2384-13 Chptr 5-Subchapter 33-Shop Local Rewards Prgm.pdf

9 This legislation also promotes the public safety and welfare, requiring that all applicants for a license to operate a Shop Local Program meet a review by the Township Council about the applicant’s business aptitude and criminal history. This Ordinance also protects the public by requiring the licensee to post a bond, essentially guaranteeing that monies credited to a Taxpayer Consumer for making purchases at local businesses actually be made available to the Township as a credit to the Taxpayer Consumer. The Ordinance also requires the applicant to file proof of liability insurance which names the Township as an Additional Insured, and further requires an indemnification in favor of the Township to ensure that there is limited liability in connection with the Shop Local Program. Also, given the innovative nature of the Shop Local Program, this legislation authorizes the Township Council to establish, by resolution, a form of application to be submitted by the prospective licensee; this application form may also set forth additional terms and conditions which the Council deems necessary and proper to the efficient and effective administration of the Shop Local Program. The Authority for this proposed Ordinance is derived from N.J.S.A. 40:48-1, which authorizes the governing body of every municipality in the State of New Jersey to “make, amend, repeal and enforce . . . ordinances, regulations, rules and by-laws not contrary to the laws of this state or of the United States, as it may deem necessary and proper for the good government, order and protection of persons and property, and for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare of the municipality and its inhabitants.” 747869_2