Borough of Kenilworth, NJ
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2023-12-27
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 5 Administration of Government
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Article VIII Special Advisory Committees
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 5 Art VIII Special Advisory Committees
- § 5-65 Senior Handyman Program.
- § 5-66 through § 5-70. (Reserved)
- Ch 6 Access to Public Records
- Ch 7 Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance
- Ch 8 Checks, Returned
- Ch 10 Claims Approval; Payroll Accounts
- Ch 12 Consumer Affairs, Office of
- Ch 13 (Reserved)
- Ch 14 Court
- Ch 14A Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 15 Departmental Structures
- Ch 16 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 17 Environmental Commission
- Ch 21 Firemen's Survivors' Pensions
- Ch 23 (Reserved)
- Ch 25 (Reserved)
- Ch 30 (Reserved)
- Ch 32 Length of Service Awards Program
- Ch 33 Library Trustees
- Ch 37 Personnel Policies
- Ch 39 Police Department
- Ch 41 Recreation, Department of
- Ch 43 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 45 Sewerage Authority
- Ch 46 (Reserved)
- Ch 48 Traffic Bureau
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 55 Alarm Devices
- Ch 57 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 59 Amusements, Coin-Controlled
- Ch 63 (Reserved)
- Ch 66 Bicycles
- Ch 71 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 73 Business Operations
- Ch 75 Cats
- Ch 78 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 80 (Reserved)
- Ch 83 Dogs
- Ch 87 Entertainment and Amusement Places
- Ch 88 (Reserved)
- Ch 91 Fees and Licenses
- Ch 93 Filming
- Ch 94 Fire Prevention
- Ch 97 Fireworks and Firearms
- Ch 98 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 100 Food Handling Establishments
- Ch 102 Games of Chance
- Ch 104 Garage Sales
- Ch 106 Garbage, Rubbish, Refuse and Recycling
- Ch 108 Gasoline Stations
- Ch 109 Graffiti
- Ch 110 (Reserved)
- Ch 112 Grading, Excavations and Landfills
- Ch 114 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 116 Industrial Waste
- Ch 118 Insurance
- Ch 120 Land Use
- Ch 121 Library
- Ch 125 Littering
- Ch 127 Loitering
- Ch 129 Massage and Bodywork Establishments
- Ch 131 Senior Center, Use of
- Ch 134 Nuisances
- Ch 138 Obscene Material and Acts
- Ch 140 (Reserved)
- Ch 141 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 142 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 144 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 150 Property Maintenance
- Ch 154 Retail Sales
- Ch 158 Sewers
- Ch 160 Shopping Carts
- Ch 163 (Reserved)
- Ch 165 Smoke Detectors and Lock Boxes
- Ch 166 Smoking
- Ch 167 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 169 Stormwater Control
- Ch 170 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 174 (Reserved)
- Ch 176 Taxation
- Ch 177 (Reserved)
- Ch 179 Taxicabs
- Ch 181 Tennis Courts
- Ch 181A Towing
- Ch 181B Towing, Police-Requested
- Ch 182 (Reserved)
- Ch 185 Trees
- Ch 186 Unmanned Aircraft/Drones
- Ch 190 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 194 Wildlife Feeding
- Ch 197 (Reserved)
- Part III: Board Of Health Legislation
- Ch 199 General Provisions, Board of Health
- Ch 202 Food and Beverage Vending: Licensing of
- Ch 207 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 212 Sanitary Standards
- Ch 213 Tanning Facilities
- Ch 214 Body Art Establishments
- Appendix
- Ch A216 (Reserved)
- Ch A217 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A218 Public Utilities
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Added 6-26-2019 by Ord.
No. 2019-04]
A.
Establishment; eligibility.
(1)
The Borough Senior Handyman Oversight Committee shall establish a
Senior Handyman Program and enforce standards of eligibility for the
program as follows:
(a)
Must be an owner-occupied resident of Kenilworth.
(b)
In the case of an owner-occupied multiple-family unit, the approved
repairs shall only pertain to the unit in which the owner of the property
legally resides.
(c)
Must be age 62 or older or permanently and totally disabled
as defined and awarded by the Social Security Administration.
(d)
The applicant's income must not exceed low-income limits based
on the United States Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Income
Limits Schedule based on the Newark, New Jersey, HUD Metro Fair Market
Rents for Union County for the current calendar year.
(2)
Eligible repairs are as follows:
(a)
Repairs to windows and screens, repairs to railings, replacing
locks and door handles, adjusting doors, and installing/uninstalling
window air-conditioner units.
(b)
Minor plumbing, such as replacing washers, repairing leaky faucets/toilets,
and opening slow drains.
(c)
Repairs to cabinet doors, changing light bulbs and smoke detectors
or installing batteries, flipping mattresses, taking down curtains
and blinds, rechanging curtains and blinds, and ground-level caulking.
(3)
Ineligible repairs are as follows:
B.
At the annual reorganization, the governing body shall adopt guidelines
for the Senior Handyman Program by resolution. These guidelines shall
be enforced by the Senior Handyman Oversight Committee, which will
consist of three Council members appointed annually by the Mayor.
C.
On an annual basis, the Senior Handyman Program Oversight Committee
shall evaluate and report to the governing body on the effectiveness
of the program and offer recommendations for improvements.
D.
Guidelines for the programs in accordance with this section, including
eligible services and/or repairs, shall be prepared by the Senior
Handyman Oversight Committee and adopted by the governing body prior
to dissemination.
E.
Upon approval by the governing body, said guidelines shall be prepared
and made available for public use.
