corporation fails or refuses
to provide said services, the Mayor and Council may provide them and
deduct the cost thereof from the assessment levied and collected for
the support of the District.
13. Undertake improvements designed to increase the safety or attractiveness
of the District to businesses which may wish to locate there or to
visitors to the District, including, but not limited to, litter cleanup
and control, landscaping, parking areas and facilities, recreational
and rest areas and facilities, pursuant to pertinent regulations of
the Borough of Keyport and the directives of the Mayor and Council.
14. Publicize the District and the businesses included within the District
boundaries.
15. Recruit new businesses to fill vacancies in, and to balance the business
mix of, the District.
16. Organize special events in the District.
17. Provide special parking arrangements for the District.
18. Provide temporary decorative lighting in the District.
19. Establish, coordinate and direct various committees to which Borough
officials such as the Police Chief or Director and Director or Superintendent
of Public Works shall serve as liaisons to the Board of Directors
to further the objectives of the Management Corporation.
20. Maintain
a District Management Corporation website, which shall include but
not be limited to, a copy of the bylaws of the District, the monthly
meeting minutes of the District, a copy of the District's annual report
and annual audit and a copy of all financial policies and procedures
of the District, including any amendments thereto. The monthly meeting
minutes shall be posted no later than 10 calendar days after approval
by the District; a copy of the annual report shall be posted no later
than 10 calendar days after submission of the report to the Mayor
and Council, a copy of the annual audit shall be posted no later than
10 calendar days of submission to the Mayor and Council. The website
shall be maintained and updated by the District Management Corporation
on a regular basis as needed.
[Adopted 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 15-13; amended 4-5-2022 by Ord. No. 9-22]
a. The fiscal year of the District and of the District Management Corporation
shall be the calendar year. The first budget shall be for the calendar
year 2012 and shall be submitted by the Board of Directors to the
Mayor and Council within 90 days of the anniversary from the formation
of the Keyport BID, Inc. Hereafter, beginning December 1, 2012, the
Management Corporation shall submit no later than December 1 of each
year a detailed annual budget for the following year for approval
by the Mayor and Council. The budget shall be processed and adopted
by the Borough on or before April 1 of each year in accordance with
the procedures set forth in N.J.S.A. 40:56-84.
b. The budget shall be submitted with a report which explains how the
budget contributes to the goals and objectives of the Business Improvement
District. The budget may include:
1. The amount of such costs to be charged against the general funds
of the municipality, if any;
2. The amount of costs to be charged and assessed against properties
in the District in proportion to benefits which shall be the aggregate
of costs of annual improvements to be made in the District during
each year;
3. The amount of the costs, if any, to be specially assessed against
properties in the District.
c. Presentation and adoption of the budget.
1. The budget shall be introduced, approved, amended and adopted by
resolution passed by not less than a majority of the full membership
of the Mayor and Council, that is, three Council members and the Mayor
or four Council members. The procedure shall be as follows:
(a) Introduction and approval;
(d) Amendments and further public hearings, if required;
2. The budget shall be introduced, in writing, at a meeting of the Mayor
and Council. Approval thereof shall constitute a first reading, which
may be by title. Upon approval of the budget by the Mayor and Council,
it shall fix the time and place for the holding of a public hearing
upon the budget, the budget shall be advertised after approval. The
advertisement shall contain a copy of the budget and shall set forth
the date, the time and place of the hearing. It shall be published
at least 10 days prior to the date fixed therefor in a newspaper approved
for publication. No budget shall be adopted until a public hearing
has been held thereon and all persons having an interest therein shall
have been given an opportunity to present objections.
3. The hearing shall be held not less than 28 days after the approval
of the budget upon first reading. The public hearing shall be held
at the time and place specified in the advertisement thereof, but
may be adjourned from time to time until the hearing is closed. The
budget, as advertised, shall be read at the public hearing, in full,
or it may be read by its title if:
(a) At least one week prior to the date of hearing a complete copy of
the approved budget, as advertised:
(1)
Shall be posted in a public place where public notices are customarily
posted in Borough Hall; and
(2)
Is made available to each person requesting the same during
that week and during the public hearing; and
(b) The Mayor and Council shall, by resolution passed by not less than a majority of the full membership, determine that the budget shall be read by its title and declare that the conditions set forth in Subsection
c3(a) have been met.
4. After closing the hearing, the Mayor and Council may adopt the budget
by title, without amendments, or may approve amendments, as provided
below, before adoption.
5. The Mayor and Council may amend the budget during or after the public
hearing. No amendment by the Mayor and Council shall be effective
until taxpayers and all persons having an interest therein shall have
been granted a public hearing thereon, if the amendment shall:
(a) Add a new item in an amount in excess of 1% of the total amount as
stated in the approved budget;
(b) Increase or decrease any item by more than 10%; or
(c) Increase the amount to be raised by more than 5% unless the same
is made pursuant to an emergency temporary appropriation.
6. Notice of hearing on an amendment shall be advertised at least three
days before the date set therefor. The amendment shall be published
in full in the same manner as an original publication and shall be
read in full at the hearing and before adoption.
7. Final adoption of the budget shall be by resolution, adopted by a
majority of the full membership of the Mayor and Council, and may
be by title.
8. Upon final adoption of the budget, the amounts of each item estimated
and set forth therein shall be deemed appropriated and expendable
during the ensuing fiscal year.
d. Each year, when the Mayor and Council shall have acted on the estimated
costs and/or the budget for the ensuing year, the Borough Tax Assessor
shall prepare an assessment roll, separately setting forth the amounts
to be specially assessed against the benefitted and assessable properties
in the District, pursuant to statutory authority and consistent with
this chapter, to be approved by the Mayor and Council by resolution.
Descriptions of such properties, and the names of the then current
owners of such properties, so far as names are available, shall be
included in each annual assessment roll. The assessment roll, when
so prepared, shall be filed in the office of the Borough Clerk and
be there available for inspection. The Mayor and Council shall annually
meet to consider objections to the amounts of such special assessments
at least 10 days after notice of hearing has been published once in
the official newspaper and mailed to the named owners of all tracts,
parcels and lots or property proposed to be assessed. The notice shall
set forth the time and place of meeting, and set forth the purpose
of such meeting, but may refer to the assessment roll for further
particulars. When the Mayor and Council shall have approved the amounts
of the special assessment, the Borough Clerk shall forthwith certify
a copy of the assessment roll, with such changes, if any, to the Monmouth
County Tax Board.
e. For the purpose of this chapter, "annual improvements" shall mean
and include any reconstruction, replacement or repair of trees, plantings,
furniture, shelters and other facilities of the Business Improvement
District and the furnishing of any other local improvement which benefits
properties within the District. For the purpose of this chapter, "costs"
shall, with respect to annual improvements to and operation and maintenance
of the Business Improvement District, mean costs of annual improvements,
fees of consultants employed by the Mayor and Council to assist in
the planning of annual improvements, and all other costs, including
planning costs incurred or to be incurred in connection with annual
improvements to, and operation and maintenance of the District.
f. Monies appropriated and collected on account of annual improvement
costs, and costs of operating and maintaining the Business Improvement
District, shall be credited to a special account. Pursuant to N.J.S.A
40:56-80e, the Mayor and Council may incur the annual costs of improving,
operating and maintaining the Business Improvement District during
any fiscal year, though not specifically provided for by line item
or other category in an approved estimate for such fiscal year, if
in its discretion it shall be deemed necessary to provide for such
annual improvements or operation or maintenance prior to the succeeding
fiscal year and so long as the total amount of the account as approved
for that year is not exceeded by that expenditure. Any balances to
the credit of the account and remaining unexpended at the end of the
fiscal year shall be conserved and applied towards the financial requirements
of the succeeding year.
g. The Mayor and Council may pay over funds to the District Management
Corporation quarterly on the first day of March, June, September and
December of each year. The Mayor and Council may determine to withhold
or deduct some funds to pay costs or expenses incurred or anticipated
arising from the operation or maintenance of the District or the District
Management Corporation.
[Adopted 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 15-13]
a. The Borough Tax Assessor shall prepare an assessment roll sufficient to finance the budget adopted pursuant to §
21-9, separately setting forth the amounts to be assessed against the commercial properties in the District.
1. The Board of Directors may adopt policies allocating percentages
of the total assessment among specific areas within the District.
2. The Borough Tax Assessor shall assess each commercial or business
property in proportion to each property's assessed valuation to the
entire assessed valuation of the commercial and business properties
in the District.
b. Business Improvement District assessments shall be payable to the
Borough on a quarterly basis on the same basis as real estate taxes
and as provided by statute.
c. The Borough shall retain the authority to adjust the BID assessment
rate for a given year after reviewing the annual budget as submitted
by the Management Corporation.
[Adopted 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 15-13; amended 4-5-2022 by Ord. No. 9-22]
The District Management Corporation shall cause an annual audit,
consistent with government accounting standards, of its books, accounts
and financial transactions to be made and filed with the Mayor and
Council and, for that purpose, the District Management Corporation
shall employ a certified public accountant of New Jersey experienced
in providing audits of public entities. The annual audit (a) shall
be completed and filed with the Mayor and Council within four months
after the close of the fiscal year of the District Management Corporation;
(b) be posted on the District Management Corporation website; and
(c) a certified duplicate copy of the audit shall be filed with the
Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department
of Community Affairs within five days of the filing of the audit with
the Mayor and Council. A copy of the annual audit shall also be sent
by the District Management Corporation to all affected commercial
properties or businesses that are subject to special assessment imposed
by the Borough of Keyport under this chapter within five days of the
filing of the audit with the Mayor and Council.
Upon completion of its review, the Mayor and Council, may, in
its sole discretion, based on the nature of the audit and/or the audit
findings, conduct its own independent audit, which shall be paid for
by the District Management Corporation.
[Adopted 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 15-13; amended 4-5-2022 by Ord. No. 9-22]
The District Management Corporation shall, within 30 days after
the close of each fiscal year, make an annual report of its activities
for the preceding fiscal year to the Mayor and Council of the Borough.
The annual report shall include but not be limited to:
a. A summary
financial report for the preceding year, including a copy of unaudited
financial statements.
b. A summary
of the District Management Corporation's activities and events from
the preceding fiscal year.
c. A summary
of the accomplishments of the District Management Corporation from
the preceding year.
d. A list
of objectives and goals for the next fiscal year for the District
Management Corporation.
[Adopted 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 15-13]
Notwithstanding the creation of a Business Improvement District,
the Borough of Keyport expressly retains all its powers and authority
over the area designated as within the Business Improvement District.
No improvements or modifications shall be made to any public property
without the prior approval by resolution or ordinance of the Mayor
and Council.
[Adopted 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 15-13]
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this
chapter is declared to be an independent section, subsection, sentence,
clause and phrase, and the finding or holding of any such portion
of this chapter to be unconstitutional, void, or ineffective for any
cause, or reason, shall not affect any other portion of this chapter.
[Adopted 9-3-2013 by Ord.
No. 15-13]
This chapter shall be in full force and effect from and after
its adoption and any publication as may be required by law.