Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Approving Constable Bond
Purpose: To serve civil and criminal warrants, written summonses, complaints, repossessions and lockouts.
Name of Constable: John Martin Lema
Address: Newark, New Jersey 07104
Appointment Term: For a period of three (3) years from the date of appointment or until the expiration of the Constable Bond, whichever occurs first.
Sponsor: Council Member, Carlos M. Gonzalez
Additional Information:
Appointed by Resolution #7R8-b adopted on April 13, 2021.
Due to COVID-19, this approval will be accepted from the date of the initial adoption of the appointment.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-120, John Martin Lema, of Newark, New Jersey 07104, was appointed as a Constable pursuant to Resolution 7R8-b, adopted at the April 13, 2021, Regular Municipal Council Meeting; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-125, John Martin Lema, of Newark, New Jersey 07104, must give a bond, in such form and amount as prescribed by the Governing Body and approved as to form and sufficiency by the Corporation Counsel and Municipal Council; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-121, a Constable must qualify within thirty (30) days of the initial adoption of the resolution of appointment, and shall hold office for a term of three (3) years.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The term of the Constable appointment of John Martin Lema, of Newark, New Jersey 07104, is for a term of three (3) years from the date of appointment or the expiration of the Constable Bond, whichever occurs first.
2. The Constable Bond, in the amount of $1,000.00, issued to John Martin Lema, of Newark, New Jersey 07104, is approved as to form, amount, and sufficiency.
STATEMENT
This Resolution hereby authorizes and approves the form, amount, and sufficiency of the Constable Bond, posted for John Martin Lema, of Newark, New Jersey 07104, who was appointed to serve as a Constable in the City of Newark, New Jersey, for a period of three (3) years from the date of appointment or the expiration of the Constable Bond, whichever occurs first.