Any persons seeking to be wed by the Mayor or Deputy Mayor of the Township
of Lower shall pay to the Township a ceremonial service fee of $100 for the
scheduling and performance by the Mayor or Deputy Mayor of the wedding or
civil union ceremony.
From the ceremonial service fee collected by the Township pursuant to §
665-1, the Township shall pay to the Mayor or Deputy Mayor, as the case may be, as additional compensation as authorized by the Township’s salary ordinance, the sum of $100 for each wedding or civil union ceremony actually performed, not to exceed the maximum total annual compensation permitted by the Township’s salary ordinance.
Any fees collected by the Mayor or Deputy Mayor for the performance
of weddings or civil union ceremonies on or after April 1, 2007, shall be
remitted to the Township and deposited into the general fund.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to require that the Mayor
or Deputy Mayor perform any wedding or civil union ceremony; provided that
any decisions to perform or not perform such ceremony be made without discrimination
and in compliance with the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, as well
as any other applicable federal or state law.
In the event that a wedding or civil union ceremony is performed in
the Township by the Mayor or other elected official of another municipality,
such other municipality shall process any such application and establish,
if any, any applicable fees for such services, to be assessed and collected
by such other municipality. The Township shall not be responsible for assessing
or collecting any fees or compensating the elected officials from any other
municipality for performing wedding or civil union ceremonies in the Township.
The fees described in this chapter shall be nonrefundable in case of
cancellation.
In the event that any persons need to reschedule the ceremony for which
they tendered either an administrative fee or a ceremonial service fee, such
postponement shall be permitted without additional cost if notice is provided
within 14 days of the agreed-upon ceremony date. All postponements are subject
to the availability of both the venue requested and the Mayor or Deputy Mayor.