[Derived from Sec. 2-65 of the 2002 Revised General Ordinances,
adopted 12-16-2002 by Ord. No. 02-27]
This article is adopted in order to advise the citizens of the
Township and any and all persons doing business with the Township
of the various fees charged for services rendered by the departments
of municipal government which are not listed in specific chapters
and specific sections.
[Amended by Ord. No. 04-14; 1-17-2012 by Ord. No. 12-01]
[Amended 6-16-2003 by Ord. No. 03-22; 8-18-2003 by Ord. No. 03-23; by Ord. No. 04-14; 2-19-2008 by Ord. No. 08-01; 2-17-2009 by Ord. No. 09-02; 1-17-2012 by Ord. No.
12-01]
B.
Escort service, per round trip: $25.
C.
Fingerprints: $10.
E.
Charges for outside police details undertaken by police.
[Amended 2-4-2013 by Ord.
No. 13-01; 8-18-2014 by Ord. No. 14-21; 1-19-2021 by Ord. No. 21-03; 7-5-2022 by Ord. No. 22-07]
(1)
Traffic work not paid by Township; use of police vehicle.
(a)
All requests for outside police details under this section shall
give at least three hours' advance notice. Failure to provide such
advance notice shall result in an increase of the hourly fee for such
detail from $80 per hour to $90 per hour. The employing person or
employing entity shall file a certificate attesting to the existence
of workers' compensation coverage for all police officers so employed
on outside police details.
(b)
All traffic work not paid by the Township of Clark shall be at the rate of $80 per hour, with a detail minimum of four hours; for jobs in excess of four hours, the officer will be compensated for no less than eight hours, together with an administrative fee as per § 145-3E(4).
(c)
After eight hours, the rate will increase to $120 per hour or $135 per hour if an officer is working on an emergency basis as per § 145-3E(1)(a), paid in thirty-minute increments, together with an administrative fee as per § 145-3E(4).
(d)
Use of a police vehicle (local use only) shall be fixed at $150
for each assignment.
[Amended 8-15-2022 by Ord. No. 22-13]
(2)
Traffic work for Township vendors and all other indoor/outdoor details not requiring traffic control will be $60 per hour for the first eight hours; after eight hours, the rate will increase to $90 per hour plus an administrative fee as per § 145-3E(4).
(3)
Contractors/employers
must provide at least two hours' notice in advance to cancel a detail.
Officers shall be entitled to the detail minimum payment should this
notice not be provided.
(4)
In
addition to the rates payable by said person(s) or entity(ies) for
the police officers employed on outside police details and/or other
costs set forth in this section, Clark Township, either directly or
through a contracted vendor, shall collect an administrative fee to
offset the administrative costs associated with the assignment of
the Clark police officers. This administrative fee shall include:
(a)
A fee calculated at the rate of 24.2% of fees payable to Clark Township;
and
(b)
A fee calculated at the administrative rate imposed by any contracted
vendor utilized by Clark Township for the scheduling or administration
of assignment of the police officers employed on said outside police
details.
(5)
Future
changes in fees shall be by resolution of the governing body.
[Added 2-22-2011 by Ord. No. 11-05]
The following fees are established for the Department of Finance:
A.
The fee to be charged for a duplicate tax bill by the Tax Collector
of the Township of Clark shall be the sum of $5 for the first duplicate
and $25 for each subsequent duplicate copy of the same bill in the
same fiscal year.
B.
The sum of $20 shall be charged to any taxpayer for any returned
check for insufficient funds. Upon notification from the bank that
a check has been returned, the Tax Collector is hereby authorized
to debit the account of the taxpayer, reference the tax payment, along
with interest, and note the insufficiency in the records of the municipality.
Thereafter, the Tax Collector shall notify the taxpayer and require
the outstanding taxes be paid in cash, certified check or money order,
together with the fee for the insufficiency.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 10-2, Pool Registration Fee,
which immediately followed this section, was deleted 1-17-2012 by
Ord. No. 12-01.
