[Adopted 4-16-2007 by Ord. No. 07-13]
The Mayor of Township of Bloomfield is hereby
authorized to perform wedding and civil union ceremonies for Township
residents. The Mayor may in their sole discretion perform wedding
and civil union ceremonies for nonresidents. All requests to have
the Mayor perform a wedding or civil union shall be made directly
to the Mayor's office.
There shall be no fee for any person seeking
to be married or joined in civil union by the Mayor of the Township
of Bloomfield. However, the Mayor requests that a donation be made
to a charity that serves the residents of the Township of Bloomfield.
The Mayor of the Township of Bloomfield shall
not be reimbursed for any expense or expenditure in connection with
performing a wedding or civil union ceremony unless such expenditures
have been approved by the governing body before the wedding or civil
union ceremony takes place.
The Township shall reimburse only proper and
reasonable expenses incurred directly by and for the Mayor. Under
no circumstances shall the Township reimburse expenses or expenditures
on behalf of or as a result of any spouse, child, guest or other person.
The Township shall be obligated to reimburse
only those expenses which are reasonable in nature, as determined
by the governing body, and related to the purpose of officiating at
the wedding or civil union ceremony.
The Township shall reimburse for automobile-related
expenses where the Mayor uses their own automobile in order to attend
a wedding or civil union ceremony and only in such circumstances where
the use of a personal automobile is reasonable and appropriate. Said
reimbursement shall be limited to automobile expenses based on and
calculated as to the miles to and from the ceremony at such rate per
mile as allowable by the Internal Revenue Service's regulations.
The Township may reimburse other expenses or
expenditures based upon whether the same are reasonable in nature
and related to and necessary for the Mayor's attendance at the wedding
or civil union ceremony.
Before incurring any expenses or expenditures
in connection with officiating at a wedding or civil union ceremony,
the Mayor shall first submit and have approved a proper requisition
form, as determined by the Chief Financial Officer, setting forth
maximum estimates of all expenditures and expenses to be reimbursed
by the Township. The amounts set forth in the requisition form shall
be the maximum amounts which the Township is obligated to reimburse.
The Mayor of the Township of Bloomfield shall
not be reimbursed for any expense or expenditure in connection with
performing a wedding or civil ceremony where neither party is a resident
of the Township of Bloomfield.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Art. IV, Motor Vehicle Accident Response
Fee for Out-of-Town Residents, adopted 4-2-2012 by Ord. No. 12-25,
as amended, which immediately followed this section, was repealed
11-18-2013 by Ord. No. 13-40.
