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Date of Adoption Fp-hru;:¡ry 16, 2006
SUPPORTING S-695 - DOG LICENSE FEES
WHEREAS, the Borough of Carteret ("Borough") along with many other
municipalities struggle to cover the costs of their statutorily required animal
control responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the current maximum statutory prescribed licensing fee amount
does not take into account the individual township's hardships in covering the
costs of their animal control responsibilities; and
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WHEREAS, the Borough finds that it needs to cover the costs for the
aforementioned services with other municipal revenue; and
WHEREAS, 8-695 is presentJy pending before the New Jersey State Legislature
and would provide for the elimination of the statutory maximum fee that can be
charged to a dog owner for a dog license and allows the municipality to set its
own fee; and
WHEREAS, 5-695 has been introduced to correct this unfairness and to protect
the municipal government's treasury from having to cover the costs and is worthy
of passage~
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the
Borough ofCarteret, County of Middlesex, and State of New Jersey as follows:
1. That the New Jersey State Legislature is hereby urged to
move expeditiously and pass 5-695 that provides for the
elimination of the current maximum statutory prescribed
licensing fee.
2. That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to The
Honorable Jon Corzine, Governor, Senator Joseph Vitale,
Assemblyman John Wisniewski, Assemblyman Joseph Vas
members of the New Jersey Senate Budget and
Appropriations Committee and the New Jersey State
League of Municipalities.
Adopted this 16'h day of February, 2006
and certified as a true copy of the
original on February 17, 2006.
KATHLEEN M. BARNEY, RMC/CMC
Municipal Clerk
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
COUNCILMAN
YES NO NV A.B.
BELLINO
DIAZ
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COUNCILMAN
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RIDS
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x - Indicate Vole AB - Absent NV - Not Voting XOR - Indicates VOle lo Overrule VelD
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Adopted at a meeting of the MlInicip31 Council
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