The Borough of Bradley Beach hereby enacts the Tourist Development Commission Ordinance and authorizes the Borough to impose the additional assessment described in §
24-21 to any fee imposed upon a license by the Borough, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:52-7. This article shall be enacted to establish a Tourist Development Commission to regulate the fund described in §
24-19.
The Commission shall have exclusive authority to disburse all revenues allocated to the fund described in §
24-19. The Commission shall expend the revenues in the fund in the manner it deems advisable for the purpose of publicizing and otherwise promoting the Borough in order to attract tourism, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:54C-3.
The Commission shall maintain records of its meetings, activities, and expenditures. The governing body, at any time, may request the Commission to provide a report based on its records. However, the Commission shall provide the governing body with a report on an annual basis. In the event that the governing body determines that disbursements were not in accord with the purpose described in §
24-20, the governing body shall take the appropriate action as described in §
24-17E.
The Commission may act jointly with any other commission created under N.J.S.A. 40:54C-1 in any other municipality in furtherance of the purpose described in §
24-20.
In the event that the governing body enacted
this article in furtherance of the ten-year Master Plan for the growth
of tourism pursuant to the Division of Travel and Tourism Act under
N.J.S.A. 34:1A-52, the Commission may:
A. Apply for, receive, and accept from the United States, from the state, or any other public or private source, contributions or donations of money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used and applied for, or, in aid of, the Commission's authorized purposes as described in §
24-20;
B. Make grants of money, property, or personal services
to any person, business, or organization engaged in the tourist industry
upon the terms and conditions the Commission may prescribe; and
C. Enter into any and all agreements or contracts, execute
any and all instruments, and do and perform any and all acts necessary
or convenient for the purpose of the Commission to carry out any power,
function, or duty exercised thereby.
The Commission shall prepare an annual report concerning and addressing its activities and records, as provided under §
24-22, to the Mayor and Council.
The Commission shall procure the additional assessment described under §
24-21A pursuant to the manner set forth in the Mercantile Licensing Ordinance codified as Chapter
303, Mercantile Licenses. The additional assessment shall be paid to the Department of Code Enforcement.
The Commission shall, by resolution, create
an Advisory Council which shall fairly represent each category of
individuals, corporations, or partnerships paying the assessment fee.
The Advisory Council may make recommendations to the Commission. Any
recommendation made by the Advisory Council shall not have a binding
effect upon the Commission.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2002-14]
The following business and commercial activities shall be required to pay the additional assessments as required in §
24-21:
A. Licenses as required by the Mercantile Licensing Ordinance at §
303-7:
[Amended 2-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-2]
(1) Air-conditioning contractor: $75.
(2) Aluminum siding contractor: $75.
(4) Automobile or motor repair: $75.
(5) Automotive parts shop: $75.
(6) Bait and tackle shop: $75.
(14) Contractor, general: $75.
(15) Contractor, painting: $75.
(16) Contractor, plumbing: $75.
(17) Contractor, roofing: $75.
(23) Electronic sales, wholesale: $75.
(26) Furniture, new, used: $75.
(27) Grocery store, retail: $75.
(29) Handbag luggage repair: $75.
(31) Heating supplies, wholesale, retail: $75.
(32) Hotels, boardinghouses, lodging houses, motels, rooming
houses and houses used for sleeping purposes or lodging purposes,
five to 100 rooms: $75.
(40) Radio-TV sales and service: $75.
(42) Restaurant equipment: $75.
(49) Tires, repair/distributor: $75.
(51) Truck sales/service: $75.
(54) Vending machine distributor: $75.
B. Certificates of occupancy, both commercial and residential, as required by the Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency Ordinance codified as Chapter
160, Construction Codes, Uniform; Certificates of Occupancy, in the amount of $75.
[Amended 2-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-2]
C. Fee exceptions. Nothing contained herein shall affect §§
160-10 and
160-11 of Chapter
160, Construction Codes, Uniform; Certificates of Occupancy.