N.J. Stat. § 40A:12-10 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-10
Joint purchase of lands and construction of buildings or other capital improvements for joint use
Status: in_force

Any county or municipality may contract with each other or with any other county or municipality for the purpose of acquiring land and constructing thereon a building or buildings or other capital improvements for their joint use. Title thereto shall be taken in the manner and their respective uses provided by agreement between the governing bodies thereof. The expense of acquisition of such land and the construction of a building or buildings or other capital improvements and of the maintenance thereof shall be divided in such manner as the governing bodies shall agree upon. L.1971, c. 199, s. 10, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-149 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-149
Submission by municipality prior to adoption of ordinance to county planning board.
Status: in_force

13. a. Prior to adoption of a development transfer ordinance or of any amendment of an existing development transfer ordinance, the municipality shall submit a copy of the proposed ordinance, copies of the development transfer and utility service plan elements of the master plan adopted pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-28) and capital improvement program adopted pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-29), proposed municipal master plan changes necessary for the enactment of the development transfer ordinance, and the real estate market analysis to the county planning board. If the ordinance and master plan changes involve agricultural land, then the county agriculture development board shall also be provided information identical to that provided to the county planning board. b. The county planning board, upon receiving the proposed development transfer ordinance and accompanying documentation, shall conduct a review of the proposed ordinance with regard to the following criteria: (1) consistency with the adopted master plan of the county; (2) support of regional objectives for agricultural land preservation, natural resource management and protection, historic or architectural conservation, or the preservation of other public values as enumerated in subsection a. of section 8 of P.L.2004, c.2 (C.40:55D-144); (3) consistency with reasonable population and economic forecasts for the county; and (4) sufficiency of the receiving zone to accommodate the development potential that may be transferred from sending zones and a reasonable assurance of marketability of any instruments of transfer that may be created. L.2004,c.2,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-133.8 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-133.8
Tenure starting in 1986
Status: in_force

Commencing January 1, 1986, no municipal clerk shall acquire tenure of office under any law of this State unless he holds a registered municipal clerk certificate issued pursuant to this act. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to affect tenure of office heretofore acquired nor to affect in any way the unexpired term of office of any municipal clerk heretofore appointed or elected, nor to affect any provision of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes (Civil Service) or any other law providing for tenure of office, except with respect to the acquisition of tenure by a municipal clerk on or after January 1, 1986. L. 1985, c. 174, s. 8, eff. May 31, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 40:71-1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 71 / Section 71-1
Election; notice
Status: in_force

The legal voters of any municipality not governed by chapters 70 to 76 of this title (s. 40:70-1 et seq.) may adopt said chapters at an election held in such municipality, to be called by the municipal clerk upon request or petition in writing of twenty per cent of the persons qualified to vote at the last general election as shown by the registry of qualified voters used at such election.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48C-35 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48C / Section 48C-35
Tax as debt of taxpayer; action for collection; limitation of action
Status: in_force

The taxes, interest and penalties imposed by any ordinance adopted pursuant to this act from the time the same shall be due shall be a debt of the taxpayer by whom payable to the municipality, recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action in the name of the municipality to be instituted within 3 years of the date due or of the filing of the report, whichever date is later. L.1970, c. 326, s. 35, eff. Dec. 23, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:10-35 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-35
Statutes repealed
Status: in_force

The following sections, chapters and acts, together with all amendments and supplements thereto are hereby repealed: Chapters 26 and 51 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes; N.J.S. 40A:9-13 to 40A:9-16 inclusive; N.J.S. 40A:14-40; P.L.1965, c. 174 (C. 40:48-9.5 to C. 40:48-9.9 inclusive); P.L.1971, c. 421 (C. 40A:9-14.1); P.L.1975, c. 238 (C. 40A:14-146.5). L.1979, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Oct. 15, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:65-4 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 65 / Section 65-4
Agreements for shared services.
Status: in_force

4. a. (1) Any local unit may enter into an agreement with any other local unit or units to provide or receive any service that each local unit participating in the agreement is empowered to provide or receive within its own jurisdiction, including services incidental to the primary purposes of any of the participating local units including services from licensed or certified professionals required by statute to be appointed. In the case of pilot municipalities, tenure rights shall not prohibit the sharing of services for a municipal clerk, a chief financial officer, an assessor, a tax collector, a municipal treasurer, or a municipal superintendent of public works. The statutory requirements that each municipality must appoint a municipal clerk, a chief financial officer, an assessor, a tax collector, a municipal treasurer, a municipal engineer, and a principal public works manager shall, for those pilot municipalities, permit and include the provision of the services of any of those municipal employees through a shared service agreement pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 et seq.). The shared service agreement shall be subject to the provisions of subsection d. of this section and of section 3 of P.L.2013, c.166 (C.40A:65-4.2). In a shared service agreement between pilot municipalities for the services of a municipal clerk, a chief financial officer, an assessor, a tax collector, a municipal treasurer, or a municipal superintendent of public works, the agent-party, as that term is used in subsection d. of section 7 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-7), shall select for employment under the agreement one of the employees of the pilot municipalities that are party to the agreement who was employed in that same capacity prior to the approval of the agreement. (2) Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any agreement between local units for the provision of shared services shall be entered into pursuant to sections 1 to 37 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 et al.); provided, however, that agreements regarding shared services that are otherwise regulated by statute, rule, or regulation are specifically excluded from sections 1 to 37 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 et al.). (3) The board is authorized to render a decision in the determination of the statutory basis under which a specific shared service is governed. b. Any agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be filed, for informational purposes, with the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, together with an estimate of the cost savings anticipated to be achieved by the local units that are the parties to the agreement, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the director. c. In the case of a pilot municipality, a tenured municipal clerk, chief financial officer, assessor, tax collector, municipal superintendent of public works, or municipal treasurer may be dismissed to effectuate the sharing of a service entered into pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 et seq.) and such dismissal shall be deemed to be in the interest of the economy or efficiency of the participants in the shared service agreement. d. In the case of a pilot municipality, a tenured municipal clerk, chief financial officer, assessor, tax collector, municipal superintendent of public works, or municipal treasurer who has been dismissed to effectuate a shared service agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 et seq.) shall be reappointed to his or her former position, and shall regain his or her tenured status, if the shared service agreement is cancelled, or expires, within the two-year period immediately following the dismissal of that person. e. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a local unit or units may enter into a shared service agreement with a federal military base, to the extent permitted by 10 U.S.C. s.2679, under which services would be provided to the extent a local unit involved in the agreement is empowered to provide those services within its own jurisdiction. This subsection shall not be construed to impact existing federal or State civil service laws, rules, or regulations with respect to federal employees or employees of a local unit. Where federal law and State law conflict regarding the content and duration of such agreements, federal law shall control. L.2007, c.63, s.4; amended 2013, c.166, s.4; 2017, c.21; 2023, c.308.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-2.30 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2.30
Ordinance to provide what constitutes a nuisance.
Status: in_force

3. The ordinance shall provide that the installation, maintenance or use of such equipment or facilities, which by reason of type, installation, or place of use constitute a fire or explosion hazard endangering the lives of persons and property, constitutes a nuisance.
L.1955,c.157,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-10.2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-10.2
Voting conditions.
Status: in_force

9. A member of a municipal agency who was absent for one or more of the meetings at which a hearing was held or was not a member of the municipal agency at that time, shall be eligible to vote on the matter upon which the hearing was conducted, notwithstanding his absence from one or more of the meetings; provided, however, that such board member has available to him the transcript or recording of all of the hearing from which he was absent or was not a member, and certifies in writing to the board that he has read such transcript or listened to such recording. L.1979,c.216,s.9; amended 1998, c.95, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:27-21 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 27 / Section 27-21
Continuation of county and municipal obligations
Status: in_force

Any debt, liability or obligation incurred by any county or municipality pursuant to any section of law which is repealed pursuant to this act shall not in any manner be diminished by the provisions of this act. L. 1987, c. 179, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-22.10 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-22.10
Violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

10. a. An appointed local government officer or employee found guilty by the Local Finance Board or a county or municipal ethics board of the violation of any provision of P.L.1991, c.29 (C.40A:9-22.1 et seq.) or of any code of ethics in effect pursuant to P.L.1991, c.29 (C.40A:9-22.1 et seq.), shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, which penalty may be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to "The Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The board or a county or municipal ethics board shall report its findings to the office or agency having the power of removal or discipline of the appointed local government officer or employee and may recommend that further disciplinary action be taken. b. An elected local government officer or employee found guilty by the Local Finance Board or a county or municipal ethics board of the violation of any provision of P.L.1991, c.29 (C.40A:9-22.1 et seq.) or of any code of ethics in effect pursuant to P.L.1991, c.29 (C.40A:9-22.1 et seq.), shall be fined not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00, which penalty may be collected in a summary proceeding pursuant to "The Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). c. The remedies provided herein are in addition to all other criminal and civil remedies provided under the law. L.1991,c.29,s.10; amended 1999, c.440, s.101.
N.J. Stat. § 40:73-3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 73 / Section 73-3
No officer or employee to receive free service; exceptions
Status: in_force

No such officer or employee shall accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any person operating within the territorial limits of said municipality any interurban railway, street railway, gas works, waterworks, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telegraph line, telephone exchange, or other business using or operating under a public franchise, any frank, free pass, free ticket, or free service or accept or receive directly or indirectly, from any such person any other service upon terms more favorable than is granted to the public generally, but such prohibition of free transportation shall not apply to policemen or firemen in uniform. Nor shall any free service to city officials heretofore provided by any franchise or ordinance be affected by this section.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-34 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-34
Municipal appropriations to fire companies.
Status: in_force

40A:14-34. The governing body of any municipality may raise and appropriate funds to be granted to the boards of fire commissioners of any fire district or volunteer fire companies located therein, up to a total annual appropriation of $150,000, which shall be adjusted biennially for inflation by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs in accordance with the cost-of-living adjustment promulgated pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1983, c.49 (C.40A:4-45.1a). In any municipality in which there are more than three such boards or companies, or both, the governing body may raise and appropriate an additional $50,000 annually for each such additional board or company. Any such board or company shall use not less than 50% of the funds received pursuant to this section for the purchase of fire equipment, materials and supplies. All funds appropriated under this section shall be accounted for to the governing body annually. Any municipality may appropriate such additional sums as it may deem necessary for the purchase of fire equipment, supplies and materials for use by fire companies or boards, the title to which shall remain with the municipality, provided that the funds shall be controlled and disbursed by the municipality. In the case of a joint purchase made by the governing bodies of two or more municipalities pursuant to the provisions of the "Consolidated Municipal Service Act," P.L.1952, c.72 (C.40:48B-1 et seq.), the title to the purchase shall be held by the joint meeting formed by the contracting governing bodies. amended 1972, c.136, s.1; 1979, c.151; 1985, c.19, s.1; 1989, c.41; 2015, c.95, s.27.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-2.12s2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2.12s2
Notice of summons, complaint to municipal clerk, mayor, other municipal chief executive officer; requirements, duties.
Status: in_force

2. a. (1) A creditor serving a summons and complaint in an action to foreclose on a mortgage on commercial property in the State shall, within 10 days of serving the summons and complaint, notify the municipal clerk and the mayor or other chief executive officer of the municipality in which the property is located that a summons and complaint in an action to foreclose on a mortgage has been filed against the subject property. The notice shall contain the full name, address, and telephone number for the representative of the creditor who is responsible for receiving complaints of property maintenance and code violations and the full name and contact information for any person or entity retained by the creditor or a representative of the creditor to be responsible for any care, maintenance, security, or upkeep of the property. The notice may contain information about more than one property, and shall be provided by mail or electronic communication, at the discretion of the municipal clerk. In the event the creditor that has served a summons and complaint in an action to foreclose on a commercial property that is located out-of-State, the notice shall also contain the full name, address, and telephone number of an in-State representative or agent who shall be responsible for the care, maintenance, security, and upkeep of the exterior of the property if it becomes vacant and abandoned. If the municipality has designated or appointed a public officer pursuant to P.L.1942, c.112 (C.40:48-2.3 et seq.), the municipal clerk shall forward a copy of the notice to the public officer or shall otherwise provide it to any other local official responsible for administration of any property maintenance or public nuisance code. The notice shall also include the street address, lot, and block number of the property. If there is any change in the name, address, or telephone number for a representative, agent, or individual authorized to accept service on behalf of a creditor required to be provided in a notice pursuant to this paragraph following the filing of the summons and complaint, the creditor shall provide a notice to the applicable municipal clerk containing the updated name, address, or telephone number within 10 days of the change in that information. (2) Within 30 days following the effective date of P.L.2021, c.444 (C.40:48-2.12s1 et al.), any creditor that has initiated a foreclosure proceeding on any commercial property that is pending in Superior Court shall provide to the municipal clerk of the municipality in which the property is located, a listing of all commercial properties in the municipality for which the creditor has foreclosure actions pending by street address and lot and block number. If the municipality has designated or appointed a public officer pursuant to P.L.1942, c.112 (C.40:48-2.3 et seq.), the municipal clerk shall forward a copy of the notice to the public officer, or shall otherwise provide it to any other local official responsible for administration of any property maintenance or public nuisance code. b. If the owner of a commercial property vacates or abandons any property on which a foreclosure proceeding has been initiated or if a commercial property becomes vacant at any point subsequent to the creditor's filing the summons and complaint in an action to foreclose on a mortgage against the subject property, but prior to vesting of title in the creditor or any other third party, and the exterior of the property is found to be a nuisance or in violation of any applicable State or local code, the local public officer, municipal clerk, or other authorized municipal official shall notify the creditor or the representative or agent of an out-of-State creditor, as applicable, which shall have the responsibility to abate the nuisance or correct the violation in the same manner and to the same extent as the title owner of the property, to such standard or specification as may be required by State law or municipal ordinance. The municipality shall include a description of the conditions that gave rise to the violation with the notice of violation and shall provide a period of not less than 30 days from the creditor's receipt of the notice for the creditor to remedy the violation. If the creditor fails to remedy the violation within that time period, the municipality may impose penalties allowed for the violation of municipal ordinances. c. If the municipality expends public funds in order to abate a nuisance or correct a violation on a commercial property in situations in which the creditor was given notice pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. of this section but failed to abate the nuisance or correct the violation as directed, the municipality shall have the same recourse against the creditor as it would have against the title owner of the property, including, but not limited to, the recourse provided under section 23 of P.L.2003, c.210 (C.55:19-100). d. For the purposes of this section, "creditor" means a State-chartered bank, savings bank, savings and loan association or credit union, any person required to be licensed under the provisions of the "New Jersey Residential Mortgage Lending Act," sections 1 through 39 of P.L.2009, c.53 (C.17:11C-51 through C.17:11C-89), and any entity acting on behalf of the creditor named in the debt obligation including, but not limited to, servicers. For purposes of this section, a creditor shall not include the State, a political subdivision of the State, or a State, county, or local government entity, or their agent or assignee, such as the servicer. L.2021, c.444, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-13.2 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-13.2
Rejection of bids; reasons.
Status: in_force

21. A contracting unit may reject all bids for any of the following reasons: a. The lowest bid substantially exceeds the cost estimates for the goods or services; b. The lowest bid substantially exceeds the contracting unit's appropriation for the goods or services; c. The governing body of the contracting unit decides to abandon the project for provision or performance of the goods or services; d. The contracting unit wants to substantially revise the specifications for the goods or services; e. The purposes or provisions or both of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.) are being violated; f. The governing body of the contracting unit decides to use the State authorized contract pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-12). L.1999,c.440,s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:5A-26 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-26
Rules and regulations; inapplicability of act to powers of local finance board under P.L.1947, c. 151
Status: in_force

a. The Local Finance Board is authorized to adopt, amend and repeal rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. b. This act shall not limit the powers of the Local Finance Board or the director to regulate the financial affairs of authorities in the manner authorized by P.L.1947, c. 151 (C. 52:27BB-1 et seq.). L.1983, c. 313, s. 26.
N.J. Stat. § 40:63-135 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-135
Bonds; general provisions
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized under this article, shall be issued and executed in all respects as provided in and under the provisions of article 1 of chapter 1 of this title (s. 40:1-1 et seq.). There shall be raised each year in the tax levy and included in the annual budget of each contracting municipality an amount sufficient to pay the interest, and the principal of said bonds as they fall due.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14-14 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-14
Money raised by taxation
Status: in_force

The moneys so appropriated with a sum sufficient to meet the interest thereon shall be included in the next annual tax levy of the county or municipality which shall have appropriated such moneys and shall be raised in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes are raised therein.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14B-22.2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14B / Section 14B-22.2
Reduced, abated rents, rates, fees by municipal authority providing electricity.
Status: in_force

1. Any municipal or county authority, including any municipal authority which provides electricity to a single municipality, may establish within its district rates or schedules which provide for a reduction, deferment, without accruing interest during the period of the deferment, or total abatement of the rents, rates, fees, or other charges pertaining to a primary residence owned, in full or in part, by a person who is enlisted in any branch of the United States Armed Forces. The reduction, deferment, without interest, or total abatement shall be effective during the period of time in which that person is deployed for active service in time of war. Any municipal or county authority may establish within its district rates or schedules which provide for a reduction or total abatement of the rents, rates, fees, or other charges which are charged to or collected from any person residing in the district of the age of 65 or more years, or less than 65 years of age and permanently and totally disabled according to the provisions of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. s.301 et seq., or disabled under any federal law administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs if the disability is rated as 60 percent or higher, and the person either is annually eligible to receive assistance under the "Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled" (PAAD) program, P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.) or has a total income not in excess of $10,000 per year exclusive of benefits under any one of the following: a. The federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. s.301 et seq. and all amendments and supplements thereto; b. Any other program of the federal government or pursuant to any other federal law which provides benefits in whole or in part in lieu of benefits referred to in, or for persons excluded from coverage under subsection a. of this section including, but not limited to, the federal "Railroad Retirement Act of 1974," 45 U.S.C. s.231 et seq., and federal pension, disability and retirement programs; or c. Pension, disability or retirement programs of any state or its political subdivisions, or agencies thereof, for persons not covered under subsection a. of this section except that, the total amount of benefits to be allowed exclusion by any owner under subsection b. or c. of this section shall not be in excess of the maximum amount of benefits payable to, and allowable for exclusion by, an owner in similar circumstances under subsection a. of this section. L.1992, c.215, s.1; amended 1994, c.78, s.4; 2016, c.102, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-131 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-131
Procedures for establishment of county department of civil service
Status: in_force

Upon passage of a resolution by the board of freeholders calling for the establishment of a county department of civil service the chief executive of the county shall transmit a copy of the resolution together with such other communication as he may deem appropriate to the President of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The president of the commission shall then instruct his staff to determine if administration of civil service by that county would be consistent with the administration of an equitable system governing the employment of public employees throughout the State, the best interests of public employees throughout the State and within the county requesting such approval, and the public interest in the efficient governance of the county on behalf of its citizens. The commission shall, by rules adopted for the purpose, require the board of freeholders requesting its approval to submit a plan for the administration by such county department of a system of civil service, which plan shall include information sufficient to determine the capacity, competency and ability of the county department to administer properly the provisions of the Civil Service Law. Such plan shall not be implemented nor shall such department be operative until after receipt by the requesting board of freeholders of a statement of approval, in writing, of the Civil Service Commission and, in any event, until after the passage of 2 years from the date upon which such plan is submitted by the board to the commission. The revision, amendment or repeal of such plan and the acts and ordinances enacted in connection therewith shall be subject to the approval of the commission in the same manner as hereinabove provided except that the mandatory period of delay shall not apply and the Civil Service Commission shall exercise its authority to approve or disapprove within a reasonable time. The Civil Service Commission shall assure the compliance with provisions of the Civil Service Law of the administration of a system of civil service by any county department and the administration of such a system shall be subject to the continuing audit, review and approval of the State Civil Service Commission pursuant to rule promulgated by it for that purpose. L.1972, c. 154, s. 131, eff. Sept. 19, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-114.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-114.1
Definitions relative to affordable housing occupancy preferences.
Status: in_force

1. a. As used in this section: "Disabled veteran" means any resident of the State who has been honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from active service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States and who has been or shall be declared by the United States Veterans Administration, or its successor, to have a service-connected disability. "Veteran" means any resident of the State who has been honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances from active service in any branch of the armed forces of the United States, or any honorably discharged member of the American Merchant Marine who served during World War II and is declared by the United States Department of Defense to be eligible for federal veterans' benefits. b. In addition to any other federal or State law regarding providing a veteran's affordable housing preference, the Commissioner of Community Affairs shall establish rules and regulations to provide a preference for affordable housing in a housing project, as defined under subsection f. of section 2 of P.L.1979, c.275 (C.40:37A-107), to homeless veterans, disabled veterans, and family members who are the primary residential caregivers to disabled veterans residing with them. All applicants for the housing preference as specified herein shall also be required to meet the income requirements for admission to the housing project. c. Among applicants eligible to receive a housing project preference provided under subsection b. of this section, priority for the preference shall be given to applicants as follows: (1) homeless veterans shall receive first priority; (2) disabled veterans shall receive second priority; and (3) family members who are the primary residential caregivers to disabled veterans residing with them shall receive third priority. L.2017, c.19, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-14 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-14
Effect of mailing notice
Status: in_force

Any notice made by certified mail pursuant to sections 7.1 and 7.2 of this act shall be deemed complete upon mailing. L.1975, c. 291, s. 7.3, eff. Aug. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 40:66A-31.8 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 66A / Section 66A-31.8
Rates or rentals
Status: in_force

After the commencement of operation of solid waste disposal facilities, the county may prescribe and change from time to time rates or rentals to be charged for the use of the services of such facilities. Such rates or rentals being in the nature of use or service charges or annual rental charges, shall be uniform and equitable for the same type and class of use or service of such facilities. Such rates or rentals and types and classes of use and service may be based on such factors as the board of chosen freeholders of the county shall deem proper and equitable. L.1970, c. 242, s. 8, eff. Oct. 28, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:12A-68 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 12A / Section 12A-68
Payments in lieu of taxes constitute lien.
Status: in_force

5. a. Payments required to be made in accordance with an agreement for payments in lieu of taxes entered into under section 3 of P.L.2001, c.310 (C.40A:12A-66) shall be a continuous lien on the land or improvements thereon, or both, or a continuous lien on any leasehold interests in the land or improvements thereon, or both, against which the ordinance is recorded on and after the date of recordation of both the ordinance and the agreement, whether simultaneously or not, or the date of confirmation of the special assessments, whichever is earlier. All subsequent payments in lieu of taxes thereunder, interest, penalties, and costs of collection which thereafter fall due or accrue shall be added and relate back to and be a part of the initial lien. Upon recordation of the ordinance and agreement, payments in lieu of taxes shall constitute an automatic, enforceable, and perfected statutory municipal lien for all purposes, including the federal bankruptcy code, regardless of whether the amount of the payments to be made in lieu of taxes has been determined at the time the lien attaches to any interest in the land, leasehold estate, or improvements, as applicable. A confirmation hearing process to determine the amount due shall not affect the commencement or validity of the lien. Notwithstanding any other applicable law, for the purposes of the "Redevelopment Area Bond Financing Law," sections 1 through 10 of P.L.2001, c.310 (C.40A:12A-64 et seq.), a municipal lien on a leasehold estate shall constitute a lien against such leasehold estate only, unless the financial agreement specifically provides for a lien on the underlying fee interest in the land. In any case, enforcement of a municipal lien on a leasehold estate shall be limited to an in rem proceeding only. No municipal lien shall attach to any interest of a State entity unless such State entity shall have expressly consented to such lien in the financial agreement. b. If bonds are issued, the municipality, the redeveloper or the State entity redeveloper, as the case may be, may record, either simultaneously or at different times, any ordinance enacted by the municipality relating to the payment in lieu of taxes agreement or special assessments and, either simultaneously with the ordinance or at different times, a copy of the agreement or agreements. The ordinance, when recorded, shall contain a legend at the top of the front page substantially as follows: "THIS ORDINANCE SECURES BONDS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE 'REDEVELOPMENT AREA BOND FINANCING LAW' AND THE LIEN HEREOF IN FAVOR OF THE OWNERS OF SUCH BONDS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS IS A MUNICIPAL LIEN SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER NON-MUNICIPAL LIENS HEREAFTER RECORDED." c. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, upon recordation of both the ordinance and any accompanying agreement, the lien thereof shall be perfected for all purposes in accordance with law and the lien shall thereafter be superior to (1) all non-municipal liens thereafter recorded or otherwise arising, and (2) all prior liens where lienholder consents, without any additional notice, recording, filing, continuation filing, or action, until the payment in full of the bonds. The lien thereby established shall apply not only to the bonds initially issued, but also to any refinancing or refunding thereof, as well as to any additional bonds thereafter issued on a parity therewith in accordance with the provisions of the original documents securing the initial bonds; provided, however, that in the event any ordinance or agreement is amended or supplemented in a way which increases the amount of payment in lieu of taxes or special assessments, the lien as to that increase shall be perfected and apply upon the recordation of the amended or supplemented ordinance and agreement (including the above-recited legend). Except as set forth in this section, no amendment or supplement to the ordinance or agreement thereafter recorded shall affect the perfection or priority of the lien established upon original recordation thereof. d. Upon the final payment in full of any bonds secured as provided in this section and section 4 of P.L.2001, c.310 (C.40A:12A-67), the lien established hereby shall terminate, and the trustee shall record a notice to that effect. L.2001, c.310, s.5; amended 2004, c.112, s.4; 2018, c.97, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 40:63-82 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-82
Proceedings after joint contract to be by resolution
Status: in_force

Whenever a joint contract shall be made and entered into in writing and duly executed by two or more municipalities under the provisions of this article, all acts and proceedings which may be necessary to be thereafter taken by such municipalities, collectively in joint meeting, or singly in their corporate capacity, relating to the public improvements or works, may be taken by resolution and not by ordinance.
N.J. Stat. § 40:60-13 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 60 / Section 60-13
Municipality not liable for misappropriation of funds
Status: in_force

Nothing in sections 40:60-10 to 40:60-12 of this title contained shall be construed to make any municipality liable for the misappropriation of the funds created by the trust, nor to make good any diminution thereof resulting from the wrongful acts of its agents or any person appointed in conformity with the terms and conditions of the deed or instrument creating the trust. If, however, any agent or officer of the municipality is under bonds thereto, and upon default the municipality recovers from the sureties on the bond a sum sufficient to pay or make good the amount of misappropriation of the funds of the trust, the municipality shall make good the same out of the amount so received. No misappropriation of the funds aforesaid shall in anywise affect the trust.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-83 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-83
Qualification
Status: in_force

The administrative officer shall by education, experience and ability, be qualified to perform the duties established for him. He need not be a resident of the county at the time of his appointment, but during his tenure he may live outside the county only with the permission of the board. L.1972, c. 154, s. 83, eff. Sept. 19, 1972. Amended by L.1975, c. 84, s. 35, eff. May 5, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 40:63-136 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-136
Bonds and other obligations; payment of principal and interest
Status: in_force

The governing body or board having control of the finances of every such jointly contracting municipality, shall raise by taxes in each year, as other moneys are raised in such municipality, such sum of money as may be necessary to pay the interest on the notes and other obligations of the municipality issued as aforesaid, including, when necessary, interest on such of its obligations as may be payable out of the proceeds of assessments, and also the principal of such bonds, except obligations payable out of assessments and temporary obligations issued as aforesaid, as may mature during the then ensuing fiscal year.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-126 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-126
Effective date of administrative code
Status: in_force

The administrative code shall enter into effect 30 days after its adoption, but not later than May 1 following the organization of the first board of chosen freeholders elected under this act, and all theretofore existing agencies shall assume the form, perform the duties, and exercise the power granted them under the administrative code and shall do so in the manner prescribed therein. L.1972, c. 154, s. 126, eff. Sept. 19, 1972. Amended by L.1975, c. 255, s. 3, eff. Nov. 26, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-136.15 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-136.15
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

9. Nothing in P.L.2020, c.53 (C.40:55D-136.7 et seq.) shall be construed or implemented in such a way as to modify any requirement of law that is necessary to retain federal delegation to, or assumption by, the State of the authority to implement a federal law or program. L.2020, c.53, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14B-13 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14B / Section 14B-13
Dissolution of authority
Status: in_force

The governing body of any local unit which has created or caused the organization of a municipal authority pursuant to section 4 or section 6 of this act may, in the case of a county by resolution duly adopted or in the case of a municipality by ordinance duly adopted, dissolve such municipal authority on the conditions set forth in this section. The governing bodies of 2 or more local units which have created a municipal authority pursuant to section 5 of this act may, by parallel ordinances duly adopted by each of such governing bodies within any single calendar year, dissolve such municipal authority on the conditions set forth in this section. Such a municipal authority may be dissolved on condition that (1) either the members of such authority have not been appointed or the municipal authority, by resolution duly adopted, consents to such dissolution, and (2) the municipal authority has no debts or obligations outstanding. Upon the dissolution of any municipal authority in the manner provided in this section, the governing body or bodies dissolving such municipal authority shall be deemed never to have created or joined in the creation of a municipal authority. A copy of each resolution or ordinance for the dissolution of a municipal authority adopted pursuant to this section, duly certified by the appropriate officer of the local unit, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Upon proof of such filing of a certified copy of the resolution or ordinance or of certified copies of the parallel ordinances for the dissolution of a municipal authority as aforesaid and upon proof either that such municipal authority had no debts or obligations outstanding at the time of the adoption of such resolution, ordinance or ordinances, or that all creditors or other obligees of such municipal authority have consented to such resolution, ordinance or ordinances the municipal authority therein referred to shall be conclusively deemed to have been lawfully and properly dissolved and the property of the municipal authority shall be vested in the local unit or units. A copy of any such certified resolution or ordinance, duly certified by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, shall be admissible in evidence in any suit, action, or proceeding, and shall be conclusive evidence of due and proper filing thereof as aforesaid. L.1957, c. 183, p. 645, s. 13, eff. Aug. 22, 1957.
N.J. Stat. § 40:8-11 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-11
Powers of airport security officers
Status: in_force

Every person so appointed and commissioned shall, while on duty, within the limits of the property under the control of the airport, possess all the powers of policemen and constables in criminal cases and offenses against the law. L.1979, c. 332, s. 4, eff. Jan. 21, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48F-1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48F / Section 48F-1
Tax authorized, certain.
Status: in_force

3. The governing body of a municipality, other than a city of the first class or a city of the second class in which the tax authorized under P.L.1981, c.77 (C.40:48E-1 et seq.) is imposed, a city of the fourth class in which the tax authorized under P.L.1947, c.71 (C.40:48-8.15 et seq.) is imposed, or a municipality in which the tax and assessment authorized under section 4 of P.L.1992, c.165 (C.40:54D-4) is imposed, may adopt an ordinance imposing a tax, at a uniform percentage rate not to exceed 1% on charges of rent for every occupancy on or after July 1, 2003 but before July 1, 2004, and not to exceed 3% on charges of rent for every occupancy on or after July 1, 2004, of a room or rooms in a hotel or transient accommodation subject to taxation pursuant to subsection (d) of section 3 of P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-3). An ordinance so adopted may also require that unpaid taxes under this section shall be subject to interest at the rate of 5% per annum. A tax imposed under this section shall be in addition to any other tax or fee imposed pursuant to statute or local ordinance or resolution by any governmental entity upon the occupancy of a hotel room. A copy of an ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall be transmitted upon adoption or amendment to the State Treasurer, together with a list of the names and addresses of all of the hotels, motels, and transient accommodations located in the municipality. An ordinance so adopted or any amendment thereto shall provide that the tax provisions of the ordinance or any amendment to the tax provisions shall take effect on the first day of the first full month occurring 30 days after the date of transmittal to the State Treasurer for ordinances adopted in calendar year 2003 and on the first day of the first full month occurring 90 days after the date of transmittal to the State Treasurer for ordinances adopted in calendar year 2004 and thereafter. A municipality that has adopted an ordinance pursuant to this section shall annually provide to the State Treasurer, not later than January 1 of each year, a list of the names and addresses of all of the hotels, motels, and transient accommodations located in the municipality. A municipality shall also provide to the State Treasurer the name and address of any hotel or motel that commences operation after January 1 of any year. L.2003, c.114, s.3; amended 2010, c.55, s.1; 2018, c.49, s.15; 2019, c.235, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:6-5 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-5
Reference in laws to designated classes; notice to courts
Status: in_force

It shall be sufficient in any law to refer to the classification of cities as designated in N.J.S. 40A:6-4, and such law shall be construed to apply to all cities of the class referred to. All courts of this State shall take notice of the classification and construe all legislation founded on such classification as if this article were a part of the legislation under consideration, when any law passed on the basis of the classification designated in this article shall be called in question. L.1979, c. 181, s. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-15 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-15
Money paid to park authorities
Status: in_force

The amount so declared and raised by taxation shall be paid over to and expended by the commission, board, or other authority in the county, which shall, at the time of taxation, be duly authorized to control and maintain such public parks or park system, including the roads or parkways built in connection therewith.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14B-5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14B / Section 14B-5
Membership of joint municipal utilities authorities; staggered terms; vacancies
Status: in_force

5. The governing bodies of any two or more municipalities, the areas of which together comprise an integral body of territory, may, by parallel ordinances duly adopted by each of such governing bodies within any single calendar year, create a public body corporate and politic under the name and style of "the ................. municipal utilities authority," with all or any significant part of the name of each such municipality or some identifying geographical phrase inserted. Said body shall consist of the members thereof, in an aggregate number as determined in this section, who shall be appointed by resolutions of the several governing bodies as provided in this section. Said body shall constitute the municipal authority contemplated and provided for in P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.) and an agency and instrumentality of the said municipalities. The number of members of the municipal authority to be appointed for terms of office by the governing body of any such municipality shall be as may be stated in said ordinances which shall be not less than one nor more than three. After the taking effect of the said ordinances of all such municipalities and after the filing of certified copies thereof as provided in section 7 of P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-7), the appropriate number of persons shall be appointed as members of the municipal authority by the governing body of each municipality. The members next appointed after the effective date of P.L.1999, c.268 shall divide themselves by lot into classes. If there are five or more members, there shall be five classes. If there are fewer than five members, there shall be as many classes as there are members. To the extent possible, there shall be an equal number of members in each class, and each class shall contain no more than one member from each municipality. The term of members composing the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the fifth year; the term of members composing the second class shall be vacated at the expiration of the fourth year; the term of members composing the third class, if any, shall be vacated at the expiration of the third year; the term of members composing the fourth class, if any, shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year; and the term of members composing the fifth class, if any, shall be vacated at the expiration of the first year. The term of members of each class shall expire on February 1 of their respective year. On or after January 1 in the year in which expire the terms of such next appointments, the appropriate number of persons shall be appointed as members of the municipal authority by the governing body of each municipality, to serve for terms commencing on February 1 in such year and expiring on February 1 in the fifth year after such year. In the event of a vacancy in the membership of the municipal authority occurring during an unexpired term of office, a person shall be appointed as a member of the municipal authority to serve for such unexpired term by the governing body which made the original appointment for such unexpired term. L.1957,c.183,s.5; 1999,c.268.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-71 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-71
Adoption of ordinances
Status: in_force

Upon review of the reports and recommendations submitted, an ordinance may be adopted authorizing and directing the establishment and maintenance of a pedestrian mall facility or special improvement district. In addition to other requirements for the consideration and adoption of ordinances, at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for a public hearing thereon, a copy of the proposed ordinance and notice of the date, time and place of the hearing shall be mailed to the owners of the lots or parcels of land abutting or directly affected by any proposed pedestrian mall or included in the special improvement district proposed by the ordinance, as the case may be. In the case of a special improvement district, the ordinance may include the requirement that construction or alteration of building and structure facades be subject to prior review and approval to assure compliance with design criteria included in the ordinance. The design criteria shall be approved by the municipal planning board prior to inclusion in the ordinance. A municipal officer or agency shall be designated by ordinance to conduct the review and grant or deny approvals of proposed construction or alteration of facades. In lieu of that designation, the governing body may designate the district management corporation to conduct these reviews and grant or deny these approvals, but only if the governing body finds in the ordinance that the corporation is so constituted and organized as to be reasonably appropriate and qualified for this role. If the district management corporation is so designated, the ordinance may provide for the appeal of individual determinations of the corporation to the municipal planning board. L. 1972, c. 134; amended by L. 1984, c. 151, s. 7; 1987, c. 248, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:43-21.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 43 / Section 43-21.1
Refunding pro rata share of indebtedness
Status: in_force

When two or more municipalities have been created prior to May second, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six, within the limits of a former municipality and the bonded indebtedness of said former municipality shall have been apportioned among the newly created municipalities in accordance with this article, and one or more but not all of such newly created municipalities shall desire to retire or refund any or all of the indebtedness so allocated to it or them by payment of the same or by the issuance of new bonds in discharge thereof, such municipality or municipalities may pay said allocated proportion of such indebtedness or refund all or any part thereof including interest accrued thereon by the issuance of new bonds under the provisions of any law of this state permitting the issuance of refunding bonds, provided the holders of the outstanding obligations of said former municipality shall agree to accept part payment thereof either in cash or in refunding bonds of the municipalities desiring to refund their respective shares of said obligations. As evidence of the receipt of payment on account of the principal of and interest on the outstanding obligations, the registered holders thereof shall execute a release which shall be stamped on each such obligation and which shall be in such form as shall have been approved by the governing body of the municipality. No payment shall be made or any refunding bond issued on account of any such outstanding obligations except to the registered holders of such obligations. Upon the above-mentioned release being duly executed by the registered holder of the outstanding obligation, such municipality or municipalities so released shall be relieved and discharged of any and all further liability in respect to the principal of and interest on each said outstanding obligation.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-95.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-95.1
Applicable to all counties; inoperative until approved by voters
Status: in_force

The provisions of this act shall apply to all counties, but shall remain inoperative in any county until submitted to and approved by the voters thereof in the manner provided in sections twenty-two, twenty-three and twenty-four hereof. L.1946, c. 276, p. 941, s. 1, eff. May 3, 1946.
N.J. Stat. § 40:75-48 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 75 / Section 75-48
Reorganization of board after recall
Status: in_force

After the incumbent has been recalled and the nominee has succeeded him in the office of commissioner, the board may reorganize and reassign the various departments as provided in article 2 of chapter 72 of this title (s. 40:72-2 et seq.). It may also remove from office any person appointed by the commissioner who has been removed, if such appointment was made within six months from the time of the filing of the recall petition.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54-23 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54 / Section 54-23
Municipalities may furnish site where buildings are offered; amount
Status: in_force

When any person has offered or hereafter may offer to the board of trustees of the free public library of any municipality which shall hereafter establish a library under the provisions of this article or has heretofore established a free public library pursuant to law, or has offered or hereafter may offer to the council or other governing body of any such municipality, to provide or erect a building to be used as a free public library upon condition that the municipality, or the trustees of the free public library therein, or the council or governing body thereof, provide a site for the building, the council or other governing body of the municipality, by resolution adopted by the votes of a majority of all the members thereof, may appropriate for the purpose of purchasing a suitable site upon which to erect such library building, a sum of money not exceeding three mills in all municipalities except cities, and in cities a sum not exceeding three-fourths of one mill, on every dollar of assessable property according to the last preceding levy for the purposes of annual taxation therein.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-66.10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-66.10
Methadone clinic deemed business for zoning purposes
Status: in_force

1. For the purposes of any zoning ordinance adopted by any municipality in the State pursuant to section 49 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-62), a municipality may provide within the ordinance that a facility offering outpatient methadone maintenance services, hereinafter referred to as a "methadone clinic," shall be deemed to be a 'business' or commercial operation or functional equivalent thereof and shall not be construed, for zoning purposes, as ancillary or adjunct to a doctor's professional office. When a municipality has adopted such an ordinance, the siting of a methadone clinic within a municipality shall be limited to zones designated for business or commercial use. L.2001,c.19,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-92 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-92
Qualifications of municipal manager
Status: in_force

The municipal manager shall be chosen by the council solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his actual experience in, or his knowledge of, accepted practice in respect to the duties of his office as hereinafter set forth. At the time of his appointment, he need not be a resident of the municipality or State, but during his tenure of office he may reside outside the municipality only with the approval of council. L.1950, c. 210, p. 488, s. 9-12, eff. June 8, 1950.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-5
Single ordinance for several improvements; advertisement
Status: in_force

An ordinance may provide for the making of several improvements not connected with each other and the notice of several local improvements not connected with each other may be included in one advertisement.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-85 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-85
Annual licenses for business within special improvement district; fees; special account
Status: in_force

a. In lieu of, or in addition to, funding pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1972, c. 134 (C. 40:56-80) of the activities of the district management corporation to be undertaken pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act, the municipality may, by ordinance, require annual licenses for businesses operating in properties within the special improvement district, and establish fees for those licenses based on the assessment among these businesses of the aggregate amount of the annual budget of the district management corporation, approved pursuant to section 18 of this amendatory and supplementary act, which is not funded pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1972, c. 134. The ordinance may establish reasonable categories of businesses subject to licensing, and reasonable exemptions therefrom or abatements of the fees therefor. The assessments to businesses pursuant to this section shall be by floor area of licensable business space, or sales volume, or some other reasonable basis or combination of bases. b. Moneys appropriated and collected on account of annual costs to be funded pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be credited to a special account. Any balances to the credit of the account and remaining unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be conserved and applied toward the financial requirements of the succeeding year. c. The ordinance shall provide for a reasonable appeal procedure for any administrative determination made under the provisions of this section. L.1984, c. 151, s. 19, eff. Sept. 10, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-154 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-154
Poundkeepers
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law the governing body of any municipality, by ordinance, may provide for the appointment of poundkeepers as needed. The governing body shall determine the number required and their qualifications, terms of office and method of compensation and prescribe their powers, duties and functions. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-62.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-62.1
Storm recovery reserves; permitted, rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

1. a. (1) A local unit may, by resolution, establish a storm recovery reserve. Unexpended balances budgeted annually for storm recovery may be lapsed into the reserve. Upon passage of a resolution of the governing body, funds in the reserve may be used for any purpose related to storm recovery, including, but not limited to, snow, ice, and debris removal, by the local unit after current budget appropriations for that purpose have been expended. Any reimbursement of these expenditures shall be deposited back into the reserve. (2) Following the declaration of an emergency by the President of the United States or the Governor, a local unit may, by resolution, authorize the use of funds in the reserve for any purpose necessary to protect the safety, security, health, and welfare, of its citizens from the damage caused by the declared emergency. Any reimbursement of these expenditures shall be deposited back into the reserve. (3) Unexpended balances budgeted annually for expenses relating to storm recovery may be lapsed into the reserve. b. The Local Finance Board is authorized to adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), in order to effectuate the purposes of this section. L.2001, c.138, s.1; amended 2013, c.271.
N.J. Stat. § 40:82-3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 82 / Section 82-3
Term of office; removal
Status: in_force

a. The municipal manager shall hold office as long as he shall perform the duties of his office to the satisfaction of the municipal council. During the first 3 consecutive calendar years of his employment he may be removed for or without cause and after said 3-year period of employment he may be removed only for cause, after hearing, by a resolution signed by one more than a majority of all the members of the municipal council setting forth the reasons for such removal. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, any municipal manager appointed on or after the effective date of this act shall hold office for an indefinite term and may be removed by a majority vote of the council as hereinafter provided. To effect the removal of a municipal manager a preliminary resolution stating the reasons for its removal action shall be adopted by a majority vote of the council members. The manager may reply in writing to the resolution and may request a public hearing on the matter of his removal, which shall be held not earlier than 20 days and not later than 30 days after the filing of the request. After the public hearing, if one be requested, and after full consideration, but not later than 60 days after the adoption of the preliminary resolution of removal, the council by a majority vote of its members may adopt a final resolution of removal, and that removal shall take effect immediately. Upon the adoption of a preliminary resolution of removal, the council may suspend a manager from duty, and shall pay the manager his full salary during his suspension and, if a final resolution of removal is adopted, for the next 3 calendar months following the adoption of the preliminary resolution of removal, unless the removal is for good cause. For the purposes of this section "good cause" shall mean conviction of a crime or offense involving moral turpitude, the violation of the provisions of section 40:83-2, 40:83-3 or 40:83-4 of the Revised Statutes, or the violation of any code of ethics in effect within the municipality. Amended by L.1948, c. 202, p. 1001, s. 1, eff. July 2, 1948; L.1981, c. 466, s. 1, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:5A-10.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-10.1
Periodic study of adequacy, reasonableness for certain charges.
Status: in_force

11. a. A municipal utilities authority with a water supply operation shall be required to conduct a periodic study of the adequacy and reasonableness of the rates, fees, rents, or charges for the operation. The Local Finance Board in the Department of Community Affairs shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the procedures, requirements, and frequency of the study. Each completed study shall be submitted to the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs along with the annual budget of the authority. b. The director may summon appropriate officials of the authority to a hearing before the Local Finance Board if the director determines that the authority's rates, fees, rents, or charges may not be adequate or reasonable as supported by a study conducted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, or if the authority fails to conduct a study pursuant to subsection a. of this section. The Local Finance Board may require the production of papers, documents, witnesses, or information and may take or cause to be made an audit or investigation of the circumstances with respect to which the hearing was called. After the hearing, the Local Finance Board shall have the power to order the authority to adjust the rents, rates, fees, or charges for its water supply operation, or take such other action as the Local Finance Board deems appropriate to ensure the integrity of the water infrastructure owned by the authority, and this order shall be valid and enforceable notwithstanding any provision of R.S.48:2-1 et seq. to the contrary. L.2021, c.184, s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-10 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-10
Compensation; exceptions
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, the board of chosen freeholders of the county or the governing body of the municipality shall fix the amount of salary, wages or other compensation to be paid to county and municipal officers and employees unless they are to serve without compensation. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-77 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-77
Duties
Status: in_force

The executive power of the county shall be exercised by the board president. He shall: a. Report annually to the board of freeholders and to the people on the state of the county, the work of the previous year and he shall also recommend to the board whatever action or programs he deems necessary for the improvement of the county and the welfare of its residents. He may from time to time at his discretion recommend any course of action or programs he deems necessary or desirable for the county to undertake; b. Preside over board meetings with the right to vote on all questions; c. Serve as spokesman for the board on matters concerning policies and programs; d. Serve as representative of the board at ceremonial and civic occasions; e. Through the administrative officer: enforce the county charter, the county's laws and all general laws applicable thereto; f. Represent the board in all dealings with the administrative officer except as otherwise specified herein; g. Execute all contracts, bonds or other instruments requiring the consent of the county. L.1972, c. 154, s. 77, eff. Sept. 19, 1972. Amended by L.1975, c. 84, s. 31, eff. May 5, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-12 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-12
Part of cost paid by municipality; ordinance
Status: in_force

The governing body may provide in any ordinance authorizing a local improvement that a certain proportion, or a definite and fixed amount of the whole cost thereof, be paid by the municipality.
N.J. Stat. § 40:9-2.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-2.1
Acquisition, improvement, operation and equipment of public transportation passenger or freight rail line
Status: in_force

The governing body of any county or municipality may acquire, by purchase or lease, maintain, improve, equip and operate any existing public transportation passenger or freight rail line, including its appurtenant lands and ancillary structures and facilities. L.1964, c. 209, s. 1, eff. Oct. 20, 1964. Amended by L.1982, c. 15, s. 2, eff. March 29, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14A-7.3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14A / Section 14A-7.3
Interest on deposits with sewerage authorities
Status: in_force

Whenever a sewerage authority requires a person to deposit an amount of money exceeding $5,000.00 for professional services employed by the sewerage authority, for sewerage authority inspection fees or to satisfy any performance or maintenance guarantee requirements, the money, until repaid or applied to the purposes for which it is deposited, including the person's portion of the interest earned thereon, except as otherwise provided in this section, shall continue to be the property of the person and shall be held in trust by the sewerage authority. Money deposited shall be held in escrow. The sewerage authority receiving the money shall deposit it in a banking institution or savings and loan association in this State insured by an agency of the federal government, or in any other fund or depository approved for such deposits by the State, in an account bearing interest at a minimum at the rate currently paid by the institution or depository on time or savings deposits. The sewerage authority shall notify the person in writing of the name and address of the institution or depository in which the deposit is made and the amount of the deposit. The sewerage authority shall not be required to refund an amount of interest paid on a deposit which does not exceed $100.00 for the year. If the amount of interest exceeds $100.00, that entire amount shall belong to the person and shall be refunded to him by the authority annually or at the time the deposit is repaid or applied to the purposes for which it was deposited, as the case may be; except that the sewerage authority may retain for administrative expenses a sum equivalent to no more than 33 1/3% of that entire amount, which shall be in lieu of all other administrative and custodial expenses. The provisions of this act shall apply only to that interest earned and paid on a deposit after the effective date of this act. L. 1985, c. 314, s. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-47 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-47
Emergency appropriations provided for in next budget
Status: in_force

The total amount of all emergency appropriations shall be provided in full by the governing body as a deferred charge in the budget of the next succeeding fiscal year, except to the extent, if any, that provision for paying, funding or refunding any such emergency appropriation or for financing the purpose of the expenditures pursuant thereto shall previously have been made by authorization of bonds pursuant to 40A:2-3. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-105.19 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-105.19
Polling places
Status: in_force

Upon petition of twenty-five or more voters duly submitted at least twenty days prior to the date of the election the board of water commissioners may divide the water district into two or more polling places for the purpose of holding said elections. L.1951, c. 280, p. 960, s. 19, eff. June 25, 1951.
N.J. Stat. § 40:11A-11 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-11
Bonds; validity
Status: in_force

In case of any of the commissioners or officers of the authority whose signatures appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such commissioners or officers before the delivery of such bonds, such signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if such commissioners or officers had remained in office until such delivery. All bonds issued under the provisions of this act are hereby made and declared to be negotiable instruments under the negotiable instruments law of this State. (Subtitle 1 of Title 7 of the Revised Statutes.) L.1948, c. 198, p. 985, s. 11. Amended by L.1954, c. 138, p. 630, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-8.27 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-8.27
Duration of sales tax ordinance
Status: in_force

If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the proposed ordinance shall vote in favor thereof, such ordinance shall thereupon become a valid and binding ordinance of the municipality. Any such ordinance shall continue in force and effect until the same shall be repealed by the governing body or until the voters of such municipality shall authorize such repeal at a referendum election held for such purpose. L.1947, c. 71, p. 435, s. 13, eff. April 19, 1947.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-5.6 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-5.6
Liberal construction
Status: in_force

This act shall be liberally construed. L.1962, c. 124, s. 6, eff. July 25, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40:12-15.4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-15.4
Lands acquired by county held in trust.
Status: in_force

4. Lands acquired by a county using revenue raised pursuant to P.L.1997, c.24 (C.40:12-15.1 et seq.) shall be held in trust and shall be used exclusively for the purposes authorized under P.L.1997, c.24. After conducting at least one public hearing thereon and upon a finding that the purposes of P.L.1997, c.24 might otherwise be better served or that any land acquired by a county pursuant thereto is required for another public use, which finding shall be set forth in a resolution or ordinance, as appropriate, adopted by the governing body of the county, the governing body may convey, through sale, exchange, transfer, or other disposition, title to, or a lesser interest in, that land, provided that the governing body shall replace any land conveyed under this section by land of at least equal fair market value and of reasonably equivalent usefulness, size, quality, and location to the land conveyed, and any monies derived from the conveyance shall be deposited into the "County Open Space, Recreation, Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund" created pursuant to subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.1997, c.24 (C.40:12-15.2) for use for the purposes authorized by P.L.1997, c.24 (C.40:12-15.1 et seq.) for monies in the county trust fund. Any such conveyance shall be made in accordance with the "Local Lands and Buildings Law," P.L.1971, c.199 (C.40A:12-1 et seq.). In the event of conveyance by exchange, the land or improvements thereon to be transferred to the trust shall be at least equal in fair market value and of reasonably equivalent usefulness, size, quality, and location to the land or improvements transferred from the trust. L.1997, c.24, s.4; amended 2011, c.173, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-26 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-26
Miscellaneous, anticipated revenues.
Status: in_force

a. No miscellaneous revenues from any source shall be included as an anticipated revenue in the budget in an amount in excess of the amount actually realized in cash from the same source during the next preceding fiscal year, unless the director shall determine upon application by the governing body that the facts clearly warrant the expectation that such excess amount will actually be realized in cash during the fiscal year and shall certify such determination, in writing, to the local unit. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. to the contrary, when a public health emergency pursuant to the "Emergency Health Powers Act," P.L.2005, c.222 (C.26:13-1 et seq.), or a state of emergency, pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251 (C.App.A:9-33 et seq.), or both, has been declared by the Governor in response to COVID-19, the Director of the Division of Local Government Services may promulgate general guidance modifying the standard for anticipated revenues when the amount realized in cash from the same source during the next preceding fiscal year experienced reductions due to COVID-19. As used in this subsection, "COVID-19" means the coronavirus disease 2019, as announced by the World Health Organization on February 11, 2020, and first identified in Wuhan, China. amended 2020, c.74, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:10-37 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-37
Insurance fund commissioners; appointment, terms, compensation
Status: in_force

2. Upon the establishment of a joint insurance fund, the officer or body of each local unit having the power to make appointments for the unit shall appoint one member of the governing body or employee of the local unit to represent that local unit as insurance fund commissioner. Each local unit may also appoint an alternate insurance fund commissioner who shall be a member of the governing body or employee of the local unit. Commissioners and alternates who are members of the governing body shall hold office for two years or for the remainder of their terms of office as members of the governing body, whichever shall be less, and until their successors shall have been duly appointed and qualified. Commissioners and alternates who are employees of the local unit shall hold office at the pleasure of the appointing officer or body. In the event that the number of local units represented is an even number, an additional commissioner shall be annually selected by the participating local units on a rotating basis. If the total number of member local units exceeds seven, the commissioners shall annually meet to select not more than seven commissioners to serve as the executive committee of the fund. The commissioners may also select not more than seven commissioners to serve as alternates on the executive committee. The executive committee shall exercise the full power and authority of the commission. Vacancies on the executive committee shall be filled by election of the entire board. The commissioners shall serve without compensation, except that the commissioners may vote to pay themselves a fee for attending commission meetings not to exceed $150 per meeting and the commissioners may vote to pay commissioners who serve on an executive committee a fee for attending executive committee meetings not to exceed $150 per meeting. Any vacancy in the office of insurance fund commissioner or alternate, caused by any reason other than expiration of term as a member of the local unit governing body, shall be filled by the appointing authority in the manner generally prescribed by law. The commission shall annually elect a chairman and a secretary. In the case of a joint insurance fund established for the purposes of providing environmental liability coverage pursuant to subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.1983, c.372 (C.40A:10-36), each member of that joint insurance fund shall have proportional voting based upon the current year's assessment. L.1983,c.372,s.2; amended 1989,c.253,s.2; 1993,c.269,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 40:49-10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 49 / Section 49-10
Time of election; special election; ballot
Status: in_force

Any proposition submitted to the voters of any municipality under the provisions of section 40:49-9 or of section 40:49-27 of this title shall be voted upon at the next general election held in the municipality at least thirty days after the filing of the protest or protests herein provided for, unless the governing body thereof shall call a special election therefor. Such special election shall be conducted and canvassed by the same officers and in the same manner as nearly as may be as prescribed by the laws regulating general elections. The proposition to be voted upon shall be stated on the ballots in substantially the following form: "To vote upon the public question printed below if in favor thereof mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word YES, and if opposed thereto mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word NO. "Shall an ordinance of the ................. [ ] YES (name of governing body) of the ........ of ........ (name of municipality) [ ] NO entitled .................. (title of ordinance and date of passage) be ratified?"
N.J. Stat. § 40:11A-10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 11A / Section 11A-10
Bonds; provisions
Status: in_force

Bonds of an authority shall be authorized by its resolutions and may be issued in 1 or more series and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, not exceeding 6% per annum, be in such denomination or denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such conversion or registration privileges, have such rank or priority, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption (with or without premium) as such resolution or the trust indenture or mortgage (hereinafter mentioned) securing such bonds may provide. The bonds of a parking authority may be sold by the parking authority at public or private sale to such person or persons (whether or not constituting technical experts or agents referred to in section 5 of this act, either bidding alone or in conjunction with others) and at such price or prices as the parking authority shall determine; provided, however, that the interest cost to maturity of the money received for any issue of bonds (computed according to standard tables of bond values) shall not exceed 6% per annum. L.1948, c. 198, p. 984, s. 10. Amended by L.1954, c. 138, p. 629, s. 8; L.1958, c. 22, p. 64, s. 6, eff. April 22, 1958.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54-17 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54 / Section 54-17
Fines expended for library purposes
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of the free public library may use and expend for library purposes all moneys received from library fines and shall account for such receipts and expenditure in the same manner as is required as to funds appropriated to the board of trustees by the governing body of the municipality. Amended by L.1969, c. 295, s. 1, eff. Jan. 16, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-43a — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-43a
Administrative department salaries
Status: in_force

The mayor shall, subject to any pertinent civil service requirements and any pertinent contractual obligations, and within the general limits of the municipal budget, fix the amount of salary, wages or other compensation to be paid to employees of the administrative departments of the municipal government, except that the salary, wages or other compensation paid the director of each department shall be fixed by the council pursuant to subsection (c) of section 17-31 of P.L. 1950, c. 210 (C. 40:69A-180), and except that salaries of officers which are required by law to be fixed by ordinance shall be fixed by ordinance. L. 1985, c. 374, s. 9, eff. Nov. 26, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 40:65-9.5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 65 / Section 65-9.5
Resolution
Status: in_force

The authority for such repair or reconstruction shall be granted by resolution concurred in by at least two-thirds of the entire membership of the governing body reciting that such repair or reconstruction of sidewalk is for the best interest of the residents of such municipality. L.1941, c. 208, p. 607, s. 2, eff. June 14, 1941.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-136.6 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-136.6
Liberal construction.
Status: in_force

6. The provisions of this act shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of this act, and any subsequent amendment and supplement thereto. L.2008, c.78, s.6; amended 2012, c.48, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-2.61 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2.61
Requirements for placement, use of clothing bin for solicitation purposes.
Status: in_force

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no person shall place, use, or employ a donation clothing bin, for solicitation purposes, unless all of the following requirements are met: a. The person has obtained a permit, valid for a specified period of time, from the appropriate municipal agency within the municipality in which the donation clothing bin will be placed, in accordance with the following: (1) In applying for such a permit, the person shall include: (a) the location where the bin would be situated, as precisely as possible; (b) the manner in which the person anticipates any clothing or other donations collected via the bin would be used, sold, or dispersed, and the method by which the proceeds of collected donations would be allocated or spent; (c) the name, and telephone number of the bona fide office required pursuant to subsection b. of this section, of any entity which may share or profit from any clothing or other donations collected via the bin; and (d) written consent from the property owner to place the bin on his property; (2) The appropriate municipal agency shall not grant an application for a permit to place, use, or employ a donation clothing bin if it determines that the placement of the bin could constitute a safety hazard. Such hazards shall include, but not be limited to, the placement of a donation clothing bin within 100 yards of any place which stores large amounts of, or sells, fuel or other flammable liquids or gases; (3) The appropriate municipal agency may impose a fee for such application, not to exceed $25, to offset the costs involved in enforcing P.L.2007, c.209 (C.40:48-2.60 et seq.); (4) An expiring permit for a donation clothing bin may be renewed upon application for renewal and payment of any fee imposed by the appropriate municipal agency for such renewal, not to exceed $25 annually, to offset the costs involved in enforcing P.L.2007, c.209 (C.40:48-2.60 et seq.). Such application shall include: (a) the location where the bin is situated, as precisely as possible, and, if the person intends to move it, the new location where the bin would be situated after the renewal is granted and written consent from the property owner to place the bin on his property; (b) the manner in which the person has used, sold, or dispersed any clothing or other donations collected via the bin, the method by which the proceeds of collected donations have been allocated or spent, and any changes the person anticipates it may make in these processes during the period covered by the renewal; and (c) The name, and telephone number of the bona fide office required pursuant to subsection b. of this section, of any entity which shared or profited from any clothing or other donations collected via the bin, and of any entities which may do so during the period covered by the renewal; and (5) the permit number and its date of expiration shall be clearly and conspicuously displayed on the exterior of the donation clothing bin, in addition to the information required pursuant to subsection c. of this section; b. The person, and any other entity which may share or profit from any clothing or other donations collected via the bin, maintains a bona fide office where a representative of the person or other entity, respectively, can be reached at a telephone information line during normal business hours for the purpose of offering information concerning the person or other entity. For the purposes of this subsection, an answering machine or service unrelated to the person does not constitute a bona fide office; and c. The following information is clearly and conspicuously displayed on the exterior of the donation clothing bin: (1) The name and address of the registered person that owns the bin, and of any other entity which may share or profit from any clothing or other donations collected via the bin; (2) The telephone number of the person's bona fide office and, if applicable, the telephone number of the bona fide office of any other entity which may share or profit from any clothing or other donations collected via the bin; (3) In cases when any entity other than the person who owns the bin may share or profit from any clothing or other donations collected via the bin, a notice, written in a clear and easily understandable manner, indicating that clothing or other donations collected via the bin, their proceeds, or both, may be shared, or given entirely to, an entity other than the person who owns the bin, and identifying all such entities which may share or profit from such donations; and (4) A statement, consistent with the information provided to the appropriate municipal agency in the most recent permit or renewal application pursuant to subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section and subparagraph (b) of paragraph (4) of subsection a. of this section, indicating the manner in which the person anticipates any clothing or other donations collected via the bin would be used, sold, or dispersed, and the method by which the proceeds of collected donations would be allocated or spent. L.2007, c.209, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-55 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-55
Board powers
Status: in_force

The board of freeholders: a. Shall appoint a county manager under the provisions of section 47 of this article and may create the office of deputy manager; b. Shall appoint a clerk to the board who shall keep the records and minutes of the board, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the board or for such term, not to exceed 3 years, as may be provided by the administrative code; provided, however, that an ordinance providing for the adoption of any such term shall not be enacted between October 1 of any year and January 1 of the succeeding year; c. Shall appoint a county counsel, who shall head the county's legal department, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the board or for such term, not to exceed 4 years, as may be provided by the administrative code; provided, however, that an ordinance providing for the adoption of any such term shall not be enacted between October 1 of any year and January 1 of the succeeding year. The administrative code may also establish a term, not to exceed 3 years, for the position of assistant county counsel; d. Shall appoint members of all boards and commissions and other bodies whose manner of appointment is not otherwise specified in this article; e. May pass a resolution of disapproval of a suspension or dismissal, subject to the provisions of section 87b. of this act; f. Shall approve the annual operating and capital budgets; g. Shall pass in accordance with this act whatever ordinances and resolutions it deems necessary and proper for the good governance of the county. L.1972, c. 154, s. 55, eff. Sept. 19, 1972. Amended by L.1975, c. 84, s. 19, eff. May 5, 1975; L.1978, c. 141, s. 7, eff. Nov. 13, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-182 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-182
Recording of ordinances and resolutions
Status: in_force

The municipal clerk shall record all ordinances and resolutions adopted by council and at the close of each year, with the advice and assistance of the municipal attorney, shall bind, compile or codify all the ordinances and resolutions, or true copies thereof, of the municipality which then remain in force and effect. He shall also properly index the record books, compilation or codification of ordinances and resolutions. L.1950, c. 210, p. 515, s. 17-33, eff. June 8, 1950.
N.J. Stat. § 40:67-16.3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 67 / Section 67-16.3
State highway routes; county roads
Status: in_force

Any system of truck routes established pursuant to any such ordinance shall provide suitable connection with all State routes entering and leaving such municipality. No State highway route shall be designated as part of such system of truck routes, nor shall any such truck be excluded from any State highway route without the approval of the State Highway Commissioner. No county road shall be designated as part of such system of truck routes, nor shall any such truck be excluded from any county road without the approval of the board of chosen freeholders of the county. L.1953, c. 354, p. 1930, s. 3. Amended by L.1956, c. 225, p. 790, s. 1, eff. Jan. 17, 1957.
N.J. Stat. § 40:40-28.9 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 40 / Section 40-28.9
Repeal
Status: in_force

"An act concerning coroners in counties having no medical examiner or county physician, and supplementing chapter forty of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes," approved May third, one thousand nine hundred and forty-six, is repealed. L.1947, c. 404, p. 1271, s. 5, eff. July 3, 1947.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:67-5 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 67 / Section 67-5
Officer, employee, not to acquire interest, regional rehabilitation, reentry center.
Status: in_force

5. An officer or employee of an authority shall not have or acquire an interest, direct or indirect, in property, a contract, or a proposed contract for materials, services, or supplies to be furnished, to or used by, the authority, any of the counties, or the center. L.2023, c.346, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-2.53 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2.53
Address registration by certain property owners required; "real property" defined
Status: in_force

1. a. A municipality is hereby authorized and empowered to enact an ordinance requiring an owner of real property situated within the municipality to register with the clerk of the municipality the street address of his residence whenever that owner does not reside at his property, in the case of residential premises, or does not operate a business at the property, in the case of commercial property. An ordinance so enacted shall provide for the assessment of reasonable penalties in the case of noncompliance. b. The clerk of the municipality may forward a copy of any address registration made pursuant to subsection a. of this section to the clerk of the county in which the municipality is situated. The county registrar shall maintain a file and index any address registrations received pursuant to this subsection. c. For the purposes of this act, "real property" shall mean any type of real estate including commercial or residential, improved or unimproved lots, single family homes, multiple dwellings, and property held in any manner, including fee simple, condominium or cooperative forms of ownership. "Street address" shall mean the address at which the person actually resides, and shall include a street name or rural delivery route in addition to any postal office box number which may be included. L.1997,c.85.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-48 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-48
Procedure for preliminary major subdivision approval
Status: in_force

a. An ordinance requiring subdivision approval by the planning board shall require that the developer submit to the administrative officer a plat and such other information as is reasonably necessary to make an informed decision as to whether the requirements necessary for preliminary approval have been met; provided that minor subdivisions pursuant to section 35 of this act shall not be subject to this section. The plat and any other engineering documents to be submitted shall be required in tentative form for discussion purposes for preliminary approval. b. If the planning board required any substantial amendment in the layout of improvements proposed by the developer that have been the subject of a hearing, an amended application shall be submitted and proceeded upon, as in the case of the original application for development. The planning board shall, if the proposed subdivision complies with the ordinance and this act, grant preliminary approval to the subdivision. c. Upon the submission to the administrative officer of a complete application for a subdivision of 10 or fewer lots, the planning board shall grant or deny preliminary approval within 45 days of the date of such submission or within such further time as may be consented to by the developer. Upon the submission of a complete application for a subdivision of more than 10 lots, the planning board shall grant or deny preliminary approval within 95 days of the date of such submission or within such further time as may be consented to by the developer. Otherwise, the planning board shall be deemed to have granted preliminary approval to the subdivision. L.1975, c. 291, s. 36, eff. Aug. 1, 1976. Amended by L.1979, c. 216, s. 16; L.1984, c. 20, s. 9, eff. March 22, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:10-2 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-2
Providing insurance for certain volunteer organizations
Status: in_force

A municipality maintaining a volunteer fire department, or in which there are one or more incorporated volunteer fire companies affording fire protection in the municipality, or in which there exist one or more incorporated volunteer first aid, emergency, rescue or ambulance squads rendering services generally throughout the municipality, may effect and maintain insurance with any insurance company authorized to do business in this State, which the governing body of the municipality deems necessary or desirable for the protection, safety and welfare of the municipality, the volunteer fire department, incorporated volunteer fire companies or incorporated volunteer first aid, emergency, rescue or ambulance squad: a. Covering their motor vehicles, equipment and apparatus against loss or damage however caused; b. Against all liability arising from the ownership, use or operation of their motor vehicles, equipment and apparatus; or, c. Both. The governing body of the municipality may, in its discretion, pay the entire costs of such insurance or such portion thereof as it may consider to be advisable. L.1979, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Oct. 15, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-36 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-36
Duties
Status: in_force

The executive power of the county shall be exercised by the county executive. He shall: a. Report annually to the board of freeholders and to the people on the state of the county, and the work of the previous year; he shall also recommend to the board whatever action or programs he deems necessary for the improvement of the county and the welfare of its residents. He may from time to time at his discretion recommend any course of action or programs he deems necessary or desirable for the county to undertake; b. Prepare and submit to the board for its consideration and adoption an annual operating budget and a capital budget, establish the schedules and procedures to be followed by all county departments, offices and agencies in connection therewith, and supervise and administer all phases of the budgetary process; c. Enforce the county charter, the county's laws and all general laws applicable thereto; d. Supervise the care and custody of all county property, institutions and agencies; e. Supervise the collection of revenues, audit and control all disbursements and expenditures and prepare a complete account of all expenditures; f. Sign all contracts, bonds or other instruments requiring the consent of the county; g. Review, analyze and forecast trends of county services and finances and programs of all boards, commissions, agencies and other county bodies, and report and recommend thereon to the board; h. Develop, install and maintain centralized budgeting, personnel and purchasing procedures as may be authorized by the administrative code; i. Negotiate contracts for the county subject to board approval; make recommendations concerning the nature and location of county improvements and execute improvements determined by the board; j. Assure that all terms and conditions, imposed in favor of the county or its inhabitants in any statute, franchise or other contract, are faithfully kept and performed; k. Serve as an ex-officio nonvoting member of all appointive bodies in county government. L.1972, c. 154, s. 36, eff. Sept. 19, 1972. Amended by L.1975, c. 84, s. 11, eff. May 5, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:10-38 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-38
Powers, authority.
Status: in_force

3. a. The commissioners of a joint insurance fund shall have the powers and authority granted to commissioners of individual local insurance funds under the provisions of subsections a., b., c., and e. of N.J.S.40A:10-10. b. The commissioners may invest and reinvest the funds, including workers' compensation funds, as authorized under the provisions of subsection b. of N.J.S.40A:10-10. The commissioners may, subject to the cash management plan of the joint insurance fund adopted pursuant to N.J.S.40A:5-14, delegate any of the functions, powers and duties relating to the investment and reinvestment of these funds, including the purchase, sale or exchange of any investments, securities or funds to an investment or asset manager. Any transfer of investment power and duties made pursuant to this subsection shall be detailed in a written contract for services between the joint insurance fund and an investment or asset manager. The contract shall be filed with the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance and the Commissioner of Community Affairs. Compensation under such an arrangement shall not be based upon commissions related to the purchase, sale or exchange of any investments, securities or funds. In addition to the types of securities in which the joint insurance fund may invest pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1977, c.396 (C.40A:5-15.1), a joint insurance fund may invest moneys held in the fund in bonds, notes, and other obligations issued by an agency or corporation of the federal government or a governmental entity established under the laws of this State, provided that the agency, corporation, or governmental entity responsible for the issuance of the bonds, notes, or other obligations is not in default as to the payment of principal or interest upon any of its outstanding obligations, and provided further that the bonds, notes, or other obligations are purchased at fair market value, guaranteed as to interest and principal, and have a credit rating of A3 or higher by Moody's Investor Services, Inc., A- or higher by Standard & Poor's Corporation, and A- or higher by Fitch Ratings, except that two of the three ratings is sufficient and further provided that the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, in consultation with the Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance, shall promulgate rules and regulations to limit the duration of the long-term investments and to cap these investments at an appropriate percentage of a joint insurance fund's overall investment portfolio. If a rating for the bonds, notes, or other obligations has not been obtained from two of the credit rating agencies, the bonds, notes, or other obligations may be purchased if the agency, corporation, or governmental entity responsible for the issuance meets the minimum rating criteria specified by the previous sentence and if the bond offering has the unconditional guarantee of the agency, corporation, or governmental entity responsible for the issuance. c. The commissioners may transfer moneys held in the fund to the Director of the Division of Investment in the Department of the Treasury for investment on behalf of the fund, pursuant to the written directions of the commissioners, signed by an authorized officer of the joint insurance fund, or any investment or asset manager designated by them. The commissioners shall provide a written notice to the director detailing the extent of the authority delegated to the investment or asset manager so designated to act on behalf of the joint insurance fund. Moneys transferred to the director for investment shall be invested subject to section 8 of P.L.1977, c.396 (C.40A:5-15.1), and in accordance with the standards governing the investment of other funds which are managed under the rules and regulations of the State Investment Council. In addition to the types of securities in which the joint insurance fund may invest pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1977, c.396 (C.40A:5-15.1), a joint insurance fund may invest in debt obligations of federal agencies or government corporations with maturities not to exceed 10 years from the date of purchase, excluding mortgage backed or derivative obligations, provided that the investments are purchased through the Division of Investment and are invested consistent with the rules and regulations of the State Investment Council. d. Moneys transferred to the director for investment may not thereafter be withdrawn except: (1) pursuant to the written directions of the commissioners signed by an authorized officer of the joint insurance fund, or any investment or asset manager designated by them; (2) upon withdrawal or expulsion of a member local unit from the fund; (3) termination of the fund; or (4) in specific amounts in payment of specific claims, administrative expenses or member dividends upon affidavit of the director or other chief executive officer of the joint insurance fund. e. The commissioners or the executive board, as the case may be, of any joint insurance fund established pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be subject to and operate in compliance with the provisions of the "Local Fiscal Affairs Law" (N.J.S.40A:5-1 et seq.), the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.) and such other rules and regulations as govern the custody, investment and expenditure of public funds by local units. L.1983, c.372, s.3; amended 1992, c.53, s.2; 1995, c.374, s.1 2018, c.40, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-26 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-26
Hearing; quorum; amount of assessments determined
Status: in_force

The officer, board or commissioners making the assessment shall attend at the time and place appointed, and shall give all parties interested or affected by the improvement ample opportunity to be heard upon the subject of the assessment. A majority of such board or commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and shall be sufficient to make any assessment. One member shall have power to adjourn any hearing, and any hearing may be adjourned from time to time. They shall have power to examine witnesses under oath to be administered by such officer or any member of such board or commission, and they shall thereupon make a just and equitable assessment of the benefits conferred upon any real estate by reason of such improvement having due regard to the rights and interests of all persons concerned, as well as to the value of the real estate benefited.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:5-14.7 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 5 / Section 5-14.7
Responsibilities of investment oversight board relative to reports.
Status: in_force

6. a. Every investment oversight board created pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2008, c.65 (C.40A:5-14.5) shall be responsible for keeping a record of all of its proceedings, which shall be open to public inspection. It shall publish a quarterly report of the trust account's operations and an annual report showing the fiscal transactions of the dedicated trust fund for the preceding year, the amount of accumulated cash and securities of the fund, and the last balance sheet showing the financial condition of the dedicated trust fund by means of an actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the dedicated trust fund. b. All reports required pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be submitted to the Governor, Commissioner of Community Affairs, State Comptroller, the State Treasurer, and each member of the governing body of the municipality no later than 45 days after the end of the municipality's fiscal year. L.2008, c.65, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 40:32-2.4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-2.4
Budget; limitations on appropriation
Status: in_force

The board shall annually include in its budget the amount of money deemed necessary for maintaining any of the public parks, public welfare projects or hospitals operated and maintained as contemplated by this act; provided, however, that the amount so raised by such appropriation shall not be less than one-half of one mill on the dollar, nor more than three-quarters of a mill on the dollar of the assessed valuation of the taxables and ratables of the county. L.1940, c. 33, p. 116, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 40:68-4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 68 / Section 68-4
Ordinances relating to water fronts
Status: in_force

The governing body of every municipality shall have power to make, amend, repeal and enforce ordinances to: General improvements; use regulated. a. Provide for the erection, improvement, alteration, extension, maintenance, use, regulation and supervision of wharves, piers, bulkheads, docks, slips, basins, docking facilities, harbors and harbor structures; regulate, fix and establish bulkhead and pier head lines, and the distances between piers, subject to the regulations of the United States and of this state, and make or cause to be made soundings and surveys and plans therefor, and to keep records thereof. Licenses; fees. b. Adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, improvement, extension, repair and use of all wharves, piers, docks, bulkheads, slips, basins, docking facilities, harbors, and harbor structures within the municipality, and for the issuance of licenses and permits therefor, upon payment of fees to be fixed from time to time. Regulation of rates chargeable. c. Regulate the service and fix the maximum rates, after public hearing of all parties interested, to be charged for public wharfage, dockage and cranage, whether performed by the owners of the wharves, docks and piers, or by the municipality.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:16-1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-1
Short title
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Municipal Vacancy Law." L.1979, c. 83, s. 1, eff. April 26, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14B-10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14B / Section 14B-10
Limited area
Status: in_force

In the event that prior to the creation of a municipal authority of a county the governing body of any municipality located in said county shall have created or joined in the creation of a municipal authority or a sewerage authority, the area within the territorial limits of such municipality shall not be part of the district of the municipal authority of said county. L.1957, c. 183, p. 643, s. 10, eff. Aug. 22, 1957.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-18 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-18
Minimum salary for firemen in municipalities located in counties other than of the first or second class
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law or whenever a higher minimum annual salary has been legally fixed by appropriate action, every municipal fireman in a municipality located in a county other than a first or second class county, shall be entitled to a minimum annual salary of $2,250.00. L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-18 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-18
Adoption of optional plan without charter commission
Status: in_force

The legally qualified voters of any municipality may adopt any of the optional plans provided in this act upon petition and referendum, without a charter commission, hereinafter provided. L.1950, c. 210, p. 467, s. 1-18. Amended by L.1953, c. 254, p. 1746, s. 9, eff. July 20, 1953; L.1973, c. 234, s. 3, eff. Oct. 24, 1973; L.1981, c. 465, s. 5, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40:29-1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 29 / Section 29-1
Appropriation to assist federal government in building bulkheads
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county bordering upon the Atlantic ocean, may appropriate and pay out of the county treasury into the treasury of the United States to and for the credit of the secretary of war to be used and expended by him or under his direction, for the erection and construction of any works, sea walls, bulkheads, jetties and devices necessary and proper to preserve the coast of any municipality in the county against encroachment by the ocean which may cause or tend to cause an inlet or inlets therefrom into inland navigable waters, and to protect the inland waterways, navigable rivers, public roads, boulevards and public property in the county, a sum equal in amount to the sum expended or about to be expended forthwith by or on behalf of the United States in the construction of any such protective works on the coast of the municipality, of which expenditure or purposed expenditure, a notice signed by the secretary of war of the United States addressed to the governor shall be sufficient evidence. Such notice shall be sufficient authority for the board of chosen freeholders, the county auditor and county treasurer to pay such sum. Such amount may be taken out of any unexpended balances of any appropriations or any cash on hand not otherwise appropriated, and if such balances and cash are insufficient for the purpose, so much thereof as may be necessary may be included and raised in the next tax levy of the county. Not more than one such auxiliary appropriation, which in no case under this section shall exceed fifteen thousand dollars, shall be made by any county for such works in or on the borders of a single municipality. Any appropriation under this section shall be paid into the treasury of the United States to and for the credit of the secretary of war only in conjunction with a like equal payment from the municipality to be protected thereby.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54C-5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54C / Section 54C-5
Joint action with other commission
Status: in_force

Any commission created by this act in any municipality is authorized to act jointly with any commission so created in any other municipality, in furtherance of the purpose stated in section 5 of this act. L.1982, c. 68, s. 7, eff. July 13, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-71.2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-71.2
"Downtown business improvement zone" designation.
Status: in_force

2. Any municipality which has adopted or adopts an ordinance authorizing the establishment of a special improvement district pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1972, c.134 (C.40:56-71) may, by ordinance, designate all or any portion of that district which contains primarily businesses providing retail goods and services as a "downtown business improvement zone," notwithstanding that the designated zone is located within an urban enterprise zone. L.1998, c.115, s.2; amended 2015, c.95, s.9; 2015, c.189.
N.J. Stat. § 40:80-7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 80 / Section 80-7
Clerk to certify result
Status: in_force

The municipal clerk, within five days after the election, shall certify the results thereof to each member of the governing body of such municipality, enter the same at large in the minute books of said body and certify the same to the secretary of state. In such certificate he shall specify whether or not a majority of the votes cast are for the adoption of this subtitle, and if they are, he shall further specify whether or not the number of votes cast in favor of the adoption of this subtitle is equal in number to at least thirty per cent of the number of persons who voted in the municipality at the last preceding general election.
N.J. Stat. § 40:61-22.4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 61 / Section 61-22.4
Lease of lands when fixed minimum price not bid
Status: in_force

In the event that there shall be no bids or the amount bid at such public sale shall not equal the minimum price fixed by resolution of the governing body, then the municipality in lieu of making sale thereof is authorized to lease said lands for a term not exceeding thirty years, at such rental and upon such conditions, terms and limitations as shall be determined upon by resolution of the governing body of such municipality. L.1938, c. 87, p. 206, s. 3, eff. April 4, 1938.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:5-11 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 5 / Section 5-11
Advertising for bids unnecessary
Status: in_force

No local unit shall be required to advertise for bids for any of the work performed pursuant to 40A:5-4. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-4
Definitions; D to L.
Status: in_force

3.1. "Days" means calendar days. "Density" means the permitted number of dwelling units per gross area of land that is the subject of an application for development, including noncontiguous land, if authorized by municipal ordinance or by a planned development. "Developer" means the legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or of any land proposed to be included in a proposed development, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase, or other person having an enforceable proprietary interest in such land. "Development" means the division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels, the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any building or other structure, or of any mining excavation or landfill, and any use or change in the use of any building or other structure, or land or extension of use of land, for which permission may be required pursuant to P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.). "Development potential" means the maximum number of dwelling units or square feet of nonresidential floor area that may be constructed on a specified lot or in a specified zone under the master plan and land use regulations in effect on the date of the adoption of the development transfer ordinance or on the date of the adoption of the ordinance authorizing noncontiguous cluster, and in accordance with recognized environmental constraints. "Development regulation" means a zoning ordinance, subdivision ordinance, site plan ordinance, official map ordinance or other municipal regulation of the use and development of land, or amendment thereto adopted and filed pursuant to P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.). "Development restriction" means an agricultural restriction, a conservation restriction, or a historic preservation restriction. "Development transfer" or "development potential transfer" means the conveyance of development potential, or the permission for development, from one or more lots to one or more other lots by deed, easement, or other means as authorized by ordinance. "Development transfer bank" means a development transfer bank established pursuant to section 22 of P.L.2004, c.2 (C.40:55D-158) or the State TDR Bank. "Drainage" means the removal of surface water or groundwater from land by drains, grading or other means and includes control of runoff during and after construction or development to minimize erosion and sedimentation, to assure the adequacy of existing and proposed culverts and bridges, to induce water recharge into the ground where practical, to lessen nonpoint pollution, to maintain the integrity of stream channels for their biological functions as well as for drainage, and the means necessary for water supply preservation or prevention or alleviation of flooding. "Electric vehicle supply equipment" or "electric vehicle service equipment" or "EVSE" means the equipment, including the cables, cords, conductors, connectors, couplers, enclosures, attachment plugs, power outlets, power electronics, transformer, switchgear, switches and controls, network interfaces, and point of sale equipment and associated apparatus designed and used for the purpose of transferring energy from the electric supply system to a plug-in electric vehicle. "EVSE" may deliver either alternating current or, consistent with fast charging equipment standards, direct current electricity. "EVSE" is synonymous with "electric vehicle charging station." "Environmental commission" means a municipal advisory body created pursuant to P.L.1968, c.245 (C.40:56A-1 et seq.). "Erosion" means the detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind, ice and gravity. "Final approval" means the official action of the planning board taken on a preliminarily approved major subdivision or site plan, after all conditions, engineering plans and other requirements have been completed or fulfilled and the required improvements have been installed or guarantees properly posted for their completion, or approval conditioned upon the posting of such guarantees. "Floor area ratio" means the sum of the area of all floors of buildings or structures compared to the total area of land that is the subject of an application for development, including noncontiguous land, if authorized by municipal ordinance or by a planned development. "General development plan" means a comprehensive plan for the development of a planned development, as provided in section 4 of P.L.1987, c.129 (C.40:55D-45.2). "Governing body" means the chief legislative body of the municipality. In municipalities having a board of public works, "governing body" means such board. "Historic district" means one or more historic sites and intervening or surrounding property significantly affecting or affected by the quality and character of the historic site or sites. "Historic preservation restriction" means a "historic preservation restriction" as defined in section 2 of P.L.1979, c.378 (C.13:8B-2). "Historic site" means any real property, man-made structure, natural object or configuration or any portion or group of the foregoing of historical, archeological, cultural, scenic or architectural significance. "Inherently beneficial use" means a use which is universally considered of value to the community because it fundamentally serves the public good and promotes the general welfare. Such a use includes, but is not limited to, a hospital, school, child care center, group home, or a wind, solar or photovoltaic energy facility or structure. "Instrument" means the easement, credit, or other deed restriction used to record a development transfer. "Interested party" means: (a) in a criminal or quasi-criminal proceeding, any citizen of the State of New Jersey; and (b) in the case of a civil proceeding in any court or in an administrative proceeding before a municipal agency, any person, whether residing within or without the municipality, whose right to use, acquire, or enjoy property is or may be affected by any action taken under P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), or whose rights to use, acquire, or enjoy property under P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), or under any other law of this State or of the United States have been denied, violated or infringed by an action or a failure to act under P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.). "Land" includes improvements and fixtures on, above or below the surface. "Local utility" means any sewerage authority created pursuant to the "sewerage authorities law," P.L.1946, c.138 (C.40:14A-1 et seq.); any utilities authority created pursuant to the "municipal and county utilities authorities law," P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.); or any utility, authority, commission, special district or other corporate entity not regulated by the Board of Regulatory Commissioners under Title 48 of the Revised Statutes that provides gas, electricity, heat, power, water or sewer service to a municipality or the residents thereof. "Lot" means a designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise, as permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit. L.1975, c.291, s.3.1; amended 1981, c.32, s.8; 1984, c.20, s.2; 1985, c.398, s.14; 1985, c.516, s.2; 1987, c.129, s.1; 1991, c.199, s.1; 1991, c.412, s.2; 2004, c.2, s.33; 2009, c.146, s.1; 2013, c.106, s.3; 2021, c.171, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54D-42 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54D / Section 54D-42
Contracts, etc. with municipal governments
Status: in_force

42. The authority may enter into contracts, leases, or agreements with any municipal government, concerning the acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation, or support of a convention center facility or other tourism project. L.1992,c.165,s.42.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-42 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-42
Appointment of volunteer firemen or other persons to paid positions
Status: in_force

In any municipality where there is a volunteer fire company or force, maintained and controlled by the municipality, having no paid fireman and thereafter a paid position therein is created or established by the governing body of said municipality, such position shall be filled by a member of the volunteer fire company or force who shall have served as an active fireman for at least 2 years next preceding said appointment or by an exempt fireman of the company or force. If no such member or exempt fireman is available for such appointment, the appointment may be made to any qualified person. Said appointee shall not be under 21 or over 40 years of age at the time of the appointment. L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:47-4.8 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 47 / Section 47-4.8
Nature of act; limitation on appointments
Status: in_force

This act is of a temporary and emergent nature and no appointment shall be made pursuant hereto after January 1, 1972. L.1968, c. 275, s. 3, eff. Sept. 4, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-193 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-193
Existing programs deemed valid; conditions for continuation.
Status: in_force

11. Any length of service award program that involves any form of insurance or annuity program in existence prior to the effective date of this act is deemed valid in all respects, and may continue to operate subject to the following conditions: a. That the director be notified of the existence of the program and its benefits within 60 days of the effective date of this act; b. That within 180 days of being notified by the director to do so, the sponsoring agency shall file with the director documentation that demonstrates its program has been brought into compliance with this act, provided, however that such sponsoring agency need not comply with subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.1997, c.388 (C.40A:14-185), and further provided, however, that any existing defined benefit annuity programs may be continued, but only with benefit levels whereby participants who vested prior to the effective date of P.L.1997, c.388 (C.40A:14-183 et al.) with benefits in excess of $750 per month shall not receive or be entitled to benefits in excess of the benefits level in existence as of the effective date of P.L.1997, c.388 (C.40A:14-183 et al.), and participants who vest subsequent to the effective date of P.L.1997, c.388 (C.40A:14-183 et al.) shall not receive a benefit in excess of $750 per month which level may be adjusted by the means provided in subsection f. of section 3 of P.L.1997, c.388 (C.40A:14-185); and c. Any benefit vested in a participant of a length of service award program prior to the effective date of this act shall be exempt from the contribution and benefit limitations of sections 4 and 7 of P.L.1997, c.388 (C.40A:14-186 and C.40A:14-189) and shall be deemed valid in all respects from program inception. L.1997,c.388,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54-29 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54 / Section 54-29
Transfer of books to library
Status: in_force

Any public board in any municipality wherein there is a free public library, or any department of the government of the municipality having under its control a library or collection of books useful for such public library, may transfer the control or property of said books to the trustees of a free public library established under this article for use therein. The board or department so transferring its books or library shall be relieved from further responsibility for the care or custody of or property in said books or library, and the board of trustees of the free public library shall hold and keep said books or library as if originally purchased by it.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:5-15.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 5 / Section 5-15.1
Securities which may be purchased by local units.
Status: in_force

8. Securities which may be purchased by local units. a. When authorized by a cash management plan approved pursuant to N.J.S.40A:5-14, any local unit may use moneys which may be in hand for the purchase of the following types of securities which, if suitable for registry, may be registered in the name of the local unit: (1) Bonds or other obligations of the United States of America or obligations guaranteed by the United States of America; (2) Government money market mutual funds; (3) Any obligation that a federal agency or a federal instrumentality has issued in accordance with an act of Congress, which security has a maturity date not greater than 397 days from the date of purchase, provided that such obligation bears a fixed rate of interest not dependent on any index or other external factor; (4) Bonds or other obligations of the local unit or bonds or other obligations of school districts of which the local unit is a part or within which the school district is located; (5) Bonds or other obligations, having a maturity date not more than 397 days from the date of purchase, issued by New Jersey school districts, municipalities, counties, and entities subject to the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.). Other bonds or obligations having a maturity date not more than 397 days from the date of purchase may be approved by the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs for investment by local units; (6) Local government investment pools; (7) Deposits with the State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1977, c.281 (C.52:18A-90.4); or (8) Agreements for the repurchase of fully collateralized securities, if: (a) the underlying securities are permitted investments pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) of this subsection a. or are bonds or other obligations, having a maturity date not more than 397 days from the date of purchase, issued by New Jersey school districts, municipalities, counties, and entities subject to the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.); (b) the custody of collateral is transferred to a third party; (c) the maturity of the agreement is not more than 30 days; (d) the underlying securities are purchased through a public depository as defined in section 1 of P.L.1970, c.236 (C.17:9-41); and (e) a master repurchase agreement providing for the custody and security of collateral is executed. b. Any investment instruments in which the security is not physically held by the local unit shall be covered by a third party custodial agreement which shall provide for the designation of such investments in the name of the local unit and prevent unauthorized use of such investments. c. Purchase of investment securities shall be executed by the "delivery versus payment" method to ensure that securities are either received by the local unit or a third party custodian prior to or upon the release of the local unit's funds. d. Any investments not purchased and redeemed directly from the issuer, government money market mutual fund, local government investment pool, or the State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund, shall be purchased and redeemed through the use of a national or State bank located within this State or through a broker-dealer which, at the time of purchase or redemption, has been registered continuously for a period of at least two years pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1967, c.93 (C.49:3-56) and has at least $25 million in capital stock (or equivalent capitalization if not a corporation), surplus reserves for contingencies and undivided profits, or through a securities dealer who makes primary markets in U.S. Government securities and reports daily to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York its position in and borrowing on such U.S. Government securities. e. For the purposes of this section: (1) a "government money market mutual fund" means an investment company or investment trust: (a) which is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the "Investment Company Act of 1940," 15 U.S.C. s.80a-1 et seq., and operated in accordance with 17 C.F.R. s.270.2a-7, except that a government money market mutual fund may not impose liquidity fees or redemption gates regardless of whether permitted to do so under 17 C.F.R. s.270.2a-7; (b) the portfolio of which is limited to U.S. Government securities that meet the definition of an eligible security pursuant to 17C.F.R.s.270.2a-7, securities that have been issued by New Jersey school districts, municipalities, counties, and entities subject to the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.) that meet the definition of an eligible security pursuant to 17 C.F.R. s.270.2a-7, and repurchase agreements that are collateralized by such securities in which direct investment may be made pursuant to paragraphs (1), (3), and (5) of subsection a. of this section; and (c) which is rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. (2) a "local government investment pool" means an investment pool: (a) which is managed in accordance with generally accepted accounting and financial reporting principles for local government investment pools established by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board; (b) which is rated in the highest category by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; (c) which is limited to U.S. Government securities that meet the definition of an eligible security pursuant to 17 C.F.R. s.270.2a-7, securities that have been issued by New Jersey school districts, municipalities, counties, and entities subject to the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.) that meet the definition of an eligible security pursuant to 17 C.F.R. 270.2a-7 and repurchase agreements that are collateralized by such securities in which direct investment may be made pursuant to paragraphs (1), (3), and (5) of subsection a. of this section; (d) which is in compliance with such rules as may be adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) by the Local Finance Board of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, which may promulgate rules providing for disclosure and reporting requirements, and other provisions deemed necessary by the board to provide for the safety, liquidity and yield of the investments; (e) which does not permit investments in instruments that: are subject to high price volatility with changing market conditions; cannot reasonably be expected, at the time of interest rate adjustment, to have a market value that approximates their par value; or utilize an index that does not support a stable net asset value; (f) which purchases and redeems investments directly from the issuer, government money market mutual fund, or the State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund, or through the use of a national or State bank located within this State, or through a broker-dealer which, at the time of purchase or redemption, has been registered continuously for a period of at least two years pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1967, c.93 (C.49:3-56) and has at least $25 million in capital stock (or equivalent capitalization if not a corporation), surplus reserves for contingencies and undivided profits, or through a securities dealer who makes primary markets in U.S. Government securities and reports daily to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York its position in and borrowing on such U.S. Government securities ; and (g) which does not impose liquidity fees or redemption gates. f. Investments in, or deposits or purchases of financial instruments made pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the requirements of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.). L.1977, c.396, s.8; amended 1991, c.458, s.2; 1997, c.148, s.3; 2015, c.95, s.16; 2017, c.310, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56A-9 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56A / Section 56A-9
Chairman; qualifications; term of office
Status: in_force

A joint environmental commission shall elect its chairman, who shall hold no other public office or position, except that he may be a member of a municipal or other planning board. The term of the chairman shall be 1 year, and he shall be eligible to succeed himself unless the ordinance creating the commission shall otherwise provide. The ordinance creating such commission may provide that the chairmanship of the commission be rotated annually so that over each period of years corresponding to the number of participating municipalities it shall be held in each year by a member appointed from a different participating municipality. L.1975, c. 334, s. 2, eff. March 3, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-40 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-40
Limitation on proceedings to restrain or review assessment or award
Status: in_force

No action or proceeding for injunctive or other relief shall be commenced to restrain or review an assessment or award made for any improvement, after thirty days shall have elapsed from the date of the confirmation of such assessment or award. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 701, s. 187, eff. March 19, 1953.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-213 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-213
Hearing and notice; view premises; report
Status: in_force

The commissioners so appointed shall fix a time and place when they will hear the persons interested in the property to be taken, and in the benefits to be conferred by the proposed improvement, and shall give public notice of such time and place for at least ten days prior to the day of meeting in two or more of the newspapers published and circulating in the county. After having viewed the premises and heard the parties interested, they shall proceed to estimate and fix the value of the real estate taken and the damages caused by such taking, and ascertain and determine the amount of special or peculiar benefits conferred upon the owners of property benefited, in proportion as nearly as may be to the benefits which each owner shall be deemed to acquire, and to make report of their assessments to the court. They may report the damages awarded and the benefits assessed in any case in the same report or separately as they may determine.
N.J. Stat. § 40:33-13.10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 33 / Section 33-13.10
Annual reports
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall make annual reports to the boards of chosen freeholders of the participating counties, to the governing bodies of such municipalities with which it has contractual arrangements to provide library services and to the boards of trustees of public libraries within such municipalities. L.1962, c. 134, s. 8, eff. July 27, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:12-33 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-33
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Application" means all information required by the municipality of an applicant in order to make a determination regarding the sale of in rem property; b. "In rem property" means any residential property consisting of less than five dwelling units, to which a municipality has acquired title pursuant to the "In Rem Tax Foreclosure Act (1948)," P.L. 1948, c. 96 (C. 54:5-104.29 et seq.); c. "Enforcing agency" means the enforcing agency in any municipality designated to administer and enforce the "State Uniform Construction Code Act" pursuant to section 8 of P.L. 1975, c. 217 (C. 52:27D-126), and regulations promulgated thereunder; d. "Owner" means the owner or owners in fee of the property or a lesser estate therein, a mortgagee or vendee in possession, an assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee, or any other person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly in control of a building, structure or real property; e. "Qualified applicant" or "applicant" means an applicant for an urban homestead who is at least 18 years of age upon application; f. "Urban homesteader" means a person who has been granted title to an in rem property under the conditions set forth in this act; g. "Urban homesteading agency" or "homesteading agency" means that governmental entity designated to administer the urban homesteading program pursuant to section 4 of this act; and h. "Urban homesteading program" means the process by which title to in rem property is conveyed by a municipality to an urban homesteader. L. 1988, c. 148, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 40:35-2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 35 / Section 35-2
Operation and supervision
Status: in_force

Such plants shall be operated and maintained at the expense of the county, and shall be supervised by a committee consisting of members of the board of chosen freeholders.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-1.15 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-1.15
Residency requirement waiver.
Status: in_force

1. Any municipal ordinance which requires that employees of a municipal water works be municipal residents shall include a provision which permits the municipality to hire a non-resident if the municipality is unable to hire a qualified resident. If the municipal water works serves more than one municipality, the ordinance shall comply with the provisions of P.L.2019, c.231 (C.40:14B-18.1 et al.). L.1987, c.441, s.1; amended 2019, c.231, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 40:67-16.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 67 / Section 67-16.1
System of truck routes; establishment; exclusion of trucks from other streets
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality may, by ordinance, establish a system of truck routes in such municipality, subject to the provisions of this act. Any such ordinance may provide that all trucks having a total combined gross weight of vehicle plus load, in excess of four tons, shall be excluded from all streets in such municipality, except from those streets which form a part of the system of truck routes upon which trucks are permitted to travel and operate, which should be designated in the ordinance. L.1953, c. 354, p. 1929, s. 1, eff. Aug. 8, 1953.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48C-1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48C / Section 48C-1
Imposition of taxes
Status: in_force

1. Any municipality having a population in excess of 200,000 hereinafter referred to as "municipality," is hereby authorized and empowered to enact an ordinance or ordinances imposing any of the taxes hereinafter provided for at the rates and in the manner hereinafter provided. L.1970,c.326,s.1; amended 1981,c.462,s.38; 1990,c.9,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:2-51 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 2 / Section 2-51
Issuance of refunding bonds.
Status: in_force

40A:2-51. Any local unit may incur indebtedness, borrow money, authorize and issue refunding bonds, notwithstanding any provision or limitation contained in this chapter or in any other law, and in any amount determined to be necessary by the governing body of the local unit and approved by the Local Finance Board, except as provided in subsection c. of this section, to effect the refunding for the purpose of: a. Paying, funding or refunding outstanding bonds of the local unit, including emergency appropriations, temporary emergency appropriations, advance funding of pension obligations as part of an early retirement program offered by the State, and amounts owing to others for taxes levied in the local unit, or any renewals or extensions thereof, or any bonds issued to fund or refund the same and whether or not prior to the maturity or earliest redemption date of the bonds to be refunded. b. Paying the cost of the issuance of such refunding bonds, including printing, advertising, accounting and financial and legal expenses. c. Issuance of refunding bonds to realize debt service savings on outstanding obligations without the approval of the local finance board when authorized by conditions set forth in rules and regulations of the local finance board and upon a resolution adopted by 2/3 vote of the full membership of the governing body. d. The sale and award of bonds by a finance officer who has been delegated that responsibility by resolution of the governing body in accordance with the advertised terms of public sale. The finance officer making any such sale shall report in writing to the governing body at the next meeting thereof as to the principal amount, interest rate and maturities of the bonds sold, along with the price obtained and the name of the purchaser. L.1960, c.169, s.1; amended 1978, c.36, s.1; 2003, c.15, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-130 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-130
County administration of civil service
Status: in_force

The board of freeholders of any county adopting one of the plans of government set forth in this act may by resolution apply to the New Jersey Civil Service Commission for permission to administer the merit system through a county department of civil service. Such administration shall include classification, recruitment, examination, establishment of eligibility lists, grievances, compensation, and other conditions of employment, all to be performed under the general supervision of the New Jersey Department of Civil Service, and in addition such other functions as the State Department may authorize or approve. Any civil service system administered by a county shall be limited in application to county employees and positions, and may not extend to cover employees and positions in municipalities within that county. L.1972, c. 154, s. 130, eff. Sept. 19, 1972. Amended by L.1975, c. 84, s. 42, eff. May 5, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-33 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-33
Selling or otherwise disposing of stone a misdemeanor; exception
Status: in_force

If any person shall sell, or offer to sell, any of such stone or dispose of the same for any other purpose than as provided in section 40:23-28 of this title he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding ninety days, or both, but if any municipality be so distant from the stone quarry and stone crusher operated in connection therewith as to make it inconvenient to haul the stone, it may sell its share of crushed or broken stone so apportioned, and use the money obtained therefor in the purchase of other stone, or exchange the stone so apportioned for other stone. The stone so bought or exchanged shall be used only for the purposes set forth in said section 40:23-28.
N.J. Stat. § 40:8-8 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-8
Airport security officers
Status: in_force

The governing body of any county which has established an airport may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, provide for the appointment of such persons as the governing body may designate to act as airport security officers for the facility. L.1979, c. 332, s. 1, eff. Jan. 21, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 40:71-10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 71 / Section 71-10
Inconsistent laws inapplicable; laws relating to municipal courts unaffected
Status: in_force

Immediately after the election and organization of the commissioners as provided herein, all laws and parts of laws then existing, whether general or special, in anywise affecting the government of such municipality which are contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of chapters seventy to seventy-six of this Title, shall be repealed and abrogated, but said chapters seventy to seventy-six shall not abrogate, repeal or annul the provisions of chapter eight of Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 733, s. 238, eff. March 19, 1953.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:2-46 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 2 / Section 2-46
Self-liquidating purposes during construction
Status: in_force

Any municipal public utility shall be deemed to be self-liquidating during the period of construction or acquisition and until it shall have been in operation for at least 1 fiscal year if the local government board or, in the case of a project consisting of acquisition of land areas needed for a redevelopment housing project, the Division of Planning and Development in the Department of Conservation and Economic Development shall have determined by order on the basis of a project report that the said municipal public utility will have an income sufficient to make it a self-liquidating purpose. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.
N.J. Stat. § 40:68-38 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 68 / Section 68-38
Counting of votes; certification of results; forwarding to municipal clerk; announcement of results
Status: in_force

Immediately after the close of the polls the judge and teller shall proceed forthwith to count the votes for each candidate and shall complete the count without delay or adjournment. The counting shall be open and public but not to such an extent that the number of persons present shall hinder, delay or inconvenience the election officers in counting the ballots and ascertaining the results. The judge and teller shall certify to the correctness of the count and shall forward all ballots and talleys to the clerk of the municipality wherein the district is located. Upon completion of the count of the votes, the judge of election shall announce publicly the result of the election. L.1967, c. 184, s. 12, eff. July 27, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-77.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-77.1
Chapter 260 of the laws of 1969 saved from repeal
Status: in_force

Chapter 260 of the laws of 1969 (C. 40:38-28.1) is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provides that in any county of the second class having a population in excess of 500,000, the limitations imposed, pursuant to section 40A:9-77, on the amount of salary payable to the first deputy county clerk or to any executive clerk or chief clerk in the office of the county clerk, shall not be construed to restrict any of said employees from participating in or benefiting from any cost of living bonus or longevity program provided for or established in such county.] L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48C-7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48C / Section 48C-7
Collection of taxes, surcharges, liability of collector; payment to municipality.
Status: in_force

7. a. All taxes imposed by the ordinances authorized pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2013, c.284 (C.40:48C-1.6), section 1 of P.L.2019, c.289 (C.40:48C-1.7), or section 6 of P.L.1970, c.326 (C.40:48C-6) shall be collected on behalf of the municipality by the person (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "taxpayer") providing parking services to the customer. b. Every person required to collect any tax, including surcharges imposed by the ordinances shall be personally liable for the tax imposed, collected or required to be collected hereunder. Any such person shall have the same right in respect to collecting the tax from his customer or in respect to nonpayment of the tax by the customer as if the tax were a part of the service charge and payable at the same time; provided, however, that the chief fiscal officer of the municipality shall be joined as a party in any action or proceeding brought to collect the tax. c. No person required to collect any tax, including surcharges, hereunder shall advertise or hold out to any person or to the public in general, in any manner, directly or indirectly, that the tax is not considered as an element in the charge payable by the customer, that he will pay the tax, that the tax will not be separately charged and stated to the customer or that the tax will be refunded to the customer. d. All taxes and surcharges collected pursuant to the ordinances shall be remitted to the chief fiscal officer of the municipality and shall be reported on such forms and paid at such times as may be prescribed in the ordinances. L.1970, c.326, s.7; amended 2007, c.296, s.2; 2019, c.289, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-69 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-69
Zoning board of adjustment.
Status: in_force

56. Zoning board of adjustment. Upon the adoption of a zoning ordinance, the governing body shall create, by ordinance, a zoning board of adjustment unless the municipality is eligible for, and exercises, the option provided by subsection c. of section 16 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-25). A zoning board of adjustment shall consist of seven regular members and may have not more than four alternate members. All regular members and any alternate members shall be municipal residents. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law or charter heretofore adopted, such ordinance shall provide the method of appointment of all such members. Alternate members shall be designated at the time of appointment by the authority appointing them as "Alternate No. 1" and "Alternate No. 2," and, in the case of a municipality in which more than two alternates have been appointed, "Alternate No. 1," "Alternate No. 2," "Alternate No. 3," and "Alternate No. 4," as appropriate. The terms of the members first appointed under P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.) shall be so determined that to the greatest practicable extent, the expiration of such terms shall be distributed, in the case of regular members, evenly over the first four years after their appointment, and in the case of alternate members, evenly over the first two years after their appointment; provided that the initial term of no regular members shall exceed four years and that the initial term of no alternate member shall exceed two years. Thereafter, the term of each regular member shall be four years, and the term of each alternate member shall be two years. In any municipality in which more than two alternates have been appointed, the terms of not more than two alternate members shall expire in any one year. No member may hold any elective office or position under the municipality. No member of the board of adjustment shall be permitted to act on any matter in which he has, either directly or indirectly, any personal or financial interest. A member may, after public hearing if he requests it, be removed by the governing body for cause. A vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term only. The board of adjustment shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from its regular members and select a secretary, who may or may not be a member of the board of adjustment or a municipal employee. Alternate members may participate in all matters but may not vote except in the absence or disqualification of a regular member. Participation of alternate members shall not be deemed to increase the size of the zoning board of adjustment established by ordinance of the governing body pursuant to section 56 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-69). A vote shall not be delayed in order that a regular member may vote instead of an alternate member. In the event that a choice must be made as to which alternate member is to vote, alternate members shall vote in the order of their numerical designations. L.1975, c.291, s.56; amended 1978, c.37, s.2; 1979, c.216, s.22; 1985, c.516, s.27; 1998, c.95, s.9; 2004, c.105.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-35 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-35
County executive, filling of vacancy in office; procedure.
Status: in_force

35. The office of county executive shall be deemed vacant if the incumbent moves his residence from the county or he is by death, physical or mental illness or other casualty unable to continue to serve as county executive. Any vacancy in the office of county executive shall be filled by election for the unexpired term only at the next general election occurring not less than 51 days after the occurrence of the vacancy, except that no such vacancy shall be filled at the general election which immediately precedes the expiration of the term in which the vacancy occurs. In the event a vacancy eligible to be filled by election hereunder occurs on or before the sixth day preceding the last day for filing petitions for nomination for the primary election, such petitions may be prepared and filed for nomination in that primary election in the manner provided by article 3 of chapter 23 of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes. In the event the vacancy occurs after that sixth day preceding the last day for filing petitions for nomination for the primary election, a political party may select a candidate for the office in question in the manner prescribed in subsections a. and b. of R.S.19:13-20 for selecting candidates to fill vacancies among candidates nominated at primary elections. A statement of such selection under R.S.19:13-20 shall be filed with the county clerk not later than the 48th day preceding the date of the general election. Besides the selection of candidates by each political party, candidates may also be nominated by petition in a manner similar to direct nomination by petition for the general election; but if the candidate of any party to fill the vacancy will be chosen at a primary election, such petition shall be filed with the county clerk at least 55 days prior to the primary election; and if no candidate of any party will be chosen at a primary election, such petition shall be filed with the county clerk not later than 12 o'clock noon of the day on which the first selection meeting by any party is held under this section to select a nominee to fill the vacancy. When the vacancy occurs, the county clerk of the county shall forthwith give notice thereof to the chairman of the county committee of each political party. During the temporary absence or temporary disability of the county executive the chief administrator shall serve as acting county executive. L.1972,c.154,s.35; amended 2000, c.131, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:62-6 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 62 / Section 62-6
Powers of the Council.
Status: in_force

a. The council shall be the legislative body of the municipality. b. The council may subject to general law and the provisions of this act: (1) Pass, adopt, amend and repeal any ordinance or, where permitted, any resolution for any purpose required for the government of the municipality or for the accomplishment of any public purpose for which the municipality is authorized to act under general law; (2) Control and regulate the finances of the municipality and raise money by borrowing and taxation; (3) Create such offices and positions as it may deem necessary. The officers appointed thereto shall perform the duties required by law and the ordinances of the council. Other than the town attorney, engineer , building inspector, clerk, tax collector and tax assessor, these officers shall serve at the pleasure of the council. The town attorney, engineer, clerk, tax collector and tax assessor shall serve for terms as provided in chapter 9 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes; (4) Investigate any activity of the municipality; (5) Remove any officer of the municipality, other than those officers excepted by law, for cause; and (6) Override a veto of the mayor by a two-thirds majority of all the members of the council. c. The council shall have all the executive responsibilities of the municipality not placed, by general law or this act, in the office of the mayor. d. The council may, by ordinance, appoint such subordinate officers as it may deem necessary, except that the clerk, the tax assessor and the tax collector shall be appointed by the mayor and council. e. Every officer appointed pursuant to this section shall hold office during his official term and until his successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified. (Source: R. S. 40:125-3, R. S. 40:125-37, R. S. 40:133-3 and New.) L. 1988, c. 7, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:43-6 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 43 / Section 43-6
Effect of change on charter; ordinances
Status: in_force

All the provisions of any charter of any such municipality, except so much as refers to the name, and all ordinances, resolutions and official acts ordained, passed or executed by such municipality, shall remain legal and of full force and effect; and all provisions, ordinances, resolutions and official acts thereafter ordained, passed or executed under the new name of such municipality, shall be legal and of full force and effect as if passed, ordained or executed under the former name of such municipality.
N.J. Stat. § 40:64-12 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 64 / Section 64-12
Penalty; jurisdiction of courts; copy of ordinance as evidence
Status: in_force

40:64-12. Penalty; jurisdiction of courts; copy of ordinance as evidence. a. The commission may prescribe a fine for the violation of each of its ordinances in an amount not exceeding $1500.00 for each violation, and the courts which now or hereafter shall have jurisdiction over actions for the violation of ordinances of the municipality in which the commission has been or shall be appointed shall have jurisdiction in actions for the violation of such ordinances as the commission shall enact. The ordinances shall be enforced by like proceedings and process and the practice for the enforcement thereof shall be the same as that provided by law for the enforcement of the ordinances of the municipality in which the commission exists. The officers authorized by law to serve and execute process in the aforementioned courts shall be the officers to serve and execute any process issued out of any court under this chapter. A copy of any ordinance of the commission, certified to under the hand of its secretary, or chairman shall be received in any court of this State as full and legal proof of the existence of the ordinance, and that all requirements of law in relation to the ordaining, publishing and making of the same, so as to make it legal and binding, have been complied with, unless the contrary be shown. b. In addition to the penalties authorized by subsection a. of this section, the commission may require a person who removes or otherwise destroys a tree in violation of a municipal ordinance to pay a replacement assessment to the municipality. The replacement assessment shall be the value of the tree as determined by the appraisal of a trained forester or Certified Tree Expert retained by the commission for that purpose. In lieu of an appraisal, the commission may adopt a formula and schedule based upon the number of square inches contained in a cross section of the trunk of the tree multiplied by a predetermined value per square inch, not to exceed $27.00 per square inch. The square inch cross section shall be calculated from the diameter at breast height and, if there is a multiple stem tree, then each trunk shall be measured and an average shall be determined for the tree. For the purposes of this section, "diameter at breast height" shall mean the diameter of the tree taken at a point 4-1/2 feet above ground level. The commission shall modify the value of the tree based upon its species variety, location and its condition at the time of removal or destruction. c. Any public utility or cable television company that clears, moves, cuts, or destroys any trees, shrubs, or plants for the purpose of erecting, installing, moving, removing, altering or maintaining any structures or fixtures, necessary for the supply of electric light, heat or power, communication, or cable television services upon any lands in which it has acquired an easement or right-of-way, shall not be subject to any penalty imposed by a commission pursuant to subsections a. or b. of this section. This subsection shall not exempt any public utility or cable television company from any penalty or replacement assessment imposed for negligent actions. Amended 1958,c.42,s.9; 1991,c.396.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14B-19 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14B / Section 14B-19
Purposes, acquisition of facilities; alternative electrical energy.
Status: in_force

19. (a) The purposes of every municipal authority shall be (1) the provision and distribution of an adequate supply of water for the public and private uses of the local units, and their inhabitants, within the district, and (2) the relief of waters in or bordering the State from pollution arising from causes within the district and the relief of waters in, bordering or entering the district from pollution or threatened pollution, and the consequent improvement of conditions affecting the public health, (3) the provision of sewage collection and disposal service within or without the district, and (4) the provision of water supply and distribution service in such areas without the district as are permitted by the provisions of this act, and (5) the provision of solid waste services and facilities within or without the district in a manner consistent with the "Solid Waste Management Act," P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.) and in conformance with the solid waste management plans adopted by the solid waste management districts created therein, and (6) the generation, transmission and sale of hydroelectric power at wholesale, (7) the operation and maintenance of utility systems owned by other governments located within the district through contracts with said governments, and (8) in the case of an authority that is a pilot county utilities authority, to fund improvements to county infrastructure pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. of section 40 of P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-40). (b) Every municipal authority is hereby authorized, subject to the limitations of this act, to acquire, in its own name but for the local unit or units, by purchase, gift, condemnation or otherwise, lease as lessee, and, notwithstanding the provisions of any charter, ordinance or resolution of any county or municipality to the contrary, to construct, maintain, operate and use such reservoirs, basins, dams, canals, aqueducts, standpipes, conduits, pipelines, mains, pumping and ventilating stations, treatment, purification and filtration plants or works, trunk, intercepting and outlet sewers, water distribution systems, waterworks, sources of water supply and wells at such places within or without the district, such compensating reservoirs within a county in which any part of the district lies, and such other plants, structures, boats and conveyances, as in the judgment of the municipal authority will provide an effective and satisfactory method for promoting purposes of the municipal authority. (c) Every municipal authority is hereby authorized and directed, when in its judgment its sewerage system or any part thereof will permit, to collect from any and all public systems within the district all sewage and treat and dispose of the same in such manner as to promote purposes of the municipal authority. (d) Every municipal utilities authority is authorized to promote the production and use of alternative electrical energy by contracting with producers of alternative electrical energy for the installation, construction, maintenance, repair, renewal, relocation, or removal of alternative electrical energy systems, and for the purchase of excess alternative electrical energy generated by a producer of alternative electrical energy. Any purchase or sale of alternative electrical energy where such energy is distributed using the infrastructure of a public utility, as that term is defined in R.S.48:2-13, shall include the payment by the purchaser of all relevant non-bypassable charges as provided for in the "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act," P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-49 et al.). L.1957, c.183, s.19; amended 1977, c.384, s.9; 1980, c.34, s.6; 2007, c.306, s.2; 2013, c.190, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-31 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-31
Reapportionment of unclaimed stone
Status: in_force

If the proper authorities of any municipality shall fail to demand in writing of the board of chosen freeholders or the chairman of the committee on workhouse of the board, and provide for the shipment of the same before the first days of April, July, September and November in any year for the share or portion of crushed stone to which it shall be entitled at each quarterly distribution under the provisions of sections 40:23-28 to 40:23-33 of this title, then such portion or share shall immediately be reapportioned in the next succeeding quarterly distribution among the several municipalities of the counties as provided for in section 40:23-28 of this title; which said board of chosen freeholders shall be required to furnish and deliver under the provisions of said sections 40:23-28 to 40:23-33, and shall not exceed ten thousand tons in any year.
N.J. Stat. § 40:33-12 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 33 / Section 33-12
County treasurer custodian of library funds; payment of bills
Status: in_force

The county treasurer shall be the custodian of the county library tax collected and of all other funds or moneys of the commission, and upon receipt of bills properly authorized by the commission, payment thereof shall be made if sufficient funds are on hand. Amended by L.1950, c. 189, p. 424, s. 4, eff. June 7, 1950.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-57 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-57
Facility charges
Status: in_force

Every authority is hereby authorized to charge and collect tolls, rents, rates, fares, fees or other charges (in this act sometimes referred to as "facility charges") in connection with, or for the use or services of, or otherwise relating to, any public facility or other property owned, leased or controlled by the authority. If the public facility is a system of solid waste disposal, including, but not limited to, a resource recovery facility, recycling plant or transfer station owned, leased or controlled by the authority, the authority may charge and collect in connection with that system from any governmental unit included within the jurisdiction of the authority or which contracts for service with that authority or from any owner or occupant of any real property situated in a constituent municipality or in a municipality which contracts for service with that authority. Such facility charges may be charged to and collected from any governmental unit or person and such governmental unit or person shall be liable for and shall pay such facility charges to the authority at the time when and place where such facility charges are due and payable. L. 1960, c. 183, s. 14; amended 1968,c.66,s.3; 1982,c.113,s.9; 1988,c.140.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-1
Election on question whether charter commission shall be elected
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever authorized by ordinance of the governing body or upon petition of the registered voters of any municipality, an election shall be held in the municipality upon the question: "Shall a charter commission be elected to study the charter of and to consider a new charter or improvements in the present charter and to make recommendations thereon?" The petition calling for such election shall be in the form required by subsection (b) hereof and shall be signed by the following per centum of registered voters of the municipality: 25% in municipalities of 7,000 or less inhabitants; 20% in municipalities of more than 7,000 and less than 70,000 inhabitants; 10% in municipalities of 70,000 or more inhabitants. In either event, the municipal clerk shall provide for the submission of the question and for the election of a charter commission at the next general or regular municipal election, occurring not less than 75 days after the passage of the ordinance or the filing of the petition with the clerk. At the election the question above stated shall be submitted as other public questions are submitted to the voters of a single municipality. (b) A petition under this section shall conform to the requirements of form for petitions under sections 17-37 through 17-39 hereof (except that there shall be no reference therein to any ordinance) and shall be subject to examination, certification and amendment as therein provided. L.1950, c. 210, p. 460, s. 1-1. Amended by L.1953, c. 254, p. 1741, s. 1; L.1954, c. 69, p. 423, s. 1, eff. June 24, 1954.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-155 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-155
Legal expenses of police officers
Status: in_force

Whenever a member or officer of a municipal police department or force is a defendant in any action or legal proceeding arising out of and directly related to the lawful exercise of police powers in the furtherance of his official duties, the governing body of the municipality shall provide said member or officer with necessary means for the defense of such action or proceeding, but not for his defense in a disciplinary proceeding instituted against him by the municipality or in criminal proceeding instituted as a result of a complaint on behalf of the municipality. If any such disciplinary or criminal proceeding instituted by or on complaint of the municipality shall be dismissed or finally determined in favor of the member or officer, he shall be reimbursed for the expense of his defense. L. 1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by L. 1972, c. 165, s. 3; L. 1985, c. 457, s. 1, eff. Jan. 15, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-145.2 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-145.2
Certification as tax collector.
Status: in_force

2. a. Commencing on the effective date of P.L.1979, c.384 (C.40A:9-145.1 et seq.), the director shall hold examinations for certification as a tax collector semi-annually and at such other times as the director may determine appropriate. An applicant for examination shall furnish proof to the director, not less than 30 days before an examination, that the applicant: (1) is not less than 21 years of age; (2) is a citizen of the United States; (3) is of good moral character; (4) has obtained a certificate or diploma issued after at least four years of study in an approved secondary school or has received an academic education considered and accepted by the Commissioner of Education as fully equivalent; (5) has graduated from a four-year course at an institution of higher education of recognized standing, or has not less than two years' full-time experience in tax collection, or has at least one year's full-time experience in tax collection and 30 credit hours at an institution of higher education of recognized standing; and (6) possesses certificates of completion of Municipal Tax Collection I, II, and III courses from the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs or, with the division's approval, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, or any other institution of higher education. b. For the purpose of this section, experience in tax collection shall include experience in the following areas: lien enforcement, tax collecting, tax billing, and reporting. An applicant's experience in tax collection shall be attested to by the tax collector of the employing municipality. c. An applicant shall furnish the proofs required pursuant to this section to the director on such application forms and in such manner as shall be prescribed by the director. Each completed application form shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of $50 payable to the order of the State Treasurer and shall be filed with the director at least 30 days prior to the date of the examination. Examinations shall be written, or both written and oral, and shall be of such character as fairly to test and determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of the person tested to actually perform the duties of tax collector. d. (1) Commencing with examinations given after the effective date of P.L.1999, c.300, the examination shall be given in sections on the subjects of: (a) lien enforcement; (b) tax collecting, tax billing, and reporting; (c) policies and practices relating to tax collection in a municipality operating under the State fiscal year; and (d) any other material as determined appropriate by the director and in sections as determined necessary. The director shall notify applicants of the nature of any such other material at the time the examinations are announced. (2) On and after the effective date of P.L.2023, c.206 (C.40A:9-145.2 et seq.), the director may establish a State fiscal year tax collection course pursuant to subsection e. of this section. If the director establishes a State fiscal year tax collection course, the examination shall be given in sections on the subjects of: (a) lien enforcement; (b) tax collecting, tax billing, and reporting; and (c) any other material as determined appropriate by the director and in sections as determined necessary. The director shall notify applicants of the nature of any such other material at the time the examinations are announced. (3) There shall be no limit on the number of times an applicant may sit for any section of the examination. When an examination section or sections are taken separately, the fee for registering for a single examination sitting shall not exceed $25. e. (1) For examinations given prior to the establishment of a State fiscal year tax collection course pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person shall not be required to pass the State fiscal year section of the examination in order to receive certification as a tax collector, except that any such certification shall be noted as restricted to serve in a municipality operating under a calendar fiscal year; and such a person shall not serve as tax collector in a municipality operating under the State fiscal year until such time the person successfully passes the State fiscal year section of the examination. The director shall note that a person has passed the State fiscal year section of the examination by appropriately noting the fact on the person's certificate. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, nothing shall preclude a certified tax collector who, prior to the effective date of P.L.1999, c.300, serves, served, or successfully passed the certified tax collector examination, from being appointed as a tax collector in a municipality operating under a State fiscal year. (2) On and after the effective date of P.L.2023, c.206 (C.40A:9-145.2 et seq.), the director may establish a State fiscal year tax collection course. If the director establishes a State fiscal year tax collection course pursuant to this paragraph, a person shall not serve as a tax collector in a municipality operating under the State fiscal year unless the person possesses: (a) a certificate of completion for a State fiscal year tax collection course offered through the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs; and (b) a State fiscal year endorsement on the person's tax collector certificate. The registration fee for a person to sit for the State fiscal year tax collection course shall be $250, or such other amount as the director may promulgate by rules and regulations in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and shall be payable to the order of the State Treasurer. (3) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, a municipality operating under the State fiscal year may appoint a person as a tax collector if: (a) prior to the effective date of P.L.1999, c.300, the person served as a tax collector or successfully passed the certified tax collector examination; or (b) the person is a certified tax collector and successfully passed the State fiscal year section of a certified tax collector examination prior to the effective date of P.L.2023, c.206 (C.40A:9-145.2 et seq.). L.1979,c.384,s.2; amended 1985, c.9, s.1; 1993, c.25, s.1; 1999, c.300, s.1; 2023, c.206, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:26A-3 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 26A / Section 26A-3
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: "Bonds" means bond anticipation notes or bonds issued in accordance with the "Local Bond Law," N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq. "Cost" as applied to sewerage facilities or extensions or additions thereto, means the cost of acquisition or the construction including improvement, reconstruction, extension or enlargement, the cost of all lands, property, rights and easements acquired. The cost of demolition or removal of any buildings or structures thereon, financing charges, interest on bonds issued to finance sewerage facilities prior to and during construction, the cost of plans and specifications, surveys or estimates of costs and revenues, the cost of engineering, legal services, and any other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility of construction, administrative and other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the construction or acquisition of sewerage facilities and the financing thereof. "Local unit" means a county or municipality. "Sewerage facilities" means the plants, structures or other real and personal property acquired, constructed or operated, or to be financed, acquired, constructed or operated, or any parts thereof, used for the storage, collection, reduction, reclamation, disposal, separation or other treatment of wastewater or sewage sludge or for the final disposal of residues resulting from the treatment of wastewater, including but not limited to, pumping and ventilating stations, treatment plants and works, connections, outfall servers, interceptors, trunk lines and other appurtenances necessary for their use or operation. Source: C.40:23-19.2 (P.L.1966, c.205, s.2) and New. L.1991,c.53,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:67-16 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 67 / Section 67-16
Authority property, exempt from levy, sale.
Status: in_force

16. All property of an authority shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution of a court of competent jurisdiction and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against an authority nor shall any judgment against an authority be a charge or lien upon its property, provided that nothing in this section shall apply to or limit the rights of the holder of any bonds to pursue a remedy for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by an authority, revenues, or other monies. L.2023, c.346, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-123 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-123
Housing finance funds; limitations on issuance of bonds or other obligations
Status: in_force

a. The authority may create and establish one or more special funds to be known as housing finance funds and may pay into such housing finance funds: (1) any proceeds of the sale of the bonds, notes or other obligations to the extent provided in the resolution of the authority authorizing the issuance thereof; (2) the moneys directed to be transferred by the authority to such funds; and, (3) any other moneys which may be made available to the authority for the purposes of such funds from any other source or sources. The moneys held in or credited to any housing finance fund established under this act, except as hereinafter provided, shall be used solely for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds or other obligations of the authority secured by such housing finance fund, as the same mature, required payments to any sinking fund established for the amortization of such bonds or other obligations (hereinafter referred to as "sinking fund payments" ), the purchase or redemption of such bonds or other obligations of the authority or the payment of any redemption premium to be paid when such bonds or other obligations are redeemed prior to maturity; provided, however, that moneys in any such fund shall not be withdrawn therefrom at any time in such amount as would reduce the amount of such fund to less than the amount of principal (including sinking fund payments) and interest maturing and becoming due in the succeeding calendar year on the bonds or other obligations of the authority then outstanding and secured by such housing finance fund (such amount being hereafter referred to as the "required minimum capital reserve" ), except for the purpose of paying principal and interest on the bonds or other obligations of the authority secured by such housing finance fund maturing and becoming due and sinking fund payments for the payment of which other moneys of the authority are not available. Any income or interest earned by or increment to, any such housing finance fund due to the investment thereof may be transferred to any other fund or account of the authority to the extent it does not reduce the amount of such housing finance fund below the required minimum capital reserve. In computing the amount of any housing finance fund for the purposes of this section, securities in which all or a portion of such housing finance fund are invested shall be valued at par, if purchased at par, or, if purchased at other than par, at amortized value. b. The authority shall not issue bonds or other obligations at any time when the maximum amount of principal (including sinking fund payments) and interest maturing and becoming due in the succeeding calendar year on the bonds or other obligations outstanding and then to be issued and secured by a housing finance fund will exceed the amount of such housing finance fund at the time of issuance, unless the authority, at the time of issuance of such bonds or other obligations, shall deposit in such housing finance fund, from the proceeds of the bonds or other obligations so to be issued or otherwise, an amount which, together with the amount then in such housing finance fund, will be not less than the required minimum capital reserve. L.1979, c. 275, s. 18, eff. Jan. 3, 1980.
N.J. Stat. § 40:67-11 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 67 / Section 67-11
Street improvements; house connections by owner
Status: in_force

Whenever any municipality shall have determined to pave, repave or otherwise improve any street or other public highway, or any portion thereof, wherein sewers, gas or water mains or pipes, or conduits for wires are located, and it will be necessary to excavate and tear up the improved portion of such street or other public highway to make private connections therewith after the proposed improvement is completed, the governing body thereof, in the ordinance providing for the improvement, or by a separate ordinance, may order the owner of any real estate fronting on the streets or other public highway, or portion thereof, not then connected with the sewer, gas or water mains or pipes or conduits for wires therein, to make the necessary connections therewith before the work upon the improvement shall be begun, and to prescribe the time within which such connections shall be made, which shall be not less than thirty days after the passage of the ordinance, or the body in charge of the work of the improvement may make such connections and assess the expense and costs thereof upon the real estate benefited. The ordinance may provide the width of the lot or lots for which connections shall be made according to the character of the locality, and all connections shall be made in conformity therewith.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48H-3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48H / Section 48H-3
Tax proceeds anticipated as dedicated revenues; appropriation.
Status: in_force

21. a. All tax proceeds required to be collected by the municipality pursuant to sections 19 through 27 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.40:48H-1 et seq.) shall be anticipated as dedicated revenues and appropriated to such dedicated purposes in the municipal budget pursuant to N.J.S.40A:4-39. b. Except to the extent tax proceeds are assigned to a bond trustee pursuant to section 23 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.40:48H-5), all tax proceeds shall, promptly upon receipt by the chief financial officer, be deposited into the rental tax account. There may also be deposited into the rental tax account, or with the bond trustee, such additional amounts as may from time to time be appropriated for such purpose by the municipality, and the proceeds of any bonds issued pursuant to P.L.2009, c.90 (C.52:27D-489a et al.) may also be deposited into the rental tax account. L.2009, c.90, s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 40:74-8 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 74 / Section 74-8
When submission unnecessary
Status: in_force

No petition or submission to the vote of the electors shall be necessary to authorize the undertaking or completion of any work, the purchase or construction of any public utility or improvement, which any municipality may be authorized by law to undertake, purchase or construct, or to authorize the borrowing of money and the issuance of bonds or other obligations for any purpose for which any municipality may be authorized by law to issue bonds or other obligations.
N.J. Stat. § 40:85-9 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 85 / Section 85-9
County clerk to place question on ballot
Status: in_force

The county clerk, upon receiving such request, shall place the question upon the general election ballot for such municipality at the next general election. The question shall be submitted in the form required by law for the submission of public questions.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:26A-4 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 26A / Section 26A-4
Acquisition, construction or operation of sewerage facilities by one or more local units
Status: in_force

A local unit may, either separately or in combination with one or more other local units acquire, construct or operate a sewerage facility upon a determination by the governing body of the local unit or each participating local unit that the public health, safety or welfare can best be assured by the acquisition, construction or operation of sewerage facilities by the local unit or units. The determination shall be by ordinance or resolution, or parallel ordinances or resolutions, as the case may be, of the governing body of the local unit or each of the participating local units. No sewerage facilities may be acquired, constructed or operated pursuant to this act until all necessary permits and approvals have been received from the appropriate State agencies. Source: C.40:23-19.2 (P.L.1966, c.205, s.2); R.S.40:63-1; R.S.40:63-23 and R.S.40:63-68. L.1991,c.53,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:16-18 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 16 / Section 16-18
Notice of holding special election; contents
Status: in_force

The municipal clerk upon the fixing of a date for the holding of a special election shall immediately cause to be published in a legal newspaper circulating within the municipality a notice setting forth the date of the special election, its purpose, and the date when the nomination of candidates for election shall be filed in the clerk's office. L.1979, c. 83, s. 1, eff. April 26, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40:10A-4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 10A / Section 10A-4
Local historian; establishment of position by local government; reimbursement of expenses; appointment; term
Status: in_force

The governing body of any county or municipality may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, establish the position of local historian. The local historian shall serve without compensation, but the governing body may annually appropriate such funds as may be necessary to reimburse a local historian for expenses incurred in the performance of the duties and responsibilities set forth in the act. The local historian shall be appointed in the manner generally provided by law for appointments of the local unit, and shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. L.1979, c. 59, s. 4, eff. March 27, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-2.31 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2.31
Discovery of nuisances; written notice to remove or abate
Status: in_force

Whenever the municipality by inspection or otherwise discovers a nuisance as provided in section 3 of this act, notice in writing shall be given to the owner of the premises to remove or abate the same within the time specified in such notice, which shall be not less than 7 days from the date of service thereof. A duplicate of the notice shall be left with a tenant or occupant of the premises, if any. If the owner resides outside the State the notice shall be given by mail and provide additional time for compliance and a duplicate of the notice shall be left with a tenant or occupant or posted on the premises. L.1955, c. 157, p. 653, s. 4, eff. July 20, 1955.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-36 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-36
Legislative power
Status: in_force

The legislative power of the municipality shall be exercised by the municipal council, subject to the procedures set forth in this plan of government. Legislative powers shall be exercised by ordinance, except for the exercise of those powers that, under this plan of government or general law, do not require action by the mayor as a condition of approval for the exercise thereof, and may, therefore, be exercised by resolution, including, but not limited to: a. The override of a veto of the mayor; b. The exercise of advice and consent to actions of the mayor; c. The conduct of a legislative inquiry or investigation; d. The expression of disapproval of the removal by the mayor of officers or employees; e. The removal of any municipal officer for cause; f. The adoption of rules for the council; g. The establishment of times and places for council meetings; h. The establishment of the council as a committee of the whole and the delegation of any number of its members as an ad hoc committee; i. The declaration of emergencies respecting the passage of ordinances; j. The election, appointment, setting of salaries and removal of officers and employees of the council, subject to any pertinent civil service requirements and any pertinent contractual obligations, and within the general limits of the municipal budget; k. Designation of official newspapers; l. Approval of contracts presented by the mayor; m. Actions specified as resolutions in the "Local Budget Law" (N.J.S. 40A:4-1 et seq.) and the "Local Fiscal Affairs Law" (N.J.S. 40A:5-1 et seq.); and n. The expression of council policies or opinions which require no formal action by the mayor. L. 1950, c. 210, p. 473, s. 3-6, eff. June 8, 1950. Amended by L. 1985, c. 374, s. 2, eff. Nov. 26, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-56 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-56
Certificates showing approval; contents
Status: in_force

The prospective purchaser, prospective mortgagee, or any other person interested in any land which forms part of a subdivision, or which formed part of such a subdivision 3 years preceding the effective date of this act, may apply in writing to the administrative officer of the municipality, for the issuance of a certificate certifying whether or not such subdivision has been approved by the planning board. Such application shall contain a diagram showing the location and dimension of the land to be covered by the certificate and the name of the owner thereof. The administrative officer shall make and issue such certificate within 15 days after the receipt of such written application and the fees therefor. Said officer shall keep a duplicate copy of each certificate, consecutively numbered, including a statement of the fee charged, in a binder as a permanent record of his office. Each such certificate shall be designated a "certificate as to approval of subdivision of land," and shall certify: a. Whether there exists in said municipality a duly established planning board and whether there is an ordinance controlling subdivision of land adopted under the authority of this act. b. Whether the subdivision, as it relates to the land shown in said application, has been approved by the planning board, and, if so, the date of such approval and any extensions and terms thereof, showing that subdivision of which the lands are a part is a validly existing subdivision. c. Whether such subdivision, if the same has not been approved, is statutorily exempt from the requirement of approval as provided in this act. The administrative officer shall be entitled to demand and receive for such certificate issued by him a reasonable fee not in excess of those provided in R.S. 54:5-14 and 54:5-15. The fees so collected by such official shall be paid by him to the municipality. L.1975, c. 291, s. 44, eff. Aug. 1, 1976. Amended by L.1979, c. 216, s. 18.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-60 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-60
Regulations.
Status: in_force

33. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to the contrary, the Department of Community Affairs shall adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, regulations that the Department of Community Affairs deems necessary to implement the provisions of sections 26 through 30 of P.L.2021, c.71 (C.40A:11-53 through C.40A:11-57), which regulations shall be effective for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date of the filing. The Department of Community Affairs shall thereafter amend, adopt, or readopt the regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2021, c.71, s.33.
N.J. Stat. § 40:20-10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-10
Superior Court judge to resolve doubt on right to vote
Status: in_force

40:20-10. If any voter is not entitled or doubts his right to vote under sections 40:20-2 to 40:20-19 of this Title he may apply to a judge of the Superior Court for a certificate entitling him to vote. The judge shall hear the matter in a summary manner and if he finds that the applicant is a legal voter of the county, he shall issue a certificate under his hand, addressed to the board of registry and election of the election district in which the voter resides, directing it to permit the applicant to vote hereunder. The certificate shall be returned by the board with its other returns. Amended 1953,c.37,s.23; 1991,c.91,s.377.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:2-51.2 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 2 / Section 2-51.2
Local unit authorized to issue bonds
Status: in_force

If a local unit shall require moneys for the purpose of assuring against adopting a budget which sets forth a deficit, the director may recommend that the Local Finance Board authorize the local unit to issue bonds, entitled "fiscal year adjustment bonds," authorized in accordance with the provisions governing refunding bonds for emergency appropriations set forth in N.J.S.40A:2-51 through 40A:2-60, except that the vote of the local governing body required for adoption of the bond ordinance or other action authorizing the sale of the bonds or bond anticipation notes shall be the same as required for adoption of the local budget. The proceeds of any fiscal year adjustment bonds shall be considered as anticipated revenues applicable to the expenditures for which appropriations are made in the transition year budget. In anticipation of the issuance of the bonds, bond anticipation notes may be issued in an amount not to exceed the estimate of the deficit in the transition year budget as determined by the director. Bond anticipation notes shall mature no later than one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed from time to time only with the permission of the Local Finance Board. L.1991,c.75,s.5.