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City of Gloucester, NJ
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2024-02-26
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 4 Administrative Code
The Charter
Ch C
Charter
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 2
(Reserved)
Ch 3
(Reserved)
Ch 4
Administrative Code
Ch 4 Art I
Title and Definitions
§ 4-1
Short title.
§ 4-2
Definitions.
Ch 4 Art II
The Mayor and Common Council
§ 4-3
Election, terms of office and salaries.
§ 4-4
Meetings of Council; quorum; powers and duties.
§ 4-5
Rules of Common Council.
§ 4-5.1
Waiver of fees by Common Council.
Ch 4 Art III
City Clerk
§ 4-6
City Clerk; term of office; salary; bond.
§ 4-7
Clerk of Council; recording of ordinances; publication; abstracts.
§ 4-8
Fees; permit procedure.
§ 4-9
Order books.
§ 4-10
Record of contracts.
§ 4-11
Applications for alcoholic beverage licenses.
§ 4-12
Employees in City Clerk's office.
§ 4-13
Deputy Municipal Clerk.
§ 4-14
(Reserved)
Ch 4 Art IV
City Solicitor
§ 4-15
Office of City Solicitor.
§ 4-16
Duties of City Solicitor.
§ 4-17
Retainer of City Solicitor.
§ 4-18
through § 4-25. (Reserved)
Ch 4 Art V
Department of Finance
§ 4-26
Department of Finance created.
§ 4-26.1
Office of Chief Financial Officer established.
§ 4-26.2
Treasurer; compensation.
§ 4-26.3
Duties of Department of Finance.
§ 4-27
Collector of Taxes established; appointment.
§ 4-27.1
Duties of Tax Collector's Office.
§ 4-28
Bonds to be maintained.
§ 4-29
Assistant Municipal Tax Collector.
§ 4-29.1
Purchasing procedures and policies.
§ 4-29.2
Qualified purchasing agent.
§ 4-29.3
through § 4-29.5. (Reserved)
§ 4-29.6
Unauthorized purchases.
§ 4-30
Employees.
§ 4-31
(Reserved)
Ch 4 Art VI
City Engineer
§ 4-32
Office of City Engineer created; term; compensation.
§ 4-33
Duties.
§ 4-34
Salary.
§ 4-35
(Reserved)
Ch 4 Art VIA
City Administrator
§ 4-36
Qualifications.
§ 4-37
Term; removal.
§ 4-37.1
Powers and duties.
§ 4-37.2
Delegation of functions.
§ 4-37.3
Promulgation of administrative regulations.
Ch 4 Art VII
Department of Public Works and Department of Utilities
§ 4-38
Department of Public Works and Department of Utilities.
§ 4-38A
Establishment of Department of Public Works.
§ 4-38B
Establishment of Department of Utilities.
§ 4-38C
Standing Committee oversight of Departments.
§ 4-39
Composition; Director of Public Works.
§ 4-40
Supervisor of Streets.
§ 4-41
Director of the Department of Utilities.
§ 4-41.1
Division of Water and Sewer.
§ 4-42
Superintendent of Public Works.
Ch 4 Art VIII
Board of Health and City Physician
§ 4-43
Membership and terms of office of Board of Health.
§ 4-44
Office of City Physician.
§ 4-45
Professional duties of City Physician.
§ 4-46
Additional duties of City Physician.
§ 4-47
Salary of City Physician.
§ 4-48
(Reserved)
Ch 4 Art IX
Fire Department
§ 4-49
Establishment and responsibilities.
§ 4-49.1
Number and location of stations.
§ 4-50
Organization of Fire Department.
§ 4-50.1
Bureau of Fire Prevention.
§ 4-51
Volunteer allotments.
§ 4-52
Chain of command.
§ 4-53
Authority of Fire Committee; disciplinary measures.
§ 4-54
Authority of Chief and other officers.
§ 4-55
Maintenance of apparatus, equipment and gear.
§ 4-56
Mandatory retirement age.
§ 4-57
Life members of Fire Department.
§ 4-58
Training requirements.
§ 4-59
Career personnel.
§ 4-59.1
Compensation.
§ 4-59.2
Shifts to be served.
Ch 4 Art X
Police Department
§ 4-60
How Police Department constituted; administration.
§ 4-61
through § 4-62. (Reserved)
§ 4-63
Training of police officers.
§ 4-64
Salaries.
§ 4-65
Powers and executive duties of Police Chief; rules and regulations.
§ 4-66
Other duties of Chief.
§ 4-67
Continuation of employment; dismissal.
§ 4-68
Disqualification for appointment.
§ 4-69
Complaints of violations.
§ 4-70
Special law enforcement officers.
§ 4-71
(Reserved)
§ 4-72
Rules and regulations.
§ 4-73
Hours of work, vacations and sick leave.
§ 4-74
Causes for discipline or dismissal.
§ 4-75
Uniforms and equipment.
§ 4-76
Employment of off-duty Police Department members.
§ 4-77
(Reserved)
Ch 4 Art XI
Tax Assessor
§ 4-78
Appointment; term of office.
§ 4-79
Duties.
§ 4-80
Salary.
§ 4-81
Suspension or dismissal.
Ch 4 Art XIA
Public Defender
§ 4-82
Office established.
§ 4-82.1
Determination of indigence.
§ 4-82.2
Application fee.
§ 4-82.3
Use of fee.
Ch 4 Art XII
Municipal Court
§ 4-83
Municipal Court continued.
§ 4-84
Name of Court.
§ 4-85
Seal.
§ 4-86
Judge; term of office.
§ 4-87
Salary.
§ 4-88
Powers, duties and jurisdiction.
§ 4-89
Municipal Court Administrator: term of office; salary; duties.
§ 4-89.1
Deputy Municipal Court Administrator: term of office; salary; duties.
§ 4-90
Sittings of Court.
§ 4-91
(Reserved)
Ch 4 Art XIII
Planning Board
§ 4-92
Planning Board continued.
§ 4-93
Classes of members.
§ 4-93.1
Alternate members.
§ 4-94
Membership requirements; terms of office; financial interests.
§ 4-95
Organization; powers.
§ 4-96
Administration of subdivision regulations.
§ 4-97
Referral of other matters to Board.
§ 4-98
Public hearings.
§ 4-99
(Reserved)
Ch 4 Art XIV
Statutory and Other Agencies
§ 4-100
Housing Authority.
§ 4-101
(Reserved)
§ 4-102
Board of Adjustment.
§ 4-103
Administration of waterworks.
§ 4-104
Department of Community Development; establishment.
§ 4-104.1
Duties and responsibilities.
§ 4-104.2
Office of the Director of Community Development established.
§ 4-104.3
Division of Redevelopment; duties and personnel authorized.
§ 4-104.4
Division of the Gloucester City Urban Enterprise Zone.
§ 4-105
Division of Building and Code Enforcement established; functions; positions authorized.
§ 4-106
(Reserved)
Ch 4 Art XV
City Employees and City Property
§ 4-107
Loyalty oath of City employees.
§ 4-108
Use of City property by subversive groups.
§ 4-109
Residence in City required.
Ch 4 Art XVI
Amendment; Severability; Repealer; Effective Date
§ 4-110
Amendment.
§ 4-111
Severability.
§ 4-112
Repealer; proviso.
§ 4-113
When effective.
Ch 4 Art XVII
Gloucester City Economic Development Corporation
§ 4-114
Gloucester City Economic Development Corporation.
Ch 4A
Defense and Indemnification
Ch 4B
Green Team
Ch 5
Housing Authority
Ch 5A
Length of Service Awards Program (Losap)
Ch 5B
Political Contributions by Professional Business Entities; Transfer of Contributions
Ch 5C
Award of Professional Services Contracts
Ch 6
Public Records
Ch 7
Salaries
Ch 8
Stormwater Program Coordinator
Ch 9
Wards: Change of Lines and Boundaries
Ch 10
(Reserved)
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 11
(Reserved)
Ch 12
Adult Uses
Ch 13
Air Pollution
Ch 14
Alarm Systems
Ch 15
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 16
(Reserved)
Ch 17
Amusements, Licensed
Ch 18
Cats
Ch 19
Autobuses
Ch 20
(Reserved)
Ch 21
(Reserved)
Ch 22
(Reserved)
Ch 23
(Reserved)
Ch 24
(Reserved)
Ch 25
Brush, Weeds and Debris
Ch 26
(Reserved)
Ch 27
(Reserved)
Ch 28
Builders and Contractors
Ch 29
(Reserved)
Ch 30
Buildings Unfit for Human Habitation
Ch 31
Cannabis
Ch 32
Cemeteries
Ch 33
Fowl and Other Animals, Keeping of
Ch 34
Circuses and Exhibitions
Ch 35
Claims, Payment of
Ch 36
Coin-Controlled Devices
Ch 37
Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 38
(Reserved)
Ch 39
Curfew
Ch 40
(Reserved)
Ch 41
Disorderly Persons
Ch 42
(Reserved)
Ch 43
Dogs
Ch 44
Drugs
Ch 45
Donation Bins
Ch 46
Excavations in Streets
Ch 46A
Filming
Ch 47
Firearms
Ch 48
Fire Prevention
Ch 48A
Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 48B
Sale of Split Firewood
Ch 49
Games of Chance
Ch 50
Garbage Collection
Ch 51
Garbage, Littering and Handbills
Ch 51A
Graffiti
Ch 52
Handbills and Notices
Ch 53
Hawkers and Peddlers
Ch 53A
Charitable Solicitations in Roadways
Ch 54
Hazardous Materials
Ch 55
Housing Code
Ch 56
Insurance
Ch 57
(Reserved)
Ch 58
Junk Dealers
Ch 59
Licenses, Permits, Certificates and Fees
Ch 59A
Littering
Ch 60
Lounging
Ch 61
Minors; Tobacco Products
Ch 61A
Noise
Ch 61B
Nuisances
Ch 62
Obscene and Crime Publications
Ch 63
Smoking and Vaping on Public Property
Ch 64
Pet Shops
Ch 65
Playgrounds
Ch 65A
Private Storm Drain Inlet Retrofitting
Ch 66
Property Maintenance
Ch 66A
Public Facilities User Fees
Ch 67
Real Estate Warehousing
Ch 68
Refrigerators, Abandoned
Ch 69
Refuse Containers and Dumpsters
Ch 69A
Rental Property
Ch 70
Rooming and Boarding Houses
Ch 71
Sewers
Ch 72
(Reserved)
Ch 73
Sidewalks, Streets and Shade Trees
Ch 74
(Reserved)
Ch 75
Smoke-Free Business District
Ch 76
Solicitors and Canvassers
Ch 77
(Reserved)
Ch 78
Tattooing and Body Piercing
Ch 79
(Reserved)
Ch 80
Taxation
Ch 81
(Reserved)
Ch 82
Taxis
Ch 83
Theaters
Ch 84
Towing
Ch 85
Trailer Camps and Campsites
Ch 86
Urban Homestead Program
Ch 86A
Utility Connections and Fees
Ch 86B
Property Registration
Ch 86C
Abandoned Property and Buildings Unfit for Habitation, Occupancy, or Use
Ch 86D
(Reserved)
Ch 87
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 88
Vehicles or Other Machinery Abandoned or Inoperable
Ch 89
(Reserved)
Ch 90
Water
Ch 91
(Reserved)
Ch 92
Youth Sports
Ch 93
(Reserved)
Ch 94
(Reserved)
Part III: Board of Health Legislation
Ch 95
(Reserved)
Ch 96
Cannabis and Cannabis Products
Ch 97
(Reserved)
Ch 98
(Reserved)
Ch 99
Public Health Nuisance Code
Ch 100
(Reserved)
Ch 101
Retail Food Establishment Code
Ch 102
Swimming Pool Code
Appendix
Ch A105
Block Parties
Ch A110
Cable Television Franchise
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 4
Administrative Code
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Gloucester City
3-5-1970
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article I
Title and Definitions
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§ 4-1
Short title.
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§ 4-2
Definitions.
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Article II
The Mayor and Common Council
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§ 4-3
Election, terms of office and salaries.
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§ 4-4
Meetings of Council; quorum; powers and duties.
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§ 4-5
Rules of Common Council.
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§ 4-5.1
Waiver of fees by Common Council.
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Article III
City Clerk
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§ 4-6
City Clerk; term of office; salary; bond.
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§ 4-7
Clerk of Council; recording of ordinances; publication; abstracts.
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§ 4-8
Fees; permit procedure.
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§ 4-9
Order books.
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§ 4-10
Record of contracts.
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§ 4-11
Applications for alcoholic beverage licenses.
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§ 4-12
Employees in City Clerk's office.
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§ 4-13
Deputy Municipal Clerk.
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§ 4-14
(Reserved)
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Article IV
City Solicitor
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§ 4-15
Office of City Solicitor.
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§ 4-16
Duties of City Solicitor.
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§ 4-17
Retainer of City Solicitor.
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§ 4-18
through § 4-25. (Reserved)
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Article V
Department of Finance
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§ 4-26
Department of Finance created.
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§ 4-26.1
Office of Chief Financial Officer established.
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§ 4-26.2
Treasurer; compensation.
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§ 4-26.3
Duties of Department of Finance.
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§ 4-27
Collector of Taxes established; appointment.
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§ 4-27.1
Duties of Tax Collector's Office.
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§ 4-28
Bonds to be maintained.
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§ 4-29
Assistant Municipal Tax Collector.
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§ 4-29.1
Purchasing procedures and policies.
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§ 4-29.2
Qualified purchasing agent.
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§ 4-29.3
through § 4-29.5. (Reserved)
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§ 4-29.6
Unauthorized purchases.
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§ 4-30
Employees.
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§ 4-31
(Reserved)
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Article VI
City Engineer
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§ 4-32
Office of City Engineer created; term; compensation.
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§ 4-33
Duties.
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§ 4-34
Salary.
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§ 4-35
(Reserved)
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Article VIA
City Administrator
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§ 4-36
Qualifications.
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§ 4-37
Term; removal.
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§ 4-37.1
Powers and duties.
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§ 4-37.2
Delegation of functions.
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§ 4-37.3
Promulgation of administrative regulations.
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Article VII
Department of Public Works and Department of Utilities
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§ 4-38
Department of Public Works and Department of Utilities.
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§ 4-38A
Establishment of Department of Public Works.
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§ 4-38B
Establishment of Department of Utilities.
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§ 4-38C
Standing Committee oversight of Departments.
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§ 4-39
Composition; Director of Public Works.
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§ 4-40
Supervisor of Streets.
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§ 4-41
Director of the Department of Utilities.
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§ 4-41.1
Division of Water and Sewer.
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§ 4-42
Superintendent of Public Works.
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Article VIII
Board of Health and City Physician
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§ 4-43
Membership and terms of office of Board of Health.
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§ 4-44
Office of City Physician.
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§ 4-45
Professional duties of City Physician.
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§ 4-46
Additional duties of City Physician.
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§ 4-47
Salary of City Physician.
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§ 4-48
(Reserved)
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Article IX
Fire Department
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§ 4-49
Establishment and responsibilities.
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§ 4-49.1
Number and location of stations.
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§ 4-50
Organization of Fire Department.
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§ 4-50.1
Bureau of Fire Prevention.
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§ 4-51
Volunteer allotments.
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§ 4-52
Chain of command.
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§ 4-53
Authority of Fire Committee; disciplinary measures.
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§ 4-54
Authority of Chief and other officers.
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§ 4-55
Maintenance of apparatus, equipment and gear.
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§ 4-56
Mandatory retirement age.
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§ 4-57
Life members of Fire Department.
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§ 4-58
Training requirements.
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§ 4-59
Career personnel.
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§ 4-59.1
Compensation.
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§ 4-59.2
Shifts to be served.
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Article X
Police Department
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§ 4-60
How Police Department constituted; administration.
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§ 4-61
through § 4-62. (Reserved)
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§ 4-63
Training of police officers.
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§ 4-64
Salaries.
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§ 4-65
Powers and executive duties of Police Chief; rules and regulations.
chevron_right
§ 4-66
Other duties of Chief.
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§ 4-67
Continuation of employment; dismissal.
chevron_right
§ 4-68
Disqualification for appointment.
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§ 4-69
Complaints of violations.
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§ 4-70
Special law enforcement officers.
chevron_right
§ 4-71
(Reserved)
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§ 4-72
Rules and regulations.
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§ 4-73
Hours of work, vacations and sick leave.
chevron_right
§ 4-74
Causes for discipline or dismissal.
chevron_right
§ 4-75
Uniforms and equipment.
chevron_right
§ 4-76
Employment of off-duty Police Department members.
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§ 4-77
(Reserved)
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Article XI
Tax Assessor
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§ 4-78
Appointment; term of office.
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§ 4-79
Duties.
chevron_right
§ 4-80
Salary.
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§ 4-81
Suspension or dismissal.
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Article XIA
Public Defender
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§ 4-82
Office established.
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§ 4-82.1
Determination of indigence.
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§ 4-82.2
Application fee.
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§ 4-82.3
Use of fee.
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Article XII
Municipal Court
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§ 4-83
Municipal Court continued.
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§ 4-84
Name of Court.
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§ 4-85
Seal.
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§ 4-86
Judge; term of office.
chevron_right
§ 4-87
Salary.
chevron_right
§ 4-88
Powers, duties and jurisdiction.
chevron_right
§ 4-89
Municipal Court Administrator: term of office; salary; duties.
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§ 4-89.1
Deputy Municipal Court Administrator: term of office; salary; duties.
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§ 4-90
Sittings of Court.
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§ 4-91
(Reserved)
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Article XIII
Planning Board
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§ 4-92
Planning Board continued.
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§ 4-93
Classes of members.
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§ 4-93.1
Alternate members.
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§ 4-94
Membership requirements; terms of office; financial interests.
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§ 4-95
Organization; powers.
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§ 4-96
Administration of subdivision regulations.
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§ 4-97
Referral of other matters to Board.
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§ 4-98
Public hearings.
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§ 4-99
(Reserved)
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Article XIV
Statutory and Other Agencies
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§ 4-100
Housing Authority.
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§ 4-101
(Reserved)
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§ 4-102
Board of Adjustment.
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§ 4-103
Administration of waterworks.
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§ 4-104
Department of Community Development; establishment.
chevron_right
§ 4-104.1
Duties and responsibilities.
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§ 4-104.2
Office of the Director of Community Development established.
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§ 4-104.3
Division of Redevelopment; duties and personnel authorized.
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§ 4-104.4
Division of the Gloucester City Urban Enterprise Zone.
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§ 4-105
Division of Building and Code Enforcement established; functions; positions authorized.
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§ 4-106
(Reserved)
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Article XV
City Employees and City Property
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§ 4-107
Loyalty oath of City employees.
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§ 4-108
Use of City property by subversive groups.
chevron_right
§ 4-109
Residence in City required.
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Article XVI
Amendment; Severability; Repealer; Effective Date
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§ 4-110
Amendment.
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§ 4-111
Severability.
chevron_right
§ 4-112
Repealer; proviso.
chevron_right
§ 4-113
When effective.
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Article XVII
Gloucester City Economic Development Corporation
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§ 4-114
Gloucester City Economic Development Corporation.
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