Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Constable Appointment
Purpose: To serve warrants, subpoenas, and lockout notices, and assist the Council Member at community meetings.
Name of Appointee: Jamil Brewer
Address: 263 Lehigh Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07112
Appointment Term: For a period of three (3) years from the date of appointment or to the expiration of the Constable Bond, whichever occurs first.
Sponsor: Council Member John Sharpe James
Additional Information:
Appointee shall submit Constable Bond
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WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-120 et seq., the City of Newark is authorized to appoint up to fifty (50) Constables to establish the term for such appointment at one (1) or three (3) years; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to implement the three (3) year option.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. Jamil Brewer, of 263 Lehigh Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07112, be and is hereby appointed as a Constable, in accordance with his application to serve warrants, subpoenas, and lockout notices, and assist the Council Member at community meetings.
2. Prior to entering upon the execution of his office and no later than thirty (30) days after the effective date of the appointment, the aforesaid appointee shall submit a Constable Bond, which shall be approved as to form, amount and sufficiency of Surety by resolution of the Newark Municipal Council.
3. This appointment shall be for a period of three (3) years from the date of the appointment, or to the expiration of the Constable Bond, whichever occurs first.
STATEMENT
This resolution authorizes the appointment of Jamil Brewer, of 263 Lehigh Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07112, to serve as a Constable in the City of Newark, New Jersey for a period of three (3) years from the date of the appointment or to the expiration of the Constable Bond, whichever occurs first.