[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. 7-83]
a.
Findings. The Borough of Ogdensburg is in need of a dispatch service
for the Police Department, Fire Department and ambulance service;
and the Township of Sparta has the required facilities to provide
such services more economically and efficiently than if the services
were provided by the Borough of Ogdensburg individually.
b.
Upon final adoption hereof, after publication and final hearing and
adoption of the requisite enabling ordinance by the Township of Sparta,
the Mayor and Clerk of the Borough of Ogdensburg are authorized to
execute a certain agreement to provide for the dispatching services
for the Ogdensburg Police Department, Fire Department and Ambulance
Squad in accordance with the terms of the contract, a copy of which
has been filed with the Clerk of the Borough of Ogdensburg and is
open to public inspection at the office of the Borough Clerk during
regular business hours from and after the adoption hereof.
c.
The Mayor and Clerk shall be authorized to execute the above referred
to contract and certified copies shall be forwarded to the Township
of Sparta.
[Ord. No. 6-79 § 1]
a.
Any claim for the payment of money by the Borough of Ogdensburg or
any of its departments or agencies authorized by the Borough arising
out of the sale of materials, or the providing of services, or performance
of any labor, shall be presented to the Borough in the form of a voucher
prepared by the Borough.
b.
The voucher required herein shall furnish:
1.
The name and address of the person, corporation or party to whom
it is alleged that the money is owing by the Borough.
2.
An itemized or detailed statement of the basis for the claim.
3.
If the claim is based on units, the amount per unit shall be specified,
or if the claim is based on services or labor at an hourly rate, the
rate per hour shall be specified, or if based on the terms of a contract,
the terms or provisions of the contract shall be stated or otherwise
referred to as set forth in the contract.
4.
The total amount claimed shall be set forth in addition to any unit
or hourly rate.
5.
Where the items claimed have been submitted by invoice or on bill
form of the claimant, the original invoice or bill shall be attached
to the voucher.
6.
The person, party, or corporation making the claim shall certify
that the goods, materials, services, or labor have been fully furnished
and the amount claimed either has been agreed upon or is reasonable.
In the event that the Governing Body of the Borough shall require
an affidavit either in lieu of said certification or supplementing
the same, the claimant shall thereupon submit an affidavit as to the
matters set forth in the voucher upon which claim for payment is made.
[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:
Shall mean any person serving as a volunteer in the Ogdensburg
Fire Department, whether such person serves in a paid or unpaid capacity.
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.
[Ord. No. 2-14]
a.
Any employee or elected public official who receives compensation
from the Borough of Ogdensburg shall be permitted to have the option
to indicate in writing to the proper disbursing officer his or her
desire to have his or her net pay deposited in accordance with N.J.S.A.
52:14-15f.
b.
The disbursing officer shall make the deposit in the respective banking
institution on behalf of the employee when the disbursing officer
receives a request in writing from the employee to have his or her
net pay deposited.
c.
The Governing Body may make available for such employees who have
net pay directly deposited any information concerning net pay and
W-2 forms in accordance with applicable federal law.
