[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Franklin Lakes as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted by Ord. Nos. 1101 and 1060 (Sec. 2-38 of the 1988 Code); amended in its entirety 6-15-2021 by Ord. No. 1840]
A. 
For all requests for documents from the Borough of Franklin Lakes under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act,[1] including discovery requested of the Municipal Prosecutor, except in those circumstances where a different charge has been established by law, the custodian of such records shall make and supply copies of such records upon the payment of the fees described herein.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.
B. 
The following fees shall be payable by the requestor to the Borough of Franklin Lakes for the documents:
(1) 
For copies on letter-sized paper or smaller: $0.05 per page.
(2) 
For copies on legal-sized paper or larger: $0.07 per page.
(3) 
Electronic records, such as records provided by email or facsimile, shall be provided free of charge.
(4) 
Actual postage for any discovery sent by mail.
(5) 
For the envelope for any discovery sent by mail: $0.25.
(6) 
Photographs will be photocopied at the rates established herein. If requests are made for duplicate photographs, the actual cost of making the photographs shall be charged.
(7) 
Duplication of videotapes constitutes an extraordinary duplication process and will be charged at the rate of $5 per videotape.
(8) 
Copies of audio, video or any other data on compact discs, DVDs, CD-ROM: Actual cost to Borough of medium; except that the minimum fee shall be $1.
(9) 
On any item that cannot be photocopied on the Borough's copy machine or not otherwise provided for in this schedule, the actual cost incurred in making the copy shall be charged.
(10) 
Copies of the Zoning Map: $0.75 per copy.
(11) 
Copies of flash drive: $10.
(12) 
Copies of accident reports, other than in person, an additional fee of $5.
C. 
Whenever any documents must be obtained from an entity other than the Borough of Franklin Lakes, the actual costs paid to the other entity shall be paid by the requestor.
D. 
Whenever the nature, format, manner of collation, or volume of a government record embodied in the form of printed matter to be inspected, examined, or copied pursuant to this section is such that the record cannot be reproduced by ordinary document copying equipment in ordinary business size, or involves an extraordinary expenditure of time and effort to accommodate the request, the Borough may charge, in addition to the actual cost of duplicating the record, a special service charge that shall be reasonable and shall be based upon the actual direct cost of providing the copy or copies. The requestor shall have the opportunity to review and object to the charge prior to it being incurred.
A. 
Duplicate copy of tax bills.
(1) 
All mortgagees, servicing organizations and property tax processing organizations as those entities are defined in Title 54 of the New Jersey State Statutes shall be charged a fee of $2 for the duplicate copy of a tax bill for any property in the Borough.
(2) 
The Tax Collector shall collect such fee prior to issuance of the duplicate copy.
(3) 
The fee for the first duplicate copy shall be $2 and, thereafter, $5 for any subsequent duplicate copy of the same property in the same year.
(4) 
No fee shall be charged to any resident owner of the property for their first request for a duplicate copy of a tax bill in the same year.
B. 
Duplicate copy of a tax account or special assessment account.
(1) 
There shall be a charge of $2 per copy of a tax account or a special assessment account.
(2) 
The Tax Collector shall collect such fee prior to issuance of the copy.
C. 
Tax searches: $10.
D. 
Issuance of duplicate tax sale certificate: $100.
E. 
Redemption calculations: No fee for the first two and $50 for each subsequent calculation.
[Adopted 3-10-2004 by Ord. No. 1276; amended in its entirety 2-8-2006 by Ord. No. 1337]
A. 
Any and all individuals participating in recreation programs or utilizing recreation facilities, described in the attached schedule shall at the time of registration, and prior to utilization or participation, pay the designated fees, and pay any and all required deposits.
B. 
Any and all fees collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited into a designated fund established by the Mayor and Council for the receipt of said fees.
A. 
The fees established under this article shall remain in full force and effect until modified, amended, or changed by ordinance of the Mayor and Council.
[Amended 7-15-2008 by Ord. No. 1422; 8-19-2008 by Ord. No. 1427; 5-18-2010 by Ord. No. 1479; 7-20-2010 by Ord. No. 1489; 4-5-2011 by Ord. No. 1517; 5-15-2012 by Ord. No. 1543; 11-12-2013 by Ord. No. 1578; 5-20-2014 by Ord. No. 1590; 6-21-2016 by Ord. No. 1681; 5-16-2017 by Ord. No. 1706; 9-20-2018 by Ord. No. 1750; 3-17-2020 by Ord. No. 1813; 11-17-2020 by Ord. No. 1824; 6-15-2021 by Ord. No. 1840]
Program/Activity
Fee
Basketball
Grade 2
$95
Grades 3 and 4
$95
Grades 5 through 8
$100
Adults
$120
Travel basketball
Grades 5 through 8
$200
Baseball and softball
Kindergarten clinic
$95
Grades 1 and 2
$105
Grades 3 and 4
$115
Grades 5 through 9
$125
Men's softball
$150
Travel baseball and softball
8 U through 13 U
$200
Lacrosse
Grades 1 and 2
$120
Boys lacrosse
Grades 3 through 8
$140
Girls lacrosse
Grades 3 through 8
$120
Football
Flag
$120
Grades 2 through 8
$230
2nd flex
$180
Cheering
Grades 2 through 4
$125
Grades 5 through 8
$150
Travel
$140
Competitive cheerleading
Grades 7 and 8
$120
Soccer
Kindergarten clinic
$95
Grades 1 and 2
$95
Grades 3 through 8
$95
Grades 9 through 12
$95
Tennis courts
Resident
Youth up to 15 years
$35
Adult 15 years to 61 years
$50
Family up to 5 children
$75
Senior 62 years and older
$25
Guest*
$10
* Must be accompanied by a cardholder and must be purchased by a cardholder
Nonresident
Youth up to 15 years
$35
Adult 15 years through 61 years
$50
Family up to 5 children
$75
Senior 62 years and older
$25
Guest*
$10
* Must be accompanied by a cardholder and must be purchased by a cardholder
Replacement card
$10
Golf
Grade 5 through 8
$65
Spring and fall tennis
All ages
$110
All travel programs when tryouts are required
Tryout fee
$20
B. 
The above fees are the maximum amount that can be collected.
C. 
A late fee of $25 will be added to the registration fee for registrants registering after the publicized registration period.[1]
[Added 12-15-2009 by Ord. No. 1467; amended 6-18-2019 by Ord. No. 1791]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, regarding family discounts, which immediately followed, was repealed 3-17-2020 by Ord. No. 1814.
D. 
Cancellation fee. If a participant registers for a program and the participant withdraws from that program prior to the start of the program, they shall be entitled to a refund of the fee paid for the program, except that the Borough shall retain $25 of that fee as a cancellation fee. If the Borough cancels a program, the full fee shall be refunded or credited to the participant.
[Added 11-17-2020 by Ord. No. 1824]