[Ord. No. 1996-0-15; Ord. No. 2012-22]
a.
Findings. Various departments within the Town have reason to collect
monies from residents, businesses, and other entities; and payment
of these monies is often made via a check or other written instrument.
b.
Service Charge Established. Any municipal department shall impose
a $20 service charge for any check or other written instrument returned
for insufficient funds. (N.J.S.A. 40:5-18)
c.
Manner of Collection. Any service charge authorized herein shall
be collected in the same manner prescribed by law for the collection
of the account for which the check or other written instrument was
tendered in cash or by certified or cashier's check.
[Ord. No. 1996-0-14; Ord. No. 2012-22]
a.
Returned Check Charges.
1.
The Tax Collector shall impose a $20 service charge for any check
or other written instrument returned for insufficient funds. (N.J.S.A.
40:5-18)
2.
If the payment for which a check or other written instrument has
been returned is for a tax or special assessment, the $20 service
charge shall be included on any list of delinquent accounts prepared
for the enforcement of liens.
b.
(Reserved)
c.
Any service charge authorized herein shall be collected in the same
manner prescribed by law for the collection of the account for which
the check or other written instrument was tendered in cash or by certified
or cashier's check.
[Ord. No. 2003-(O)-2 §§ 1
— 4]
a.
The interest rate to be charged for nonpayment of taxes or assessments
on or before the date when the same becomes delinquent be and hereby
is established as 8% per annum on the first $1,500 of the delinquency
and 18% per annum on any amount in excess of $1,500.
b.
No such interest shall be charged if payment of any quarterly installment
is made within the first 10 days after which such payment became due.
c.
In accordance with Chapter 75, P.L. 1991, a penalty of 6% per annum
shall be charged to any taxpayer with a delinquency in excess of $10,000
who fails to pay that delinquency prior to the end of the fiscal year.
d.
If the amount of any sewer user charge shall not have been paid within
30 days, there shall be a late fee charged in the amount of 8% per
annum, together with all other applicable fees and charges.
[Ord. No. 2007-(O)-16 §§ 1
— 3]
b.
The said fees shall be payable to the Town of Kearny and shall be
deposited in the current fund as Municipal Revenue-Not Anticipated.
c.
An ordinance enacted December 26, 1984 is hereby amended to provide
that the Mayor shall receive as additional salary during each pay
period the total amount of fees collected pursuant to paragraph 1
during the next preceding pay period.
[Ord. No. 2002-O-49 §§ 1
— 7; Ord. No. 2002-O-74 §§ 1
— 3; Ord. No. 2009-6; Ord. No. 2012-22]
a.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5b, whenever the nature, format, manner
of collation or volume of a government record embodied in the form
of printed matter to be inspected, examined or copied is such that
the record can be reproduced by ordinary document copying equipment
in ordinary business size and does not, in the discretionary judgment
of the custodian, involve an extraordinary expenditure of time and
effort to accommodate a request for copying, the fee for the requested
duplication shall be:
per page
1.
Letter size (8 1/2 x 11) and smaller $0.05
2.
Legal size (8 1/2 x 14) or larger $0.07
3.
The same fee schedule shall apply if the request is for inspection
or examination only, but redaction is required.
4.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-131, when the request is for a motor vehicle
accident report and the request is made other than in person, an additional
fee of up to $5 may be added.
b.
Whenever the nature, format, manner of collation or volume of a government
record embodied in the form of printed matter to be inspected, examined
or copied is such that the record cannot be reproduced by ordinary
document copying equipment in ordinary business size, and, in the
discretionary judgment of the custodian, an extraordinary expenditure
of time and effort is required to accommodate the request whether
the request is for inspection and examination or for copying, a fee
of $50 per hour shall be imposed based upon the amount of time required
to produce the document for production. If copying is requested, the
fee provided for in Section 1 shall also be charged.
c.
When the anticipated cost of reproduction exceeds $5, the requestor
shall pay a deposit equal to the anticipated cost before any reproduction
or copying shall be made.
d.
Any provision of any existing ordinance which prescribes fees for
copies of documents or reports which is inconsistent with this section
is hereby repealed.
e.
This section shall not apply to the copying of any documents, reports
or records of the Kearny Municipal Court which is within the exclusive
jurisdiction of the New Jersey Supreme Court.
f.
The term "meaningful medium" shall mean the medium in which a record
is maintained by the Town.
g.
There shall be no charge for the inspection, examination or copying
of a document requested by the Mayor or a member of the Council or
by the Town Attorney, the Town Administrator, or other Town official,
if the request is related to and in connection with the performance
of their official duties. However, no official shall be entitled to
inspect, examine or copy any document which is protected from disclosure
by OPRA, the Federal or State constitutions, Federal or State statutes
or regulations, or decisional law.
h.
Police Chief Designated as Subcustodian of Police Records.
1.
The Chief of Police ex officio, without additional compensation,
is hereby designated Subcustodian of Police Records pursuant to the
Open Public Records Act.
2.
The Subcustodian of Police Records is authorized to perform all of
the duties prescribed under the Act as they apply to police records.
3.
The Town Clerk shall have no further obligation, responsibility or
liability with regard to the production of police records under the
Act.
