Borough Of Fair Haven

What Borough Of Fair Haven does

The Borough of Fair Haven is a municipal government entity located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, incorporated on March 28, 1912 by Act of the New Jersey State Legislature after previously being part of Shrewsbury Township. The borough delivers a comprehensive range of local government services to its residents through Borough Hall (748 River Road) and a network of department offices, including the Police Department (35 Fisk Street), Fire Department (645 River Road), Department of Public Works and Recycling Center (1 Allen Street), and shared services facilities with neighboring Rumson (80 East River Road). Service lines span public safety (police, fire, emergency management), public works (trash/recycling collection, road maintenance, snow removal, brush and leaf pickup), parks and recreation (including the 77-acre Fair Haven Fields complex acquired in 1975), tax collection and assessment, code enforcement, zoning, construction permitting, municipal court, and vital records management. The borough's primary customers are year-round and seasonal residents of Fair Haven, with secondary service to local businesses requiring licenses and to visitors using recreational facilities.

The borough operates on standard municipal technology infrastructure rather than proprietary platforms. Core systems include the CivicPlus website platform powering fairhavennj.org, Zoom for virtual public meetings, online payment portals for tax bills and permit fees, an OPRA (Open Public Records Act) request system, Nixle for emergency notifications, and Constant Contact for the bi-monthly FOCUS newsletter. Operations are supported by 13 employees distributed across administration, finance, police, and an 8-person Department of Public Works (supervisor, foreman, mechanic, and laborers). The borough maintains no proprietary software products and exposes no APIs or SDKs.

Revenue is generated primarily through quarterly property tax collection (due February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1), supplemented by permit and license fees (zoning, construction, boat ramp, garage sale, raffle/bingo, marriage licenses at $28), service fees (appliance disposal stickers at $25, e-waste scheduling), and traffic/court fines. The borough also acts as billing and collection agent for Monmouth County Government and the Fair Haven Local / Rumson-Fair Haven Regional School Districts. A formal shared services agreement with the Borough of Rumson, operational since June 2007, consolidates Construction Department and Municipal Court functions, reducing redundant overhead while extending constituent service hours. The borough carries an AA+ bond rating from Standard & Poor's, reflecting strong fiscal management practices.

Name

Borough Of Fair Haven

Legal name

Borough of Fair Haven

Website

https://fairhavennj.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Borough of Fair Haven is a municipal government in Monmouth County, New Jersey, providing public safety, public works, parks and recreation, tax collection, permitting, and vital records services to its residents. Incorporated in 1912, it operates with 13 employees and an AA+ S&P bond rating.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Waste Collection (56211), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF), Street & Public Space Litter Collection (Municipal Cleaning) (BPALAAAE)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Property tax administration
• Public safety services
• Parks and recreation
• Public works operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Fair Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Taxes: Primary municipal revenue source. Quarterly tax collection (February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1). Borough serves as billing and collection agency for Monmouth County Government and Fair Haven Local/Rumson Fair Haven Regional School Districts.
2. Permits and Licenses: Fees collected for zoning permits, construction permits, boat ramp permits, garage sale permits, solicitor permits, raffle licenses, marriage licenses ($28), bingo licenses, and various other municipal permits.
3. Service Fees: Appliance disposal sticker fee ($25), e-waste scheduling, and bulk pickup services.
4. Fines and Violations: Traffic violations, parking tickets, municipal court fines, and ordinance violation penalties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Borough of Fair Haven is a municipal government entity that delivers public services to residents of Fair Haven, New Jersey. Its offerings include police protection, fire and emergency response, public works (trash/recycling, road maintenance, snow removal), tax assessment and collection, parks and recreation programming, permitting and licensing, zoning and code enforcement, municipal court services, vital records administration, and emergency management. The Borough operates as the statutory provider of local government services within its geographic boundaries and is funded primarily through property taxes, fees, and fines.

Product overview

Borough of Fair Haven is a municipal government entity providing comprehensive public services to residents. The borough does not operate a technology product; instead, it offers government services including administration, public safety (police, fire, emergency management), public works, code enforcement, planning and zoning, finance and tax services, parks and recreation, and vital records management. Services are delivered through Borough Hall and various department offices, with some shared services arrangements with neighboring municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Police Department Services
• Fire Department Services
• Emergency Management Services
• Public Works Services
• Recycling Services
• Parks and Recreation Services
• Tax Collection
• Tax Assessment
• Municipal Clerk Services
• Registrar Services
• Zoning Services
• Municipal Court Services
• Construction and Building Permits
• Engineering and Planning Services
• Code Enforcement
• Finance Department Services

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, significant and minor.

• Borough of RumsoncoreOthers · 1 June 2007Shared services agreement for Construction Office merged with Rumson's office in June 2007. Provides superior service to residents with upgraded computer systems, wider service hours, substantial cost savings, and ability to repurpose space in Borough Hall. Rumson Municipal Building at 80 East River Road serves Fair Haven residents for construction permits.
• Borough of RumsoncoreOthersShared services for Municipal Court. Court sessions held at Callman Court Building, 80 East River Road, Rumson. Handles traffic, parking summons, criminal matters, and borough ordinance violations for Fair Haven residents.
• Sustainable JerseysignificantStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for sustainability certification and environmental programs. Borough achieved Silver Award certification and 2025 Collaboration Award through environmental commission initiatives.
• Realty Data Systems (RDS)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContracted for annual property inspections to maintain accurate property records for reassessments. Includes remote virtual interior inspections and exterior inspections with photographs.
• Monmouth County Tax BoardcoreOthersProvides tax board portal for electronic filing of income and expense forms, property record search system, and assessment appeals processing.
• Monmouth County Board of TaxationcoreOthersCounty-level tax board handles assessment appeals and provides regulatory oversight for property tax assessments.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Borough of Red Bank, NJ: Same-county borough with shared proximity, joint tax collection dynamics, and similar municipal service structure, providing a useful scale and density comparison.
• Borough of Rumson, NJ: Immediate neighboring borough and active shared services partner for Construction Department and Municipal Court operations. Most directly comparable peer on demographics, geography, and service model.
• Borough of Shrewsbury, NJ: Monmouth County borough with similar residential character and small-staff municipal operation. Historically Fair Haven was part of Shrewsbury Township before its 1912 incorporation.
• Borough of Monmouth Beach, NJ: Coastal Monmouth County borough of comparable population, providing a tightly matched reference for shoreline-adjacent municipal service delivery and stormwater exposure.
• Borough of Little Silver, NJ: Adjacent Monmouth County borough of similar size and affluence, offering a comparable menu of public safety, public works, parks, and tax collection services to residents.

Others

• CivicPlus: Provider of the website platform Fair Haven uses; represents the broader municipal technology vendor ecosystem that enables modern service delivery for small boroughs.
• Sustainable Jersey: Certification and grants program partner to Fair Haven. Comparable in the sense that engagement with this program shapes how Fair Haven (and other NJ municipalities) benchmark, fund, and report sustainability initiatives.

Broad incumbents

• Township of Middletown, NJ: Larger Monmouth County municipality serving as a broader regional reference point for scaled municipal operations, infrastructure, and emergency management.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/search
• Facebookfacebook.com/Borough-of-Fair-Haven-492043097586932
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/borough-of-fair-haven

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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