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ORDINANCES Scheduled for Public Hearing

The following Ordinances will have public hearing and final adoption at the next Council Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 7 pm.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BERKELEY, COUNTY OF OCEAN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF BLOCK 4.297, LOT 46, FROM MARY A. REILLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH N.J.S.A. 40A:12-5(a)(1)

AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR AND DETERMINE THE RATE OF COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEE TITLES INCLUDED IN A NEGOTIATED CONTRACT WITH THE TOWNSHIP OF BERKELEY AND ESTABLISHING THE METHOD OF SUCH COMPENSATION FOR THE YEARS 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013(Dispatcher)

2012 Budget Documents

2011 Budget Documents

The 2011 Municipal Budget was Introduced on March 8, 2011. Public hearing for the Introduced budget was Tuesday April 12, 2011 and finally adopted on August 23, 2011

2011 Adopted Budget with Amendments
2011 Introduced Budget
2011 Emergency Temporary Budget Appropriations 6-14-2011
2011 Temporary Budget

2010 Budget Documents

The 2010 Municipal Budget was Introduced on April 27, 2010 and public comment was heard on, Tuesday May 25, 2010 and Adopted September 21, 2010.

2010 Introduced Municipal Budget
2010 Adopted Municipal Budget with Amendments
2010 Adopted Municipal Budget Amendment-Public Hearing September 14, 2010 at the Auditorium at Central Regional High School
2010 Adopted Municipal Budget Amendment #2-Public Hearing September 21, 2010 at the Municipal Building Located at 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road

Schedule of Council Meetings

Berkeley Township Council 2012 Regular meetings will be held 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, except as noted, at Town Hall, 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road, Bayville, N.J. as noted below:

Open Caucus Meetings, same dates 7:00 p.m.
Immediately followed by: Special Executive Sessions, if any
Immediately followed by: Berkeley Township Council Meeting, same dates
Immediately followed by: Board of Health, same dates, if any

Council Meeting Dates for 2012 - January 17 & 31; Feb. 14, 28; March 3, 27; April 10, 24; May 8, 22; June 12, 26; July 10, 24; August 14, 28; September 11, 25; October 9, 23; November *8(Thursday), 27; December 11, 27 (Thursday)

Printable Version of the Meeting dates for 2012

2012 Agendas - Minutes & Ordinances

2012 Caucus & Official Agendas

2012 Adopted Ordinances

2012 Approved Minutes

Approved Minutes April 24, 2012

2011 Agendas - Minutes & Ordinances

2011 Caucus & Official Agendas

2011 Approved Minutes

Approved Minutes December 27, 2011

2011 Adopted Ordinances

2010 Agendas - Minutes & Ordnances

2010 Agendas

2010 Approved Meeting Minutes

2010 Ordinances

OPRA

The following form must be filled out by anyone requesting to view or requesting a copy of a public record: Open Public Records Request Form

For more Information regarding access to public records click here.

Census Information

2010 New Census Data

2010 census information can be found here.

Street Vacation

Street Vacation Application process is outlined in Chapter 17 of the Berkeley Township Municipal -see attachment for application:

Please keep in mind a current tax map of the property showing the area to be vacated, proof of mailing to all property owners within 200 feet and a non-refundable $150.00 application fee must be filed with the application, along with the affidavit of publication of the above legal notice form and the consent to transfer form with the adjacent property owners original signature.

Election Dates & Information

School - Tuesday, April 17, 2012 2pm to 9 pm
Primary - Tuesday, June 5, 2012 6am to 8pm
General - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 6 am to 8 pm

Polling Place Information can be obtained here.

Personal Voter information can also be obtained by signing up here.

County Information - Absentee Ballot Applications and Sample Ballots can be found here.

Voter Registration forms can be found here. Please make sure you go to Ocean County on this page..

New Jersey Division of Elections www.njelections.org/.

New Jersey Election Laaw Enforcement Commisssion (ELEC)www.elec.state.nj.us/.

Ocean County Board of Electionswww.co.ocean.nj.us/electionboard/.

Licensing

Landlord Registration

Any property owner renting a home in Berkeley Township must be registered as a Landlord as per New Jersey State Statue: Landlord Registration Form

Bingos/Raffles

Bingo and Raffle applications are sent by the Township Clerk to the State on a weekly basis on Fridays, applications along with rules and regulations can be found at the link below. Please keep mind when applying for the license the Clerk by Statute has to hold the application for two weeks before issuing the License. All Rules and Regulations regarding conducting Bingos and Raffles can be found here.

All listed Members in Charge must fill out the following affidavit: Affidavit to conduct a game of Chance.

Yard/Garage Sales

Anyone wishing to have a garage/yard sale in Berkeley Township must obtain a permit from the Clerk's Office.

You are allowed two sales per calendar year (January-December)
Each sale may be for two (2) consecutive days
The first sale in the year you have is free (written permit is required from the Clerk's Office)
The second sale you have within a calendar year is $5.00
You must be the property owner to obtain the permit with valid identification and proof of property ownership
If You are not the property owner you must present a letter to the Township Clerk from the property owner with the following information:
1. Property Owners Name and Legal Address
2. The Name and address of the person who is obtaining the permit
3. The address of where the sale is to be held
4. The date(s) of the sale.
5. A short statement granting permission as the property owner for the Berkeley Township Municipal Clerk to issue the Yard/garage sale permit for their property to the person who comes to the Clerk's office.

See Chapter 5-7 of Berkeley Township’s Municipal Code

Flea Markets

5-8.2 Permit Required: No person, firm or corporation may conduct or operate a flea market, other than a bona fide charitable, eleemosynary, educational, cultural organization or a public service organization, such as but not limited to a first-aid squad or volunteer fire company, all of which are not organized for profit; subject, however, to the following requirements:

a. Each organization authorized to conduct or participate in displaying or selling at a flea market in accordance with this section shall file an application with the Township Clerk with a fee of ten ($10.00) dollars prior to the commencement of any such flea market sale, which application shall set forth:

The name of the organization conducting the sale.
The name and address of the owner of property upon which the flea market sale is to be conducted.
Written consent of the owner of the property, if the applicant is other than the owner of the property.
The street address or Tax Map lot and block of location at which the flea market sale is to be conducted.
A copy of the charter, certificate of incorporation or other evidence of the organization's being a bona fide charitable, eleemosynary, educational, cultural or public service organization organized not for profit.
A sworn statement or affirmation by the person signing that the information therein given is full and true and known to him to be so.

b. In the event the application is in proper form, the Clerk shall issue a permit. (1974 Code § 81D-2; Ord. No. 19-83)

Alcoholic Beverage Control

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Click here for a One Day Social Affair permit

Towing License

Regulations are located in Chapter V specifically 5.3 of the Berkeley Township Municipal Code

Towing License Application

Taxi Cab

Regulations are located in Chapter VIII of the Berkeley Township Municipal Code

Taxi Cab Application