[Ord. No. 14-88 § 1]
This section shall be known and may be cited as the Cooperative
Pricing Ordinance of the Borough of Ogdensburg.
[Ord. No. 14-88 § 2]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-11(5), the Mayor
is hereby authorized to enter into a Cooperative Pricing Agreement
with the Lead Agency created therein, to be known as the Sussex County
Cooperative Pricing Council, or any other contracting unit within
the County of Sussex or adjoining Counties for the purchase of work,
materials and supplies.
[Ord. No. 14-88 § 3]
The Supervisor of Public Works shall be designated as the representative
of the Borough of Ogdensburg to the Sussex County, Cooperative Pricing
Council and shall be authorized to accept subsequent request for participation
in the Agreement on its behalf.
[Ord. No. 14-88 § 4]
The Lead Agency created in the Agreement and the party to the
Agreement designated by the Lead Agency to perform administrative
services on its behalf shall be responsible for complying with the
provisions of the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et
seq.) and all other provisions of the Revised Statutes of the State
of New Jersey.
[Ord. No. 4-89 § 1]
Pursuant to statutory authority, the Borough has entered into
an agreement with the Sussex County Department of Environmental and
Public Health for the providing of certain health services as more
particularly set forth in the agreement, a true copy of which is on
file in the Office of the Clerk.
[Ord. No. 6-79 § 2; Ord. No. 2-87 § 1]
a. The Treasurer is hereby designated as the approval officer for the
examination, review, and presentation of claims to the Governing Body.
b. The Treasurer shall receive all claims submitted to the Borough and
shall examine the same for correctness thereof.
c. The Treasurer shall require the head of the department, or otherwise
the official or employee involved with responsibility for incurring
the materials, labor, or services furnished, to certify that the goods,
services, or labor for which payment is sought have been furnished
either in full or to the satisfaction of the official or department
or agent of the Borough incurring the same.
d. The Treasurer shall designate the budget appropriation out of which
said payment shall be made and shall certify that there is a sufficient
amount of moneys in said appropriation for payment of the claim presented.
[Ord. No. 6-79 § 3; Ord. No. 2-87 § 2]
a. All vouchers which have been reviewed by the Treasurer and are complete
in form shall be numbered in succession and submitted to the Governing
Body on the first monthly meeting of the Governing Body prior to the
next regular meeting of said body. Each Council member shall review
all vouchers submitted and may affix his signature as evidence that
it has been reviewed. Objections to any voucher may be noted at the
first monthly meeting and corrections, alterations, withdrawal or,
tentative approval shall be given, after discussion and review, subject
to final approval upon submission of a completed list of vouchers
to be approved for payment at the next regular business meeting.
b. The Treasurer shall submit a completed list for the next regular
business meeting of only all vouchers reviewed by the Governing Body
at the first Monday of the month meeting. This list shall consist
of voucher numbers in succession to identify the voucher, name of
vendor, total amount to be paid, and designated budgetary appropriation.
c. Any Councilperson objecting to any voucher(s) on the list may move
to have the voucher(s) removed from the list. Upon affirmative roll
call vote said voucher(s) shall be deleted form list and not approved
for payment, and withdrawn or resubmitted at the next first Monday
of the month meeting. However, tentative approval pending conditions
determined by the members of the Governing Body will permit approval
for payment of any voucher so noted in the motion to approve the list
and included in the list of approved vouchers.
d. No voucher except those permitted by approval of the Mayor shall
be on the list of vouchers approved for payment at the regular business
meeting that had not been submitted for review by the Governing Body
at the previous first Monday of the month meeting.
[Ord. No. 6-79 § 3; Ord. No. 2-87 § 3]
a. The Governing Body shall vote on approval of payment of list of vouchers
submitted at the regular business meeting. Objections to any voucher
or vouchers by any Council member will require roll call vote to remove
voucher(s) from the list and corrected, altered or reviewed and voted
on separately for approval for payment; or resubmitted at the first
Monday of the month meeting for review.
b. All vouchers approved for payment by the Governing Body shall be
paid by checks drawn on the municipality and signed by the Mayor and
Treasurer, and countersigned by the Borough Clerk.
[Ord. No. 10-84 § 1]
Whenever an officer, employee or fireman of the municipality
is a defendant in any action or legal proceeding arising out of or
incidental to the performance of his duties the Borough shall provide
the officer, employee or fireman with the necessary defense, or, at
its option, means for the defense, of such action or proceeding and
shall hold the said officer, employee or fireman harmless from any
payment, settlement or judgment resulting from the proceeding, except
in the following situation:
a. Where the action has been brought by the municipality itself against
the officer, employee or fireman.
b. Where the officer, employee or fireman has been specifically found
by the trier of fact in proceedings, civil or criminal, to have acted
with actual fraud, actual malice or willful misconduct.
[Ord. No. 10-84 § 2]
As used in this section:
FIREMAN
Shall mean any person serving as a volunteer in the Ogdensburg
Fire Department, whether such person serves in a paid or unpaid capacity.
OFFICER AND EMPLOYEE
Shall mean any person elected or appointed to any public
office or agency or body of the Borough or employed or retained by
the Borough or any office, agency or body thereof whether such person
serves in a paid or unpaid capacity.