City of Paterson, NJ
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2022-12-13
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Part I Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 5 Administration of Government
- Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 5 Art I Organization of City Government
- § 5-1 Short title.
- § 5-2 Purpose.
- § 5-3 General structure of government.
- § 5-4 Departments, offices, divisions and agencies.
- Ch 5 Art II General Administration
- § 5-5 Allocation of administrative functions.
- § 5-6 Appointment, term and removal of department heads.
- § 5-7 Powers and duties of department heads.
- § 5-8 Interim and temporary appointments.
- § 5-9 Nominations not approved by Council; provisional appointments.
- § 5-10 Dual appointments.
- § 5-11 Residency requirements for officers, employees and members of boards and agencies.
- § 5-12 Administrative rules and regulations.
- § 5-13 Public office hours; emergencies.
- § 5-14 Public records.
- § 5-15 Delivery of funds and records upon termination of office or employment.
- § 5-16 Surety bonds.
- Ch 5 Art III Council
- § 5-17 Legislative powers.
- § 5-18 Organization of Council; election of President; conduct of business.
- § 5-19 Additional salary for Council President.
- § 5-20 Rules of procedure governing conduct of Council meetings.
- § 5-21 Appointment of constables.
- § 5-22 Award of contracts.
- § 5-23 Requiring sworn statements from officers; removal of officers.
- § 5-24 Vacancies in elective offices.
- § 5-25 Independent annual audits.
- § 5-26 Designation of municipal vehicles; exceptions.
- Ch 5 Art IV Office of the Mayor
- § 5-27 Mayor as chief executive and administrative officer; duties.
- § 5-28 Acting Mayor.
- § 5-29 Office staff.
- § 5-30 Contracts.
- § 5-31 Administrative Division; Administrative Assistant.
- § 5-32 Policy Planning and Management Division.
- Ch 5 Art V Office of the City Clerk
- § 5-33 Appointment of Clerk; qualifications.
- § 5-34 Powers and duties of Clerk.
- § 5-35 Deputy City Clerk.
- § 5-36 Searches for municipal improvements authorized but not assessed; certificates.
- § 5-37 Licensing functions.
- § 5-38 Insurance, surety bonds and contracts.
- § 5-39 Annual report to Business Administrator on bonds, insurance and leases.
- § 5-40 Recording, binding, certifying, publishing, filing and codification of ordinances and resolutions.
- § 5-41 City Code of Regulations.
- § 5-42 Disposition of Council matters requiring further action.
- Ch 5 Art VI Department of Administration
- § 5-43 Department establishment; Business Administrator as head.
- § 5-44 Deputy Business Administrator.
- § 5-45 Divisions within Department of Administration.
- § 5-46 Budget Formulation Division; Budget Officer as head; general duties.
- § 5-47 Budget preparation and adoption.
- § 5-48 Capital budgets.
- § 5-49 Budget operations.
- § 5-50 Personnel Administration Division; Personnel Director as head; general duties.
- § 5-51 Definitions.
- § 5-52 Purchasing Division; Purchasing Agent as head; general duties.
- § 5-53 Emergency purchases.
- § 5-54 Purchases by quotation.
- § 5-54.1 Standards for requisitions and purchases; tests.
- § 5-54.2 Encumbrance of funds.
- § 5-54.3 Prohibition of interest.
- § 5-54.4 Competitive bidding required.
- § 5-54.5 Formal contract procedure.
- § 5-54.6 Central warehousing.
- § 5-54.7 Price agreement contract procedures.
- § 5-54.8 Inspection and testing.
- § 5-54.9 Surplus stock.
- § 5-54.10 Cooperative purchasing.
- § 5-55 Information Technology Division; Information Technology Director as head; general duties.
- Ch 5 Art VII Department of Finance
- § 5-56 Department establishment; Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer as head.
- § 5-57 Powers and duties of Finance Director.
- § 5-58 Divisions within Department of Finance.
- § 5-59 Treasury Division; Treasurer as head; general duties.
- § 5-60 Accounts and Control Division; Comptroller as head; general duties.
- § 5-61 Assessments Division; Chief Assessor as head; duties.
- § 5-62 Licensing Division; Licensing Director as head; general duties.
- § 5-63 Revenue Collections Division; Revenue Collections Director as head; general duties.
- § 5-64 Sewer Billing Division; Sewer Billing Director as head; general duties.
- § 5-65 Internal Audit Division; Chief Internal Auditor as head; general duties.
- § 5-66 Ambulance and Abatement Billing Division; Ambulance and Abatement Billing Director as head; general duties.
- § 5-67 Signatures on checks; transfer of moneys.
- Ch 5 Art VIII Department of Law
- § 5-68 Department established; Director of Law as head.
- § 5-69 Powers and duties of Director of Law (Corporation Counsel).
- § 5-70 Professional assistants.
- § 5-71 Duties of Deputy Director of Law (First Assistant Corporation Counsel).
- § 5-72 Special counsel.
- Ch 5 Art IX Department of Public Safety
- § 5-73 Department established; Public Safety Director as head.
- § 5-74 Divisions within Department of Public Safety.
- § 5-75 Rules and regulations governing Department; enforcement; reports to Council.
- § 5-76 Police Division; Chief of Police as head; general duties.
- § 5-77 Police Division personnel.
- § 5-77.1 Dog control and licensing.
- § 5-78 Youth Guidance Commission.
- § 5-79 Fire Division, Fire Chief as head, general duties.
- § 5-80 Fire Division personnel.
- § 5-81 Hours of duty for Fire Division.
- § 5-82 Use of terms in portions of this Code adopted prior to the merger of the Police Department and Fire Department into a unified Department of Public Safety.
- Ch 5 Art X Department of Economic Development
- § 5-83 Department established; Economic Development Director as head.
- § 5-84 Divisions within Department of Economic Development.
- § 5-85 Planning and Zoning Division; City Planner as head; general duties.
- § 5-86 Community Improvements Division; Community Improvements Director as head; general duties.
- § 5-87 State Uniform Construction Code Enforcing Agency within Community Improvements Division.
- § 5-88 Redevelopment Division; Redevelopment Director as head; general duties.
- § 5-89 Economic Development Division; Economic Development Director as head; general duties.
- § 5-90 Staff assistance to be rendered.
- § 5-91 Planning Board review.
- § 5-92 Responsibilities of Cultural/Community Affairs Division.
- § 5-93 Historic Preservation Division; Historic Preservation Director as head; general duties.
- Ch 5 Art XI Department of Public Works
- § 5-94 Department established; Public Works Director as head; general duties.
- § 5-95 Divisions within Department of Public Works.
- § 5-96 Engineering and Operations Division; City Engineer as head; general duties.
- § 5-97 Traffic and Lighting Division; Public Works Director as head; general duties.
- § 5-98 Sewer Division; City Engineer as head; general duties.
- § 5-99 Streets Division; Superintendent of Public Works as head; general duties.
- § 5-100 (Reserved)
- § 5-101 Public Property Division; Director of Public Property as head; general duties.
- § 5-102 Automotive Maintenance Division; Public Works Director as head; general duties.
- § 5-103 Cable Communications Division; Public Works Director as head.
- § 5-104 Parks and Shade Tree Division; Superintendent of Parks and Shade Trees; general duties.
- § 5-105 Recycling Division; Recycling Coordinator as head; general duties.
- § 5-106 (Reserved)
- § 5-107 Clothing allowance.
- Ch 5 Art XII Department of Health and Human Services
- § 5-108 Department established; Health and Human Services Director as head; general powers and duties.
- § 5-109 Divisions and agencies within Department of Health and Human Services.
- § 5-110 Health Division; City Health Officer as head; general powers and duties.
- § 5-111 Vital Statistics Bureau.
- § 5-112 Welfare Division; Welfare Director as head; Local Assistance Board; general duties.
- § 5-113 Consumer Protection Division; Health and Human Services Director as head; duties.
- § 5-114 Office of Rent Leveling; Rent Leveling Administrator as head.
- § 5-115 Rent Leveling Board.
- § 5-116 Youth Service Division; Director of Youth Services as head; general duties.
- § 5-117 Division on Aging and Disabled Services; Program Development Specialist/Aging as head; general duties.
- Ch 5 Art XIII Awarding of Public Professional Services Contracts
- § 5-118 (Reserved)
- § 5-118.1 Limitations on award of public contracts to contributors, and limitation on contributions from recipients of public contracts.
- § 5-118.2 Contributions made prior to effective date.
- § 5-118.3 Contributions statement by professional business entity.
- § 5-118.4 Return of excess contributions.
- § 5-118.5 Breach of terms; violations and penalties.
- § 5-118.6 Construal of provisions.
- Ch 5 Art XIV Municipal Contracting for Insurance Services
- § 5-119 Procedures.
- Ch 5 Art XV Department of Community Development
- § 5-120 Department established; Community Development Director as head.
- § 5-121 Divisions within Department of Community Development.
- § 5-122 Housing Division; Housing Director as head; general duties.
- § 5-123 Community development block grant budget amendments.
- Ch 9 Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
- Ch 15 (Reserved)
- Ch 21 Constables
- Ch 23 Contracts
- Ch 25 Court, Municipal
- Ch 31 Emergency Medical Technician Certification
- Ch 35 Enterprise Zone
- Ch 37 Environmental Commission
- Ch 39 Fire Division
- Ch 41 Flood Control Commission
- Ch 43 Grass Roots Cultural Arts Commission
- Ch 45 (Reserved)
- Ch 49 Housing Authority
- Ch 53 Insurance Fund Commission
- Ch 59 Library Board of Trustees
- Ch 65 (Reserved)
- Ch 71 Parking Authority
- Ch 75 Pensions
- Ch 77 Personnel Policies
- Ch 81 Police Division
- Ch 85 Recreation Commissioners, Board of
- Ch 89 Salaries, Payment of
- Ch 90 Service Charges
- Ch 92 Special Improvement Districts
- Ch 93 Tenant Advisory Board
- Ch 95 Water Commission
- General Legislation
- Ch 102 Advertising
- Ch 105 Air Pollution
- Ch 109 Alarm Systems
- Ch 113 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 117 Amusements and Amusement Devices
- Ch 121 Animals
- Ch 125 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 129 Bazaars
- Ch 133 Billiard and Pool Rooms, Public
- Ch 134 Bins for Donated Items
- Ch 137 Block Parties
- Ch 141 Boarding Homes for Children
- Ch 143 Boating and Bathing
- Ch 145 Boat Rentals
- Ch 149 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 153 Builders and Contractors
- Ch 157 Buildings, Dangerous and Unfit
- Ch 161 Buildings, Demolition of
- Ch 165 Buildings, Moving of
- Ch 169 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 172 Cannabis Licensing and Operating
- Ch 175 Certificates of Re-Rental Approval and Compliance
- Ch 179 Cigarette Vending Machines
- Ch 181 Commercial Hours of Operation
- Ch 183 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 187 Conversions, Illegal
- Ch 191 Dance Halls and Dancing Academies
- Ch 195 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 203 Entertainment and Shows
- Ch 209 Facilities, Municipal
- Ch 212 Filming
- Ch 215 Fire Safety
- Ch 219 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 223 Florists, Retail
- Ch 227 Food and Beverage Vending Machines
- Ch 231 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 235 Food Handler's Certificate
- Ch 239 Food, Preparation and Sale of
- Ch 243 Food Vending Vehicles
- Ch 249 Garage Sales and Flea Markets
- Ch 255 Graffiti
- Ch 257 Green Team
- Ch 259 Handicapped Parking Policy
- Ch 263 Health Services
- Ch 267 Heating
- Ch 271 Housing-Property Maintenance
- Ch 275 Housing Standards
- Ch 279 Ice, Sale of
- Ch 283 Insurance
- Ch 287 Junk Dealers, Motor Vehicle
- Ch 291 Junkyards
- Ch 297 Land Subdivision
- Ch 301 Laundries, Coin-Operated
- Ch 305 Library
- Ch 309 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 313 Littering
- Ch 315 Loitering
- Ch 319 Lots, Vacant
- Ch 322 Mercantile Establishments
- Ch 325 Milk and Milk Products
- Ch 331 Motion-Picture Theaters
- Ch 332 Municipal Identification Card
- Ch 337 Noise
- Ch 341 Nuisances
- Ch 345 Obscene Materials
- Ch 349 Outdoor Cafes
- Ch 351 Paint, Lead-Based
- Ch 355 Parades and Processions
- Ch 359 Parking Lots, Open-Air
- Ch 363 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 367 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 371 Property Registration
- Ch 373 Public Construction Contracts
- Ch 377 Records, Availability of
- Ch 381 Rent Leveling
- Ch 385 Rodent Control
- Ch 389 Roller-Skating Rinks
- Ch 395 Sales, Close-Out
- Ch 399 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 403 Security Gates
- Ch 407 Sewers
- Ch 411 Sex Offenders
- Ch 412 Sick Leave for Private Employees
- Ch 414 Signs
- Ch 417 Slaughterhouses
- Ch 421 Smoking
- Ch 427 Solid Waste
- Ch 429 Speed Humps
- Ch 431 Spitting
- Ch 433 Stormwater Control
- Ch 435 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 438 Swimming Pools
- Ch 441 Tattooing
- Ch 445 Taxation
- Ch 448 All-Terrain Vehicle, Dirt Bike and Snowmobile Regulation
- Ch 449 Taxicabs, Autocabs and Rented Motor Vehicles
- Ch 451 Telephones, Mobile
- Ch 452 Telephones, Public
- Ch 453 Towing
- Ch 455 Traffic Signalization System
- Ch 460 Utilities, Underground
- Ch 463 Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 466 Vehicles, Seizure of
- Ch 473 Water
- Ch 474 Newsracks
- Ch 477 Wireless Communication Facilities
- Ch 483 Zoning and Land Development
- Appendix
- Ch A495 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A505 Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners Rules and Regulations
- Ch A513 Telephone Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Distribution Table
- Ch DT Distribution Table
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Paterson 12-18-1979 by Ord. No. 79-111 as Ch. 2 of the 1979
Revised General Ordinances of Paterson. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board — See Ch. 9.
Constables — See Ch. 21.
Municipal Court — See Ch. 25.
Fire Division — See Ch. 39.
Housing Authority — See Ch. 49.
Insurance Fund Commission — See Ch. 53.
Library Board of Trustees — See Ch. 59.
Parking Authority — See Ch. 71.
Police Division — See Ch. 81.
Water Commission — See Ch. 95.
Availability of records — See Ch. 377.
