[Added 1-24-2023 by Ord. No. O-2-23]
[Amended 2-28-2023 by Ord. No. O-4-23]
A. The Township
Committee of the Township of Franklin, County of Gloucester, State
of New Jersey, hereby authorizes the Chief of Police or his designee
to adhere to and collect the referenced fee for permit to carry applications
from Franklin Township residents.
B. Franklin
Township Police Department is accepting applications from residents
for their permit to carry as per state law and will now need to collect
the $200 application fee for said application acceptance in the form
of check or money order. One check or money order will be made payable
to Franklin Township in the amount of $150, another check or money
order will need to made payable to the Superintendent NJSP in the
amount of $50.
C. Additionally
the fees for each permit to purchase a handgun have also been increased
to a cost of $25 per permit and the fees for a firearms identification
card have been increased to a cost of $50 per card.
[Added 2-28-2023 by Ord. No. O-3-23]
A. The Township
Committee of the Township of Franklin, County of Gloucester, State
of New Jersey, hereby authorizes the Chief of Police or his designee
to adhere to and collect the referenced fees from any requesting person(s).
B. The current
lowest hourly rate for the Department’s body worn camera unit
staff capable of fulfilling the request is $30 per hour. The estimated
time redaction will require is at least seven hours to prepare, thus
a total clerical cost of $210. This fee is based on a standard incident
in which two to three body worn cameras may be present at an incident.
Should the incident being requested involve multiple body worn cameras
or an extended period of time, the above fee will change and be estimated
accordingly prior to fulfillment. If you agree to the basic special
charge fee of $210 you are required to remit payment, in full to the
Franklin Township Municipal Clerk’s office before the Police
Department will commence processing your request. Please provide written
confirmation of your acceptance or rejection of the Special Service
Charge as indicated on the attached form.