Title
Dept/ Agency: Finance
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - Competitive Contracting
Purpose: Municipal Court Collections
Entity Name: Not Applicable
Entity Address: Not Applicable
Contract Amount: Not Applicable
Funding Source: Not Applicable
Contract Period: Not Applicable
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, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40a:11-4.5, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 2b:19-6, to award a contract for the private collection of debt for the City of Newark Municipal Court.
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WHEREAS, the Newark Municipal Court has exhausted all judicial enforcement remedies permitted by law or court rule, N.J.S.A. 2B:19-6(a); and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") desires to award a contract for the private collection of debt for the City of Newark Municipal Court (the "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:11-4.1(j) specifically authorizes the City to use competitive contracting to award a concession contract; and
WHEREAS, the public need to award a concession is to increase the collection rate of debt owed the Municipal Court and the concession to be awarded is a contract to a vendor who will provide collection services to the City for debt owed the Municipal Court; and
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