Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X ) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Constable Appointment
Purpose: To serve civil and criminal warrants, written summonses, complaints, repossessions and lockouts.
Name of Appointee: Marques-Aquil D. Lewis
Address: 33 Vaughn Drive, Newark, New Jersey 07103
Appointment Term: For a term of three (3) years from the date of appointment or to the expiration of the Constable Bond, whichever occurs first.
Sponsor: Council Member, Carlos M. Gonzalez
Additional Information:
Appointee shall submit Constable Bond.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-120, the City of Newark may appoint up to fifty (50) Constables; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-121, the City of Newark may appoint a Constable for a term of three (3) years, unless the Municipal Council, by its resolution of appointment, fixes a one (1) year term; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark wishes to appoint Marques-Aquil D. Lewis to serve as a Constable 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. Marques-Aquil D. Lewis, 33 Vaughn Drive, Newark, New Jersey 07103, is hereby appointed as a Constable, in accordance with his application to serve civil and criminal warrants, written summonses, complaints, repossessions and lockouts.
2. Prior to carrying out duties 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 term of three (3) years from the date of the appointment or the expiration of the Constable Bond, whichever occurs first.
STATEMENT
This resolution hereby authorizes the appointment of Marques-Aquil D. Lewis, 33 Vaughn Drive, Newark, New Jersey 07103, to serve as a Constable in the City of Newark for a term of three (3) years from the date of appointment or the expiration of the Constable Bond, whichever occurs first.