[Amended 2-7-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-2; 12-16-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-25]
A. There shall be within the Department of Administration a division
of Central Purchasing, the head of which shall be the Business Administrator.
B. Powers and duties. As the head of the Division of Central Purchasing,
the Business Administrator shall:
(1) Purchase, store and distribute all supplies, materials and equipment,
and contract for all services required by any department, office or
agency of the Township government, and contracts awarded for any supplies,
materials or equipment or contractual services shall be pursuant to
a written requisition from the head of the department, office or agency
whose appropriation will be charged and the certification that a sufficient
unencumbered balance of appropriation is available to pay therefor.
All such contracts shall conform to the provisions relating to Township
contracts generally as set forth.
(2) Establish and enforce specifications with respect to such services,
supplies, materials and equipment.
(3) Supervise the inspection of all deliveries of supplies, materials
and equipment and the rendition of contractual services and determine
their quality, quantity and conformance with specifications.
(4) Have charge of any and all central storerooms and warehouses which
may be established.
(5) Transfer to or between departments, offices and agencies, and from or to central stores, such supplies, materials and equipment as need appears and arrange for the sale of surplus or obsolete items therefor, subject to the provisions of Subsection
B(6).
(6) Attend to and conduct through his office the sale at auction of the
following items of personal property as herein provided:
(a)
Upon the direction of the Police Department, such goods, chattels,
automobiles or other property coming into the possession of the Police
Department under and by virtue of the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-157.
(b)
Such goods, chattels and other property coming into the possession
of the Municipal Clerk from any institution, department or agency
of the Township.
(c)
Abandoned automobiles.
[1]
The Purchasing Agent shall process the sale of abandoned automobiles,
through the State Division of Motor Vehicles, Form C 087 AVJ, request
for motor vehicles, junk title certificate and shall comply with all
applicable requirements of N.J.S.A. 39:10A-1. Such forms shall be
furnished by the Police Department.
[2]
The cost of the aforesaid certificate shall be added to the
auction price bid.
[3]
The purchaser at said sale shall remove all license plates from
the automobile and deliver same to the Purchasing Agent, who, in turn,
shall forward said plates to the State Division of Motor Vehicles.
[4]
It is hereby made a condition of redemption by the owner that
he obtain and deliver to the Purchasing Agent a certification by the
Violations Clerk of the Municipal Court that there are no outstanding
traffic violations involving said automobile.
[5]
The cost of the motor vehicle junk title certificate shall be
added to the charges to be paid by the owner upon redemption before
sale.
[6]
All moneys shall be paid to and received by the Division of
Central Purchasing and shall be deposited with the Township.
C. Purchasing Agent.
(1) There is hereby created the position of Purchasing Agent for the
Township of Marlboro.
(2) The Purchasing Agent shall be appointed by the Mayor.
(3) The Purchasing Agent is required to possess a valid Qualified Purchasing
Agent certificate, as issued by the New Jersey Division of Local Government
Services, Department of Community Affairs.
(4) The Purchasing Agent shall have, on behalf of the Township Council
of the Township of Marlboro, the authority, responsibility and accountability
for the purchasing activity pursuant to Local Public Contracts Law
(N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.); to prepare public advertising for and
to receive bids and requests for proposals for the provision or performance
of goods, services and construction contracts; to award contracts
pursuant to New Jersey law in accordance with the regulations, forms
and procedures promulgated by state regulatory agencies; and conduct
any activities as may be necessary or appropriate to the purchasing
function of the Township of Marlboro. The bid threshold shall be that
amount established in accordance with to N.J.S.A 40A:11-3(c).
(5) The Business Administrator, is authorized to award a contract, without
competitive bidding on behalf of the Township for performance of any
work, or the furnishing of any services, materials or supplies when
the cost or price of such contract does not exceed, in the contract
year, the bid threshold established by pursuant to N.J.S.A 40A:11-3(c).
The Business Administrator, or his/her designee, shall prepare requests
for resolution for purchases or commodities or services over the bid
threshold following the procurement guidelines established by statute.
The Division of Licensing shall:
A. Issue licenses and permits in accordance with the
ordinances of the Township, with the exception of:
(1) Licenses authorized pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage
Law N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq.
(2) Licenses and permits issued by the Building Inspector pursuant to Chapter
125, Construction Codes, Uniform.
(3) Permits issued by the Zoning Officer pursuant to Chapter
220, Land Use and Development.
(4) Permits and licenses issued by the Division of Health
pursuant to general law or Township ordinances.
(5) Such other licenses and permits which by statute are
required to be issued by a specific Township official.
B. Perform such other functions, powers and duties as
may be prescribed by law or ordinances.