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.
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