[Added 3-25-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-7]
a. The City of Asbury Park hereby establishes a City of Asbury Park
Social Services Identification Card Program, under which identification
cards shall be issued to individuals who can provide their identity
and residency in accordance with the terms of this Chapter.
b. The Administering Department, as set forth below, shall be designated
as the department charged with administering the City of Asbury Park
Social Services Identification Card Program and issuing such policies
and procedures necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Chapter,
including the designation of access sites where applications for such
cards shall be made available for pick-up and submission. The Administering
Department shall also make the applications available online.
[Added 3-25-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-7]
As used in this Chapter:
ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT
The City of Asbury Park Social Services Department. The Administering
Department shall be charged with the duties set forth in this Chapter.
APPLICANT
The person who applies to the Administering Department for
a City of Asbury Park Social Services Identification Card.
CARE ADDRESS
The address of any hospital, private or public shelter, non-profit
or religious institution known to the City of Asbury Park Social Services
Department serving homeless individuals or victims of domestic violence.
CARE ADDRESS LETTER
A letter from an entity capable of providing a Care Address,
as defined above, indicating that an applicant has received services
from the entity for the past five days and may use that entity's
address for mailing purposes dated within five days. The address on
the card will be "Care Of" the organization.
CITY OF ASBURY PARK SOCIAL SERVICES IDENTIFICATION CARD
An identification card issued by the City of Asbury Park
Department of Social Services that shall, at a minimum, display the
cardholder's photograph, name, date of birth, address, signature,
and date of issuance and expiration. At the cardholder's option,
the identification card may display the cardholder's self-designated
gender.
CLIENT
Any person who can establish that he, she or they is/are
a current client of the City of Asbury Park Department of Social Services.
[Added 3-25-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-7]
a. The City of Asbury Park Social Services Identification Card program
shall be available to any resident or client of the City of Asbury
Park Department of Social Services, regardless of his, her or their
race, color, creed, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship
status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital
status, partnership status, any lawful source of income, housing status,
status as a victim of domestic violence or status as a victim of sex
offenses or stalking, or conviction or arrest record, provided that
such resident or client is able to meet the requirements for establishing
his, her or their identity and residency as set forth in this Chapter
and of any applicable policies and procedures established by the Administering
Department.
b. The City of Asbury Park Social Services Identification Card shall
display, at minimum, the applicant's full name, photograph, address,
date of birth signature, card issue and expiration dates.
1. The Administering Department shall, through policy and procedures
it establishes as required by this Chapter, create guidelines to protect
the address of victims of domestic violence or alternate requirements
for applicants who lack a permanent address.
2. Such identification card shall, at the cardholder's option,
display the cardholder's self-designated gender.
3. Such identification card shall be designated in a manner to deter
fraud which may include: bar codes, serial numbers, watermarks, City
Seal, and other security measures.
c. The City of Asbury Park Social Services Identification Card is valid
for two years from date of issuance.
d. A resident age 14 years or over may apply for an Identification Card
with the consent of his, her or their parent or legal guardian. In
the absence of such parental or guardian consent, the minor applicant
may receive consent from a court of competent jurisdiction.
e. The fee for the issuance of the City of Asbury Park Social Services
Identification Card shall be $10 for adults and $5 for children, veterans,
the disabled, and senior citizens. Replacement cards will be $5. The
Administering Department may adopt rules and permit residents who
cannot afford to pay such fee(s) to make a hardship application and
to be granted a full or partial waiver of the fee.
f. The Administering Department may in full or in part waive the fee
for the City of Asbury Park Social Services Identification Card, if
an applicant can establish a hardship exemption. Applicants may file
for a hardship exemption waiver during the intake process. In order
for an applicant to be granted a hardship waiver, the applicant must
demonstrate one of the following circumstances:
1. Applicant is currently homeless;
2. Applicant has proof of eviction within the last three months and
has not been able to relocate;
3. Applicant has recently reported domestic violence;
4. Applicant has proof of substantial debt caused by medical expenses
within the last 12 months;
5. Applicant is currently unemployed;
6. Applicant has filed for bankruptcy within the last six months;
7. Applicant's current household income is at or below 15% of the
federal poverty level; or
8. Applicant currently receives one of the following: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP), or SSI, or TANF. The applicant shall provide
proof in the form of a letter, notice or another official document
containing the name of the agency granting the benefit, the name of
the recipient of the benefit and the name of the benefit received;
or
9. Any other documentation or circumstances that the Administering Agency
deems acceptable.
[Added 3-25-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-7]
In order to obtain a City of Asbury Park Social Services Identification
Card, an applicant must establish his, her or their identity and/or
residency/homelessness as follows:
a. Proof of Identity. The City of Asbury Park Social Services Identification
Card Program will use a point system as promulgated by the Administering
Department, to determine if applications are able to provide identity
and residency (or homelessness). The Administering Department, through
its policies and procedures, shall determine the point value allocated
to each type of document provided in this paragraph, and require that,
at a minimum, an applicant produce more than one of the following
documents in order to establish identity:
1. A U.S. or foreign passport;
3. A U.S. state identification card;
4. A U.S. permanent resident card;
5. A consular identification card;
6. A photo identification card with name, address, date of birth, and
expiration date issued by another country to its citizens or nationals
as an alternative to a passport for re-entry to the issuing country;
7. A certified copy of U.S. or foreign birth certificate;
9. A national identification card with photo, name, address, date of
birth, and expiration date;
10. A foreign driver's license;
11. A U.S. or foreign military identification card;
12. A current visa issued by a government agency;
13. A U.S. Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) authorization
letter;
14. An Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card;
15. An Expired State ID or Driver's license; or
16. Any other documentation that the Administering Agency deems acceptable.
b. If the individual is a minor, proof must be furnished, on behalf
of said minor, by the individual's parents or legal guardian
or by a court of competent jurisdiction.
c. Proof of Residency or Homelessness. In order to establish residency
or homelessness, an applicant must present one or more of the following
items showing both the applicant's name and residential address
or last permanent address:
2. A local property tax statement or mortgage payment receipt;
3. A bank account statement;
4. Proof that the applicant has a minor child currently enrolled in
a school located within the City;
6. A jury summons or court order issued by a state or federal court;
7. A federal or state income tax or refund statement;
8. An insurance bill (homeowner's, renter's, health, life,
or automobile insurance);
9. Care Address Letter confirming residency; or
10. Any other document the Administering Department determines is acceptable
which shall be set forth in its policies and procedures it promulgates.
d. The Administering Department shall create, through its policies and
procedures, alternative methods to establish residency, notwithstanding
the lack of a fixed address.
e. All City of Asbury Park departments shall accept the City of Asbury
Park Social Services Identification Card as proof of identity and
residence, if a resident, for access to services and benefits unless
such acceptance is prohibited by federal or state law or unless the
department or authority has reason to suspect fraud by the purported
cardholder.
[Added 3-25-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-7]
a. The records relating to the application and issuance of the City
of Asbury Park Social Services Identification Cards shall be maintained
in accordance with law. The Administering Department shall not retain
original or copies of documents provided by an applicant to prove
identity or residency when applying for a City of Asbury Park Social
Services Identification Card. Supporting documents supplied may be
scanned in and retained as a part of the application process.
b. The City shall make its best efforts to protect the confidentiality
of all City of Asbury Park Social Services Identification Card applicants
to the maximum extent allowable by federal and state law. The City
shall not disclose personal information obtained from an applicant
to any individual, or public or private entity, unless:
1. Required by a court of competent jurisdiction;
2. Authorized in writing by the individual to whom such information
pertains;
3. By an individual's parent or legal guardian when the individual
is a minor or is otherwise not legally competent; or
4. For the City's limited purpose of administering the program
or determining or facilitating the applicant's eligibility for
additional benefits, services or care, provided that such disclosure
is made in accordance with all applicable federal and state privacy
regulations.
[Added 3-25-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-7]
a. The City of Asbury Park is providing the City of Asbury Park Social
Services Identification Card for identification and access for holders
of the ID to obtain services to access for their varied social services
and behavioral needs. The City does not act as guarantor or warrantor
either of the information provided by the applicant for the City of
Asbury Park Social Services Identification Card or against any acts,
criminal or otherwise, committed by the individual(s) while possessing
or using the Identification Card. The City does not waive any of its
protections afforded under federal, state or local laws, including
but not limited to the immunities under the New Jersey Tort Claims
Act N.J.S.A. 59:1-1, et seq., by processing or issuing the City of
Asbury Park Social Services Identification Card.
b. The Administering Department shall submit a report to the Mayor and
the Council on the status of the Identification Card program by June
30th of each year, or at the request of the Mayor and City Council
or City Manager.
[Added 3-25-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-7]
a. Altering or intentionally damaging the City of Asbury Park Social
Services Identification Card, using another person's Identification
Card, or allowing the cardholder's Identification Card to be
used by another person may result in confiscation of the card and
is in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-7. Submission of false statements
to obtain a City of Asbury Park Social Services Identification Card
is a violation N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4 and is punishable by applicable law.
b. Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter, exclusive of the violations set forth under N.J.S.A. 2C:28-7 and N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4, shall be subject to the general penalty provisions set forth in Section
1-5 of this Code.