Pursuant to the charter, the legislative power
of the City will be exercised by the Council.
The Council will organize annually in July.
At such organization meeting, it will elect a President of the Council
from among its members. The business of the Council shall be conducted
in accordance with the code and the Council's rules of procedure which
shall be provided by ordinance, unless otherwise required by the charter.
[Amended 6-28-2022 by Ord. No. 22-046]
The President of the Council, by reason of his
additional duties, shall receive an additional salary of $3,000 annually,
to be paid as all other salaries are paid. Any Councilperson or Mayor
may elect to waive the increases provided herein by providing written
notice to the Director of Human Resources and the Business Administrator
30 business days prior to the effective date. If a Councilmember or
Mayor elects to waive the increase, their salary shall remain at their
then-existing rate of pay.
The following rules of procedure shall govern
the conduct of the meetings of the Municipal Council of the City of
Paterson, New Jersey:
A. Rule 1, Governing rules. The methods of organization,
questions of order and the conduct of the business of the Municipal
Council shall be governed by Roberts Rules of Order, Revised, in all
cases to which they are applicable except as may be provided in the
charter and in the rules of procedure of the Council.
B. Rule 2, Regular meetings. The Council shall hold regular
meetings at the date, time and place set forth in the annual notice
of regularly scheduled meetings and any revisions thereto adopted
by the Council in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A.
10:4-6 et seq.
[Amended 11-3-1980 by Ord. No. 80-051]
C. Rule 3, Workshop sessions. The Council shall hold
workshop sessions at the date, time and place set forth in the annual
notice of regularly scheduled meetings and any revisions thereto adopted
by the Council in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A.
10:4-6 et seq.
[Amended 11-3-1980 by Ord. No. 80-051]
D. Rule 4, Special meetings.
(1) A special meeting of Council may be called by the
President or by a majority of the members of the Council. Whenever
a special meeting shall be called by the President of the Council,
a notice in writing signed by the President shall be served on the
Clerk, and whenever a special meeting shall be called by a majority
of the members of the Council, a notice in writing signed by such
majority shall be served on the Clerk. The Clerk shall forthwith serve
a written notice upon the Mayor and each member of the Council at
his place of residence or by telephone communication if possible,
at such place as the Councilman may previously in writing designate,
stating the date and hour of the meeting and the purpose for which
such meeting is called, and no other business shall be transacted
at said special meeting. The Clerk in his notice of a special meeting
shall allow at least 24 hours to elapse between the call of the meeting
and the date and hour of the meeting.
(2) Whenever an emergency exists which requires immediate
action by the Council, the Mayor may call a meeting by notifying the
Clerk or, in his absence, the President of the Council, who shall
cause the Council to meet on short notice in special meeting.
E. Rule 5, Agenda; publication.
(1) At any regular meeting of the Council, no matter which
is not on the agenda of that meeting as previously published shall
be considered, except upon unanimous consent of the Council members
present.
(2) On the Friday preceding each regular meeting of the
Council, the Clerk shall prepare, with the approval of the President,
the agenda for the ensuing meeting. Such agenda shall include all
matters proposed by any member of the Council not later than the preceding
work session and such other matters required by the standing order
of business. The agenda shall include a consent agenda. The consent
agenda shall include all resolutions deemed to be routine or procedural
in nature and/or resolutions pertaining to related subjects. Those
matters included within the consent agenda shall be enacted by one
resolution at the Council meeting. Any member of the Council may cause
any matter contained within the consent agenda to be removed therefrom
and acted upon separately by giving notice to the City Clerk or to
the Council prior to formal action on the consent agenda. When a request
is made to remove a matter from the consent agenda, that matter shall
not be considered as part of the consent agenda and shall be acted
upon separately at the same meeting of the Council. In the event that
the President should add any matter to the agenda, he shall notify
each member of the Council immediately and in any event no later than
24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. The Clerk shall forthwith
deliver a copy of the agenda to each Councilperson at his or her place
of residence or at such place as the Councilperson may previously
in writing designate. On Monday prior to each meeting, the Clerk shall
post the agenda in a prominent place near the entrance to the Clerk's
office.
[Amended 11-10-1987 by Ord. No. 87-039]
F. Rule 7, Mayor's attendance; vote. The Mayor may attend
meetings of the Council and may take part in discussions of the Council
but shall have no vote, except in the case of a tie on the question
of filling a vacancy in the Council, in which case he may cast the
deciding vote.
G. Rule 8, The President; the Vice President: election,
duties and absence.
[Amended 11-9-2004 by Ord. No. 04-088; 10-13-2009 by Ord. No.
09-027]
(1) The presiding officer of the Council shall be the
President, who shall be elected at the organization meeting for one
year, and he shall preside at its meetings and perform such other
duties as the Council may prescribe.
(2) At the first regular meeting in July of each following
year, a new President shall be elected for the ensuing year, except
in election years when the election for the new President shall be
held at the organization meeting on July 1. At the same time, the
Council shall also elect a Vice President who shall preside over the
Council in the absence of the President.
(3) In the absence of the President and Vice President,
the Council shall elect a Temporary President, who shall then preside
over said Council.
(4) The President shall assume the chair of the presiding
officer immediately after his election. The President shall preserve
strict order and decorum at all regular and special meetings of the
Council. He shall state every question coming before the Council and
announce the decision of the Council on all matters coming before
it. The President may vote on all questions, his name being called
last. The President shall sign all ordinances and resolutions adopted
by the Council during his presence.
(5) In the event of the absence of the President and Vice
President, such ordinances and resolutions shall be signed by the
Temporary President.
(6) In the event that the President should become incapacitated
or disabled or unable to attend the meetings for a period of 60 days,
the President shall immediately forfeit his office, and at the next
regular meeting thereafter, the Council shall declare the office of
President vacant and shall immediately proceed to the election of
a new President.
(7) Leave of absence. The Council President shall be entitled
to take a leave of absence from the Office of Council President for
a stated period not to exceed 59 days. The Council President shall
serve a signed, written notice of leave on the City Clerk by personal
delivery, by mail or by telephone facsimile, setting forth the dates
of the leave of absence. The Council President shall resume the duties
of office at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the last day of leave
stated in the notice of leave. Taking a leave of absence from the
Office of Council President shall not prevent a member of the City
Council from participating in City business as a member of the governing
body, but the duties of the office of City Council President shall
be administered by the Vice President. Salaries shall be adjusted
to provide any additional compensation due to the office holder to
that person actually fulfilling the duties of the office of Council
President.
(8) Suspension or removal from office. For good cause,
the City Council President may be suspended or removed according to
the rules set forth herein.
(a) Suspension. In view of the fact that the City Council
President is an important representative of the City of Paterson,
both in his or her public and private functions, the City Council
may suspend the City Council President from office for a period of
time not to exceed 59 days, after affording an opportunity to be heard,
for acts or omissions, either of a public or private nature, which
demonstrate a failure to fulfill high ethical standards in matters
public or private if such matters involve an important responsibility,
trust or matter of integrity. The proceedings may be conducted in
a peremptory manner, but the Council President shall be entitled to
written notice of such proceedings not less than 24 hours prior to
the vote, unless the public health, safety or welfare are at imminent
risk. After providing an opportunity to be heard consistent with due
process rights, and upon proof by a preponderance of evidence that
good cause has been shown to suspend, the Council President may be
suspended by a two-thirds majority of the full authorized membership
of the City Council. The City Council President shall be entitled
to vote in the matter.
(b) Removal. In view of the fact that the City Council
President is an important representative of the City of Paterson,
both in his or her public and private functions, the City Council
may remove the City Council President from office, after affording
an opportunity to be heard, for acts or omissions, either of a public
or private nature, which demonstrate a failure to fulfill high ethical
standards in matters public or private if such matters involve an
important responsibility, trust or matter of integrity. The proceedings
may be conducted in a peremptory manner, but the Council President
shall be entitled to written notice of such proceedings not less than
seven days prior to the vote. After providing an opportunity to be
heard consistent with due process rights, and upon proof by a preponderance
of evidence that good cause has been shown to remove, the Council
President may be removed from office by a two-thirds majority of the
full authorized membership of the City Council. The City Council President
shall be entitled to vote in the matter. In the event of removal,
the Vice President shall serve the balance of the unexpired term of
office.
(c) The suspension or removal of the Council President
from that office shall not affect said Councilperson's right to continue
as an elected member of the City Council.
(d) The revised provisions of this subsection shall take
effect upon passage and publication as required by law and these revisions
shall govern the office holder then in place upon the effective date
of this legislation.
H. Rule 9, Call to order. The President of the Council
shall take the chair at the hour appointed for the meeting and shall
immediately call the Council to order. In the absence of the President,
the Vice-President shall call the Council to order. In the absence
of both the President and the Vice President, the Clerk or the designee
of the Clerk shall call the Council to order. The Clerk shall then,
in the absence of both the President and the Vice President, determine
whether a quorum is present and in that event shall call for the election
of a Temporary President. Upon the arrival of the President or Vice
President, the Temporary President shall forthwith relinquish the
chair upon conclusion of the business immediately before the Council.
I. Rule 10, Opening roll call. Before proceeding with
the business of the Council, the Clerk or his designee shall call
the roll of the members in alphabetical order, and the names of those
present shall be entered in the minutes.
J. Rule 11, Quorum; vote.
(1) A majority of the full membership of the Council shall
constitute a quorum. Should no quorum attend within 10 minutes after
the hour appointed for the meeting of the Council, the President,
or, in his absence, the Vice President, or, in the absence of both
the President and Vice President, the Clerk or his designee may thereupon
adjourn the meeting until the next day, unless, by unanimous agreement,
those members present select another hour or day.
(2) No ordinance shall be adopted by the Council without
the affirmative vote of a majority of the full membership thereof,
except as otherwise provided by law (e.g., Local Budget Law, Local Public Contracts Law, etc.). All other matters may be adopted by a majority
of the members present.
(3) The names of the members present and their action
at such meetings shall be recorded in the minutes by the Clerk.
K. Rule 12. Open meetings; order of business. All regular
and special meetings of the Council shall be open to the public. Promptly
at the hour set for each meeting, the members of the Council and the
Clerk shall take their regular stations in the Council chamber, and
the business of the Council shall be taken up for consideration and
disposition in the following order, unless otherwise ordered by the
Council:
[Amended 8-11-1998 by Ord. No. 98-056; 10-27-1998 by Ord. No.
98-072]
(5) Reports and recommendations of City officers, boards
and commissioners.
(7) Ordinances, appropriations, bills and claims.
(9) Communications and petitions.
(10) Pending business on the calendar.
(11) New business on the calendar.
L. Rule 13, Reading of minutes. Unless a reading of all or a portion of the minutes of a previous Council meeting is requested by a majority of the Council, such minutes when signed by the President of the Council and the Clerk of the Council shall be considered approved without reading, provided that the Clerk of the Council shall deliver to each member of the Council minutes of the previous Council meeting at the same time that a copy of the agenda is delivered pursuant to provisions of Subsection
E of this section, Rule 5.
M. Rule 14, Rules of debate.
(1) Question under consideration. When a question is presented
and seconded, it is under consideration and no motion shall be received
thereafter, except to adjourn, to lay on the table, to postpone or
to amend, until the question is decided. These motions shall have
preference in the order in which they are mentioned, and the first
two shall be decided without debate. Oral amendments to a resolution
may be adopted, but the Clerk shall, after the meeting and as soon
as possible thereafter, reduce the amendment to writing, in order
that the minutes may reflect the oral amendment. When the resolution,
as amended, is so reduced to writing, it shall be appended to and
become a part of the original resolution.
(2) As to the President or presiding officer. The President
of the Council, or such other member of the Council as may be temporarily
presiding, may vote from the chair, subject only to such limitations
of debate as are by these rules imposed upon all members, and he shall
not be deprived of any of the rights and privileges of a Councilman
by reason of his being the presiding Chairman.
(3) Getting the floor. A member of the Council desiring
to speak for any purpose whatsoever shall address the presiding officer
and, upon recognition, shall confine himself to the question under
debate. A member may only speak once on the same subject but may again
speak to clear up a matter of fact or explain a material part of his
speech. A member after moving a question may once again speak on the
same subject as the last speaker closing the debate.
(4) Interruptions. A member once recognized shall not
be interrupted when speaking unless it is to call him to order or
as herein otherwise provided. If a member while speaking is called
to order, he shall cease speaking until the question of order is determined
by the presiding officer, and if in order, he shall be permitted to
proceed.
(5) Privilege of closing debate. The Councilman moving
the adoption of an ordinance or resolution shall have the privilege
of closing the debate, although he may have already spoken thereon
at its moving.
(6) Roll call. Upon any roll call, any member of the Council
may explain his vote. Each member of the Council shall be allowed
two minutes for the purpose of explaining his vote if he should so
desire. A member of the Council may abstain from voting on any matter.
An abstention for all purposes shall be legally deemed to be and be
counted as an "Aye" or affirmative vote.
N. Rule 15, Votes to be taken by roll call; signing of
resolutions and ordinances. The vote upon every motion, resolution
or ordinance shall be taken by roll call in alphabetical order except
that the President shall be the last member called, and the vote by
"yeas" and "nays" shall be entered upon the minutes. Resolutions and
ordinances shall be signed by the presiding officer at such meeting
and by the Clerk of the Council before they are entered upon the minutes;
and the votes of the members of the Council shall be recorded on the
original copies to be filed with the Clerk.
O. Rule
16, Manner of addressing Council; time limit.
[Amended 4-9-2013 by Ord. No. 13-013]
(1) Each person addressing the Council shall:
(a) Step up to the microphone in front of the rail.
(b) Give his name and address and speak in a moderate tone of voice.
(c) Unless further or lesser time is granted by the Council, be limited
to three minutes of speech. For the purposes of this section, no time
balance from any one person may be relinquished to another person.
[Amended 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20-006]
(d) Address all remarks to the Council as a body and not to any member
thereof.
(2) No person other than members of the Council and the person having
the floor shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, either
directly or through a member of the Council, without the permission
of the Council President. No question shall be asked a Councilman
except through the Council President.
[Amended 2-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20-006]
P. Rule 17, Decorum.
(1) By Council members. While the Council is in session,
the members shall observe order and decorum and shall not delay or
interrupt the proceedings or the peace of the Council, disturb any
member while speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the Council
or its presiding officer.
(2) By other persons. Any person who shall become disorderly
and boisterous or who shall make impertinent or slanderous remarks
shall forthwith be barred by the President from the Council chambers,
unless permission to remain or address the Council be granted by majority
vote of the Council.
Q. Rule 18, Enforcement of decorum. The Chief of Police,
or such member or members of the Police Division as the Chief may
designate, shall be the sergeant at arms at the Council meetings.
He or they shall carry out all orders and instructions given by the
presiding officer for the purpose of maintaining order and decorum
at the Council meetings.
R. Rule 19, Persons authorized to be within the Council
rail. No person except City officers shall be permitted within the
rail in front of the Council or be permitted to disturb any Councilman
while on the dais, during any meetings without the express permission
of the President of the Council.
S. Rule 20, Special committees.
(1) All special committees and the chairmen thereof shall
be appointed by the presiding officer of the Council at a regular
or special meeting.
(2) A special committee shall consist ordinarily of no
more than four members of the Council, including the President, who
shall be a member ex officio of all special committees. The President
may, whenever he deems it necessary, appoint a special committee consisting
of all or fewer of the members of the Council. A quorum of each special
committee appointed shall consist of a majority of the members thereof.
(3) Meetings of special committees shall not be held during
Council meetings.
T. Rule 21, Standing committees.
[Amended 12-2-1980 by Ord. No. 80-058]
(1) At the annual reorganization of the Council, the presiding
officer of the Council shall appoint all standing committees and the
chairmen thereof. The standing committees shall consist of the following:
Community Development/Economic Development Committee, Finance and
Personnel Committee, Health and Human Services Committee, Municipal
Services/Statutory Agencies Committee, Public Safety Committee and
Public Works Committee.
[Amended 11-23-2010 by Ord. No. 10-078; 8-21-2012 by Ord. No.
12-036]
(2) A standing committee shall consist ordinarily of no
more than four members of the Council, which may include the President.
The President may, whenever he deems it necessary, appoint a standing
committee consisting of all or fewer of the members of the Council.
A quorum of each standing committee appointed shall consist of a majority
of the members thereof.
[Amended 8-21-2012 by Ord. No. 12-036]
(3) Meetings of standing committees shall not be held
during Council meetings.
U. Rule 22, Ordinances, resolutions, motions and contract
documents.
(1) Preparation of ordinances; adoption.
(a) The Corporation Counsel or his designee, when requested,
shall prepare ordinances or resolutions which shall be delivered to
the Clerk. A copy of the same shall be forthwith furnished to each
member of the Council by the Clerk.
(b) Ordinances may be introduced and adopted by title
and shall be read in full by the Clerk or his designee before consideration
by the Council on second and final reading except as otherwise provided
by law, including N.J.S.A. 40:49-2.
(c) Every ordinance after introduction and adoption or
first reading shall be published in full, together with a notice as
required by law, and said publication shall be published as required
by law prior to the time fixed for further consideration for second
and final passage. At the same time and place so specified in such
notice, all persons interested shall be given opportunity to be heard
thereon.
(2) Prior approval by administrative heads of departments.
All ordinances and resolutions before presentation to the Council
by the Mayor or Business Administrator shall have been reduced to
writing. Prior to presentation to the Council, they shall first have
been referred for a report on the accuracy of facts to the director
of the department under whose jurisdiction the administration of the
subject matter of the ordinance or resolution would devolve. Said
report shall be in writing where practicable. Thereafter, but before
introduction by the Council, the same shall be approved, pursuant
to law, by the Corporation Council or his designee and the appropriate
committee of the Council.
[Amended 9-1-1981 by Ord. No. 81-057]
(3) Introducing for passage and approval. Ordinances,
resolutions or other matters requiring action by the Council shall
only be introduced by a member of the Council. When a Councilman introduces
an ordinance or resolution, his name shall appear on the same.
(4) Period. All ordinances shall take effect 20 days after
final passage and approval by the Mayor. Two-thirds (2/3) of the Council
may, however, declare an emergency by written resolution to reduce
this twenty-day period except that the period for bond ordinances
shall not be reduced.
(5) Veto by Mayor. Ordinances vetoed by the Mayor shall
require six affirmative votes of the Council to override thereto.
The Council will reconsider any ordinance returned by the Mayor within
the time permitted by the charter, together with a statement setting
forth his objections thereto or to any item or part thereof. Such
reconsideration of the ordinance or any item or part thereof from
which the Mayor is constrained to withhold his approval shall be at
the next meeting of the Council which occurs not less than three days
following the return of the ordinance by the Mayor. Whenever an ordinance
has been reconsidered by the Council following a veto by the Mayor,
the City Clerk shall append to such ordinance a certification of the
action of the Council upon such reconsideration in substantially the
following form:
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"I hereby certify that the above ordinance adopted
by the Council of the City of Paterson on the ______ day of ______,
19___, was delivered to me on the _______ day of ______, 19___, together
with the Mayor's statement of the reasons for which he was constrained
to withhold his approval of such ordinance, item or part thereof.
On reconsideration thereof, on the ______ day of ______, 19___, (the
Council duly resolved by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of its
members to enact such ordinance, item or part thereof notwithstanding
the Mayor's veto) or (the Mayor's veto was sustained).
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Dated:
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City Clerk"
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(6) Ordinance not returned by Mayor. Whenever an ordinance
shall take effect without the Mayor's signature by reason of his failure
to return it to the Council by filing it with the City Clerk within
10 days after it has been presented to him, the City Clerk shall append
to such ordinance as engrossed a certificate in substantially the
following form:
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"I hereby certify that the above ordinance was
adopted by the City Council on the ______ day of ______, 19___, and
was presented to the Mayor duly certified on the ______ day of ______,
19___, and upon his failure to sign it or to return and file it with
the City Clerk within ten days thereafter, said ordinance took effect
in like manner as if the Mayor has signed it.
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Dated:
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City Clerk"
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(7) Preparation. Ordinances amending any existing ordinances
shall contain in brackets the part repealed, and the part to be inserted
shall be underscored.
(8) Emergency resolutions. Emergency resolutions shall
require six affirmative votes for adoption.
V. Rule 23, Nominations.
(1) Upon the receipt from the Mayor of his nomination
to any office or position, the same shall be read under "Communications"
by the Clerk or his designee and, unless otherwise ordered, shall
be considered by the Council under "New Business." When taken up for
action, the President shall put the question on each nomination as
follows: "Will the Council confirm the nomination?" On that motion,
a vote shall be ordered, and if a majority or more members vote to
confirm, the President shall announce: "The nomination is confirmed."
If less than a majority of the members vote to confirm, the President
shall announce: "The nomination is rejected."
(2) Action by confirmation or rejection upon a nomination
made by the Mayor shall not be postponed or delayed longer than for
one regular meeting.
(3) Within 24 hours after confirmation or rejection of
a nomination, the Clerk shall, in writing, notify the Mayor of that
fact.
W. Rule 24, Reports and resolutions filed with City Clerk.
All reports and resolutions shall be filed with the City Clerk and
entered in the minutes.
X. Rule 25, Adjournment. A motion to adjourn shall always
be in order and decided without debate.
Y. Rule 26, Absences.
[Added 8-20-2013 by Ord. No. 13-037]
(1) Any member of the Municipal Council who fails to provide proper and
timely notice of anticipated absences shall have deducted from their
biweekly salary an amount indicated on the following schedule for
all absences that meet the following conditions:
(a)
Three or more consecutive workshop, regular, and/or committee
meetings unattended per calendar year without proper notice provided
in writing or via email to the City Clerk, Council President and or
in cases of committee meetings the Committee Chairperson.
(b)
Five or more consecutive workshop, regular, and/or committee
meetings unattended per calendar year without proper notice provided
in writing or via email to the City Clerk, Council President, and/or
Committee Chairperson will receive in addition to a reduction in salary
a resolution of no confidence by the Municipal Council.
(c)
Seven or more consecutive workshop, regular, and/or committee
meetings unattended without proper notice provided in writing or via
email to the City Clerk, Council President, and/or Committee Chairperson
will result in the Council member being considered to be on unpaid
leave, without salary until further notice.
(d)
Absences of eight or more consecutive weeks are subject to the
Municipal Vacancy Act, N.J.S.A. 40A:16-3 (and any successor statutes),
which address the circumstances under which a council seat may be
deemed vacant.
(2) Schedule of payroll deductions:
(a)
Three absences without the advance notice prescribed above will
result in a salary deduction of $473 credited against the next pay
period following the days absent.
(b)
Each absence without the advance notice prescribed above beyond
three consecutive absences will result in an additional salary deduction
of $158 per occurrence credited against the next pay period following
the days absent.
(3) Notice requirement, regardless of reasons for absence: Regardless
of the reason for the absence, whether due to illness or other reasons,
the advance notice prescribed above is required unless the illness
or other circumstances are such that the member is physically incapable
of communicating his absence in advance.
(4) Enforcement, upon notice and resolution:
(a)
Upon the occurrence of absences that facially trigger payroll
deductions under the above standards, the Council may authorize notice
to the Division of Personnel that the payroll deduction described
above shall be made.
(b)
A resolution adopted by a majority of the full membership of
the Council shall be required in order to authorize such notice to
the Division of Personnel, of to rescind such authorization.
(c)
No resolution to authorize such deduction of salary shall be
adopted unless written notice thereof is served upon the Council member
in question by hand delivery or regular and certified mail, or the
Council member otherwise gains actual notice thereof, at least 48
hours before the start of the meeting at which the deduction vote
is taken.
The Council may, by resolution, appoint 50 constables
who shall be residents or qualified voters of Paterson for at least
three years prior to their appointment for such term as may be designated
by the Council, not in excess of three years.
[Amended 12-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-068]
Where contracts are let by competitive bidding pursuant to the charter, the Council shall be the City's contracting agent for the purposes of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq., or any amendment or supplement thereto. Bids shall be delivered to and publicly opened by the Business Administrator or his designee at the advertised time and place and shall be reported to the Council at its next regular meeting. The contract shall be executed in the manner provided in §
5-30.
As authorized by the charter, the Council may:
A. Require any municipal officer, in its discretion,
to prepare and submit sworn statements regarding his official duties
in the performance thereof and otherwise to investigate the conduct
of any department, office or agency of the municipal government.
B. Remove, by at least two-thirds' vote of the whole
number of the Council, any municipal officer, other than the Mayor
or a member of the Council, for cause, upon notice and an opportunity
to be heard.
[Amended 12-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-068]
Vacancies in elective offices shall be filled
pursuant to the charter.
The Council shall cause to be made an annual
audit of the City's accounts and financial transactions as required
by the charter. Such annual audit shall be made by a registered municipal
accountant of New Jersey selected by the Council by a majority vote
of its members.
[Added 6-27-1989 by Ord. No. 89-036]
A. Any automobile or any other vehicle purchased with
funds appropriated by the municipality for the use of any department,
employee, authority, commission or any instrumentality thereof shall
be plainly marked or lettered "City of Paterson, for Official Use,"
together with the abbreviated or complete name of the entity for the
use of which the automobile or other vehicle is purchased or assigned.
The marking or lettering shall be in letters at least one inch in
height and conspicuously placed on the side of the automobile or vehicle.
B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to
any automobile or vehicle in the service of the City of Paterson Police
Division or to any automobile or vehicle used by any other department,
employee, authority, commission or instrumentality of the City strictly
for undercover investigative or inspection work.