[Ord. #653, § 1]
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:10-6
and following there is hereby created the insurance fund of the Township
for the following purposes:
a.
To insure against any loss or damage however caused
to any property, motor vehicles, equipment or apparatus owned by the
Township or owned by or under the control of any of its Departments,
boards, agencies or commissions.
b.
To insure against liability resulting from the use
or operation of motor vehicles, equipment or apparatus owned by or
controlled by the Township or owned by or under the control of any
of its Departments, boards, agencies or commissions; and
c.
To insure against liability for negligence of Township
officers, employees and servants, whether or not compensated or part-time,
who are authorized to perform any act or services, but not including
an independent contractor within the limitations of the New Jersey
Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 and following.
[Ord. #653, § 2]
The Township Committee shall from time to time
make such appropriations to the municipal insurance fund as it deems
necessary. The Township Committee may designate the maximum or minimum
amount of the fund and provide for the disposition of any excess over
and above the maximum amount fixed or of the interest or profits arising
therefrom when the fund shall have reached the maximum limit.
[Ord. #653, § 3]
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The Mayor, with the consent of the Township
Committee, shall appoint three members of the Township Committee to
serve as Insurance Fund Commissioners. The Commissioners shall hold
office for two years or for the remainder of their respective terms
of office as members of the Township Committee, whichever shall be
less, and until their successors have been duly appointed and qualified.
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Vacancies in the office of Insurance Fund Commissioners
caused by any reason other than expiration of term as a member of
the Township Committee shall be filled for the unexpired term.
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The Insurance Fund Commissioners shall serve
without compensation.
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[Ord. #653, § 4]
The Insurance Fund Commissioners shall annually
elect from their membership a Chairman and a Secretary.
[Ord. #653, § 5]
The Insurance Fund Commissioners shall have
the following powers and authority:
a.
Employ necessary clerical assistants, whose compensation
shall be fixed and paid by the Township Committee in the same manner
as is that of other employees of the Township;
b.
Invest the fund and all additions and accretions thereto
in such securities as they shall deem best suited for carrying out
the purposes of the Municipal Insurance Fund;
c.
Adopt rules and regulations for the control and investment
of the Fund;
d.
Keep on hand at all times sufficient money, or have
the same invested in such securities as can be immediately sold for
cash, for the payment of losses to any buildings or property of the
Township, or liability resulting from the operation of publicly owned
motor vehicles, equipment or apparatus;
e.
Fix reasonable rates or premium of all insurance carried
by the Insurance Fund, and shall effect all insurance in the Insurance
Fund or with any insurance company or companies authorized to do business
in this state;
f.
Premiums, for insurance, whether carried in the Insurance
fund, or placed with insurance companies, shall be paid to the Commissioners
by the board, commission, department, committee or officer having
charge or control of the property insured; and
g.
All insurance upon property owned or controlled by
a local unit or any of its departments, boards, agencies or commissions,
shall be placed and effected by the Commissioners.
[Ord. #1535, 3-26-2002, added]
The form on file with the Municipal Clerk, as
may be amended from time to time, is hereby adopted as the Official
Notice of Tort Claim Form for the Township of Bernards.
[Ord. #1535, 3-26-2002, added]
All persons making claims against the Township
of Bernards pursuant to the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:8-1
et seq., shall be required to complete the form herein adopted as
a condition of compliance with the notice requirements of the New
Jersey Tort Claims Act. The Township of Bernards may, after initial
submission of form by claimant, require such other additional and
supplemental information and documents as it deems necessary to evaluate
the claim, and claimant shall supply such requested documents and
information within 30 days of the request.
