[1971 Code § 2-22.1; Ord. No. 2004-64 § 1; Ord. No. 2007-10 § 1; Ord. No. 2009-4 § 1; Ord. No. 2013-5; Ord. No. 2016-19; Ord. No. 2017-29]
The following fees shall be charged for the following services
provided by Township Officials:
a. Permit to purchase pistols, revolvers, or firearms, $2 each. Issuance
of firearms purchaser identification card, $5 each.
b. Police escort services, $24 fee.
c. Birth certificates.
[Added 6-17-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-37; amended 3-3-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-11]
1. For infants
born in Lakewood on or after March 1, 2021, to a parent who is a resident
of Lakewood at the time of the infant's birth, the first copy shall
be no charge; $15 for each additional copy.
2. All other
certified copies of birth certificates: $15 each.
d. Certified copies of marriage, fetal death, domestic partnership or
civil union records: $15 each.
[Amended 6-17-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-37; 3-3-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-11]
1. Additionally, the Registrar of Vital Statistics shall collect a fee
of $10 for processing each correction.
2. Certifications of birth, marriage, fetal death, domestic partnership
or civil union records, $5 each.
e. Certified copy of death certificate, $20 for the first copy, $2 for
each additional copy.
f. Official searches for municipal liens (tax searches) or for improvements
authorized but not assessed or for a certificate as to approval of
subdivision, a fee of $10 each.
g. Continuation of an official search for municipal liens or for improvements
authorized but not assessed for a certificate as to approval of subdivision
within three years from the date of the original search, $2 per calendar
year.
h. For duplicate tax bills, $5 each.
i. Letters of good conduct involving Police records check, $5 fee.
[1971 Code § 2-22.2]
Public records of the Township shall be open for inspection
by members of the public as provided by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. Inspections
shall be made only at reasonable times as determined by the Department
Head during business hours and without interference to the conduct
of the affairs of the office or other place where such records are
kept or maintained.
[1971 Code § 2-22.3; Ord. No. 2000-34; Ord. No. 2005-13 § 1; Ord. No. 2005-101 § 1; Ord. No. 2009-37 §§ 1,2; Ord. No. 2010-45; Ord.
No. 2010-79]
Requests for copies of records available pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-1, the Open Public Records Act, shall be requested in accordance
with the requirements of that law from either the Township Clerk's
office or the Police Department. Copies of records may be purchased
for the fees set forth below. If a fee is not prescribed in this subsection,
the fee shall be the actual cost of duplicating the record.
a. Standard-Sized Paper Documents.
1. 8 1/2 x 11 in size: $0.05 per page.
2. 8 1/2 x 14 in size: $0.07 per page.
b. Large-Sized Paper Documents and Maps.
1. Zoning Map: $0.07 per page if the map is copied by the Township or
the actual cost of reproduction if it is sent to an outside agency.
2. Street Map: $0.07 per page if the map is copied by the Township or
the actual cost of reproduction if it is sent to an outside agency.
4. Subdivision Plan: actual cost.
6. Engineering Plans: actual cost.
c. Preprinted Documents.
1. Copy of the Code Book: Actual cost charged by publisher.
d. Police Reports and Photographs.
1. Police Accident Reports: same as paragraph a above, if requested
and picked up in person.
2. Police Accident Reports, When Copies Are Requested Other Than in
Person: $5.00 for the first three pages and $1.00 per page for each
additional page, as established by N.J.S.A. 39:4-131.
3. Photographs. Copies of color photographs shall be at actual cost.
e. Electronic Records.
1. Copy of Videotape. Tape supplied by the municipality: actual cost.
2. Copy of Audiotape. Tape supplied by the municipality: actual cost.
3. Copy of Electronic Document or Database. The following fees cover
the cost of copying existing files to a floppy disk or CD. Any requests
for software conversions shall be subject to the special service charge
described in paragraph g below. For security reasons, the use of a
floppy disk or CD provided by the requestor is prohibited.
g. A special service charge shall be imposed, in addition to the actual
cost of duplicating the record, where the nature, format, manner of
collation or volume of printed matter is such that it cannot be reproduced
by ordinary document-copying equipment in ordinary business size or
where such record involves an extraordinary expenditure of time and
effort to accommodate the request. The requestor shall have the opportunity
to review and object to the special service charge prior to it being
incurred.
h. Conversion of Records from One Medium to Another. Cost of duplication
plus special service charges as follows:
1. Conversion of paper record to electronic form: actual cost
2. Conversion of electronic files from one software product to another:
actual cost.
3. If the request for a record is: (a) not in a medium not routinely
used by the Township; (b) not routinely developed or maintained by
the Township; or (c) requires substantial amount of manipulation or
programming of information technologies, the Township will impose
a special charge based on the cost for extensive use of information
technology or for labor cost of personnel providing the services that
is actually incurred by the Township or attributable to the Township
for the programming, clerical and supervisory assistance required,
or both. The requestor shall have the opportunity to review and object
to the special service charge prior to it being incurred.
i. Applicable postage shall be added for any and all records requested
by mail.
j. A deposit shall be paid prior to filling any request where it is
estimated that the information requested will cost in excess of $5.00
to reproduce. The amount of the deposit shall equal the total estimated
cost of filling the request.
k. For purposes of this subsection, "actual cost" shall mean the cost
of materials and supplies used to make a duplicate, or the charges
imposed upon the Township by an outside agency.
l. Vital Statistics. The fee for certified copies of birth, marriage,
death and domestic partnership certificates shall be: $10.00.
m. Police Services.
1. The fee for a letter of good conduct from the Lakewood Police Department
shall be: $10.00.
2. The fee for fingerprinting by the LPD shall be: $18.00 per card plus
fees charged by the State of New Jersey.
3. Photographs. Copies of color photographs shall be at actual cost.
n. The Township shall charge a returned NSF check fee for any checks
paid to the Township of $25.
o. The fee for Township Contract Bid Packages shall be $25 for each
simple bid specification set and $50 for bid specification sets that
include blueprints or plans or bid specification packages that consist
of more than 25 pages.
p. All requests for discovery in matters pending in the Lakewood Municipal
Court shall be submitted through the Municipal Prosecutor and the
fees charged will be determined by the Municipal Court.
[1971 Code § 2-30d.; Ord. No. 2006-12 § 1; Ord. No. 2008-26 § 1; Ord. No. 2010-36; Ord. No. 2014-7]
a. Basic Life Support Services — Fee Schedule.
1. The base rate of $800 per transport shall include the dispatch of
two EMT's; services of basic life support; emergency ambulance transportation
to the following health care facilities:
(c)
Community Medical Center;
(d)
Centra State Medical Center;
(e)
Jersey Shore University Medical Center (in the event that a
Level I Trauma Center is needed).
b. A mileage charge of $10 per mile shall be added to the base rate.
c. The Township shall not balance bill the deductibles and co-pays for
Lakewood residents including those covered by Medicaid/Medicare, nor
bill those Lakewood residents for payment obligations without insurance
coverage.
[Ord. No. 98-7 §§ 1-7; Ord. No. 2000-21; Ord.
No. 2010-31 § 1]
a. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish certain fees,
penalties, and procedures necessary to allow the office of the Township
Tax Collector to operate in a more efficient and productive manner.
b. Service Charge for Checks Returned for Insufficient Funds. Pursuant
to N.J.S.A. 40:5-18, the Chief Financial Officer and/or the Tax Collector
are authorized to impose a "return check fee" for checks which are
not honored by the bank, in an amount not to exceed $20, in addition
to any fee which may be imposed upon the Township by the banking institution
due to the return of the item.
c. Property Tax Refunds. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:5-17.1, the Tax Collector
is authorized without further action on the part of the Township Committee
to process any tax refund of less than $10 and/or to process the cancellation
of any property tax refund or delinquency of less than $10.
d. Penalties. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:4-67 the Tax Collector is authorized
to impose a 6% end of the year penalty upon those accounts whose tax
arrears, interest and municipal charges exceed $10,000 in any fiscal
year.
e. Tax Title Certificates. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-61 the Tax Collector
is authorized to impose upon the owner or other person having a right
of redemption the following additional sums to redeem a certificate:
1. 2% on any tax title certificate amount between $200 and $5,000;
2. 4% on any tax title certificate amount which exceeds $5,000 up to
$10,000; and
3. 6% on any tax title certificate amount which exceeds $10,000.
f. Municipal Tax Sale Certificates. The Tax Collector and the Township
Clerk are authorized to sign and cancel Municipal Tax Sale Certificates
in lieu of the Mayor's signature and the signature of the Mayor shall
not be necessary to cancel the Municipal Tax Sale Certificates.
g. Duplicate Tax Bills. The Tax Collector is authorized to charge a
fee to a bank, mortgage institution or any other mortgage company
or institution requesting from the Tax Collector a duplicate tax bill.
The fee shall be in the amount of a maximum of $5 for a first duplicate
and a maximum of $25 for each subsequent duplicate of the same tax
bill in the same calendar year.
h. Duplicate Tax Sale Certificate.
1. New Jersey legislation permits a duplicate Tax Sale Certificate to
take the place of one that has been destroyed or lost upon approval
and resolution of the Township Committee. The new Tax Sale Certificate
shall state that it is a duplicate of the original, that the original
was destroyed or lost and shall state the date of the original Certificate
and the date of the Tax Sale upon which the same was issued and the
name and title of the officer who issued same.
2. The fee not to exceed $100 shall be charged by the Township for each
duplicate certificate.
3. The Tax Sale Certificate shall be forwarded to the Township Clerk
who shall attach a copy of same to the resolution authorizing and
approving same.
4. An applicant for a duplicate Tax Sale Certificate shall cause to
be forwarded to the Township Committee for their consideration an
affidavit duly notarized affirming that the original Tax Sale Certificate
was lost or destroyed.
i. Requests by Parties Entitled to Redeem. Each party entitled to redeem
is entitled to two free redemption calculations per calendar year.
A $50 fee for each redemption calculation thereafter within the calendar
year shall be charged to each party entitled to redeem. Any and all
requests for redemption calculations shall be made in writing to the
Tax Collector.
Neither the Tax Collector nor the Township of Lakewood is liable
if the redemption calculation is incorrect.
j. Requests by Third Party Lienholders. A $50 fee for each redemption
calculation shall be charged to each third party lienholder. Any and
all requests for redemption calculations shall be made in writing
to the Tax Collector.
[Ord. No. 98-26]
The fee for use of the Lakewood Township Municipal Building
located at 231 Third Street on weekends shall be determined as follows
and shall be paid in the following manner:
a. The applicant shall submit to the Municipal Manager a notice of application
for use of the Municipal Building during weekend periods.
b. The application shall outline the purpose for which the applicant
requests use of the Municipal Building as well as an estimation by
the applicant of the number of hours the Municipal Building shall
be used by the applicant, and a specification of the intended portion
of the building (i.e. auditorium and/or foyer; or meeting room[s])
which applicant desires to use.
c. The Municipal Manager shall forward the application to the Township
Committee who shall, in their discretion, approve or disapprove the
use of the building.
d. The Municipal Manager shall calculate, based upon the estimation,
the cost of custodial fees necessary for the period of time during
which applicant shall use the Municipal Building.
e. The Municipal Manager will obtain from the applicant a deposit, in
the amount as calculated above, which deposit shall cover the cost
of the custodial fees during the period of applicant's use of the
Municipal Building.
f. Applicant shall be entitled to a return of the deposit in the event
applicant cancels and does not use the Municipal Building.
g. In the event applicant uses the Municipal Building for a period longer
than has been estimated by the Municipal Manager, applicant shall
be required to reimburse the Township of Lakewood for those expenses
exceeding the deposit necessary to cover the cost of the custodian
for the excess time used by the applicant in the Municipal Building.
h. The fee associated with the applicant's use of the building shall
be calculated based upon the hourly rate of the custodian for weekend
duties.
i. The Township Committee shall have the right, at any time prior to
applicant's use, to cancel the approval with a return of deposit moneys
to applicant.
j. Any non-profit corporation or organization based or primarily located
in Lakewood Township shall be entitled to apply to the Township Committee
for an exemption from any fee or deposit requirement as set forth
in this subsection.
A non-profit corporation shall be defined as any entity organized
under the provision of N.J.S.A. 15A:1-1 et seq. A non-profit organization
shall be defined as any entity organized for any purpose as set forth
in N.J.S.A. 15A:2-1 (a).
[Ord. No. 2001-99; Ord. No. 2003-40 § 1]
The purpose of this subsection is to establish a fee for the
use of the Township Community Center during certain hours.
a. There is no charge for the use of the Township Community Center during
normal Township work days, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to
9:00 p.m.
b. There will be a fee of $20 per hour or any part thereof for the use
of the Township Community Center on Saturdays, Sundays, Township Holidays,
or for use during hours other than 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Monday
through Friday.
c. Any request for use of the Township Community Center as specified
in this subsection must be in writing to the Director of the Community
Center or the designee of the Director of the Community Center who
will record the hours and collect the fee.
d. The record of the hours and the fee shall be submitted to the Township
on the next available working day.
[Ord. No. 2015-33; Ord. No. 2015-44]
a. Purpose and Intent. It is the purpose of this subsection to impose
upon developers the costs incurred by the Township in updating the
municipal tax map/GIS database as a result of the approval of lot
consolidations or street vacations. Said costs are directly related
to the development procedure and thereby the Township determines that
such costs should be borne by the property owner.
Each property owner requesting a street vacation or enacting
a lot consolidation which results in the revision of any existing
lot lines, and/or other alterations to the tax map/GIS database, shall
be responsible for paying all reasonable charges incurred by the Township
Engineer in updating said tax map/GIS database. These costs shall
include, but not be limited to, update to the GIS database, revisions
to existing tax map plates, creation/addition of new tax map plates,
appropriate revisions to the Key Map(s), reprographic services for
applicable Township, County and State submission copies, as well as
any reasonable shipping and handling fees involved.
b. Fees. Upon approval by the Township Committee of a street vacation
or upon receipt of a lot consolidation deed by the Tax Assessor, the
property owner shall be required to submit the following flat fees
to the Township Clerk:
1. $55.00 per lot or per change for each lot/tax map revision due to
deed discrepancies, lot line adjustments, easement detailing, ownership
labeling, acreage calculation and labeling, street name changes and
other minor revisions;
2. Fees for the Processing of Street Vacation Requests.
The purpose of this paragraph is to defray the cost for professional
review and administrative services in the processing of requests for
street vacations.
(a)
The processing and review of street vacation requests involves
professional engineering and legal review as well as administration
and publication costs.
(b)
There is hereby established a fee of $1,750.00 for the review
and processing of each street vacation request received by the Township
of Lakewood.
(c)
An initial deposit of $500.00 (nonrefundable) is required to
be paid at the time of the request or application for a street vacation.
(d)
Should the Township respond by a first reading of an Ordinance
vacating a street so requested, the applicant shall place $1,250.00
by certified check in escrow with the Township.
(e)
If the street vacation is approved by a second reading and publishing
of a municipal ordinance, the escrow deposit of $1,250.00 will remain
with the Township. Should the governing body not approve the street
vacation request, the $1,250.00 held by the Township in escrow shall
be returned to the applicant.
[Ord. No. 2018-44]
a. There is hereby created within the Township of Lakewood a short distance
transportation system known as the Lakewood Shuttle.
b. The Lakewood Shuttle shall operate wholly within the Township of
Lakewood.
c. The buses for the Lakewood Shuttle shall be operated and maintained
by the Department of Public Works.
d. The fare for each ride shall be $1.00 per person for one way.
[Ord. No. 2018-45]
a. The Township of Lakewood has vehicle washing services located at
the Department of Public Works.
b. On occasion, other government agencies use the Township's vehicle
washing services.
c. There is hereby established a fee of $45.00 per use for each time
another government agency uses the vehicle washing services.
d. Billing will be done on a quarterly basis and the fees will be collected
by the Department of Public Works.
[1971 Code § 2-27.1]
Any person making a claim for payment from the Township shall
first submit a detailed statement of the claim to the responsible
executive agency, specifying the particulars of the claim, and a certification
of the party that the claim is a true and accurate bill. No bill,
claim or demand shall be considered for payment unless the voucher
has attached to it or includes a certification of the Municipal Manager
and any municipal official responsible for that function or of the
Department Head or his duly designated representative, having personal
knowledge of the facts that the goods have been received by, or the
services rendered to the Township, and that those services or goods
are consistent with any existing contract or purchase order. The Treasurer
shall have the duty to audit, warrant and make recommendations on
all claims and bills.
[1971 Code § 2-27.2]
The bill or claim duly certified shall be presented to the Township
Clerk for inclusion in the agenda of the next immediate formal meeting
of the Township Committee and it shall be the duty of the Clerk to
examine all bills or claims submitted for payment in order to ascertain
if proper administrative and appropriate accounts charged procedures
have been followed. All claims or bills to be considered by the Township
Committee shall be listed systematically by Department breakdown without
preference, and the list shall be made available to every member of
the Township Committee prior to formal action by that body.
[1971 Code § 2-27.3]
Claims shall be considered by the Township Committee which shall
approve the same, except that the Township Committee may reject any
claim presented to it stating the reason for such rejection. Any disapproval
claim shall be referred back to the Township Clerk with such instructions
as the Township Committee may give at the time of disapproval.
[1971 Code § 2-27.4]
It shall be the duty of the Township Clerk to record all claims
in the official minutes or through an appropriate claims register,
indicating that the Township Committee has by formal action approved
the same with appropriate record of any claim disapproved or rejected.
All records pertaining to approved and disapproved bills or claims
shall be available for public inspection.
[1971 Code § 2-27.5]
After the Clerk has certified that the claims have been approved,
he shall turn the same over to the Treasurer, who shall forthwith
prepare the necessary checks for the payment thereof, which checks
shall be signed by the Mayor, the Township Clerk, and thereafter signed
by the Treasurer. After preparing checks for the payment of claims,
the Treasurer shall record them in proper books of account and thereafter
mail the checks to the claimants.
[1971 Code § 2-27.6]
Exceptions to payment procedures as outlined above may apply
to the routine payment of payroll, statutory charges, health benefit,
debt amortization, property purchases by Township, regulated by closing
dates and special performance deposit refunds approved by the Municipal
Manager. In all such instances supporting data shall be maintained
and accurate accounting and payments processes followed by the Treasurer.
[1971 Code § 2-29.1]
In order to insure that equal employment opportunities are afforded
to all through the development of an Affirmative Action Program, applicable
to all regardless of race, creed, color, sex, religion, or national
origin, it is hereby ordained to be the public policy of the Township
of Lakewood to provide equal opportunity for employment and business
opportunity for all persons, partnerships, companies and corporations;
and to prohibit discrimination in employment and all forms of business
practices because of race, color, religion, sex, ancestry or national
origin and to promote the full realization of equal opportunity as
above stated through a positive and continuing program within each
Department, Division, Agency or component of the Township. Such policy
of equal opportunity of employment and business opportunity is hereby
made applicable to every contractor, subcontractor or bidder holding,
or hereafter seeking, public contracts with the Township and is intended
to provide all businesses in the Township with equal opportunity to
participate in the filing of no bid purchase orders of the Township
up to the legal limits. This policy of equal opportunity for employment
and business in the Township shall apply to every aspect of municipal
employment policy and practice.
[1971 Code § 2-29.2]
As used in this section:
BIDDER
Shall mean any person, partnership, corporation, association
or going venture who has submitted prescribed bid documents to the
Township seeking award of a public contract.
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
Shall mean any public contract for the construction, rehabilitation,
alteration, conversion, extension, or repair of buildings, sidewalks,
grounds, parking lots or other improvements to real property.
CONTRACTOR
Shall include any person, partnership, corporation, association
or joint venture seeking to be awarded a Township of Lakewood contract
and shall include every subcontractor under such contract.
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Shall mean an individual who is the head of any Department,
Division, Agency or component of the Township.
DISCRIMINATION
Shall mean to distinguish, differentiate, or separate on
the basis of race, color, religion, sex, ancestry or national origin.
EMPLOYEE
Shall not include any individual employed by his parents,
spouse, or child, or in the domestic service of any person.
NONBID
Shall mean any public contract let for construction or purchase
of material without the taking of bids in accordance with law.
PERSON
Shall mean and include one or more individuals, partnerships,
associations, organizations, corporations, labor organizations, legal
representatives and other organized groups of persons.
PROJECT SITE REPORT
Shall mean the statistical work force breakdown in the trade
classifications of the contractor and subcontractors.
PUBLIC CONTRACT
Shall mean any contract awarded by the Township for work,
labor, services, supplies, equipment, materials or any combination
of the foregoing.
SUBCONTRACTOR
Shall include any person, partnership, corporation, association
or joint venture which supplies any of the work, labor, services,
supplies, equipment, materials or any combination of the foregoing
under a contract with the contractor.
TREASURER OR AUDITOR
Shall mean a public officer of the municipal corporation
charged with duties in relation to the fiscal affairs of such corporation.
The principal duties shall be to examine and audit collections of
the public money, to complete records and to report the financial
situation from time to time.
[1971 Code § 2-29.3]
The head of each department and agency in the Township shall establish and maintain a positive program of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment within their jurisdiction in accordance with the policy set forth in subsection
2-78.1.
[1971 Code § 2-29.4]
All public contracts hereinafter entered into by the Township
of Lakewood shall incorporate an equal employment opportunity clause
which shall read as follows:
a. Clause Provisions.
1. The contractor shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant
for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, ancestry, or
national origin. The contractor shall take affirmative action to insure
that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during
employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, ancestry
or national origin.
2. As used herein, the word "treated" shall mean and include, without
limitation, the following: recruited, whether by advertising or other
means; compensated, whether in the form of rates of pay or other forms
of compensation; selected for training, including apprenticeship;
promoted; upgraded; demoted; downgraded; transferred; laid off; and
terminated.
3. The contractor agrees to, and shall post in conspicuous places, available
to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided
by the Township setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination
clause.
b. The contractor shall in all classifications including trainees on
any contracted project with the Township of Lakewood have a working
affirmative action plan. No contractor having traditionally deprived
employees in all classifications of his work force of less than a
reasonable percentage shall receive a contract from the Township of
Lakewood, unless his affirmative action plan shall actualize this
goal at 50% completion of contracted projects of over 60 days. However,
in no instance, shall the work force be comprised of less than 30%
of individuals traditionally classified as deprived, if such individuals
have the necessary skills and are able and willing to work.
c. The contractor shall, in all solicitations or advertisements for
employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, state that all
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, ancestry or national origin.
d. The contractor shall send to each labor union or representative of
workers with which they have a collective bargaining agreement or
other contract or understanding, a notice advising the labor union
or workers' representative of the contractors' commitments under the
Equal Employment Opportunity Ordinance of the Township of Lakewood
and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available
to employees and applicants for employment.
e. It shall be no excuse for noncompliance that the union, with which
the contractor has a collective bargaining agreement providing for
exclusive referral, failed to refer traditionally deprived persons.
f. The contractors shall furnish all information and reports required
by the Township pursuant to paragraphs a through j inclusive, and
shall permit inspection of their books and records for purpose of
investigation to ascertain compliance with the program.
g. The contractors shall file and shall cause their subcontractors,
if any, to file compliance reports with the Township of Lakewood in
the form and to extent prescribed by the Township. Compliance reports
filed at such times as directed shall contain information as to the
employment practices, policy, programs and statistics of the contractor
and their subcontractors.
h. The contractor shall take such action with respect to any subcontractor
as the Township may direct as a means of enforcing the provisions
of paragraphs a through j herein, including penalties and sanctions
for noncompliance.
i. The contractor shall include the provisions of paragraphs a through
j of this equal employment opportunity clause in every subcontract
or purchase order so that such provisions shall be binding upon each
subcontractor or vendor.
j. Penalties for Noncompliance. During hearing procedures, dealing with
noncompliance, all contract payments shall be withheld and, if it
is determined after opportunity for hearing on the record, that the
contractor or subcontractor has failed to comply with any portion
of the programs as herein stated and described, that finding shall
subject the offending party to any or all of the following penalties:
1. Continued withholding of all future payments under the public contract
to the contractor in violation, until it shall be determined that
the contractor or subcontractor is in compliance with the provisions
of the contract.
2. Refusal of all future bids for any public contract with the Township
of Lakewood or any of its departments or divisions until such time
as the contractor or subcontractor shall demonstrate that he has established
and shall carry out the policies of the program as herein outlined.
3. Cancellation of the public contract and declaration of forfeiture
of the performance bond.
4. In cases in which there shall be substantial or material violation
or the threat of substantial or material violation of the compliance
procedure or that which may be provided for by the contract, appropriate
proceedings may be brought to enforce those provisions.
[1971 Code § 2-29.5]
a. The Office of Contract Compliance shall establish any and all necessary
supplemental documents required to implement effectively the Township's
Affirmative Action section. All notices to prospective bidders, published
on behalf of the Township, shall include, as a part of the contract
specifications, the condition that all bidders shall be required to
submit an affirmative action plan and to comply with the equal employment
opportunity clause. Reports required herein shall be submitted in
duplicate to the Township Engineer. Each bidder shall file as part
of bid documents an affirmative action plan for implementing the policy
of this section, employment information reports, or other reports
as may be required by the Township.
b. The contractor shall identify all of his subcontractors and shall
disclose where they are buying all of their supplies before approval
of the subcontractors. The contractor shall cooperate with those appropriate
training agencies as designated by the Township Engineer in providing
on and off-site training for persons employed in the project and shall
provide on-site job opportunities to basic and advanced trainees referred
to them by the Township Engineer. The total cost of the training on
and off-site programs, including fringe benefits and the cost of off-site
schooling, shall be paid for by the contractor. The cost of such training
shall be included in the price bid.
[1971 Code § 2-29.6]
Following the receipt and review of the affirmative action plan
and the employment information submitted by the bidders, and prior
to award of a contract, the apparent low responsible bidder shall
be required to attend a pre-award conference called by the contracting
agency. At the conference the Township Engineer shall determine whether
or not the apparent low responsible bidder has complied with the policy
of the ordinance set out in its various sections, and shall submit
the findings and recommendations thereon to the contracting agency
receiving bids, or other agencies he may deem appropriate.
[1971 Code § 2-29.7]
Where a construction contract exists, a project site report
in a form defined by the Township Engineer shall be completed and
submitted by the contractor not more than 30 days from the beginning
of work on the site, and the Township Engineer shall conduct such
periodic on-site reviews as are deemed necessary. Such project site
reports shall include such information as to the employment practices
and statistics of the contractor and each subcontractor, and shall
be in such form as the Township Engineer may prescribe. Where the
term of the contract exceeds 30 days, such project site reports shall
be submitted once each 45 days, or more frequently if the Township
shall determine that such submittal is deemed necessary for a continuing
evaluation of the work force composition. Subcontractors shall complete
and submit such project site reports to the contractor for transmittal
to the Township Engineer.
[1971 Code § 2-29.8]
If specific discriminatory practices are found to exist in the
administration and enforcement of this section, in addition to the
sanctions that may be imposed as provided by the terms of the contract,
the Municipal Manager shall forward all pertinent information to the
appropriate Federal, State and local agencies.
a. If a contractor shall fail to cooperate in reaching mutually satisfactory
solutions to his failure to comply with this section, or to implement
contract compliance agreements previously made, the Municipal Manager
shall review such cases to determine:
1. Whether further efforts or alternative approaches are desirable,
depending upon the nature of the problem.
2. Whether any of the penalties set forth in paragraph j, subsection
2-78.4 of this revision, are appropriate to the case.
b. If the Municipal Manager shall determine that the contractor has
violated or has failed to comply with the equal employment and business
opportunity requirements of the contract, after affording such contractor
a reasonable time to correct the situation, and where negotiations
have been of no avail, he shall make a finding under paragraphs a1
or a2 of this subsection, and shall transmit such findings and recommendations
thereon to the Township Committee, the contracting agency, the Treasurer
and Auditor, the Township Attorney and any other agencies he may deem
appropriate.
[1971 Code § 13-10.1]
Insurance companies are hereby prohibited from making a payment
to a claimant in excess of $2,500 for fire damages on any real property
located within the Township of Lakewood pursuant to any fire insurance
policy issued or renewed after the adoption of this section and after
the filing of this section with the State Commissioner of Insurance,
until such time as all taxes and assessments and all other municipal
liens or charges due and payable appearing on the official certificate
of search shall have been paid either by the owner of such real property
or by the insurance company.
[1971 Code § 13-10.2]
The Township Committee, by resolution, may enter into agreement with the owner of any fire damaged property to pay in full all delinquent taxes, assessments or other municipal liens by installments pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-19 for the redemption of the tax sale lien by installment payments pursuant to Article 7 of Chapter
5 of Title 54 of the New Jersey Statutes, if the Township Committee is satisfied that the claim for fire damages is to be used to restore or improve the fire damaged property. An insurance company receiving a certified copy of a resolution of agreement from the Governing Body is authorized to make full payment on the claim to the insured person.
[Added 6-15-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-21]
The Lakewood Township Medical Benefits Trust Fund shall be established
as a separate, interest-bearing trust fund to be maintained by the
Chief Financial Officer of the Township of Lakewood for the purpose
of depositing dividends and refunds received from the Joint Insurance
fund in connection with the Health Benefit insurance plan.
[Added 6-15-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-21]
a. The following
funds shall be deposited in the Medical Benefits Trust Fund and shall
at all times be identifiable by source and amount as follows:
1. Dividends
associated with the medical benefit/health insurance fund; and
2. Any refunds
received by the Township of Lakewood in connection with the joint
insurance fund.
[Added 6-15-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-21]
1. For payment
of liabilities associated with Township Medical Benefits/Health Insurance
in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:10-36.2.
2. For payment
of losses attributable to claims being paid by the joint insurance
fund in future years which exceed contributions paid into the joint
insurance fund.