City of Garfield, NJ
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2024-01-05
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 208 Marriage and Civil Union Ceremonies
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- Ch 208 Marriage and Civil Union Ceremonies
- § 208-1 Performance of marriage or civil union ceremonies.
- § 208-2 Fee for performance of ceremony.
- § 208-3 Disbursement of fees to Mayor or Deputy Mayor as additional fixed salary.
- § 208-4 Contributions to charity.
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Garfield 3-13-2007
by Ord. No. 2485. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Mayor or the Deputy Mayor, when authorized by the Mayor, is hereby
authorized to perform marriage and civil union ceremonies between such persons
as may lawfully enter into the matrimonial relation or civil union. The ceremony
performed by the Mayor or Deputy Mayor may take place within or outside of
the municipal boundaries of the City of Garfield within the discretion of
the Mayor or Deputy Mayor, as the case may be.
A.
The Mayor or the Deputy Mayor may collect a fee for the
performance of the marriage or civil union ceremony, if the Mayor or the Deputy
Mayor chooses to collect such a fee. If collected, the fee for the performance
of the ceremony shall be $100. The fee shall be due and payable upon the performance
of the ceremony and shall be payable to the municipality.
B.
Upon receipt of payment of the aforesaid fee, the Mayor
or Deputy Mayor shall arrange for the deposit of the fee into the general
fund of the City of Garfield.
The Mayor or Deputy Mayor shall be entitled to an additional salary
payment in an amount equal to the fee charged for each ceremony. These salary
payments shall be paid to the Mayor or Deputy Mayor based upon the number
of ceremonies performed and shall be paid pursuant to the Annual Salary Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Annual Salary Ordinance is on file in the
City's offices.
In lieu of the fee described in § 208-2, above, the Mayor or Deputy Mayor may suggest to a party that a voluntary contribution directly to a charitable organization may be made. The Mayor or Deputy Mayor may not, however, specify a specific charity.
