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[Ord. No. 00-2425 § 1]
Whereas, N.J.S.A. 17:36-8 et seq. permits a municipality to adopt a regulation providing that no insurance company authorized to issue fire insurance policies in New Jersey shall pay any claims in excess of two thousand five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars unless and until the insured person submits an Official Certificate of Search for Municipal Liens pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-12 certifying that all taxes, assessments or other municipal liens or charges levied and assessed and due and payable against the property have been paid or the municipality submits a certified copy of a resolution indicating that it has entered into an agreement with the owner of any fire damaged property allowing any lien to be paid in installments if the Common Council is satisfied that the claim for fire damage is to be used to restore or improve the fire damaged property; and the Common Council deems it in the best interest of the citizens of the City to implement this regulation.
[Ord. No. 00-2425 § 1]
This section shall be known by its short form title as the City of Summit Fire Insurance Regulation.
[Ord. No. 00-2425 § 1]
The purpose of this section is to insure the payment of taxes, assessments or other municipal liens due and payable on real property in the City when the property is covered by fire insurance in excess of two thousand five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars and is damaged or destroyed by fire.
[Ord. No. 00-2425 § 1]
a. 
No insurer issuing fire insurance policies in the State of New Jersey shall pay any claims for fire damage in the City unless or until the insured person submits an Official Certificate of Search for Municipal Liens pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-12 certifying that all taxes, assessments, demolition charges or other municipal liens or charges levied and assessed and due and payable against the property have been paid or the City submits a certified copy of a resolution agreeing to installment payments as set forth hereinafter.
b. 
The official certificate of search may be altered by the bonded official responsible for preparing such certificates, in order to correct any errors or omissions or to add any City liens or related charges due and payable subsequent to the preparation of the official certificate.
[Ord. No. 00-2425 § 1]
In the event that there are taxes or assessments, demolition charges or other municipal liens or charges due and payable appearing on the Official Certificate of Search referred to above, no payment shall be made to a claimant by any insurance company of any claim in excess of two thousand five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars for fire damages on any real property located within the City pursuant to any fire insurance policy issued or renewed after the adoption of this section and after the filing of same with the State Commissioner of Insurance until such time as all of the taxes and assessments and municipal liens or charges due and payable appearing on the Official Certification of Search shall have been paid either by the owner of such real property or by the insurance company or the municipality submits to the insurance company a copy of a resolution authorizing payment in installments as set forth hereinafter.
[Ord. No. 00-2425 § 1]
Unless a resolution is received by an insurance company writing fire insurance policies in the City authorizing payment in installments, such insurance company is hereby authorized and required prior to the payment of any claims for fire damage in excess of two thousand five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars to pay to the City of Summit the amount of the liens appearing on the Official Certificate, or in any alteration thereof pursuant to subsection 2-47.4, paragraph b., and such other recorded liens or related charges as may be certified to the insurance company in accordance with N.J.S.A. 17:36-10; provided however, that if an appeal is taken on the amount of the lien or charge, other than an appeal on the assessed valuation of real property pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:3.21, the insurance company shall withhold seventy-five (75%) percent of the full amount of the lien or charge being contested, pending termination of all proceedings, at which time such moneys and all interest occurring thereon at a rate paid on interest bearing accounts in banking institutions or savings and loan associations in the State, shall be disbursed in accordance with the final order or judgment of the Court.
[Ord. No. 00-2425 § 1]
The Common Council may enter into an agreement with the owner of any fire damaged property within the City to pay in full all delinquent taxes, assessments or other municipal liens by installments pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5.19 provided that the Common Council is satisfied that the claim for fire damages is to be used to restored or improve the fire damaged property. The agreement shall be authorized by resolution and any insurance company receiving a certified copy of such a Resolution of Agreement from the Common Council is authorized to make full payment to the insured person.
[Ord. No. 00-2425 § 1]
Except as provided in the case of appeals under subsection 2-47.6, nothing in this section shall be construed to obligate the insurance company for any liens not appearing on the official certificate or in any certified changes therein submitted to the insurance company by the bonded official.
[Ord. No. 00-2425 § 1]
The City's claim made in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be paramount to any other claims on the process of the fire insurance policy, except the claim of a holder of a mortgage on the fire damaged property, where the fire insurance policy at the time of the loss listed the mortgagee as a named insured, in which event the claim of the mortgagee to the proceeds shall be paramount to the municipal lien only to the extent of the amount due and payable to the mortgagee under the mortgage contract.
[Ord. No. 00-2425 § 1]
A certified copy of this section of the Code shall be forwarded by the City Clerk to the State Commissioner of Insurance who shall notify each carrier of insurance within the State of New Jersey of the adoption of this section.
[1983 Code Part VI T.22 § 1]
As used in this section:
PERSON
Shall mean any individual, public or private corporation, political subdivision, governmental agency, department or bureau of the State, municipality, industry, copartnership, or association, and including the plural thereof.
[1983 Code Part VI T.22 § 2; New]
The fee for special escort service rendered by the Police Department to any requesting person is hereby fixed at ten ($10.00) dollars per round trip, from a single source of origin within the City to a single destination within the City.
[1983 Code Part VI T.22 § 3]
Requests for special escort services are to be made through the desk officer at Police Headquarters who shall record all such requests and file a daily report with the Chief of Police. Special escort requests shall be handled by the Department as soon as possible; however, emergency calls will take precedence. The Chief of Police will cause a monthly record of each requesting person detailing the date and destination to be forwarded to the City Treasurer, who shall bill the person served. All bills are payable before the tenth day of the following month. Failure of the using person to pay the monthly bill in accordance with the terms of this section will constitute grounds for termination of such services until all bills are satisfied. Checks in payment shall be made payable to the City of Summit and submitted to the City Treasurer who shall keep a record of all such receipts.
[1983 Code Part VI T.22 § 4]
The Common Council may, by resolution, waive the fees required under this section for the following:
a. 
Religious organizations holding regular services in the City of Summit.
b. 
Nonprofit organizations operating within the City of Summit.
c. 
Municipal offices or agencies within the City of Summit.
[Ord. No. 2060 § 1; Ord. No. 06-2738 § 1]
It is the intent and purpose of this section to provide for the defense of actions against, and the indemnification of, public employees and volunteers as permitted by N.J.S.A. 59:10-1 et seq.
[Ord. No. 2060 § 2; Ord. No. 01-2513 § 1; Ord. No. 06-2738 § 1]
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
EMPLOYEE AND VOLUNTEER
Shall mean any elected or appointed official or any officer, employee or servant, whether or not compensated or part-time, and any appointed member of a volunteer board, or task force appointed by the Mayor and/or Council, or in the case of the Housing Authority, the Governor of New Jersey, who is authorized to perform any act or service; provided, however, that the term does not include an independent contractor.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE AND VOLUNTEER
Shall mean any employee or former employee and volunteer of the City.
[Ord. No. 2060 § 3; Ord. No. 06-2738 § 1]
The City shall provide for the defense of any action brought against a public employee or volunteer on account of any act or omission in the scope of his or her employment or appointment, or act or service on behalf of the City, and this obligation shall extend to any cross action, counterclaim or cross complaint against such employee or volunteer.
[Ord. No. 2060 § 4; Ord. No. 06-2738 § 1]
The provisions for defense shall not be applicable when the Council determines that:
a. 
The act or omission was not within the scope of employment or appointment;
b. 
The act or failure to act was because of actual fraud, willful misconduct or actual malice;
c. 
The defense of the action or proceeding would create a conflict of interest between the City and the public employees or volunteers;
d. 
The defense of the action or proceeding is provided for by an insurance policy or policies, or by a joint insurance fund of which the City is a member, whether obtained by the City or by any other person or entity;
e. 
The public employee or volunteer, failed to deliver to the City Administrator, within ten (10) calendar days after the time he or she is served with any summons, complaint, process, notice, demand or pleading, the original or a copy of the same; or
f. 
The public employee or volunteer has failed to cooperate fully with the defense.
[Ord. No. 2060 § 5; Ord. No. 06-2738 § 1]
The City may provide any defense required of it under this section through an attorney from its own staff or by employing other counsel. The City shall in no event be responsible for costs or attorney's fees incurred by anyone unless it shall have agreed in writing to the terms of this representation.
[Ord. No. 2060 § 6; Ord. No. 06-2738 § 1]
Whenever the City provides any defense required of it under this section, the City, through Counsel, may assume exclusive control over the representation of the public employee or volunteer, and such employee or volunteer shall cooperate fully with the defense.
[Ord. No. 2060 § 7; Ord. No. 06-2738 § 1]
a. 
In any case where the City is required to provide a defense under this section, the City shall pay or shall reimburse the public employee or volunteer for the following:
1. 
Any bona fide settlement agreements entered into by the City on behalf of the employee or volunteer.
2. 
Any judgments entered or fines imposed in any civil or criminal action or proceeding against the employee or volunteer including, but not limited to, exemplary or punitive damages resulting from the employee's or volunteer's civil violation of State or Federal law if, in the opinion of Council, the acts committed by the employee or volunteer upon which the damages or fines are based did not constitute actual fraud, actual malice, willful misconduct or an intentional wrong.
3. 
If the City has failed, after reasonable notice, to provide such required defense, all costs of defending the action, including reasonable counsel fees and expenses, together with costs of any appeal.
b. 
In addition, in any case where the City would be required to provide a defense under this section, except for the fact that such defense is provided for by insurance, or a joint insurance fund, the City shall provide indemnification as aforesaid, but only to the extent not covered by insurance or a joint insurance fund.
[1983 Code Part VI T.18 § Preamble]
The Common Council has determined that it is necessary and desirable to establish a procedure to review the fitness of applicants to serve as Municipal employees, employees of other Municipal entities and as owners, operators and/or employees of various businesses located within or operating within the City.
[1983 Code Part VI T.18 § 1]
Fingerprinting and background investigations of all applicants for Municipal employment, including paid, volunteer and auxiliary employees, for canvassers, peddlers, junk dealers, owners and operators of bars, boarding houses, dance studios, luncheonettes, kennels, pet shops, pool or billiard halls, taxis and theaters within the city shall be conducted as indicated in subsection 2-68.4.
Upon the written request of the Department Head of any Municipal entity or of the owner, operator or authorized representative of any business located within or operating within the City and upon the payment of the appropriate fee, fingerprinting and background investigations of the respective employee shall be conducted as indicated in subsection 2-68.4. (1983 Part VI T.18 § 2)
[1983 Code Part VI T.18 § 3]
The fingerprinting and background investigation process shall be as follows:
a. 
Each applicant shall have an appropriate number of classifiable sets of fingerprints taken by the Summit Police Department.
b. 
Upon receipt of the fingerprints, the Police Department shall conduct a background investigation on each applicant.
c. 
The Police Department shall prepare a factual summary of the background investigation of each applicant and transmit the summary to the Department Head considering the employment of such applicant in the case of Municipal or Municipal Entity employees, to the Public Safety Committee in the case of applicants for all other categories listed in subsection 2-68.1, and to the requesting business in the case of applicants for employment with the business as provided in subsection 2-68.3.
[Ord. No. 1174 § 5; Ord. No. 1829; Ord. No. 1971; Ord. No. 2254 § IIa; Ord. No. 02-2539 § 1; Ord. No. 02-2553; Ord. No. 06-2740; Ord. No. 10-2895; Ord. No. 10-2903 § 1; Ord. No. 2904 § 1]
a. 
Certified Copies of Ordinances and Resolutions: $5.00 service fee plus page fee established in paragraph c of this subsection.
b. 
Residency or Voter Registration Verification Letter: $18.00
c. 
Photocopies per letter size page or smaller, and per legal size page or larger:*
*Fees controlled pursuant to Title 47, Public Records and specifically N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5b.
If the custodian of any such records shall find that there is not risk of damage or mutilation of such records and that it would not be incompatible with the economic and efficient operation of the office and the transaction of public business therein, he may permit any citizen who is seeking to copy more than one hundred (100) pages of records to use his own photographic process, approved by the custodian, upon the payment of a reasonable fee, considering the equipment and the time involved, to be fixed by the custodian of a per day cost:
Not less than $11.00
Not more than $53.00
This schedule shall apply to most requests for copies of government records unless a statute, regulation or ordinance sets a different fee. When it can be demonstrated that the actual cost of duplicating a record is more than these rates, the actual cost of duplication of the record may be charged.
d. 
(Reserved)
e. 
(Reserved)
f. 
Search/Retrieval (Transcripts, etc.): $26.00 per hour, plus charge pursuant to paragraph c of this subsection.
g. 
Free Copies:
Other governmental agencies and officials and special reports, unless referenced herein, of interest to a significant number of residents that the Mayor and Council offer as available at Summit government offices/buildings.
h. 
Mail of Various Applications: Postage plus copy costs pursuant to paragraph c of this subsection
i. 
Tapes:
1. Video
Cost of material and services as applicable, which might include use of non-government reproduction services.
2. Cassette
3. Electronic Medium
j. 
(Reserved)
k. 
Truth in Renting Booklet: $4.00
l. 
Election District Map: $2.00
m. 
Voter Sheet District Index: Copy costs pursuant to paragraph c of this subsection
n. 
Reinspections for Licenses and Permits.
2nd
$58.00
3rd and 4th
$173.00
Over 4
$231.00
o. 
Raffle: Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:47-4.10
p. 
Bingo: Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:47-4.10
q. 
Notices via Subscription:
1.
Mailed:
(a) Year (as created during the year)
$29.00
(b) Annual
$6.00
2.
In person
Plus copy costs pursuant to paragraph c of this subsection
r. 
Agenda -Yearly via Subscription:
1.
Mailed
$40.00
2.
In Person
Plus copy costs pursuant to paragraph c of this subsection
s. 
Minutes - Yearly via Subscription:
1.
In Person
$53.00
Pages on a per meeting basis
Plus copy costs pursuant to paragraph c of this subsection
2.
Mailed via subscription
$116.00
t. 
Transient and Itinerant Merchant and Vendor:
1.
Application (Bond)
$10,000.00
2.
License (180 days)
$1,000.00
u. 
Insufficient Funds—Return of Checks: Set by N.J.S.A. 40:5-18
v. 
Municipal Improvements which are authorized but not assessed: Fee as set by N.J.S.A. 54:5-15:14 (2-69.1).
w. 
Municipal Ordinance Code: $162.00
Amendments: $37.00
[Ord. No. 1174 § 5; Ord. No. 2254 § VIII; Ord. No. 10-2903 § 1; Ord. No. 12-2981; Ord. No. 13-3024]
a. 
Tax Searches: Set by N.J.S.A. 54:15.
b. 
Duplicate Tax Bill
Taxpayer
Financial Institution
1.
Initial year:
$0.00
$5.00
2.
Subsequent:
$5.00
$5.00
c. 
Duplicate Tax Sale Certificate: $100.00.
d. 
Redemptions:
1. 
Certificates for any party entitled pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-54: $50.00.
2. 
Lienholder amount due calculation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-97.1: $50.00.
e. 
Cash or Certified Check Required Payments. The insufficient funds service charge permitted per N.J.S.A. 40:5-18 and the fee due on the account for which insufficient funds were provided shall be paid by cash or certified check.
[Ord. No. 1174 § 5; Ord. No. 1914 § 1; Ord. No. 1930 § 1; Ord. No. 2010 § 1; Ord. No. 2200 § 1; Ord. No. 2254 § VII; Ord. No. 2332 § 1; Ord. No. 02-2539 § 1; Ord. No. 02-2553; Ord. No. 04-2594 § 1; Ord. No. 04-2605 § 1; Ord. No. 04-2633 § 1; Ord. No. 07-2752 § 1; Ord. No. 08-2826 § 1; Ord. No. 2914 § 1; Ord. No. 12-2981 §§ 1, 2; Ord. No. 2015-3077]
a. 
Certified copies of statements, records (other than military or law enforcement agencies), good conduct letters, etc.
$15.00 plus charge pursuant to subsection 2-69.1c.
b. 
Fingerprints:
City License Applicants -
Fee as prescribed by F.B.I. and/or State Police
Other (each) - $10.00.
c. 
Photograph:
1. 
Standard: $50.00.
2. 
Computer-Generated Picture (B/W or Color): $5.00 per sheet.
3. 
Copy of Computer Screen: $0.75.
d. 
(Reserved)
e. 
Impounded Vehicles: Per day (after 3 days): $30.00.
f. 
(Reserved)
g. 
Municipal Court Discovery:
1. 
All requests for discovery in matters pending in the Summit Municipal Court shall be submitted through the Municipal Prosecutor.
2. 
The following fees shall be payable by the requestor to the City of Summit for the discovery provided:
(a) 
Photocopies in 8.5" x 11" or 8.5" x 14" Format:
First page to tenth page: $0.75 per page.
Eleventh page to twentieth page: $0.50 per page.
All pages over 20: $0.25 per page and pursuant to any amendments to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-2.
(b) 
Actual postage for any discovery sent by mail.
(c) 
$0.25 for the envelope for any discovery sent by mail.
(d) 
Photographs will be photocopied at the rates established herein. If requests are made for duplicate photographs, the actual cost of making the photographs shall be charged.
(e) 
Duplication of videotapes constitutes an extraordinary duplication process and will be charged at the rate of $5.00 per audiotape and per videotape.
(f) 
On any item that cannot be photocopied on a City copy machine or not otherwise provided for in this schedule, the actual cost incurred in making the copy shall be charged.
3. 
Where the discovery must be obtained from an entity other than the City of Summit, e.g. another police department, the actual costs paid to the other entity shall be paid by the requestor.
h. 
Fee for Entrance Exam Applications shall be based on the costs of administering the examination and be established by resolution.
i. 
Gun Permit: $2.00 plus County, State, or Federal Fees.
j. 
Firearm Identification: $5.00, plus County, State, or Federal Fees.
k. 
Accident Report:
1. 
In Person: Pursuant to subsection 2-69.1c.
2. 
Mailed: Pursuant to subsection 2-69.1c and pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-131.
l. 
Police Report:
1. 
Resident (victim):
(a) 
In Person: Pursuant to subsection 2-69.1c.
(b) 
Mailed or Faxed: Pursuant to subsection 2-69.1c.
2. 
Nonresident
(a) 
In Person:: $5.00 plus fee pursuant to subsection 2-69.1c.
(b) 
Mailed or Faxed: Pursuant to subsection 2-69.1c.
m. 
Escort Service: See Section 2-66.
n. 
(Reserved)
o. 
9-1-1 tapes: $40.00.
p. 
Extra duty.
1. 
Non-traffic jobs.
(a) 
Monthly contracted vendors and nonprofits (non-traffic jobs): $45 per hour plus administrative fees per this section.
(b) 
City agencies (non-traffic jobs): $40 per hour. No administrative fees per this section.
[Amended 7-27-2021 by Ord. No. 21-3241]
(c) 
Summit Public Schools (non-traffic jobs): $50 per hour. No administrative fees per this section.
[Added 7-27-2021 by Ord. No. 21-3241]
2. 
All inside details, including security, for nonmonthly contract vendors: $50 per hour plus administrative fees per this section.
3. 
All outside traffic jobs: top patrol officer's overtime rate per hour plus administrative fees per this section.
[Amended 4-2-2019 by Ord. No. 19-3182]
4. 
Minimum compensation.
(a) 
Minimum compensation is for two hours for jobs under Subsections p1 and 2.
(b) 
Minimum compensation is for four hours for jobs under Subsection p3.
(c) 
All vendors shall agree to notify the police desk two hours prior to the start of the job if they wish to cancel. If they fail to comply, the vendor shall be liable for a minimum of four hours' pay per officer requested.
5. 
Beyond four hours, compensation shall be billed to the next half hour.
6. 
Administrative fees:
(a) 
Officers.
(1) 
Per officer per event (prepaid): $10 per hour.
(2) 
Per officer per event (not prepaid): $15 per hour.
(3) 
Minimum fee: $15.
(4) 
Monthly job: $10 per hour.
(b) 
Per marked police vehicle: $20 per hour.
Minimum fee: $50.
7. 
Escrow account based on the previous year's billing for those entities that paid and/or requested more than $10,000 of services in the previous year. The escrow account will be reviewed by the City on a regular basis, and vendors will be billed as necessary to maintain said account at 25% of annual usage.
The Board of Education and City agencies would be exempt from the administrative fee.
SDI (Summit Downtown, Inc.) will be billed an administrative fee of $15 per hour for one officer per event, regardless of how many officers may be hired.
8. 
Payment: The City Treasurer is authorized to pay the officers in advance of having received funds from the user of said extra-duty services.
9. 
Overdue payment penalty: The City Treasurer is authorized to bill for overdue payments as follows:
30 days: $50.
45 days: $75.
60 days or more: $100.
[Ord. No. 2254 § V; Ord. No. 02-2539 § 1; Ord. No. 02-2553; Ord. No. 04-2594 § 2]
a. 
Fire Report:
1. 
Resident (victim):
(a) 
In Person: Pursuant to subsection 2-69.1c.
(b) 
Mailed or Faxed: Pursuant to subsection 2-69.1c and d.
2. 
Nonresident:
(a) 
In Person: Pursuant to subsection 2-69.1c.
(b) 
Mailed or Faxed: Pursuant to subsection 2-69.1c and d.
b. 
Property File:
1. 
Resident (victim):
(a) 
In Person: Pursuant to subsection 2-69.1c.
(b) 
Mailed or Faxed: Pursuant to subsection 2-69.1c and d.
2. 
Nonresident:
(a) 
In person: Pursuant to subsection 2-69.1c.
(b) 
Mailed or Faxed: Pursuant to subsection 2-69.1c and d.
c. 
Photographs (each): $50.00.
d. 
9-1-1 tapes: $40.00.
e. 
Extra Duty.
1. 
Private individuals/organizations: $35.00/hr.
2. 
City agencies: $35.00/hr.
3. 
Minimum compensation is for two (2) hours.
4. 
After two (2) hours, compensation shall be paid to the nearest half hour.
5. 
Administrative fee[1] per use: $5.00/hr.
Minimum: $10.00.
[1]
Editor's Note: Pursuant to Section 3 of Ordinance No. 04-2594 codified herein, the Administrative fee shall be effective on July 1, 2004 with Escrow Accounts to be in place by July 30, 2004.
6. 
Escrow account based on the previous year's billing for those entities that paid and/or requested more than $10,000.00 of services in the previous year. The escrow account will be reviewed by the City on a regular basis and clients will be billed as necessary to maintain said account at 25% of annual usage.
The Board of Education would be exempt from the administrative fee.
7. 
Payment: The City Treasurer is authorized to pay the officers in advance of having received funds from the user of said extra duty services.
8. 
Overdue Payment Penalty: The City Treasurer is authorized to bill for overdue payments as follows:
30 days: $50.00.
45 days: $75.00.
60 days and more: $100.00.
[Ord. No. 2554 § III; Ord. No. 00-2459 § 1; Ord. No. 02-2553]
Type of License and Fee:
a. 
Review of applications for:
1. 
New, relocated driveways and driveway widening: $40.00.
2. 
Re-paving existing driveways or parking areas: $20.00.
3. 
Recreational vehicle parking: $25.00.
b. 
Master Plan: $50.00.
[Ord. No. 2254 § IV; Ord. No. 00-2459 § 2; Ord. No. 02-2553]
Type of Application and Fee:
a. 
Installation or Modification of Sanitary Sewers, Stormwater Drainage Systems, etc.
Inspection Construction Charge
1. 
Review: $50.00.
2. 
Inspection: 5% of construction cost.
b. 
Review of County, State, or Federal Applications Requiring City Approval or Endorsement: $100.00.
c. 
Specifications: $25.00 to $75.00 to be based upon time and costs as determined by the City Engineer.
d. 
Development Regulations Ordinance: $50.00.
e. 
Plans and Tax and Zoning Map:
1. 
24" x 36": $5.00.
2. 
3 1/2" x 11": $5.00.
f. 
Construction Equipment Storage:
Application: $100.00.
Deposit: $30.00 plus 100 square yards of storage area.
[Ord. No. 2254 § VII; Ord. No. 00-2459 § 3; Ord. No. 02-2553; Ord. No. 10-2914 § 2]
a. 
Sewer Connection Deposits. As established in Chapter 25, Section 25-1 of the Code.
b. 
Grading Permits: $300.00.
For every revised plan submitted an additional fee of fifty ($50.00) dollars will be charged. The fee for the first revision is waived. For applications that have had the plan requirement waived by the City Engineer, the grading permit fee shall be one hundred ($100.00) dollars.
[Ord. No. 2310 § 1; Ord. No. 2402 § 1; Ord. No. 01-2482 § 1; Ord. No. 02-2553; Ord. No. 07-2753 § 1]
a. 
Performance of Marriage or Civil Union Ceremonies by the Mayor, Acting Mayor or Judge: $100.00.
[Ord. No. 08-2826 § 2; amended 6-7-2023 by Ord. No. 23-3284]
a. 
Parking:
1. 
Private Construction Vehicles (per day): $30.00.
2. 
Utility Company Vehicles (per day): $25.00.
(Comcast, Verizon, NJAWC, JCP&L and PSE&G)
3. 
Nonprofits for construction purposes (per day): $25.00.
b. 
Dumpster Permits: (per day): $40.00.
[Ord. No. 2296 § 1]
The Personnel Policy and Procedures Manual (the "Manual") for employees of the City dated November 18, 1996 is hereby adopted by reference.
[Ord. No. 2296 § 2]
The policies defined in the Manual (the "Policies") may be modified or amended by resolution duly adopted at a meeting of Common Council, in a manner not inconsistent with Federal or State laws and the ordinances of the City, and as may be deemed necessary and proper to carry out the objects of the Manual, as follows:
a. 
The City Administrator shall post written notification of any proposed modification or amendment to the policies on designated employee bulletin boards not less than four (4) weeks prior to the date of the meeting on which Council is scheduled to consider a resolution modifying or amending the policies, which notification shall include the date of the Council meeting, a description of the proposed modification or amendment and a request that written or oral comments by City employees on the proposed modification or amendment be submitted to the City Administrator not less than one (1) week prior to such Council meeting, or in person, by an employee at the meeting.
b. 
In determining whether to adopt the proposed modification or amendment to the policies, Common Council shall consider any written or oral comments submitted to the City Administrator or made in person by an employee at the meeting.
[Ord. No. 2296 § 3]
The Manual and any modifications and amendments to the policies adopted in the manner set forth in this section shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk and delivered to all employees of the City by the City Administrator and shall be binding on such employees.
[Ord. No. 00-2454 § 1]
An ordinance banning the use of government buildings and equipment for political fund-raising.
[Ord. No. 00-2454 § 2]
Whereas, our laws in New Jersey do not presently ban solicitation or acceptance of political contributions by public office holders and employees while in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties, and
Whereas, solicitation and acceptance of political contributions in rooms and buildings occupied in the discharge of official municipal business undermines the efficiency of government by taking officials and employees away from the people's business, and leads to the appearance of improper influence of political contributions on government functions, and
Whereas, prohibiting the solicitation and acceptance of political contributions in rooms and buildings occupied in the discharge of official duties will address these harms and leave open ample alternative venues for political fund-raising, and
Whereas, our laws in New Jersey do not presently recognize the misuse of public property for political fund-raising as a distinct offense.
Therefore, it is accordingly found and determined that the municipality's interests in an independent and efficient government workforce and a government that is undermined by neither the fact nor appearance of improper influence of political contributions on government decisions require the prohibition of political fund-raising in rooms or buildings occupied in the discharge of official duties or through the use of public property.
[Ord. No. 00-2454 § 3]
CANDIDATE
Shall mean (1) any individual seeking election to a public office of the Federal, State, County, or municipal government, or school district or political party, and (2) any individual who shall have been elected or failed of election to any such office.
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION
Shall mean any loans and transfers of money or other things of value to any candidate, elected official, or representative of any political organization, or other commitments or assumptions of liability to make any such transfer. Political contributions shall be deemed to have been made upon the date when such commitment is made or liability assumed.
POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
Shall mean and two (2) or more persons acting jointly, or any corporation, partnership or other incorporated or unincorporated association which is organized to, or does, aid or promote the nomination, election or defeat of any candidate or candidates for Federal, State, County, Municipal or school board office or political party office. "Political organization" includes, but is not limited to, organizations defined in N.J.S.A. 19:44A-3 as a political committee, joint candidates committee, continuing political committee, political party committee, candidate committee, or legislative leadership committee.
MUNICIPALITY
Shall mean the government of the municipality, including any officer, department, board, commission, or agency, thereof.
MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL, EMPLOYEE AND APPOINTEE
Shall mean any person holding elective municipal office or holding an appointed position in the municipal government, or in any agency, commission, board, or office thereof, whether the position is full time or part time, compensated or uncompensated; and any employee of municipal government or of any municipal agency, commission, board, or office thereof, whether the position is full time or part time.
SOLICIT
Shall mean to ask for, by oral or written communication, a contribution as that term is defined herein.
PUBLIC PROPERTY
Shall mean all personal property owned, leased, or controlled by the municipal government, including but not limited to vehicles, phones, fax machines, computers, stationery including municipal letterhead, postage, and other office equipment.
[Ord. No. 00-2454 § 4]
a. 
Prohibition Against Soliciting or Accepting Political Contribution in Rooms or Buildings Occupied in the Discharge of Public Duties. No municipal official, employee or appointee may solicit, commit to pay, or receive payment of or a commitment to pay any political contribution for any candidate, elected official or political organization while in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official municipal business. This section shall include solicitation or acceptance of political contributions made over a private cell phone or by use of a private computer, if the person soliciting or accepting the political contribution, or using the cell phone or computer for purposes of soliciting or accepting the political contribution, is in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official municipal business.
b. 
Prohibition Against Use of Public Property for Political Fund-raising. No municipal official, employee, or appointee may solicit, commit to pay, or receive payment of or a commitment to pay any political contribution for any candidate, elected official or political organization, while utilizing public property.
c. 
Exception. In the event public facilities are made available to any group for nongovernmental use, as a meeting facility, this prohibition shall not be deemed to prevent fund-raising of any sort among members of such groups during the time such groups have reserved exclusive use of the meeting facility.
d. 
Violation. Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by a period of community service not exceeding ninety (90) days or imprisonment in the County jail for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days or a fine not exceeding one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars.
[Ord. No. 03-2578 § 1]
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BORROW
Shall mean the receipt of library materials from the Summit Free Public Library by means of or by charging the same to a library card pursuant to procedures as established by the library requiring the return of said library material within a specified period of time.
LIBRARY
Shall mean the Summit Free Public Library established and funded by the City of Summit pursuant to the statutes of the State of New Jersey.
LIBRARY MATERIALS
Shall mean any material regardless of physical form or characteristics, or any part thereof, belonging to, on loan to, or otherwise in the custody of the Library for borrowing by its patrons.
[Ord. No. 03-2578 § 1]
The Board of Trustees of the Summit Free Public Library shall adopt and post in a conspicuous place in the library reasonable rules, regulations and procedures, governing the borrowing of library materials which may be available for borrowing to the public and concerning such other matters as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Board of Trustees.
[Ord. No. 03-2578 § 1]
No person shall cut, tear, deface, disfigure, damage or destroy any library materials or other property borrowed from, owned by or in the custody of the Summit Free Public Library.
[Ord. No. 03-2578 § 1]
No person shall remove from the library any materials or other property owned by or in the custody of the library, unless such person shall have complied with the applicable rules, regulations and procedures of the library governing the borrowing of such library materials.
[Ord. No. 03-2578 § 1]
No person shall detain or fail to return any library materials borrowed from the Summit Free Public Library after thirty (30) days have elapsed from date of posting by certified mail, return receipt requested, of a notice demanding return thereof, addressed to said person at the last address furnished to the library. Compliance with the requirements of this section shall be in addition to the requirements of any library regulations governing fines for the late return of borrowed library materials.
[Ord. No. 03-2578 § 1]
No person shall register or furnish a false name or address to obtain a library card or use without the owner's permission any library card other than the one issued to said person for the purpose of borrowing library materials from the Summit Free Public Library.
[Ord. No. 03-2578 § 1]
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Director of the Summit Free Public Library or such person as may, from time to time, be designated by the Board of Trustees of the Summit Free Public Library.
[Ord. No. 03-2578 § 1]
a. 
Any violation of subsections 2-72.3, 2-72.4 or 2-72.5 of this section shall constitute a separate violation as to each item of library materials or property damaged, removed without authorization or not timely returned to the library.
b. 
In the case of any violation of subsection 2-72.5 of this section, each thirty (30) day period after receipt of the initial notice provided for therein during which library materials are not returned shall constitute a separate violation.
[Ord. No. 03-2578 § 1]
Any person violating any provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not to exceed one hundred ($100.00) dollars for each separate violation, as specified in subsection 2-72.8 hereof, which fine shall be increased by the amount of any fines, fees and costs imposed by the library for damage to, unauthorized removal of, untimely return, or failure to return library materials and which fines, fees and costs have been certified by the Director of the Summit Free Public Library as being unpaid and outstanding.
[Ord. No. 08-2820 § 1]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:15C-2, the following positions are deemed to be eligible for and shall participate in the Defined Contribution Retirement Program:
a. 
City Administrator;
b. 
Secretary to Mayor and Council and City Clerk;
c. 
Parking Manager/Assistant to the City Administrator;
d. 
Municipal Court Administrator;
e. 
Director, Community Services;
f. 
Superintendent of Public Works;
g. 
Director of Community Programs;
h. 
Library Director;
i. 
City Solicitor;
j. 
City Engineer;
k. 
Municipal Prosecutor; and
l. 
Municipal Judge.
[Ord. No. 08-2820 § 2]
Individuals serving in the following positions are exempt from Defined Contribution Retirement Program membership, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:15C-2:
a. 
Certified Health Officer;
b. 
Tax Collector;
c. 
Chief Financial Officer;
d. 
Construction Code Official;
e. 
Qualified Purchasing Agent;
f. 
Tax Assessor;
g. 
Municipal Planner;
h. 
Registered Municipal Clerk;
i. 
Licensed Uniform Subcode Inspector; and
j. 
Principal Public Works Manager.
[Ord. No. 08-2820 § 3]
If an individual is appointed to one of the positions listed in subsection 2-73.1 and the individual is not serving in a position as described in subsection 2-73.2 above, the Pension Certifying Officer of the City may determine that the individual is not required to join the Defined Contribution Retirement Program if that individual: 1. was an active participant in the Public Employee Retirement System on July 1, 2007 and continuously since that time; or 2. has been appointed pursuant to a valid promotional process; or 3. is appointed on a temporary, interim, or "acting" basis to a position requiring State Certification as set forth in subsection 2-73.2 herein, and is in pursuit of the required certification; or 4. meets such other exceptions that may be approved by the Local Finance Board or the Division of Pensions or Benefits.
[Ord. No. 08-2820 § 4]
This section shall be implemented, construed and subject to the aforesaid Chapter 92 of the Laws of 2007 (N.J.S.A. 43:15C-1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any regulations or guidance documents from the Local Finance Board or the Division of Pensions and Benefits.
[Ord. No. 08-2820 § 5]
Should any part of this section be held to be invalid by any competent court of law, such invalidity shall only affect the part or parts held to be invalid, and all other parts shall remain in effect.
[Ord. No. 08-2820 § 6]
A copy of this Ordinance shall be filed with the Director of the Division of Pensions & Benefits of the New Jersey Department of Treasury.
[Ord. No. 04-2593 § 1]
It is the purpose of this section to implement the provisions of P.L. 2003, c. 114, which authorizes the governing body of a municipality to adopt an ordinance imposing a tax at a uniform percentage rate not to exceed three (3%) percent on charges of rent for every occupancy on or after July 1, 2004, of a room or rooms in a hotel subject to taxation pursuant to subsection (d) of section 3 of P.L. 1966, c. 40 (N.J.S.A. 54:32B-3) which shall be in addition to any other tax or fee imposed pursuant to statute or local ordinance or resolution by any governmental entity upon the occupancy of a hotel room.
[Ord. No. 04-2593 § 1; Ord. No. 05-2646 § 1]
There is hereby established a Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax in the City of Summit which shall be fixed at a uniform percentage rate of three (3%) percent on charges of rent for every occupancy of a hotel or motel room in the City of Summit on or after July 1, 2005, of a room or rooms in a hotel subject to taxation pursuant to subsection (d) of section 3 of P.L. 1966, c. 40, N.J.S.A. 54:32B-3 (sales tax).
[Ord. No. 04-2593 § 1]
The Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax shall be in addition to any other tax or fee imposed pursuant to statute or local ordinance or resolution by any governmental entity upon the occupancy of a hotel room.
[Ord. No. 04-2593 § 1]
The Hotel and Motel Room Occupancy Tax authorized herein shall not be imposed on the rent for an occupancy if the purchaser, user or consumer is an entity exempt from the tax imposed on an occupancy under the "Sales and Use Tax Act" pursuant to subsection (a) of section 9 of P.L. 1966, c. 30 (C. 54:32B-9).
[Ord. No. 04-2593 § 1]
In accordance with the requirements of P.L. 2003, c. 114:
a. 
All taxes imposed by this section shall be paid by the purchaser.
b. 
A vendor shall not assume or absorb any tax imposed by this section.
c. 
A vendor shall not in any manner advertise or hold out to any person or to the public in general, in any manner, directly or indirectly, that the tax will be assumed or absorbed by the vendor, that the tax will not be separately charged and stated to the customer, or that the tax will be refunded to the customer.
d. 
Each assumption or absorption by a vendor of the tax shall be deemed a separate offense and each representation or advertisement by a vendor for each day that the representation or advertisement continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
e. 
The penalty for violation of the foregoing provisions shall be one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars for each offense.
[Ord. No. 04-2593 § 1]
The tax imposed by this section shall be collected on behalf of the City of Summit by the person collecting the rent from the hotel or motel customer. Each person required to collect the tax herein imposed shall be personally liable for the tax imposed, collected or required to be collected hereunder. Any such person shall have the same right in respect to collecting the tax from a customer as if the tax were a part of the rent and payable at the same time; provided that the Chief Financial Officer of the City shall be joined as a party in any action or proceeding brought to collect the tax.
[Ord. No. 05-2647 § 1; Ord. No. 08-2799 § 1]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:8A-1 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156 et seq., mutual aid agreements may be entered into between two (2) or more municipalities by reciprocal ordinances.
[Ord. No. 05-2647 § 2; Ord. No. 08-2799 § 2]
The Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized to sign the attached agreement[1] with Chatham Borough regarding mutual police aid.
[1]
Editor's Note: The agreement referred to herein may be found on file in the office of the City Clerk.
[Ord. No. 08-2799 § 3]
Future agreements signings may be authorized by resolution.
[Ord. No. 08-2801 § 1; Ord. No. 10-2890 § 1]
a. 
All encumbered bills and claims against the City shall be presented to the issuing department for approval by the department head who shall be responsible for their verification and audit.
b. 
Said approved bills and claims shall be presented to the City Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer by the close of business, five business days prior to the date of the Council meeting at which payment of said bills and claims will be considered, or on a date to be determined as needed by the City Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer in order to provide a bill and claims list in a timely manner due to unique circumstances.
[Amended 12-15-2020 by Ord. No. 20-3227]
c. 
The City Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer, or the Assistant City Treasurer, or the Secretary to Mayor and Council, if the City Treasurer or Assistant City Treasurer are absent, shall provide final approval and forward the respective bills and claims list to the Chairman of the proper committee for examination.
[Amended 12-15-2020 by Ord. No. 20-3227]
d. 
If payment is in order, the Chairman of the committee, or the person acting on the committee's behalf, shall approve the bills and claims list for the committee and shall refer them to the President of the Common Council for approval.
e. 
In the event a committee Chairman, or the person acting on the committee's behalf or the Council President disapproves a particular claim or bill contained therein, such disapproval shall be noted on the claim or bill, and it shall not be paid until satisfactory explanation has been given and it has been resubmitted for payment or it has been approved by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Common Council.
[Ord. No. 08-2801 § 2]
a. 
All bills and claims as presented on the bills and claims list against the City, which have been approved by a committee Chairman, or the person acting on the committee's behalf, and approved by the Council President shall be ordered paid by resolution of the Common Council.
b. 
Payment of the bills and claims shall then be processed for payment by the City Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer.
[Ord. No. 12-2999]
This meeting, composed of members of the Governing Bodies of the municipalities of Summit and New Providence, located in the County of Union, in the State of New Jersey, shall be known as the "NEW PROVIDENCE AND SUMMIT EMERGENCY SERVICES DISPATCH CENTER" (hereinafter referred to as the "Shared Dispatch Center").
[Ord. No. 12-2999]
a. 
On behalf of the participating local units, the purpose of the Joint Meeting shall be to plan, administer, operate and manage public safety central dispatching services and emergency 911 (call routing) dispatching services on a 24-hour per day basis whose services shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. 
Accept all calls and promptly dispatch emergency response vehicles and personnel of the participating local units or service contract units, and activate sirens, alarms, or other emergency signals when appropriate;
2. 
Receive nonemergency calls and handle administrative functions of the participating local units' dispatch function;
3. 
Maintain a log of all calls received and dispatched, showing date, time, source, and disposition of each call and as may be required by and in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey;
4. 
Furnish regular reports of activities to the participating local units;
5. 
Obtain necessary information to fulfill the mission of emergency dispatch for the participating local units or service contract units from the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and other criminal justice systems; and
6. 
Establish operating procedures to assure efficient management and operations of the shared dispatch center.
[Ord. No. 12-2999]
The Joint Meeting's principal office shall be at the New Providence Municipal Center located at 360 Elkwood Avenue, New Providence, New Jersey.
[Ord. No. 12-2999]
a. 
The Joint Meeting shall be a public body corporate and politic constituting a political subdivision of the State exercising public and essential governmental functions to provide for the public health and welfare. The Joint Meeting, through the Management Committee, may exercise the following powers and authority:
1. 
To sue and be sued;
2. 
To acquire and hold real and personal property by deed, gift, grant, lease, purchase, condemnation or otherwise;
3. 
To enter into any and all contracts or agreements and to execute any and all instruments;
4. 
To do and perform any and all acts or things necessary, convenient, or desirable for the purposes of the Joint Meeting or to carry out any powers expressly provided for in N.J.S.A. 40A:65-1 et seq.;
5. 
To sell real and personal property owned by the Joint Meeting at public sale;
6. 
To operate all services, lands, public improvements, works, facilities, or undertakings for the purposes and objects of the Joint Meeting;
7. 
To enter into a contract or contracts providing for or relating to the use of its services, lands, public improvements, works, facilities or undertakings, or any part thereof, by local units who are not members of the Joint Meeting ("Service Contract Units"), and other persons, upon payment of charges as hereinafter provided for or as fixed by the Management Committee;
8. 
To receive whatever State or Federal aid or grants that may be available for the purposes of the Joint Meeting and to make and perform such agreements and contracts as may be necessary or convenient in connection with the application for, procurement, acceptance, or disposition of such State or Federal aid or grants; and
9. 
To acquire, maintain, use and operate lands, public improvements, works or facilities in any municipality in the State, except where the governing body of such municipality, by resolution adopted within sixty (60) days after receipt of written notice of intention to so acquire, maintain, use or operate, shall find that the same would adversely affect the governmental operations and functions and the exercise of the police powers of such municipality.
[Ord. No. 12-2999]
a. 
The Joint Meeting shall not:
1. 
Obligate itself to any capital expenditure over one hundred thousand ($100,000.00) dollars in the aggregate in any calendar year without the approval of the Governing Bodies of the participating local units;
2. 
Acquire or accept or dispose of any real property or any interest therein, or enter into any lease for any real property, without the consent of the governing body of each participating local unit;
3. 
Incur any indebtedness outside the ordinary course of operations without the consent of the governing body of each participating local unit;
4. 
Acquire, maintain, use or operate any lands, public improvements, works or facilities in any municipality in the State, except for its principal place of business and any necessary connections thereto, without the consent of the governing body of each participating local unit.
[Ord. No. 12-2999]
The Joint Meeting shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including, but not limited to conducting its affairs pursuant to the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.), the Local Lands & Building Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:12-1 et seq.), the Local Budget Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-1 et seq.), the Local Fiscal Affairs Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:5-1 et seq.) and the regulations promulgated by the Local Finance Board or the Division of Local Government Services in the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
[Ord. No. 12-2999]
The terms and conditions of the Joint Meeting, including times of meetings, powers and composition of Management Committee and other officials of the Joint Meeting, shall be set forth in detail in the joint contract.
[Ord. No. 12-2999]
a. 
Admission of New Participating Local Unit.
1. 
Additional local units may join the Joint Meeting by written addendum to the joint contract, with the approval of the majority of the Governing Bodies of the participating local units, upon recommendation by the Joint Meeting, with terms and conditions as agreed upon.
[Ord. No. 12-2999]
The Joint Meeting shall remain in full force and effect for a period of three (3) full years, plus the remainder of the year in which the joint contract is signed, and shall renew automatically for additional terms of three (3) years, not to exceed a total of forty (40) years.
[Ord. No. 14-3060 § 1]
All full, part time and seasonal employees who receive compensation from the City of Summit are mandated to have direct deposit of their compensation as of July 1, 2014 in accordance with Chapter 28 P.L. 2013, as defined under C. 52:14-15f(b).
[Ord. No. 14-3060 § 2]
Municipal employees may request, in writing, an exemption from the direct deposit mandate to the City Treasurer or Administrator. Such requests will be presented to the Common Council within forty (40) days. The Common Council may grant such an exemption by resolution and only for good cause.
[Ord. No. 14-3069 §§ 1, 2]
a. 
No professional business entity that submits a bid or enters into negotiations for, or agrees to any agreement or contract with the City for professional services, banking or insurance coverage services or any other consulting services shall make a monetary or in-kind campaign contribution in excess of $300.00 for a primary election and $300.00 for a general election to a candidate for or the holder of a City elective office or the campaign committee or political action committee of a candidate for or the holder of a City elective office or County of Union party committee or political municipal committee supporting such candidate or holder of a City elective office between one year before the start of negotiations or submittal of the bid relative to such an agreement or contract, whichever is earlier, and the termination of negotiations or the completion of the agreement or contract, whichever is later. Any group of individuals forming a professional business entity under this section, including such principals, partners, officers, their spouse and any child, parent, or sibling living in the same home of the entity in the aggregate, may not annually contribute for any purpose in excess of $2,500 to all City candidates and City office holders, and all City political parties and political action committees of all City candidates and City office holders combined.
b. 
No individual or professional business entity doing business with the City, included banking and insurance coverage services on any other consulting services, or any principal, partner or member of any such entity, shall make a monetary or in kind contribution in excess of $300.00 for a primary election and $300.00 for a general election to a candidate for or the holder of a City elective office or the campaign committee or political action committee of a candidate for or the holder of a City elective office or Union County party committee or political municipal committee supporting such candidate or holder of a City elective office. Any group of individuals forming a professional business entity under this section, including such principals, partners, officers, their spouse and any child, parent, or sibling living in the same home of the entity in the aggregate, may not annually contribute for any purpose in excess of $2,500 to all City candidates and office holders, and all City political parties and political action committees of all City candidates and City office holders combined.
[Ord. No. 14-3069 § 3]
An individual or professional business entity may cure a violation of subsections 2-90.1 or 2-90.2 if no later than thirty (30) days following the day of the primary election or general election next following the date of which the contribution is made, the individual or professional business seeks and receives reimbursement of the prohibited contribution.
[Ord. No. 14-3069 § 4]
An individual or professional business entity found to knowingly fail to reveal or misrepresent a monetary or in kind campaign contribution in excess of $300.00 for a primary election and $300.00 for a general election or a professional business entity in excess of $2,500.00 for a primary election or for a general election, given to a candidate for or the holder of a City elective office or the campaign committee or political action committee of a candidate for or the holder of a City elective office or Union County party committee supporting such candidate or holder of a City elective office shall be considered to be in breach of the terms of any agreement or contract between that professional business entity and the City then in effect and shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in subsection 2-90.5 and any other penalties prescribed by law.
[Ord. No. 14-3069 § 5]
An individual or professional business entity found to be in violation of subsections 2-90.1 through 2-90.4 will be disqualified from eligibility for future contracts, agreements or development applications with the City for a period of four (4) calendar years from the date of the determination of the violation by the Common Council and in addition shall have any contract or agreement with the City then in effect terminated immediately.
[Ord. No. 14-3069 § 6]
All monetary or in kind contributions made by any individual or professional business entity as defined under this section shall be deemed a violation of this section if that contribution was made before the effective date of this section. Any individual or professional business entity as defined in subsections 2-90.1 or 2-90.2 shall provide a sworn statement to the governing body that a political contribution has not been made in violation of the provisions of this section and this shall be a continuing obligation during the duration of the contract or development application as appropriate. (This section was adopted December 2, 2014)
[Ord. No. 14-3069 § 7]
The City Clerk shall provide a candidate for elective office with a copy of this section at the time such candidate requests a petition for said office.
[Ord. No. 2018-3159]
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
a. 
Light Rescue shall mean batteries, fluid, stabilization, use of hand tools, hazardous control and other scene-related light rescue operations.
b. 
Medium Rescue shall mean use of power tools and hydraulic tools to perform activities such as opening or removing doors to provide access to patients as well as stabilizing vehicles and performing hazardous assessments.
c. 
Heavy Rescue shall mean any technical rescue procedures, including but not limited to water and ice rescue, rope rescue, confined space rescue, high angle rescue, trench rescue or structural collapse rescue. Heavy rescue also includes motor vehicle rescue where the rescue includes the use of power tools and hydraulic equipment to perform operations such as partial or full roof removal, front dash displacement, third door access and separating vehicles from one another.
d. 
Oxygen Administration shall mean any emergency medical service activities and any light, medium, or heavy rescue activities where oxygen and oxygen related supplies are used in the treatment of a basic and advanced life support patient.
e. 
Cervical Collars shall mean any emergency medical service activities and any light, medium, or heavy rescue activities where a cervical collar is used to stabilize a patient.
f. 
Technical Rescue Stand-by shall mean any technical rescue stand-by activities that require a technical rescue team to be on-site in a non-emergency situation. Team will consist of One (1) Fire Officer, Two (2) Firefighters and any required technical rescue equipment needed.
g. 
Special Operations – Confined Space Stand-by Team shall mean any confined space entry within the City of Summit limits where the Summit Fire Department’s Special Operations Confined Space Team is needed or requested to be present for stand-by purposes while work is being performed. The team will consist of two firefighters and one fire officer.
[Added 4-5-2022 by Ord. No. 22-3254]
[Ord. No. 2018-3159; amended 4-5-2022 by Ord. No. 22-3254]
Fees shall be billed directly to the agency requesting the following services:
a. 
Light Rescue - There shall be a fee of $350.00 for light rescue operations, as described in 2-91.1a above.
b. 
Medium Rescue - there shall be a fee of $500.00 for medium rescue operations, as described in 2-91.1b above.
c. 
Heavy Rescue - There shall be a fee of $1,500.00 for heavy rescue operations, as described in 2-91.1c above.
d. 
Oxygen Administration - There shall be a fee of $150.00 for oxygen administration, as described in 2-91.1d above.
e. 
Cervical Collars - There shall be a fee of $150.00 for cervical collars, as described in 2-91.1e above.
f. 
Technical Rescue Stand-by - There shall be a fee of $400.00 for a technical rescue team stand-by as described in 2-91.1f above.
g. 
Special Operations Confined Space Team. There shall be a fee of $340 per hour for a Special Operations Confined Space Team as described in Subsection 2-91.1 above.