Title
Dept/ Agency: Finance
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Service Contract
Purpose: To authorize the use of Competitive Contracting for Municipal Court Collections
Entity Name: N/A
Entity Address: N/A
Contract Amount: $0.00
Funding Source: N/A
Contract Period: N/A
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X ) n/a
Additional Information:
Resolution authorizing the use of competitive contracting of specialized goods or services for Municipal Court Collections
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") desires to award a contract for the private collection of debt for the City of Newark Municipal Court ("Court"); and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 2B:19-6, authorizes the use of private collection agencies to collect outstanding debt payable to Municipal Courts; and
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey, has issued rules and procedures governing the collection of Municipal Court Debt under L. 2009, C.233, dated March 31, 2011, and it is the intention of the Court to comply with such rules and procedures; and
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.6 specifically authorizes the City to use competitive contracting to award a concession contract; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.3(a), in order to initiate competitive contracting, the Municipal Council must pass a resolution authorizing the use of competitive contracting each time specialized goods or services are desired to be contracted; and
WHEREAS, the competitive contracting process shall be administered by the Director of the Department of Finance, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.3(b) and any contract awarded under this process shall be made by resolution of the Municipal Council, subject to the provisions of subsection e. of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.5.
NOW THEREFORE,, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council hereby authorizes the use of competitive contracting, pursuant to N.J.S.A 40A:11-4.1 et seq. to award a contract for the private collection of debt for the City of Newark Municipal Court ("Court"), in accordance with the Supreme Court Procedures Governing the Private Collection of Municipal Court Debt under L. 2009, C.233.
2. The award of such a contract or contracts shall be by resolution of the Municipal Council.
3. The competitive contracting process shall be administered by the Director of the Department of Finance, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.3(b) and any contract awarded under this process shall be made by resolution of the Municipal Council, subject to the provisions of Subsection E. of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.5.
STATEMENT
This resolution authorizes the use of competitive contracting pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.6 to award a contract or contracts for the private collection of debt for the City of Newark Municipal Court