N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-42 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-42
Acting mayor
Status: in_force

The mayor shall designate the business administrator, any other department head, or the municipal clerk to act as mayor whenever the mayor shall be prevented by absence from the municipality, disability or other cause from attending to the duties of his office. During such time the person so designated by the mayor shall possess all the rights, powers, and duties of mayor. Whenever the mayor shall have been unable to attend to the duties of his office for a period of sixty consecutive days for any of the above stated reasons, an acting mayor shall be appointed by the council, who shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the mayor or the then acting mayor. L.1950, c. 210, p. 475, s. 3-12, eff. June 8, 1950.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-83 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-83
Termination of agreement
Status: in_force

Termination of a joint agreement pursuant to section 65 of this act shall not be made effective earlier than June 30 next succeeding the expiration of 12 full calendar months following the decision to terminate; provided that such termination may occur at an earlier date if the parties to the joint agreement unanimously agree to such earlier date on or after the date of the decision to terminate as provided by the joint agreement. L.1975, c. 291, s. 70, eff. Aug. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 40:33-6 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 33 / Section 33-6
Establishment, maintenance of libraries.
Status: in_force

40:33-6. Upon the adoption of the provisions of this article the board of chosen freeholders may contract with an existing library, or library board, within the county or the library commission of a county library already established and furnishing county library services in another county, for the establishment and maintenance of the county free library in accordance with the provisions of this article and subject to the rules and regulations of the board of chosen freeholders. No independently operated county library shall be established hereafter in any county unless a plan for the financing of the same, indicating the amount annually to be assessed, levied and collected in taxes for the establishment and thereafter for the maintenance, thereof, shall be submitted to, and shall be approved as sufficient by, the head of the Library Development Bureau in the State Library. Amended 1950, c.189, s.1; 2001, c.137, s.45.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-105.26 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-105.26
Borrowing for current expenses and repairs
Status: in_force

The commissioners of water districts may by resolution borrow, after March first and before December thirty-first following, a sum not to exceed the amount appropriated at the election held in the district for the current year, for current expenses and for necessary repairs, less any sums received from the collector of taxes on account of such appropriation. They may execute and deliver promissory notes therefor and pay the amount so borrowed, together with interest thereon, at a rate not exceeding five per centum (5%) per annum. L.1951, c. 280, p. 963, s. 26, eff. June 25, 1951.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-34 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-34
Penalties for false statements
Status: in_force

Any person who makes or causes to be made, a false, deceptive or fraudulent statement in the statement or answers in response to the questionnaire, or in the course of any hearing hereunder, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00, and shall be permanently disqualified from bidding on all public work or contracts of the contracting unit which submitted the questionnaire; or, in the case of an individual or an officer or employee charged with the duty of responding to the questionnaire for a person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation, by such fine or by imprisonment, not exceeding 6 months, or both. L.1971, c. 198, s. 34, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-16.6 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-16.6
Definitions relative to value engineering change orders; requirement for certain contracts.
Status: in_force

1. a. For the purpose of this act: "Construction" means the construction, reconstruction, demolition, erection, alteration, or repair of a structure or other improvement to real property, other than the construction, reconstruction, demolition, or renovation of a public building. "Value engineering construction change order" means a change order that results in cost reductions to a project or any portion of the work from the original bid specifications after a construction contract is awarded. "Value engineering construction proposal" means a cost reduction proposal based on analysis by a contractor of the functions, systems, equipment, facilities, services, supplies, means and methods of construction, and any other item needed for the completion of the contract consistent with the required performance, quality, reliability, and safety. b. All construction contracts issued by a contracting unit when the total price of the originally awarded contract equals or exceeds $5,000,000, shall allow for value engineering construction change orders to be approved after the award of the contract. c. Value engineering construction change orders shall be subject to the following provisions: (1) Value engineering construction change orders shall not be used to impair any of the essential functions, or characteristics of the project, or any portion of the work involved. (2) The contractor shall submit a value engineering construction proposal that completely describes the changes to the original specifications or proposal, impact on other project components, advantages and disadvantages of the proposed change, cost estimates and calculations on which they are based, any impact on the contract time schedule, and any other relevant information that the contracting unit may require in order to review the value engineering construction proposal. The contractor's cost for developing the value engineering construction proposal shall not be eligible for reimbursement by the contracting unit. (3) The contractor shall be liable for all reasonable costs incurred by the contracting unit for the technical evaluation and engineering review of a value engineering construction proposal presented by the contractor. (4) The contracting unit's engineer shall prepare a written report for the governing body that shall evaluate the value engineering construction proposal, make a recommendation on whether or not it should be accepted, rejected, or modified, and state to the contracting unit and contractor the amount of any projected cost savings. (5) The proposal shall not be approved unless the engineer reports to the governing body that the proposal appears consistent with the required performance, quality, reliability, and safety of the project and does not impair any of the essential functions, or characteristics of the project, or any portion of the work involved. (6) The contracting unit shall have the sole discretion to approve or disapprove a value engineering construction proposal. (7) The contractor and the contracting unit shall equally share in the cost savings generated on the contract as a result of an approved value engineering construction change order. Once the project is completed, the contracting unit's engineer shall verify the cost savings to reflect the actual cost of the work, and such verified cost saving shall be the basis for the savings shared equally with the contractor. (8) The contractor shall have no claim against the contracting unit as a result of the contracting unit's disapproval of a value engineering construction proposal. (9) A contracting unit shall include in its bid specifications and contract documents procedures to regulate the value engineering construction change order process. Such procedures shall be based on procedures established by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, or any other appropriate State agency, or rules adopted by the director of the Division of Local Government Services. d. This section shall not invalidate or impair rules regarding change orders adopted by the director of the Division of Local Government Services prior to the effective date of this act. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the director may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as the director deems necessary to implement the provisions of P.L.2005, c.67 (C.40A:11-16.6) which shall be effective for a period not to exceed 12 months. The regulations shall thereafter be amended, adopted or readopted in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2005,c.67,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48E-3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48E / Section 48E-3
Additional tax may be imposed.
Status: in_force

3. The governing body of any city of the first class or the governing body of any city of the second class in which there is located a terminal of an international airport may make, amend, repeal and enforce an ordinance imposing in the city a tax, not to exceed 6%, on charges for the use or occupation of rooms in hotels or transient accommodations which tax shall be in addition to any other tax imposed by law. L.1981, c.77, s.3; amended 1991, c.23, s.3; 2018, c.49, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-232 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-232
Additional bond issues
Status: in_force

The following supplements to the act entitled "An act to establish public parks in certain counties in this state and to regulate the same," approved April first, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-six, providing for additional bond issues, and approved on the following dates, are hereby saved from repeal: April 18, 1930. (L.1930, c. 233, p. 1037.) April 8, 1931. (L.1931, c. 73, p. 129.) [These acts provide the authority for the issuance of bonds in addition to the amounts authorized by the original act.]
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-104.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-104.1
Residency requirements for employees of municipality operating certain water system.
Status: in_force

2. Any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive establishing, as may be permitted by law, a residency requirement for employees of a municipality operating a water system that serves more than one municipality shall provide that any person employed or to be hired by the municipality in relation to the operation of its water system may reside within any municipality served by the water system, and shall further provide that a non-resident of the municipalities served by the water system may be hired if the municipality is unable to hire a qualified resident. Any provision of an ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive to the contrary shall be void and have no force or effect. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a municipality from employing or hiring a non-resident of the municipalities served by its water system if no residency requirement is established. L.2019, c.231, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:5A-4 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-4
Local authorities; creation; application for approval
Status: in_force

On and after the effective date of this act, no authority shall be created by any local unit or units without the prior approval of the Local Finance Board. Prior to the introduction of an ordinance or the adoption of a resolution to create an authority, the local unit or units proposing this creation shall make application to the Local Finance Board for its approval. The application shall contain: a. A copy of the proposed ordinance or resolution creating the authority; b. A statement, in brief and general terms, of the project or projects to be undertaken, the estimated project cost, the manner of project financing, and the area to be served by the project; c. A proposed budget for the first year of authority operation, including a table of organization, personnel requirements, the level of staff required for supervision of the operation of the authority and the proposed source or sources of the authority's funding; and d. A statement, in the form prescribed by the Local Finance Board, indicating that the local unit or units have considered alternative means of undertaking and financing the proposed project or projects and have determined that the creation of an authority is the most efficient and feasible means of providing and financing the project or projects. The Local Finance Board may consider estimates, computations or calculations made in connection with an application, may require the production of papers, documents, witnesses or information, may make or cause to be made an audit or investigation, and may take any other appropriate action necessary to its consideration of whether or not to approve the creation of an authority. L.1983, c. 313, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-100 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-100
Solid waste disposal systems; applicability of Solid Waste Management Act
Status: in_force

Any solid waste disposal system operated by a county improvement authority shall be subject to the provisions of the "Solid Waste Management Act (1970)" (P.L.1970, c. 39, C. 13:1E-1 et seq.), and to any rules and regulations adopted thereunder by the State Department of Environmental Protection. L.1973, c. 330, s. 3, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 40:61-22.17 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 61 / Section 61-22.17
Power conferred is additional
Status: in_force

The power conferred in this act is in addition to those given by any other law or laws. L.1952, c. 320, p. 1043, s. 3, eff. June 18, 1952.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-81 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-81
Additional powers
Status: in_force

The powers herewith granted are in addition to all powers under existing laws and municipality charters. L.1972, c. 134, s. 17, eff. Aug. 17, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-12.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-12.1
Fire signal system repairman or lineman; appointment to uniformed firefighting position
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a municipal appointing authority may, without civil service examination, and irrespective of any age or physical requirements, appoint to a uniformed firefighting position any person who is in the fire division of a municipal department of public safety when any such person had been appointed and had permanent status as a fire signal system repairman or lineman and has served in that capacity for a period of 18 or more years and provided further that such title is being abolished or otherwise discontinued. L.1976, c. 27, s. 1, eff. June 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-95 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-95
Protective conditions and benefits for employees
Status: in_force

No county improvement authority authorized to operate a public transportation facility shall acquire any existing transportation system or part thereof whether by purchase, lease, condemnation or otherwise, nor shall the authority dispose of or lease any transportation system or part thereof, nor merge, consolidate, or co-ordinate any transportation system or part thereof, nor substitute any type of equipment on any such system or part thereof for the then existing equipment, or reduce or limit the lines or service of any such existing system, or of its system, unless it shall first have made adequate provision for any employees who are or may be displaced, or whose wages, hours, place, or conditions of employment are or may be adversely affected. The terms and conditions of such provisions shall be a proper subject of collective bargaining with the labor organizations that represent such employees. In no event, however, shall such protective conditions and benefits for any employee be less than those established pursuant to section 10(c) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (49 U.S.C. 1609(c), 78 Stat. 307). L.1968, c. 66, s. 10, eff. June 18, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-10
Hearings.
Status: in_force

6. Hearings. a. The municipal agency shall hold a hearing on each application for development, adoption, revision or amendment of the master plan, each application for approval of an outdoor advertising sign submitted to the municipal agency as required pursuant to an ordinance adopted under subsection g. of section 29.1 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-39) or any review undertaken by a planning board pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-31). b. The municipal agency shall make the rules governing such hearings. Any maps and documents for which approval is sought at a hearing shall be on file and available for public inspection at least 10 days before the date of the hearing, during normal business hours in the office of the administrative officer. The applicant may produce other documents, records, or testimony at the hearing to substantiate or clarify or supplement the previously filed maps and documents. c. The officer presiding at the hearing or such person as he may designate shall have power to administer oaths and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of relevant evidence, including witnesses and documents presented by the parties, and the provisions of the "County and Municipal Investigations Law," P.L.1953, c.38 (C.2A:67A-1 et seq.) shall apply. d. The testimony of all witnesses relating to an application for development shall be taken under oath or affirmation by the presiding officer, and the right of cross-examination shall be permitted to all interested parties through their attorneys, if represented, or directly, if not represented, subject to the discretion of the presiding officer and to reasonable limitations as to time and number of witnesses. e. Technical rules of evidence shall not be applicable to the hearing, but the agency may exclude irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence. f. The municipal agency shall provide for the verbatim recording of the proceedings by either stenographer, mechanical or electronic means. The municipal agency shall furnish a transcript, or duplicate recording in lieu thereof, on request to any interested party at his expense; provided that the governing body may provide by ordinance for the municipality to assume the expense of any transcripts necessary for appeal to the governing body, pursuant to section 8 of this act, of decisions by the zoning board of adjustment pursuant to subsection 57d. of this act, up to a maximum amount as specified by the ordinance. The municipal agency, in furnishing a transcript or tape of the proceedings to an interested party at his expense, shall not charge such interested party more than the actual cost of preparing the transcript or tape. Transcripts shall be certified in writing by the transcriber to be accurate. g. The municipal agency shall include findings of fact and conclusions based thereon in each decision on any application for development and shall reduce the decision to writing. The municipal agency shall provide the findings and conclusions through: (1) A resolution adopted at a meeting held within the time period provided in the act for action by the municipal agency on the application for development; or (2) A memorializing resolution adopted at a meeting held not later than 45 days after the date of the meeting at which the municipal agency voted to grant or deny approval. Only the members of the municipal agency who voted for the action taken may vote on the memorializing resolution, and the vote of a majority of such members present at the meeting at which the resolution is presented for adoption shall be sufficient to adopt the resolution. If only one member who voted for the action attends the meeting at which the resolution is presented for adoption, the resolution may be adopted upon the vote of that member. An action pursuant to section 5 of the act (C.40:55D-9) (resulting from the failure of a motion to approve an application) shall be memorialized by resolution as provided above, with those members voting against the motion for approval being the members eligible to vote on the memorializing resolution. The vote on any such resolution shall be deemed to be a memorialization of the action of the municipal agency and not to be an action of the municipal agency; however, the date of the adoption of the resolution shall constitute the date of the decision for purposes of the mailings, filings and publications required by subsections h. and i. of this section (C.40:55D-10). If the municipal agency fails to adopt a resolution or memorializing resolution as hereinabove specified, any interested party may apply to the Superior Court in a summary manner for an order compelling the municipal agency to reduce its findings and conclusions to writing within a stated time, and the cost of the application, including attorney's fees, shall be assessed against the municipality. h. A copy of the decision shall be mailed by the municipal agency within 10 days of the date of decision to the applicant or, if represented, then to his attorney, without separate charge, and to all who request a copy of the decision, for a reasonable fee. A copy of the decision shall also be filed by the municipal agency in the office of the administrative officer. The administrative officer shall make a copy of such filed decision available to any interested party for a reasonable fee and available for public inspection at his office during reasonable hours. i. A brief notice of the decision shall be published in the official newspaper of the municipality, if there be one, or in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. Such publication shall be arranged by the applicant unless a particular municipal officer is so designated by ordinance; provided that nothing contained in this act shall be construed as preventing the applicant from arranging such publication if he so desires. The municipality may make a reasonable charge for its publication. The period of time in which an appeal of the decision may be made shall run from the first publication of the decision, whether arranged by the municipality or the applicant. L.1975,c.291,s.6; amended 1979, c.216, s.7; 1984, c.20, s.4; 1998, c.95, s.2; 2004, c.42, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:11-2 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 11 / Section 11-2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

2. As used herein the following words have the following definitions, unless the context otherwise indicates: (1) "Contracting unit" means: (a) Any county; (b) Any municipality; or (c) Any board, commission, committee, authority, or agency, which is not a State board, commission, committee, authority, except as provided pursuant to P.L.2013, c.4, or agency, and which has administrative jurisdiction over any district other than a school district, project, or facility, included or operating, in whole or in part, within the territorial boundaries of any county or municipality which exercises functions which are appropriate for the exercise by one or more units of local government, including functions exercised in relation to the administration and oversight of a tourism district located in a municipality in which authorized casino gaming occurs, and which has statutory power to make purchases and enter into contracts awarded by a contracting agent for the provision or performance of goods or services. The term shall not include a private firm that has entered into a contract with a public entity for the provision of water supply services pursuant to P.L.1995, c.101 (C.58:26-19 et al.). "Contracting unit" shall not include a private firm or public authority that has entered into a contract with a public entity for the provision of wastewater treatment services pursuant to P.L.1995, c.216 (C.58:27-19 et al.). "Contracting unit" shall not include a duly incorporated nonprofit association that has entered into a contract with the governing body of a city of the first class for the provision of water supply services or wastewater treatment services pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2002, c.47 (C.40A:11-5.1). "Contracting unit" shall not include an entity that has entered into a contract for management and operation services with a local hospital authority established pursuant to P.L.2006, c.46 (C.30:9-23.15 et al.). (2) "Governing body" means: (a) The governing body of the county, when the purchase is to be made or the contract or agreement is to be entered into by, or on behalf of, a county; (b) The governing body of the municipality, when the purchase is to be made or the contract or agreement is to be entered into by, or on behalf of, a municipality; or (c) Any board, commission, committee, authority, or agency of the character described in subsection (1) (c) of this section. (3) "Contracting agent" means the governing body of a contracting unit, or appointed membership of a State authority authorized to enter into a cooperative purchasing agreement pursuant to P.L.2013, c.4, or its authorized designee, which has the power to prepare the advertisements, to advertise for and receive bids, and, as permitted by P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), to make awards for the contracting unit in connection with purchases, contracts or agreements. (4) "Purchase" means a transaction, for a valuable consideration, creating or acquiring an interest in goods, services, and property, except real property or any interest therein. (5) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1999, c.440) (6) "Professional services" means services rendered or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession, whose practice is regulated by law, and the performance of which services requires knowledge of an advanced type in a field of learning acquired by a prolonged formal course of specialized instruction and study as distinguished from general academic instruction or apprenticeship and training. Professional services may also mean services rendered in the provision or performance of goods or services that are original and creative in character in a recognized field of artistic endeavor. (7) "Extraordinary unspecifiable services" means services which are specialized and qualitative in nature requiring expertise, extensive training, and proven reputation in the field of endeavor. (8) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1999, c.440) (9) "Work" includes services and any other activity of a tangible or intangible nature performed or assumed pursuant to a contract or agreement with a contracting unit. (10) "Homemaker-home health services" means at home personal care and home management provided to an individual or members of the individual's family who reside with the individual, or both, necessitated by the individual's illness or incapacity. "Homemaker-home health services" includes, but is not limited to, the services of a trained homemaker. (11) "Recyclable material" means those materials which would otherwise become municipal solid waste, and which may be collected, separated, or processed and returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products. (12) "Recycling" means any process by which materials which would otherwise become solid waste are collected, separated, or processed and returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products. (13) "Marketing" means the sale, disposition, assignment, or placement of designated recyclable materials with, or the granting of a concession to, a reseller, processor, materials recovery facility, or end user of recyclable material, in accordance with a district solid waste management plan adopted pursuant to P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.) and shall not include the collection of such recyclable material when collected through a system of routes by local government unit employees or under a contract administered by a local government unit. (14) "Municipal solid waste" means, as appropriate to the circumstances, all residential, commercial, and institutional solid waste generated within the boundaries of a municipality or the formal collection of such solid wastes or recyclable material in any combination thereof when collected through a system of routes by local government unit employees or under a contract administered by a local government unit. (15) "Distribution" (when used in relation to electricity) means the process of conveying electricity from a contracting unit that is a generator of electricity or a wholesale purchaser of electricity to retail customers or other end users of electricity. (16) "Transmission" (when used in relation to electricity) means the conveyance of electricity from its point of generation to a contracting unit that purchases it on a wholesale basis for resale. (17) "Disposition" means the transportation, placement, reuse, sale, donation, transfer, or temporary storage of recyclable materials for all possible uses except for disposal as municipal solid waste. (18) "Cooperative marketing" means the joint marketing by two or more contracting units of the source separated recyclable materials designated in a district recycling plan required pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1987, c.102 (C.13:1E-99.13) pursuant to a written cooperative agreement entered into by the participating contracting units thereof. (19) "Aggregate" means the sums expended or to be expended for the provision or performance of any goods or services in connection with the same immediate purpose or task, or the furnishing of similar goods or services, during the same contract year through a contract awarded by a contracting agent. (20) "Bid threshold" means the dollar amount set in section 3 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-3), above which a contracting unit shall advertise for and receive sealed bids in accordance with procedures set forth in P.L.1999, c.440 (C.40A:11-4.1 et al.). (21) "Contract" means any agreement, including, but not limited to, a purchase order or a formal agreement, which is a legally binding relationship enforceable by law, between a vendor who agrees to provide or perform goods or services and a contracting unit which agrees to compensate a vendor, as defined by and subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement. A contract also may include an arrangement whereby a vendor compensates a contracting unit for the vendor's right to perform a service, such as, but not limited to, operating a concession. (22) "Contract year" means the period of 12 consecutive months following the award of a contract. (23) "Competitive contracting" means the method described in sections 1 through 5 of P.L.1999, c.440 (C.40A:11-4.1 through 40A:11-4.5) of contracting for specialized goods and services in which formal proposals are solicited from vendors, formal proposals are evaluated by the purchasing agent or counsel or administrator, and the governing body awards a contract to a vendor or vendors from among the formal proposals received. (24) "Goods and services" or "goods or services" means any work, labor, commodities, equipment, materials, or supplies of any tangible or intangible nature, except real property or any interest therein, provided or performed through a contract awarded by a contracting agent, including goods and property subject to N.J.S.12A:2-101 et seq. (25) "Library and educational goods and services" means textbooks, copyrighted materials, student-produced publications and services incidental thereto, including, but not limited to, books, periodicals, newspapers, documents, pamphlets, photographs, reproductions, microfilms, pictorial or graphic works, musical scores, maps, charts, globes, sound recordings, slides, films, filmstrips, video and magnetic tapes, other printed or published matter, and audiovisual and other materials of a similar nature, necessary binding or rebinding of library materials, and specialized computer software used as a supplement or in lieu of textbooks or reference material. (26) "Lowest price" means the least possible amount that meets all requirements of the request of a contracting agent. (27) "Lowest responsible bidder or vendor" means the bidder or vendor: (a) whose response to a request for bids offers the lowest price and is responsive; and (b) who is responsible. (28) "Official newspaper" means any newspaper designated by the contracting unit pursuant to R.S.35:1-1 et seq. (29) "Purchase order" means a document issued by the contracting agent authorizing a purchase transaction with a vendor to provide or perform goods or services to the contracting unit, which, when fulfilled in accordance with the terms and conditions of a request of a contracting agent and other provisions and procedures that may be established by the contracting unit, will result in payment by the contracting unit. (30) "Purchasing agent" means the individual duly assigned the authority, responsibility, and accountability for the purchasing activity of the contracting unit, and who has such duties as are defined by an authority appropriate to the form and structure of the contracting unit, pursuant to P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), and who possesses a qualified purchasing agent certificate. (31) "Quotation" means the response to a formal or informal request made by a contracting agent by a vendor for provision or performance of goods or services when the aggregate cost is less than the bid threshold. Quotations may be in writing or taken verbally if a record is kept by the contracting agent. (32) "Responsible" means able to complete the contract in accordance with its requirements, including, but not limited to, requirements pertaining to experience, moral integrity, operating capacity, financial capacity, credit, and workforce, equipment, and facilities availability. (33) "Responsive" means conforming in all material respects to the terms and conditions, specifications, legal requirements, and other provisions of the request. (34) "Public works" means building, altering, repairing, improving or demolishing any public structure or facility constructed or acquired by a contracting unit to house local government functions or provide water, waste disposal, power, transportation, and other public infrastructures. (35) "Director" means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. (36) "Administrator" means a municipal administrator appointed pursuant to N.J.S.40A:9-136 and N.J.S.40A:9-137; a business administrator, a municipal manager, or a municipal administrator appointed pursuant to the "Optional Municipal Charter Law," P.L.1950, c.210 (C.40:69A-1 et seq.); a municipal manager appointed pursuant to "the municipal manager form of government law," R.S.40:79-1 et seq.; or the person holding responsibility for the overall operations of an authority that falls under the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.). (37) "Concession" means the granting of a license or right to act for or on behalf of the contracting unit, or to provide a service requiring the approval or endorsement of the contracting unit, and which may or may not involve a payment or exchange, or provision of services by or to the contracting unit. (38) "Index rate" means the rate of annual percentage increase, rounded to the nearest half-percent, in the Implicit Price Deflator for State and Local Government Purchases of Goods and Services, computed and published quarterly by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis. (39) "Proprietary" means goods or services of a specialized nature, that may be made or marketed by a person or persons having the exclusive right to make or sell them, when the need for such goods or services has been certified in writing by the governing body of the contracting unit to be necessary for the conduct of its affairs. (40) "Service or services" means the performance of work, or the furnishing of labor, time, or effort, or any combination thereof, not involving or connected to the delivery or ownership of a specified end product or goods or a manufacturing process. Service or services may also include an arrangement in which a vendor compensates the contracting unit for the vendor's right to operate a concession. (41) "Qualified purchasing agent certificate" means a certificate granted by the director pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-9). (42) "Mistake" means, for a public works project, a clerical error that is an unintentional and substantial computational error or an unintentional omission of a substantial quantity of labor, material, or both from the final bid computation. (43) “Parking project” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 3 of P.L.1948, c.198 (C.40:11A-3). (44) “Online parking payment service” means a public-facing Internet website, Internet web application, or computer or mobile application that allows a user to submit payment for parking a motor vehicle at a publicly available parking project. L.1971, c.198, s.2; amended 1975, c.353, s.1; 1983, c.331, s.1; 1987, c.102, s.30; 1991, c.143, s.7; 1992, c.98, s.1; 1995, c.101, s.11; 1995, c.103, s.3; 1995, c.216, s.10; 1999, c.440, s.6; 2002, c.47, s.7; 2006, c.46, s.11; 2009, c.166, s.1; 2010, c.108, s.1; 2013, c.4, s.2; 2016, c.55, s.8; 2025, c.241, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-99 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37A / Section 37A-99
Authority deemed a public utility; powers and operations
Status: in_force

A county improvement authority engaged in the operation of a public transportation facility shall be deemed to be a public utility and its powers and operations shall be subject to the provisions of Title 48 of the Revised Statutes and the regulation and control of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners. L.1968, c. 66, s. 14, eff. June 18, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-1.11 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-1.11
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Candidate" means any person who shall file, or cause to have filed, a petition of nomination for election, or for election, to any local elective office; b. "Local elective office" means any office of a local unit regularly filled at an election by the voters, but does not mean any office established by the State Constitution; c. "Local unit" means a county or municipality, and, whenever an office is required to be filled by election from a district, ward or other subdivision means the district, ward or subdivision to which the office pertains; d. "Resident" means a person having, within the territorial limits of the local unit, a place of abode, which has not been adopted for any mere special or temporary purpose, but is his ordinary and permanent domicile. L.1980, c. 94, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-23.4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-23.4
Exemptions from educational requirements.
Status: in_force

3. The following persons shall be exempt from the educational requirements established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3): a. (1) The mayor or person designated to serve on a planning board in the absence of a mayor who serves as a Class I member pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-23); (2) A member of the governing body serving as a Class III member pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-23); b. Any person who is licensed as a professional planner and maintains a certificate of license issued pursuant to chapter 14A of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes which is current as of the date upon which that person would otherwise be required to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of subsection b. or c. of section 2 of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3); c. Any person who offers proof of having completed a more extensive course in land use law and planning than that required by section 2 of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3) within 12 months of the date upon which that person would otherwise be required to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of subsection b. or c. of section 2 of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3) and which, in the determination of the commissioner, is equivalent to or more extensive than that course offered pursuant to subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3). L.2005,c.133,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:5-14.9 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 5 / Section 5-14.9
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

9. The Local Finance Board in the Department of Community Affairs may adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) as the Board may deem necessary to implement or administer any of its responsibilities under this act, P.L.2008, c.65 (C.40A:5-14.2 et al.). L.2008, c.65, s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-26 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-26
Laws governing after adoption of optional form of government
Status: in_force

Upon the adoption by the qualified voters of any municipality of any of the optional forms of government set forth in this act, the municipality shall thereafter be governed by the plan adopted, by the provisions of this act common to optional plans and by all applicable provisions of general law, subject to the transitional provisions of article 17 of this act, unless and until the municipality should adopt another form of government as provided by law. L.1950, c. 210, p. 470, s. 2-1, eff. June 8, 1950.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37D-4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37D / Section 37D-4
Creation of county food distribution authority
Status: in_force

4. a. Upon approval by the Local Finance Board, pursuant to sections 4 and 5 of P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-4; C.40A:5A-5) the governing body of a county may by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, create a public body corporate and politic under and pursuant to this act, under the title of "the.......county food distribution authority," with all or any significant part of the name of the county inserted. The body shall consist of the five members, who shall be residents of the county and be appointed by ordinance or resolution of the governing body as hereinafter provided, and it shall constitute the authority contemplated and provided for in this act and an agency or instrumentality of the county. Copies of the ordinance or resolution for the creation of the authority, certified by the clerk of the governing body, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State and in the office of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. A copy of any such certified ordinance or resolution, duly certified by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding and shall be conclusive evidence of due and proper adoption and filing thereof as provided in this section. After such filing in the office of the Secretary of State, a copy of the ordinance or resolution shall be published at least once in a newspaper published or circulating in the county, together with a notice stating the fact and date of its adoption and the date of the first publication of such notice. If no action questioning the validity of the creation or establishment of the authority shall be commenced within 45 days after the first publication of such notice, then the authority shall be conclusively deemed to have been validly created and established and authorized to transact business and exercise powers as a public body created pursuant to this act. b. Upon approval by the Local Finance Board pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-20), the governing body of any county which has created an authority pursuant to this act may by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, dissolve such authority if either (1) such authority has no debts or obligations outstanding, or (2) all creditors or other obligees of the authority have consented to the ordinance or resolution. A copy of any ordinance or resolution, certified by the clerk of the governing body, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State and in the office of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. Upon proof of such filing and upon proof either that the authority had no debts or obligations outstanding at the time of the adoption of such ordinance or resolution or that the assumption of any such debts or obligations has been provided for in the ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, and that all creditors or other obligees of the authority have consented to such ordinance or resolution, the authority shall be conclusively deemed to have been lawfully and properly dissolved. Thereupon, all right, title and interest in and to the property of the authority shall be vested in the county, except that any particular property shall vest in any other governmental unit or person if the terms of any lease or other agreement of the authority with respect thereto shall so provide. A copy of any such certified ordinance or resolution, duly certified by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding and shall be conclusive evidence of due and proper adoption and filing thereof as aforesaid. c. The members first appointed shall, by the resolution of appointment, be designated to serve for terms respectively expiring on the first days of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth Februaries next ensuing after the date of their appointment. On or after January 1 in each year after such first appointments, one person shall be appointed as a member of the authority for a term commencing on or after February 1 in such year and expiring on February 1 in the fourth year after such year. Each member shall hold office for the term of appointment and until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified. Any vacancy in the membership of the authority during an unexpired term shall be filled by appointment of a person as member for the unexpired term. A copy of any resolution appointing any such members, certified by the clerk of the governing body, may be filed in the office of the Secretary of State and in the office of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. A copy of any such certified resolution, duly certified by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding and shall be conclusive evidence of due and proper adoption and filing thereof as aforesaid and, except in an action or proceeding seeking only exclusion of the appointee from office, shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of the members named therein. d. Every authority, upon the first appointment of its members and thereafter on or after February 1 in each year, shall annually elect from among its members a chairman and a vice chairman who shall hold office until February 1 next ensuing and until their respective successors shall have been appointed and qualified. e. The powers of an authority shall be vested in the members thereof in office from time to time, and a majority of the entire authorized voting membership of the authority shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof. Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the authority at any meeting of the members thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting members present, unless in any case the bylaws of the authority shall require a larger number. f. The members of an authority shall serve without compensation, but the authority may reimburse its members for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. g. No member of the governing body of the county shall be appointed as a member of, or employed by, an authority; but the governing body of the county may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, provide that, in addition to the members appointed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the county executive in the case of a county having adopted article 3 of the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-31 et seq.), the county manager in the case of a county having adopted article 4 of that act (C.40:41A-45 et seq.), the county supervisor in the case of a county having adopted article 5 of that act (C.40:41A-59 et seq.), or the president of the board of chosen freeholders in the case of any other county, shall be appointed to serve ex officio, as a non-voting member of an authority. h. A member of an authority may be removed by the governing body of the county for incapacity, inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office or other disqualifying cause and after he shall have been given a copy of the charges against him and, not sooner than 10 days thereafter, been afforded opportunity for a hearing, in person or by counsel, by such governing body with respect to such charges. L.1994,c.98,s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-150 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-150
Chapter 211 of the laws of 1966 saved from repeal
Status: in_force

Chapter 211 of the laws of 1966 (C. 40:46-6.13a) is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provides for the granting of tenure to certain municipal tax assessors whose office or position had been abolished as a result of a change in form of government and who subsequently were reappointed to the same office.] L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:61-22.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 61 / Section 61-22.1
Conveyance of land to county park commission
Status: in_force

When a municipality shall have purchased or otherwise acquired land for park use, or for other public use or uses, which, in the opinion of the governing body of such municipality, is no longer required for the public use of such municipality, such governing body may, by ordinance, authorize and direct its proper officers to grant and convey by deed, under the corporate seal of the municipality, said land or any part thereof with an absolute and unrestricted title thereto, and for a nominal consideration, to any county park commission established by law within the county wherein said land is situate; provided, however, such county park commission shall consent to such grant and conveyance, which consent such county park commission is hereby authorized to give. Amended by L.1966, c. 224, s. 1, eff. Aug. 10, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-166 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-166
Outdoor spaces, extension of business premises, other than sale of alcoholic beverages, application filing, municipal zoning officer.
Status: in_force

3. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the owner or operator of a restaurant that does not sell alcoholic beverages and the holder of an alcoholic beverage manufacturer license or retail consumption license may use, for purposes other than selling alcoholic beverages in such spaces as authorized pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-165), outdoor spaces as an extension of their business premises that they own or lease and that are located either on their business premises contiguous to the business premises, or in a non-contiguous location. b. The owner or operator of a restaurant that does not sell alcoholic beverages and the holder of an alcoholic beverage manufacturer license or retail consumption license seeking to utilize, for purposes other than selling alcoholic beverages in such spaces as authorized pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-165), outdoor spaces as an extension of their businesses shall file an application with the municipal zoning officer. The application to the municipal zoning officer shall include: (1) a plan, sketch, picture, or drawing that depicts the design, dimensional boundaries, and placement of tents, canopies, umbrellas, tables, chairs, and other fixtures of the outdoor spaces; and (2) a plan for the control of litter, the removal and storage of garbage, and the cleaning of fixtures and grounds. If a business premises' parking lot is used for the service and sale of either food or beverages, or both, the owner or operator of a restaurant that does not sell alcoholic beverages and the holder of an alcoholic beverage manufacturer license or retail consumption license shall not encumber more than 75 percent of the lot's total parking spaces for service and sale, unless the parking lot contains less than eight parking spaces, and shall maintain at least one handicapped parking space in the parking lot. c. A municipality may require that an applicant provide one or more of the following: (1) written consent of the owner of the premises, if other than the applicant; (2) an insurance certificate naming the municipality as an additional insured, with general liability on an occurrence with a limit of liability of at least $1,000,000, with respect to losses arising solely from the operation of the outdoor dining facility; or (3) an indemnification agreement with the municipality with respect to losses arising solely from the operation of the outdoor dining facility. d. (1) The zoning officer shall issue an approval to the applicant within 15 business days of the application being submitted and deemed complete provided that the applicant meets and abides by all qualifications and requirements of P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-164 et al.), with the exception that the zoning officer may deny an application based on current violations of any other health, safety, fire, permitted use, or zoning regulation or upon any applicable law permitting the denial of a zoning permit. An application under this section shall not be considered a variance under the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.). (2) A municipality may deny, revoke, or temporarily suspend the permit of any applicant or permittee that violates, or is not in compliance with, any provision of P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-164 et al.) or any provision of a law, ordinance, or regulation related to health, safety, fire, permitted use, zoning, or the consumption or control of alcoholic beverages not otherwise under the jurisdiction of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control and may also deny, revoke, or temporarily suspend the permit of any applicant or permittee based on any action taken against the applicant or permittee by the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control related to the division's enforcement of any law or regulation related to the consumption or control of alcoholic beverages under its jurisdiction. (3) An appeal to any approval, denial, revocation, or suspension may be filed through the municipal clerk with the governing body of the municipality. The governing body, or its designee, shall conduct a hearing and render a decision within 30 days of the filing of the appeal. The governing body may designate a municipal official or an attorney licensed in the State of New Jersey to serve as a hearing officer in place of the governing body for the purpose of conducting said hearing and rendering said decision. Nothing in P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-164 et al.) shall be construed to restrict the right of any party to obtain a review by any court of competent jurisdiction, according to law. e. A permit issued pursuant to this section to a restaurant without an alcoholic beverage retail license shall be subject to annual renewal. f. A municipality that approves an application for the holder of an alcoholic beverage manufacturer license or retail consumption license shall submit its endorsement to the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-165). g. The owner or operator of a restaurant that does not sell alcoholic beverages and the holder of an alcoholic beverage manufacturer license or retail consumption license who held a temporary permit issued by the municipality prior to the effective date of this act shall be entitled to convert the permit to a premises expansion permit established pursuant to this section to be used for purposes other than selling alcoholic beverages in such spaces as authorized pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-165). An owner or operator of a restaurant that does not sell alcoholic beverages and the holder of an alcoholic beverage manufacturer license or retail consumption license who held a temporary permit issued by the municipality prior to the effective date of this act and converts the permit pursuant to this subsection shall not be required to submit to the municipal governing authority an additional application pursuant to P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-164 et al.). L.2024, c.95, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:12-17.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 12 / Section 12-17.1
Lease of land for provision of water supply, wastewater treatment services in city of
Status: in_force

first class 1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Local Lands and Buildings Law," P.L.1971, c.199 (C.40A:12-1 et seq.) or any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, when the governing body of a city of the first class shall determine by ordinance, with or without competitive bidding, that it is in the public interest to contract with a duly incorporated nonprofit association for the provision of water supply services as defined in subsection (16) of section 15 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-15), or for the provision of wastewater treatment services as defined in subsection (19) of section 15 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-15), the governing body is hereby authorized to lease any real property, capital improvement or personal property, or interests therein, or any part thereof, without compliance with any other law governing disposal of lands by municipalities except as provided pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. Any such lease may be made or given, with or without consideration, for a period not to exceed 40 years and under any agreement and on any terms and conditions which may be approved by the governing body and which may be agreed to by the nonprofit association. (1) (a) Any lands subject to the provisions of P.L.1988, c.163, as amended by P.L.1990, c.19, that are leased or otherwise conveyed to a duly incorporated nonprofit association pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2002, c.47 (C.40A:12-17.1 et al.) shall continue to be subject to the provisions of P.L.1988, c.163, as amended by P.L.1990, c.19. (b) Upon leasing or otherwise controlling lands subject to the provisions of P.L.1988, c.163, as amended by P.L.1990, c.19, a duly incorporated nonprofit association subject to the provisions of P.L.2002, c.47 (C.40A:12-17.1 et al.) shall be subject to the provisions of P.L.1988, c.163, as amended by P.L.1990, c.19, with respect to those lands. (c) The leasing of lands subject to the provisions of P.L.1988, c.163, as amended by P.L.1990, c.19, by a city of the first class to a duly incorporated nonprofit association pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2002, c.47 (C.40A:12-17.1 et al.) shall not be considered a conveyance for the purposes of P.L.1988, c.163, as amended by P.L.1990, c.19. (d) Any lands that are leased or otherwise conveyed to a duly incorporated nonprofit association pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2002, c.47 (C.40A:12-17.1 et al.) shall not be developed for any purpose other than for the provision of water supply services or wastewater treatment services as determined by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. (2) Nothing contained in this section abrogates, amends, modifies, impairs or repeals the obligations previously assumed by a city of the first class pursuant to the provisions of R.S.58:14-1 et seq., including any contract or compact entered into thereby. b. The authorization provided in this section shall be subject to the provisions of sections 3 through 6 of P.L.2002, c.47 (C.58:28-4 through 58:28-7). c. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to the contrary, a duly incorporated nonprofit association that intends to enter into a contract with the governing body of a city of the first class for the provision of water supply services as defined in subsection (16) of section 15 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-15), or for the provision of wastewater treatment services as defined in subsection (19) of section 15 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-15), or both, as the case may be, shall be subject to the provisions of the "Local Fiscal Affairs Law," N.J.S.40A:5-1 et seq., the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.), the "Local Government Ethics Law," P.L.1991, c.29 (C.40A:9-22.1 et seq.), and the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.), inclusive, and shall be considered a "local unit" pursuant to N.J.S.40A:5-2, an "authority" pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-3), a "local government agency" pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1991, c.29 (C.40A:9-22.3), and a "public body" pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-8), respectively. d. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, any property that is leased or otherwise conveyed to a duly incorporated nonprofit association pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2002, c.47 (C.40A:12-17.1 et al.) shall not be subject to any exemption from taxation. e. Nothing contained in this section or in any contract entered into pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of P.L.2002, c.47 (C.40A:12-17.1 and C.40A:11-5.1) abrogates, amends, modifies, impairs or repeals the obligations and responsibilities imposed on a city of the first class or a duly incorporated nonprofit association by the environmental laws of this State, including, but not limited to, the "Water Pollution Control Act," P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.), the "Safe Drinking Water Act," P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-1 et seq.), the "Water Supply Management Act," P.L.1981, c.262 (C.58:1A-1 et seq.), and the "Water Supply and Wastewater Operators' Licensing Act," P.L.1983, c.230 (C.58:11-64 et seq.). L.2002,c.47,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-9 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-9
Bonds to be obligations of single municipality
Status: in_force

To meet the cost of such acquisition and construction such municipalities are severally authorized to incur indebtedness pursuant to the provisions of article 1 of chapter 1 of this title (s. 40:1-1 et seq.). The obligations so incurred shall be the several obligations of each municipality entering into the joint proposal authorized by this article notwithstanding the title to the land so acquired, and the buildings thereon erected shall be held under the joint ownership of such municipalities.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54-29.12 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54 / Section 54-29.12
Board of trustees as body corporate; name
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of the joint library shall be a body corporate under the name of "The trustees of the joint free public library of (insert the names of the participating municipalities, or other appropriate designation) ." L.1959, c. 155, p. 622, s. 10, eff. Sept. 4, 1959.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-3
Definitions; shall, may; A to C.
Status: in_force

3. For the purposes of this act, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: The term "shall" indicates a mandatory requirement, and the term "may" indicates a permissive action. "Administrative officer" means the clerk of the municipality, unless a different municipal official or officials are designated by ordinance or statute. "Agricultural restriction" means an "agricultural deed restriction for farmland preservation purposes" as defined in section 3 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-13). "Agricultural land" means "farmland" as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-3). "Applicant" means a developer submitting an application for development. "Application for development" means the application form and all accompanying documents required by ordinance for approval of a subdivision plat, site plan, planned development, cluster development, conditional use, zoning variance or direction of the issuance of a permit pursuant to section 25 or section 27 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-34 or C.40:55D-36). "Approving authority" means the planning board of the municipality, unless a different agency is designated by ordinance when acting pursuant to the authority of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.). "Board of adjustment" means the board established pursuant to section 56 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-69). "Building" means a combination of materials to form a construction adapted to permanent, temporary, or continuous occupancy and having a roof. "Cable television company" means a cable television company as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1972, c.186 (C.48:5A-3). "Capital improvement" means a governmental acquisition of real property or major construction project. "Circulation" means systems, structures and physical improvements for the movement of people, goods, water, air, sewage or power by such means as streets, highways, railways, waterways, towers, airways, pipes and conduits, and the handling of people and goods by such means as terminals, stations, warehouses, and other storage buildings or transshipment points. "Cluster development" means a contiguous cluster or noncontiguous cluster that is not a planned development. "Common open space" means an open space area within or related to a site designated as a development, and designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents and owners of the development. Common open space may contain such complementary structures and improvements as are necessary and appropriate for the use or enjoyment of residents and owners of the development. "Conditional use" means a use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon a showing that such use in a specified location will comply with the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use as contained in the zoning ordinance, and upon the issuance of an authorization therefor by the planning board. "Conservation restriction" means a "conservation restriction" as defined in section 2 of P.L.1979, c.378 (C.13:8B-2). "Contiguous cluster" means a contiguous area to be developed as a single entity according to a plan containing a section or sections to be developed for residential purposes, nonresidential purposes, or a combination thereof, at a greater concentration of density or intensity of land use than authorized within the section or sections under conventional development, in exchange for the permanent preservation of another section or other sections of the area as common or public open space, or for historic or agricultural purposes, or a combination thereof. "Conventional" means development other than cluster development or planned development. "County agriculture development board" or "CADB" means a county agriculture development board established by a county pursuant to the provisions of section 7 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-14). "County master plan" means a composite of the master plan for the physical development of the county in which the municipality is located, with the accompanying maps, plats, charts and descriptive and explanatory matter adopted by the county planning board pursuant to R.S.40:27-2 and R.S.40:27-4. "County planning board" means the county planning board, as defined in section 1 of P.L.1968, c.285 (C.40:27-6.1), of the county in which the land or development is located. L.1975, c.291, s.3; amended 1979, c.216, s.2; 1984, c.20, s.1; 1991, c.412, s.1; 2004, c.2, s.32; 2013, c.106, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14B-40.2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14B / Section 14B-40.2
Pilot program to allow county utilities authorities to fund infrastructure improvements.
Status: in_force

2. a. There is established a pilot program to evaluate the efficiency and functionality of allowing county utilities authorities in certain counties, through the use of their undesignated fund balance or unreserved retained earnings, to fund improvements to county infrastructure in municipalities that are located in those counties and that are served by those county utilities authorities, as another method to repair or replace aging county infrastructure through a means other than the local property tax. b. Under this pilot program created herein, the participating county utilities authorities shall be those created by the pilot counties. c. Upon application to and approval by the Director of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, the pilot county utilities authorities shall be permitted to fund improvements within the counties, and each shall report to the Director of Local Government Services annually on the county projects that have been funded by the county utilities authorities. L.2013, c.190, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-154.6g — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-154.6g
Certificate required after January 1, 1997; exemptions, penalties.
Status: in_force

7. a. Commencing January 1, 1997, the governing body or chief executive officer of each municipality, as appropriate to the form of government of the municipality, shall appoint a principal public works manager for that municipality. The requirement that every municipality shall have a principal public works manager may be fulfilled by the sharing of a principal public works manager with another municipality or municipalities under a shared service agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 et seq.). b. No person shall be selected to perform the duties of a principal public works manager unless the person holds a public works manager certificate issued pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1991, c.258 (C.40A:9-154.6c), which certificate has not been revoked or suspended in accordance with the provisions of subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.1991, c.258 (C.40A:9-154.6f). c. When a vacancy occurs in a position in which the duties of principal public works manager are performed, the governing body or chief executive officer, as appropriate, may select, for a period not to exceed one year and commencing on the date of the vacancy, a person who does not hold a certified public works manager certificate to perform, on an interim basis, the duties of a principal public works manager. Any person so selected may be selected as principal public works manager for one additional year, provided, however, that no person shall perform, on an interim basis, the duties of a temporary principal public works manager for more than two years in any municipality and also provided that, in a municipality operating under the provisions of Title 11A, the Civil Service Act, no person so selected on an interim basis shall be required to perform out-of-title work. d. Any municipality that conducts minimal or no public works activity may apply to the director for an exemption from this section. Such exemptions shall be valid for five years from the date of issuance, at which time the municipality must reapply for an exemption or select a person to perform the duties of a principal public works manager. Upon receipt of an application for exemption, the director shall have the public works advisory board review the application and make a recommendation to the director for approval or denial. If the director for good cause disagrees with the recommendation, the director shall advise the public works advisory board of the decision and take any action the director deems appropriate. e. If a governing body or chief executive officer, as appropriate to the form of government of the municipality, fails or refuses to comply with this section, and has received an order from the director to do so, the members of a governing body or chief executive officer who willfully fail or refuse to comply shall each be subject to a personal penalty of $100 for each day after the date fixed for final action that failure or refusal to comply continues. The amount for the penalty may be recovered by the director in the name of the State as a personal debt of the member of the governing body or chief executive officer and shall be paid, upon receipt, into the State Treasury. f. Within 90 days of the occurrence of a vacancy in a position in which the duties of principal public works manager are performed, unless an extension is granted by the director upon written request by the governing body or chief executive officer, the governing body or chief executive officer, as appropriate to the form of government of the municipality, shall appoint an individual with a public works manager certificate issued pursuant to P.L.1991, c.258 (C.40A:9-154.6a et seq.) to perform the duties of a principal public works manager or appoint a person who does not hold a public works manager certificate to perform on an interim basis the duties of a principal public works manager pursuant to subsection d. of this section. In lieu of such appointment, a shared service agreement with one or more municipalities may be entered into pursuant to subsection a. of this section. The director may approve an extension to the 90-day period upon good cause shown and the municipality having demonstrated its inability to fill the vacancy in the office despite having made a good faith effort to do so. L.1991, c.258, s.7; amended 1995, c.46, s.6; 2013, c.166, s.17; 2025, c.185, s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-78.16 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-78.16
Fiscal year
Status: in_force

Commencing January 1, 1986 all fire district fiscal years shall begin on January 1 and end December 31. Any fire district with a fiscal year commencing at any time during 1985, but ending subsequent to December 31, 1985, shall adopt a budget pursuant to law which ends December 31, 1985, notwithstanding that such requirement results in a fiscal year of less than 12 full calendar months of duration. Any budget heretofore adopted for a fiscal year commencing at any time during 1985 but ending subsequent to December 31, 1985 shall be amended such that the fiscal year to which it pertains shall terminate on December 31, 1985, notwithstanding that such action results in a fiscal year of less than 12 full calendar months. L. 1985, c. 288, s. 12, eff. Aug. 14, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-4.9 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-4.9
Municipalities between 103,000 and 125,000; grants for ambulance or emergency rescue services
Status: in_force

The governing body of any city of the second class in a county of the second class with a population in excess of 103,000 but below 125,000 according to the 1970 Federal census may contribute funds not to exceed $200,000.00 annually to hospitals, hospital shared service corporations, or hospital consortia within the city for the purpose of assisting such facilities in the maintenance and provision of ambulance or other emergency rescue services with the city. L.1981, c. 54, s. 1, eff. March 2, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 40:54A-10 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 54A / Section 54A-10
Competition with public utility prohibited
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act or any provision hereof shall authorize or be construed to authorize, the construction, installation, acquisition, maintenance, operation, or sale of any property, plant, equipment, facilities, commodity, product or service by any authority which would be competitive with any public utility as the same is defined in section 48:2-13 of the Revised Statutes. L.1964, c. 103, s. 10, eff. May 29, 1964.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-21 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-21
Election; time; ballot
Status: in_force

The county clerk shall cause the question to be submitted at the general election occurring not less than 60 days next following the filing of the petition, or, if there be no general election with 120 days next following the filing of the petition, then at a special election occurring not less than 60 days and not more than 120 days next following the filing of such petition. At such election, the referendum question shall appear on the ballot in the same manner as other public questions are printed on the ballot. L.1972, c. 154, s. 21, eff. Sept. 19, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-8.33a — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-8.33a
Bonds, notes, or lease for convention hall facility; report after issuance; notice to director of division of local government services; certification; payment
Status: in_force

a. Within 30 days after the issuance of any bonds or notes for, or the execution of a lease in connection with, the acquisition, construction, reconstruction or improvement of a convention hall facility as set forth in subsection b. of section 5 of this act (C. 40:48-8.30a), the county improvement authority shall file a report with the Local Finance Board setting forth, if applicable, the principal amount of bonds or notes issued for that project, the annual payments of principal and interest to be made on the bonds or notes with respect to that project, the terms and provisions of the financing undertaken for, or the lease entered into in connection with, the project, and such engineering and feasibility studies as may have been commissioned and used by the county improvement authority in connection with financing the project. b. At least 90 days prior to the date set forth in subsection b. of section 5 of this act (C. 40:48-8.30a), an authorized officer of the county improvement authority issuing bonds or notes for, or entering into a lease in connection with, the acquisition, construction, reconstruction or improvement of the convention hall facility shall notify the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs of the precise date on which the provisions of that subsection shall take effect, the amounts payable thereafter (1) on account of the principal and interest on, or reserve funding requirements on, those bonds or notes, or (2) as rent under the lease, and the name and address of the paying agent or agents for the bonds or notes, or of the lessor under the lease. The director shall, upon the receipt of that notice, verify the facts contained therein, and certify the same to the State Treasurer. c. Following the certification in subsection b. of this section and upon the date set forth therein, the State Treasurer shall transfer all moneys accumulated in the luxury tax fund to the development fund as provided in subsection b. of section 5 of this act (C. 40:48-8.30a), and shall thereafter pay prior to each payment date from the luxury tax fund the amounts certified to be paid (1) to the appropriate paying agent or agents for the principal and interest on, or reserve funding requirements on, the bonds or notes, or (2) to the lessor as rent under the lease. d. In lieu of the provisions of subsections a., b. and c. of this section and of the provisions of section 8 of P.L.1979, c. 273 (C. 40:48-8.33), the following procedure may be followed if any portion of the payment of principal of and interest on, or reserve funding requirements on, any bonds or notes issued for, or the rental payments on any lease entered into in connection with, the acquisition, construction, reconstruction or improvement of a convention hall facility are to be paid from revenues, other than revenues derived under P.L.1947, c. 71 (C. 40:48-8.15 et seq.), that are held in any funds by the State Treasurer: (1) Prior to the adoption of a resolution authorizing the issuance of any bonds or notes for, or entering into a lease in connection with, the acquisition, construction, reconstruction or improvement of any convention hall facility, the county improvement authority shall submit the resolution or lease, as the case may be, to the Director of the Division of Local Government Services and to the State Treasurer for approval of the State Treasurer, which approval may be based upon recommendations of the director based upon findings made in a manner similar to that required of the Local Finance Board pursuant to subsection (b) of section 8 of P.L.1979, c. 273 (C. 40:48-8.33); (2) The State Treasurer shall, as provided in subsection b. of section 5 of this act (C. 40:48-8.30a), transfer, upon the date set forth in a certificate of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services which shall be in the form set forth in subsection b. of this section and delivered to the State Treasurer, all moneys accumulated in the luxury tax fund to the development fund; and (3) The State Treasurer shall thereafter pay prior to each payment date from the luxury tax fund the amounts required to be paid (i) to the appropriate paying agent or agents in accordance with the provisions of the applicable resolution for principal of and interest on, or reserve funding requirements on, the bonds or notes, or (ii) to the lessor in accordance with the provisions of the lease as rent under the lease. L.1981, c. 461, s. 7, eff. Jan. 8, 1982. Amended by L.1982, c. 113, s. 22, eff. Aug. 14, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-12.4 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-12.4
Appointment of firefighters under certain circumstances.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.40A:14-12 to the contrary, a municipal appointing authority may appoint to a uniformed firefighting position any person who is over 35 years of age if that person was placed on a civil service eligible list for appointment as a member or officer of a paid fire department or force prior to February 25, 1997 and was appointed by a municipal appointing authority prior to June 30, 1998. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1944, c.255 (C.43:16A-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Board of Trustees of the Police and Firemen's Retirement System shall accept as a member of the retirement system any firefighter, otherwise eligible for membership, who was appointed in accordance with the provisions of subsection a. of this section. L.2001,c.279,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-8.28 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-8.28
County aid to health, welfare councils
Status: in_force

The governing body of any county may annually appropriate such sums as it deems necessary to any private, nonprofit health and welfare council engaged in reviewing, developing, promoting and coordinating in an advisory and consultative capacity, health and welfare programs and services offered by any public or private agency, organization or institution in that county, for the purpose of helping to defray expenses incurred by such council in the provision of the aforesaid services. L.1978, c.170, s.2; amended by L. 1987, c. 162, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-148 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-148
Voters empowered to change term of office
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, in any county which has adopted a form of government authorized under the provisions of P.L. 1972, c. 154 (C. 40:41A-1 et seq.), a proposition may be submitted to the voters of the county to change the term of office for the members of the board of chosen freeholders from three to four years, to provide for staggered terms of office for the members of the board of chosen freeholders, and to provide for biennial elections of members of the board of chosen freeholders. The proposition shall be submitted either upon the adoption of an ordinance of the governing body of the county after public hearing thereon, or upon submission to the county clerk of a petition signed by a number of the legal voters of the county equal in number to at least 15% of the total votes cast in the county at the last election at which members of the General Assembly were elected. The proposition shall not be submitted more than once in any three year period. A petition submitted pursuant to this section shall be verified, inspected and certified as to the authenticity of the signatures attached thereto by the county clerk within 20 days of submission, and shall be submitted at the next general election occurring at least 40 days after certification. The question of increasing the term of office of the members of the board of chosen freeholders, providing for staggered terms of office for the members of the board of chosen freeholders, and providing for biennial elections of members of the board of chosen freeholders shall be submitted to the voters at the election in substantially the following form: "Shall the term of office of the members of the board of chosen freeholders of ..................... (insert name of county) be increased from three to four years and shall members of the board of chosen freeholders serve for staggered terms and be elected at biennial elections?" A canvass and return of the vote upon the proposition shall be made by the election officers in the same manner as for officers voted for at the election, and a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition in favor of the proposition shall be sufficient to make the change. L. 1987, c. 236, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14A-8.5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14A / Section 14A-8.5
Sewerage authority may provide a credit for certain fees.
Status: in_force

2. a. A sewerage authority shall provide a credit applicable toward a connection or tapping fee to be charged for a reconnection of a disconnected property that was previously connected to the sewerage system, provided that: (1) the property has been connected to the sewerage system for at least 20 years; and (2) service charges have been paid for the property in at least one of the last five years. b. The credit required under subsection a. of this section shall be calculated as follows: (1) If the reconnection does not require any new physical connection or does not increase the nature or size of the service or the number of service units, or does not expand the use of the sewerage system, the credit shall be equal in amount to the new connection or tapping fee. (2) If the reconnection requires a new physical connection, increases the nature or size of the service or the number of service units, or expands the use of the sewerage system, the credit shall be equal in amount to any connection or tapping fee previously paid for the property, and the sewerage authority shall charge the difference between the credit and the connection or tapping fee for the new use or class. (3) If no connection or tapping fee was ever paid for the property, but all service charges due and owing on the property have been paid for at least 20 years, the credit shall be equal in amount to the new connection or tapping fee; provided, however, that any charges due and owing pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be paid. c. If no connection or tapping fee was ever paid for a disconnected property that is to be reconnected and which was previously connected to the sewerage system for at least 20 years, the sewerage authority shall charge, in addition to any amount due and owing after application of a credit pursuant to this section, a connection or tapping fee equal to the lesser of: (1) 20 percent of the service charges that would have been paid based upon the usage for the last full year that the property was connected to the sewerage system for the period from the date of the disconnection from the sewerage system to the date of the new connection; or (2) the new connection fee. d. A credit shall not be allowed under this section for a property that has been disconnected from the sewerage system for more than five years. e. As used in this section, "disconnected property" means a property that has been physically disconnected from the sewerage system or a property not physically disconnected but to which service has been discontinued without payments being made. A "disconnected property" shall not include a property that has been temporarily disconnected from the sewerage system or to which service has been discontinued without payments being made for less than 12 consecutive months and is being reconnected as it existed, prior to the temporary disconnection or discontinuance of service. L.2018, c.74, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-59 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-59
Copy of award recorded; title vested; right of entry
Status: in_force

Upon the acceptance of any such award, or payment thereof into the Superior Court, title to the real estate or right or interest therein shall vest in the city, which may thereupon enter upon and take possession of such real estate or right or interest therein and remove all persons therefrom. A duplicate original of the award as confirmed, or a copy thereof certified by the clerk of the court as a true copy of the award as confirmed by the court shall be recorded in the office in which deeds are recorded in the county in which the city is situated in the records of deeds for such county. The officer in charge of such office shall cause the names of the owner or owners of the property taken as shown by such award to be indexed under "grantors" in the index of deeds for such county, and the names of mortgagees named in such award under "releasors" in the index of releases of mortgages for such county. A copy of the map shall be filed in the same office. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 706, s. 196, eff. March 19, 1953.
N.J. Stat. § 40:19-5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-5
Ballot; form and content
Status: in_force

The question shall be printed upon the ballots to be used at the election 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 the county seat of .............. [ ] YES county be changed from ............. to ................ (specify names of [ ] NO municipalities)?"
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-18 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-18
Rules and regulations effective throughout park; arrests; prosecutions
Status: in_force

Whenever by virtue of section 40:37-17 of this Title any park commission or other body has or shall have established any public park which is partly in another county, all ordinances, rules and regulations duly established by the park commission or body and applicable to the park shall be effective to the same extent in all portions of the park regardless of the county line. Every park police officer or other official empowered to make arrests in the county in which the park is controlled shall have the same powers of arrest in all parts of the park without regard to the county line. Proceedings against any person arrested therein shall be before a court of the county or municipality having local criminal jurisdiction, in which the offense was committed. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 651, s. 65, eff. March 19, 1953.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-6.52 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-6.52
Acceptable forms of payment for road opening permits.
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, whenever the governing body of any county shall require the provision of a deposit as a condition of granting a road opening permit, the county shall accept as a deposit from the permit applicant either cash, or in lieu of cash, bonds, or a combination of cash and bonds, as determined by the permit applicant. Whenever bonds are used, the bonds may consist of registered book bonds, entry municipal bonds, State bonds or other appropriate bonds of the State of New Jersey, or negotiable bearer bonds or notes of any political subdivision of the State, the value of which is equal to the amount necessary to satisfy the amount that otherwise would be required to be deposited pursuant to the terms of the permit application and such requirements as set forth. The nature and amount of the bonds or notes to be deposited shall be subject to the approval by the governing body of the county. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. For purposes of this section, "value" shall mean par value or current market value, whichever is lower. If the permit applicant deposits cash for granting a road opening permit, such deposit shall be placed with a banking institution or savings and loan association insured by an agency of the Federal government, in an account bearing interest at the rate currently paid by such institutions or associations on time or savings deposits. Any interest accruing on cash deposits shall be credited to the governing body of the county. If the permit applicant deposits bonds for granting a road opening permit, the bonds shall be deposited with the county. The amount of any interest accruing on such bonds shall be returned to the bond applicant upon fulfillment of the terms of the permit application. L.1999,c.196,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:6-8 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 6 / Section 6-8
Statutes repealed
Status: in_force

The following sections, chapters and acts, together with all amendments and supplements thereto, are hereby repealed: Revised Statutes Sections: R.S. 40:17-1 to 40:17-4 inclusive; R.S. 40:167-1 to 40:167-7 inclusive; Pamphlet Laws: P.L.1954, c. 4 (C. 40:17-2.1). L.1979, c. 181, s. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14B-20 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14B / Section 14B-20
Powers.
Status: in_force

20. Every municipal authority shall be a public body politic and corporate constituting a political subdivision of the State established as an instrumentality exercising public and essential governmental functions to provide for the public health and welfare and shall have perpetual succession and have the following powers: (1) To adopt and have a common seal and to alter the same at pleasure; (2) To sue and be sued; (3) In the name of the municipal authority and on its behalf, to acquire, hold, use and dispose of its service charges and other revenues and other moneys; (4) In the name of the municipal authority but for the local unit or units, to acquire, rent, hold, lease as lessor, use and dispose of other personal property for the purposes of the municipal authority; (5) In the name of the municipal authority but for the local unit or units and subject to the limitations of P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.), to acquire by purchase, gift, condemnation or otherwise, or lease as lessee, real property and easements therein, necessary or useful and convenient for the purposes of the municipal authority, and subject to mortgages, deeds of trust or other liens, or otherwise, and to hold, lease as lessor, and to use the same, and to dispose of property so acquired no longer necessary for the purposes of the municipal authority; (6) To produce, develop, purchase, accumulate, distribute and sell water and water services, facilities and products within or without the district, provided that no water shall be sold at retail in any municipality or county without the district unless the governing body of such municipality or county shall have adopted a resolution requesting the municipal authority to sell water at retail in such municipality or county, and the board of public utility commissioners shall have approved such resolution as necessary and proper for the public convenience; (7) To provide for and secure the payment of any bonds and the rights of the holders thereof, and to purchase, hold and dispose of any bonds; (8) To accept gifts or grants of real or personal property, money, material, labor or supplies for the purposes of the municipal or county authority, and to make and perform such agreements and contracts as may be necessary or convenient in connection with the procuring, acceptance or disposition of such gifts or grants; (9) To enter on any lands, waters or premises for the purpose of making surveys, borings, soundings and examinations for the purposes of the municipal authority, and whenever the operation of a septic tank or other component of an on-site wastewater system shall result in the creation of pollution or contamination source on private property such that under the provisions of R.S.26:3-49, a local board of health would have the authority to notify the owner and require said owner to abate the same, representatives of an authority shall have the power to enter, at all reasonable times, any premises on which such pollution or contamination source shall exist, for the purpose of inspecting, rehabilitating, securing samples of any discharges, improving, repairing, replacing, or upgrading such septic tank or other component of an on-site wastewater system; (10) To establish an inspection program to be performed at least once every three years on all on-site wastewater systems installed within the district which inspection program shall contain the following minimum notice provisions: (i) not less than 30 days prior to the date of the inspection of any on-site wastewater system as described herein, the authority shall notify the owner and resident of the property that the inspection will occur; and (ii) not less than 60 days prior to the date of the performance of any work other than an inspection, the municipal authority shall provide notice to the owner and resident of the property in which the work will be performed. The notice to be provided to such owner and resident under this subsection shall include a description of the deficiency which necessitates the work and the proposed remedial action, and the proposed date for beginning and duration of the contemplated remedial action; (11) To prepare and file in the office of the municipal authority records of all inspections, rehabilitation, maintenance, and work, performed with respect to on-site wastewater disposal systems; (12) To make and enforce bylaws or rules and regulations for the management and regulation of its business and affairs and for the use, maintenance and operation of the utility system and any other of its properties, and to amend the same; (13) To do and perform any acts and things authorized by P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.) under, through, or by means of its own officers, agents and employees, or by contracts with any person; (14) To enter into any and all contracts, execute any and all instruments, and do and perform any and all acts or things necessary, convenient or desirable for the purposes of the municipal authority or to carry out any power expressly given in P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.) subject to the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.); (15) To extend credit or make loans to any person for the planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, equipping, furnishing, and operating by that person of any part of a solid waste system, sewage treatment system, wastewater treatment or collection system for the provision of services and facilities within or without the district, which in the case of a solid waste system shall be 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. The credits or loans may be secured by loan and security agreements, mortgages, leases and any other instruments, upon such terms as the authority shall deem reasonable, including provision for the establishment and maintenance of reserve and insurance funds, and to require the inclusion in any mortgage, lease, contract, loan and security agreement or other instrument, provisions for the construction, use, operation and maintenance and financing of that part of the aforementioned systems as the authority may deem necessary or desirable; (16) Upon the request of a customer: (i) to offer the customer the ability to receive or access, in electronic format, any periodic bill for service sent by the municipal authority to its customers and any additional information sent by the municipal authority to its customers as required by law, provided that any notice of disconnection, discontinuance or termination of service shall be sent to a customer in written form at the customer's legal mailing address in addition to being sent or being made available in electronic format; and (ii) to provide the customer the option of paying any such periodic bill via electronic means; (17) 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); and (18) To finance the replacement of service connections to a publicly-owned water system, from the distribution main onto privately-owned real property and into the privately-owned structure, for the purpose of replacing residential, commercial, and institutional lead service lines, regardless of possible private service connection ownership. L.1957, c.183, s.20; amended 1975, c.96, s.4; 1980, c.77, s.4; 1984, c.178, s.2; 2010, c.91, s.2; 2013, c.190, s.5; 2018, c.114, s.2; 2021, c.184, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-70.2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-70.2
Board of adjustment, determination; reasons
Status: in_force

6. If, in the case of an appeal made pursuant to subsection a. of section 57 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-70), the board of adjustment determines there is an error in any order, requirement, decision or refusal made by the administrative officer pursuant to a report submitted by the historic preservation commission or planning board in accordance with section 25 of P.L.1985, c.216 (C.40:55D-111), the board of adjustment shall include the reasons for its determination in the findings of its decision thereon. L.1991,c.199,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-53.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-53.1
Interest on deposits with municipalities
Status: in_force

Whenever an amount of money in excess of $5,000.00 shall be deposited by an applicant with a municipality for professional services employed by the municipality to review applications for development, for municipal inspection fees in accordance with subsection h. of section 41 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-53) or to satisfy the guarantee requirements of subsection a. of section 41 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-53), the money, until repaid or applied to the purposes for which it is deposited, including the applicant's portion of the interest earned thereon, except as otherwise provided in this section, shall continue to be the property of the applicant and shall be held in trust by the municipality. Money deposited shall be held in escrow. The municipality 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 the minimum rate currently paid by the institution or depository on time or savings deposits. The municipality shall notify the applicant 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 municipality 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 applicant and shall be refunded to him by the municipality 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 municipality 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. 315, s. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-10.3 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-10.3
Use of accumulated vacation leave by political subdivision, noncivil service.
Status: in_force

45. Notwithstanding any law or any rule or regulation to the contrary, an officer or employee of a political subdivision of the State, or an agency, authority, or instrumentality of a subdivision, that has not adopted the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes, who does not take vacation leave that accrues on or after the effective date of P.L.2007, c.92 (C.43:15C-1 et al.), or on or after the date on which the person becomes an officer or employee, in a given year because of business demands shall be granted that accrued leave only during the next succeeding year. However, vacation leave not taken in a given year because of duties directly related to a state of emergency declared by the Governor may accumulate at the discretion of the appointing authority until, pursuant to a plan established by the officer or employee's appointing authority, the leave is used or the employee or officer is compensated for that leave, which shall not be subject to collective negotiation or collective bargaining. A person who (1) is an officer or employee on the effective date of P.L.2007, c.92 (C.43:15C-1 et al.), or (2) becomes an officer or employee after that effective date, and has previously accrued vacation leave shall be eligible and shall be permitted to retain and use that accrued vacation leave. As used in this section, "officer or employee" means an elected official; or a person appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, or appointed by the Governor to serve at the pleasure of the Governor only during his or her term of office; or a person appointed by an elected public official or elected governing body of a political subdivision of the State, with the specific consent or approval of the elected governing body of the political subdivision that is substantially similar in nature to the advice and consent of the Senate for appointments by the Governor of the State as that similarity is determined by the elected governing body and set forth in an adopted ordinance or resolution, pursuant to guidelines or policy that shall be established by the Local Finance Board in the Department of Community Affairs, but not including a person who is employed or appointed in the regular or normal course of employment or appointment procedures and consented to or approved in a general or routine manner appropriate for and followed by the political subdivision, or the agency, authority or instrumentality of a subdivision, or a person who holds a professional license or certificate to perform and is performing as a certified health officer, tax assessor, tax collector, municipal planner, chief financial officer, registered municipal clerk, construction code official, licensed uniform subcode inspector, qualified purchasing agent, or certified public works manager. L.2007, c.92, s.45.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-57 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-57
Right of owner of land covered by certificate
Status: in_force

Any person who shall acquire for a valuable consideration an interest in the lands covered by any such certificate of approval of a subdivision in reliance upon the information therein contained shall hold such interest free of any right, remedy or action which could be prosecuted or maintained by the municipality pursuant to the provisions of section 43 of this act. If the administrative officer designated to issue any such certificate fails to issue the same within 15 days after receipt of an application and the fees therefor, any person acquiring an interest in the lands described in such application shall hold such interest free of any right, remedy or action which could be prosecuted or maintained by the municipality pursuant to section 43 of this act. Any such application addressed to the clerk of the municipality shall be deemed to be addressed to the proper designated officer and the municipality shall be bound thereby to the same extent as though the same was addressed to the designated official. L.1975, c. 291, s. 45, eff. Aug. 1, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-43.2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-43.2
Powers and duties of deputy
Status: in_force

The director shall prescribe, in writing, the powers and duties of the deputy so appointed by him and the acts of such deputy, within the scope of his authority, shall in all cases be as legal and binding as if done and performed by the director for whom he is acting. L.1954, c. 62, p. 414, s. 2, eff. June 24, 1954.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37D-12 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37D / Section 37D-12
Establishment of additional reserves, funds, accounts
Status: in_force

12. a. The authority may establish reserves, funds or accounts, in addition to those required pursuant to subsection b. of section 6 of this act, as it determines necessary or desirable to further the accomplishment of the purposes of the authority, to manage any funds that may be received other than those specified in subsection b. of section 6 of this act, or to comply with the provisions of any agreement made by or any resolution of the authority. b. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to cause the bonds or notes of the authority to be a debt or a liability of the State or its political subdivisions other than the authority, and the bonds and notes of the authority shall not create or constitute any indebtedness, liability or obligation of this State or any political subdivision or be or constitute a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or its political subdivisions. L.1994,c.98,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-117.3 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-117.3
Deputy sheriffs; rights, privileges and immunities
Status: in_force

Deputy sheriffs in good faith carrying out, complying with, or attempting to comply with the directions of the sheriff, or performing any authorized service in connection therewith, shall have and possess all of the rights, privileges and immunities conferred upon law enforcement officers of the sheriff; provided that all such deputy sheriffs shall, at the time of or prior to their appointment, complete an appropriate course of training approved by the police training commission. L.1975, c. 272, s. 2, eff. Jan. 8, 1976.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-146.17 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-146.17
Limitations on number, categories.
Status: in_force

10. The local governing body shall by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, establish limitations upon the number and categories of special law enforcement officers which may be employed by the local unit in accordance with the certification and other requirements provided for in this act. In communities other than resort municipalities, the number of Class Two special law enforcement officers shall not exceed 25% of the total number of regular police officers, except that no municipality shall be required to reduce the number of Class Two special law enforcement officers or the equivalent thereof in the employ of the municipality as of March 1, 1985. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, each local unit may appoint two Class Two special law enforcement officers. L.1985, c.439, s.10; amended 2013, c.21, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 40:56-1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 56 / Section 56-1
Local improvements; definition and enumeration, doing work as general improvement.
Status: in_force

R.S.40:56-1. A local improvement is one, the cost of which, or a portion thereof, may be assessed upon the lands in the vicinity thereof benefited thereby. Any municipality may undertake any of the following works as a local improvement; and the governing body thereof may make, amend, repeal and enforce ordinances for carrying into effect all powers granted in this section: a. The laying out, opening or establishing of a new street, alley, or other public highway, or portion thereof. b. The widening, straightening, extension, alteration or changing in any manner of the location of a street, alley or other public highway, or portion thereof. c. The grading or alteration of the grade of a street, alley or other public highway, or portion thereof. d. The paving, repaving, or otherwise improving or reimproving a street, alley or other public highway, or portion thereof. e. The curbing or recurbing, guttering or reguttering of a sidewalk in, upon, or along a street, alley or other public highway, or portion thereof. f. The construction, reconstruction, improvement and reimprovement of bridges and viaducts. g. The construction, reconstruction, improvement, reimprovement or relocation of a public walk or driveway on any beach, or along the ocean or any river or other waterway. h. The improvement or reimprovement of any beach or water front, and the providing of suitable protection to prevent damage to lands or property by the ocean or other waters, including the filling in and grading necessary for the protection of such improvements. i. The construction, reconstruction, enlargement or extension of a sewer or drain in, under or along a street, alley or public highway, or portion thereof, or in, under or along any public or private lands; the construction, reconstruction, enlargement or extension of a system of sewerage or drainage or both combined; the construction, reconstruction, enlargement or extension of a system of drainage of the marshes and wet lowlands within the municipality; the construction, reconstruction, enlargement or alteration of a system of works for the sanitary disposal of sewage or drainage. j. (1) The installation of service connections to a system of water, gas, light, heat or power works owned by a municipality or otherwise, including all such works as may be necessary for supplying water, gas, light, heat or power to real estate for whose benefit such services are provided. This authorization includes, but shall not be limited to, the installation of service connections to a publicly-owned water system, from the distribution main onto privately-owned real property and into the privately-owned structure, for the purpose of replacing residential, commercial, and institutional lead service lines, regardless of possible private service connection ownership; (2) The installation of service connections including the laying, construction or placing of mains, conduits or cables in, under or along a street, alley or other public highway or portion thereof. k. The construction, reconstruction, enlargement or extension of any water main or other works for the distribution of water supplied by the State or any of its political subdivisions, or any public agency of any of the same. l. The installation of such lighting standards, appliances and appurtenances as may be required for the brilliant illumination of the streets in those parts of the municipality where the governing body of the municipality may deem it necessary or proper to establish what is commonly called a "white way." m. The widening, deepening or improvement of any stream, creek, river or other waterway. n. The removal of obstructions in, and the constructing, reconstructing, enlarging or extending of any waterway, of enclosing walls, or of a pipe or conduit or any brook or watercourse, or part of same. o. The defining of the location and the establishment of widths, grades and elevations of any stream, creek, river or other waterway, and the preventing of encroachments upon the same. p. The reclaiming, filling and improving and bulkheading and filling in lands lying under tidal or other water, in whole or in part, within the municipality; the reclaiming or filling or bulkheading and filling those lands or lands adjacent to such reclaimed or filled lands; to dredge channels or improve harbor approaches in the waters abounding the lands to be reclaimed, filled and improved, or bulkheaded and filled; provided, the approval of the Tidelands Resource Council established pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1948, c.448 (C.13:1B-10), and when necessary, the permission of the federal authorities in charge of the district port in which the improvements are proposed to be made, to improve and dredge channels and construct and improve the harbor approaches to those lands, shall be first had and obtained. The governing body may enter into agreements with the federal government for reimbursement to the municipality for all or a portion of the cost of dredging channels or improving harbor approaches in waters under the jurisdiction of the federal government . If any portion of the amount assessed against the lands within the municipality for the improvement shall be reimbursed to the municipality by the federal government after the assessment has been made, then a credit shall be made on each assessment levied in proportion to the amount so received from the federal government; provided, the amount received by the municipality from the federal government shall be in excess of the amount fixed in the assessment to be borne by the municipality at large. If any portion of the land included within lands benefited or improved by any work done in connection with the reclaiming, filling or bulkheading and filling shall be riparian lands or lands under water, for which the riparian grant has not theretofore been made by the State, the municipal board or body authorized to make assessments for improvements in accordance with this subtitle may include in any such assessment a prospective assessment against the riparian lands or lands under water, and a copy of such prospective assessment shall be filed with the Tidelands Resource Council and shall be a part of the records of that council. Upon the sale or grant by the State of the riparian rights to any such lands for which a prospective assessment has been filed with the council, the amount of such prospective assessment together with interest at the rate of five percent annually from the time of the confirmation of the assessment for the improvement shall be included by the Tidelands Resource Council in the purchase price fixed for such lands and made a part of the payment for the grant, and the amount of the assessment with interest, when paid, shall be turned over by the Tidelands Resource Council to the municipality making the assessment. Such prospective assessment shall also be included in the general assessment for and against any such riparian lands or lands under water for which an annual rental or fee is being charged or collected by the Tidelands Resource Council under any agreement by which the fee of any such riparian lands is passed, and when the fee does so pass by grant from the State the prospective assessment shall become immediately due and payable, together with interest thereon at the rate of five percent annually from the time of the confirmation of the assessment for the improvement and the assessment shall become a lien upon those lands until paid and shall be collectible as other liens for public improvements in the municipality. Should the Tidelands Resource Council lease for a term of years any such riparian lands or lands under water, included within lands benefited or improved by any work done in connection with the reclaiming, filling or bulkheading and filling, it shall include in the annual rental to be charged therefor one-tenth of the amount of the prospective assessment for each year of the term not exceeding ten years until the prospective assessment and the interest thereon at the rate of five percent annually from the time of confirmation of the assessment for the improvement, shall be paid. If the lease shall be for a period less than ten years, such provision shall be contained in any and all extensions and renewals thereof, or in any new leases until the full prospective assessment with such interest shall have been paid. Nothing contained in this subparagraph shall apply to lands owned by a company whose rates are subject to regulation by the Board of Public Utilities. Whenever convenient more than one of the works provided for in this section may be carried on as one improvement. Any municipality may undertake any or all of the works mentioned in this section as a general improvement to be paid for by general taxation, and any municipality may provide for the maintenance, repair and operation of any or all of said works by taxation whether the same are undertaken as local or general improvements. amended 1938, c.229; 1951, c.175, s.1; 2018, c.114, s.3; 2021, c.184, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48B-4.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48B / Section 48B-4.1
Contracts for joint provision of law enforcement services
Status: in_force

3. Whenever the governing bodies of two or more local units enter into a joint contract as provided in P.L.1952, c.72 (C.40:48B-1 et seq.) for the joint operation of law enforcement services within their respective jurisdictions, the joint contract shall recognize and preserve the seniority, tenure, and pension rights of every full time law enforcement officer who is employed by each of the participating local units and who is in good standing at the time the ordinance or resolution, as the case may be, authorizing the contract is adopted, and no such law enforcement officer shall be terminated except for cause; however, for reasons of economy and efficiency the contract may authorize a reduction in force. Whenever the governing bodies of two or more local units enter into a joint contract as provided in P.L.1952, c.72 (C.40:48B-1 et seq.) for the joint operation of law enforcement services within their respective jurisdictions, and any one of the local units is operating under Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes at the time of the contract, the other local unit or units shall be deemed to have adopted Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes with regard to the provision of law enforcement services. To provide for the efficient administration and operation of the joint law enforcement services within the participating local units, the joint contract may provide for the appointment of a chief law enforcement officer. In such cases, the joint contract shall provide that any person who is serving as the chief law enforcement officer in one of the participating local units at the time the joint contract is adopted may elect either: a. To accept a demotion of no more than one rank without any loss of seniority rights, impairment of tenure, or pension rights; or b. To retire from service. If the person elects retirement, he shall not be demoted but shall retain the rank of chief law enforcement officer and shall be given terminal leave for a period of one month for each five year period of past service as a law enforcement officer with the participating local unit. During the terminal leave, the person shall continue to receive full compensation and shall be entitled to all benefits, including any increases in compensation or benefits, that he may have been entitled to if he had remained on active duty. Whenever the participating local units have adopted or are deemed to have adopted Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes with regard to the provision of law enforcement services, and the contract provides for the appointment of a chief law enforcement officer, the position of chief law enforcement officer shall be in the career service. L.1992,c.145,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:10-11 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 10 / Section 10-11
Sinking fund commissioners may act as insurance fund commissioners
Status: in_force

In any local unit in which sinking fund commissioners have been appointed, the management and investment of the insurance fund may be entrusted to them in lieu of the appointment of insurance fund commissioners, and they shall have the same powers and authority as if appointed for that purpose. L.1979, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Oct. 15, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:26B-8 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 26B / Section 26B-8
Collections of fees and charges.
Status: in_force

8. a. Any county, municipality, or authority that establishes a stormwater utility pursuant to P.L.2019, c.42 (C.40A:26B-1 et al.) may charge and collect reasonable fees and other charges to recover the stormwater utility's costs for stormwater management. These fees and other charges may be charged to and collected from the owner or occupant, or both, of any real property from which originates stormwater runoff which directly or indirectly enters the stormwater management system or the waters of the State. The owner of any such real property shall be liable for and shall pay such fees and charges to the stormwater utility at the time when and place where the fees and charges are due and payable.
b. Any fee or other charge that a county, municipality, or authority charges and collects pursuant to this section shall be based on a fair and equitable approximation of the proportionate contribution of stormwater runoff from a real property.
c. In establishing fees and other charges pursuant to this section, a county, municipality, or authority shall provide for:
(1) a partial fee reduction in the form of a credit for any property that maintains and operates a stormwater management system that complies with the State and local stormwater management standards that were in place at the time the system was approved and that effectively reduces, retains, or treats stormwater onsite;
(2) an additional partial fee reduction in the form of a credit for any property which has installed and is operating and maintaining current stormwater best management practices that reduce, retain, or treat stormwater onsite and which are approved by the county, municipality, or authority;
(3) an additional partial fee reduction in the form of a credit for any property which has installed and is operating and maintaining green infrastructure that reduces, retains, or treats stormwater onsite and which exceeds any requirements for green infrastructure that may be applicable to that property under any rule or regulation adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection or the local stormwater control ordinance; and
(4) an exemption from fees and other charges for land actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural use that is valued, assessed, and taxed pursuant to the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964," P.L.1964, c.48 (C.54:4-23.1 et seq.).
d. Any county, municipality, or authority that collects fees and charges pursuant to this section shall remit to the State Treasurer annually an amount equal to five percent of all such fees and charges collected, or $50,000, whichever amount is less. The State Treasurer shall deposit these moneys into the "Clean Stormwater and Flood Reduction Fund" established pursuant to section 17 of P.L.2019, c.42 (C.40A:26B-17).
e. Except as provided in section 5 of P.L.1983, c.111 (C.40A:4-35.1) or section 1 of P.L.2004, c.87 (C.40A:5A-12.1), as applicable, a county, municipality, or authority shall only use fees and other charges collected pursuant to this section to pay for or recover all or a portion of the cost of the following:
(1) initial establishment of a stormwater utility pursuant to P.L.2019, c.42 (C.40A:26B-1 et al.) and ongoing related administrative expenses;
(2) capital expenditures, including planning, design, engineering, acquisition, construction, and improvement of a stormwater management system;
(3) operation and maintenance expenditures of a stormwater management system;
(4) development and implementation of an asset management program for a stormwater management system;
(5) development and implementation of a stormwater management plan and stormwater control ordinances pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1981, c.32 (C.40:55D-93);
(6) any action required pursuant to any New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit;
(7) development and implementation of any long-term control plan to mitigate combined sewer overflows pursuant to State or federal law, rule, regulation, permit, or consent decree;
(8) monitoring, inspection, and enforcement activities to carry out the purposes of P.L.2019, c.42 (C.40A:26B-1 et al.);
(9) public education and outreach related to stormwater management; and
(10) any other purpose related to stormwater management as may be authorized by the department, the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, or the Local Finance Board pursuant to rules, regulations, or permits.
f. In establishing fees and other charges and appropriate credits pursuant to this section, a county, municipality, or authority shall consult the guidance manual developed pursuant to section 16 of P.L.2019, c.42 (C.40A:26B-16), and other best practice guidance manuals published by industry organizations. L.2019, c.42, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-149.5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 69A / Section 69A-149.5
Council; legislative power; status of mayor; quorum; president; special meetings
Status: in_force

The legislative power of the municipality shall be exercised by the council, except as may be otherwise provided by general law. The mayor shall preside over all meetings of the council except as herein provided, but shall not vote except to give the deciding vote in case of a tie. Three council members and the mayor, and in the absence of the mayor, four council members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a smaller number may meet and adjourn from time to time. The council shall annually select from among the council members a president of the council who shall serve in place of the mayor in the event of the mayor's absence, disability or refusal to preside. The mayor shall, when necessary, call special meetings of the council. In case of the mayor's neglect or refusal, any four council members may call a special meeting upon due notice of the time and place to the mayor and all council members. L.1981, c.465, s.16A-5; amended 1989,c.221,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 40:41A-80 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 41A / Section 41A-80
President and vice-president; election
Status: in_force

The board shall elect a president as specified in this article. At its organizational meeting each January the board shall select one of its members to serve as vice-president for the year. L.1972, c. 154, s. 80, eff. Sept. 19, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:21-11 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 21 / Section 21-11
Tax agreements, duration, other law, valuation of ratables, copy to DCA.
Status: in_force

11. a. All tax agreements entered into by municipalities pursuant to sections 9 through 12 of P.L.1991, c.441 shall be in effect for no more than the five full years next following the date of completion of the project. b. All projects subject to tax agreement as provided herein shall be subject to all applicable federal, State and local laws and regulations on pollution control, worker safety, discrimination in employment, housing provision, zoning, planning and building code requirements. c. That percentage which the payment in lieu of taxes for a property bears to the property tax which would have been paid had an exemption and abatement not been granted for the property under the agreement shall be applied to the valuation of the property to determine the reduced valuation of the property to be included in the valuation of the municipality for determining equalization for county tax apportionment and school aid during the term of the tax agreements covering the properties, and at the termination of an agreement for a property the reduced valuation procedure required under this section shall no longer apply. d. Within 30 days after the execution of a tax agreement, a municipality shall forward a copy of the agreement to the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. L.1991, c.441, s.11; amended 2007, c.268, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 40:60-40.7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 60 / Section 60-40.7
Persons whose residential improved property is to be acquired for highway or other public purposes; application to buy unneeded lands
Status: in_force

Any person who owns and resides in improved real property which is to be acquired by the Federal Government, the State, a county, municipality, or an authority or agency created by any thereof, for highway or other public purposes, may apply to the governing body of the municipality wherein such property is situated, to purchase at private sale, for residential purposes, a parcel of real property owned by the municipality not needed for public use, provided said person owned and resided in said property at the time notice was first given by any of the above of said acquisition to be made thereof. L.1965, c. 18, s. 1. Amended by L.1966, c. 264, s. 2, eff. Sept. 6, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14B-47 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14B / Section 14B-47
Cumulative and concurrent rights and remedies
Status: in_force

All rights and remedies granted by this act for the collection and enforcement of service charges shall be cumulative and concurrent. L.1957, c. 183, p. 669, s. 47, eff. Aug. 22, 1957.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14A-29 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14A / Section 14A-29
Construction of other disposal plants prohibited
Status: in_force

No sewage disposal plant or other facilities for the collection, treatment or disposal of sewage arising within a district shall be constructed unless the sewerage authority shall give its consent thereto and approve the plans and specifications therefor. Each sewerage authority is hereby empowered to give such consent and approval, subject, however, to the terms and provisions of any agreement with the holders of bonds. L.1946, c. 138, p. 671, s. 29, eff. April 23, 1946.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-10 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-10
Adoption of budget; public inspection.
Status: in_force

40A:4-10. No budget or amendment thereof shall be adopted unless the director shall have previously certified his approval thereof. Final adoption shall be by resolution adopted by a majority of the full membership of the governing body and may be by title where the procedures required by N.J.S.40A:4-8 and N.J.S.40A:4-9 or section 12 of P.L.1995, c.259 (C.40A:4-6.1), as applicable, have been followed. The budget shall be adopted, in the case of a county, not later than April 30 or the date of the next regularly scheduled meeting of the governing body thereafter and, in the case of a municipality, not later than April 30 of the calendar fiscal year or the date of the next regularly scheduled meeting of the governing body thereafter, or September 20 of the State fiscal year or the date of the next regularly scheduled meeting of the governing body thereafter, except that the governing body may adopt the budget at any time within 10 days after the director shall have certified his approval thereof and returned the same, if such certification shall be later than the date of the advertised hearing. If, in the case of a municipality which operates on the State fiscal year, the governing body fails to adopt the budget within the permitted time, the chief financial officer of the local unit shall so notify the director the next working day after the expiration of the permitted time. Copies of the budget, as adopted, in such form and in such quantity as determined by the Local Finance Board, shall be transmitted to the director within three days after adoption. Upon adoption, the budget shall constitute an appropriation for the purposes stated therein and an authorization of the amount to be raised by taxation for the purposes of the local unit. The adopted budget shall be provided for public inspection on the local unit's website, if one exists, or, if one does not exist, the budget shall be provided for public inspection on the website of the Department of Community Affairs and made available online and in print as required by this section in a "user-friendly" summary format using plain language. In addition to the current year adopted budget, the local unit's adopted budgets of the immediately preceding three budget years also shall be provided for public inspection on the local unit's website, if one exists, or, if one does not exist, those budgets also shall be provided for public inspection on the website of the Department of Community Affairs. Any adopted budget posted online pursuant to this section shall remain posted online for the duration of the local budget year. The Local Finance Board shall promulgate a "user-friendly," plain language summary format for use by local units for this purpose pursuant to section 39 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:5-48). amended 1964, c.78, s.4; 1991, c.75, s.11; 1994, c.72, s.8; 1995, c.259, s.11; 2007, c.63, s.38; 2011, c.7, s.1; 2015, c.95, s.15; 2025, c.185, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-146.19 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-146.19
Establishment of housing authority police force by certain municipalities.
Status: in_force

1. The governing body of every city of the first class having a population of more than 270,000 inhabitants, according to the 1990 federal decennial census, may, by ordinance, establish a housing authority police force to patrol the grounds, buildings, and other areas and facilities of the municipal housing authority. The ordinance shall provide for the maintenance, regulation and control of the force either as a separate department or as a division or unit of the municipal police force; a line of authority relating to the force's police function; the promulgation and adoption of rules and regulations by the appropriate authority designated in N.J.S.40A:14-118 for the government of the force and the discipline of its members; the appointment of such members, officers and personnel as the governing body may deem necessary; the fixing of their compensation; the prescription of their powers, functions and duties; and such other matters as the governing body shall deem necessary for the effective government and operation of the force. If the housing authority police force is established as a separate department, the appropriate authority for the force shall be the same as the appropriate authority designated for the police force established pursuant to N.J.S.40A:14-118. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, housing authority police officers appointed pursuant to this act shall be deemed regular law enforcement officers. The funding for the establishment and maintenance of a housing authority police force in accordance with an ordinance enacted pursuant to this section shall be provided by the municipal housing authority. The housing authority may request from the governing body of the municipality reimbursement for a portion of the costs associated with appointing, training, and compensating a housing authority police force established under the provisions of this section. The governing body may decide, but shall not be required, to reimburse the housing authority in the amount requested or in any other lesser amount the governing body may choose. L.1997,c.210,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-134 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-134
Certain emergencies; compensation
Status: in_force

"Emergency" as used herein shall include any unusual conditions caused by any circumstances or situation including shortages in the personnel of the police department or force caused by vacancies, sickness or injury, or by the taking of accrued vacation or sick leave or both, whereby the safety of the public is endangered or imperiled, as shall be determined within the sole discretion of the officer, board or official having charge of the police department or force in any municipality. In any municipality in which the officer, board or official having charge or control of the police department or force has authority, in times of any such emergency to summon and keep on duty any paid members of the police department or force for a period or periods of time in excess of the hours of ordinary duty, the governing body may provide compensation for some or all of such emergency duty by any such policeman at his prevailing wage, or at a rate not in excess of 1 1/2 times his prevailing hourly wage rate, which compensation shall be in lieu of any compensatory time off otherwise due for the emergency duty so compensated. The governing body of the municipality may, if necessary, make emergency appropriations to provide funds for the payment of such compensation as provided by law. L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by L.1972, c. 121, s. 2, eff. Aug. 9, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-8.4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-8.4
Fee imposed on construction resulting in non-residential development; exemptions.
Status: in_force

35. a. Beginning on the effective date of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-329.1 et al.), a fee is imposed on all construction resulting in non-residential development, as follows: (1) A fee equal to two and one-half percent of the equalized assessed value of the land and improvements, for all new non-residential construction on an unimproved lot or lots; or (2) A fee equal to two and one-half percent of the increase in equalized assessed value, of the additions to existing structures to be used for non-residential purposes. b. All non-residential construction of buildings or structures on property used by churches, synagogues, mosques, and other houses of worship, and property used for educational purposes, which is tax-exempt pursuant to R.S.54:4-3.6, shall be exempt from the imposition of a non-residential development fee pursuant to this section, provided that the property continues to maintain its tax exempt status under that statute for a period of at least three years from the date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy. In addition, the following shall be exempt from the imposition of a non-residential development fee: (1) parking lots and parking structures, regardless of whether the parking lot or parking structure is constructed in conjunction with a non-residential development, such as an office building, or whether the parking lot is developed as an independent non-residential development; (2) any non-residential development which is an amenity to be made available to the public, including, but not limited to, recreational facilities, community centers, and senior centers, which are developed in conjunction with or funded by a non-residential developer; (3) non-residential construction resulting from a relocation of or an on-site improvement to a nonprofit hospital or a nursing home facility; (4) projects that are located within a specifically delineated urban transit hub, as defined pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-208); (5) projects that are located within an eligible municipality, as defined under section 2 of P.L.2007, c.346 (C.34:1B-208), when a majority of the project is located within a one-half mile radius of the midpoint of a platform area for a light rail system; and (6) projects determined by the New Jersey Transit Corporation to be consistent with a transit village plan developed by a transit village designated by the Department of Transportation. A developer of a non-residential development exempted from the non-residential development fee pursuant to this section shall be subject to it at such time the basis for the exemption set forth in this subsection no longer applies, and shall make the payment of the non-residential development fee, in that event, within three years after that event or after the issuance of the final certificate of occupancy of the non-residential development whichever is later. For purposes of this subsection, "recreational facilities and community center" means any indoor or outdoor buildings, spaces, structures, or improvements intended for active or passive recreation, including but not limited to ball fields, meeting halls, and classrooms, accommodating either organized or informal activity; and "senior center" means any recreational facility or community center with activities and services oriented towards serving senior citizens. If a property which was exempted from the collection of a non-residential development fee thereafter ceases to be exempt from property taxation, the owner of the property shall remit the fees required pursuant to this section within 45 days of the termination of the property tax exemption. Unpaid non-residential development fees under these circumstances may be enforceable by the municipality as a lien against the real property of the owner. c. (1) Unless authorized to pay directly to the municipality in which the non-residential construction is occurring in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection, developers shall pay non-residential development fees imposed pursuant to P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-329.1 et al.) to the Treasurer, in accordance with subsection g. of this section in a manner and on such forms as required by the Treasurer, provided that a certified proof concerning the payment shall be furnished by the Treasurer, to the municipality. (2) The department shall maintain on its Internet website a list of each municipality that is authorized to use the development fees collected pursuant to this section and that has a confirmed status of compliance with the "Fair Housing Act," P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.), or is in the process of seeking compliance certification, which compliance shall include a spending plan pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-329.2) for all development fees collected. (3) No later than 180 days following the enactment of P.L.2024, c.2 (C.52:27D-304.1 et al.), any municipality that is or has been authorized to retain and expend non-residential development fees shall provide the department with a detailed accounting of all such fees that have been collected and expended since the inception of the municipal authorization to collect and retain said fees. (4) Beginning with the year after the enactment of P.L.2024, c.2 (C.52:27D-304.1 et al.), by February 15, every municipality that is or has been authorized to retain and expend non-residential development fees shall provide the department with a detailed accounting of all such fees that have been collected and expended previous year. d. The payment of non-residential development fees required pursuant to sections 32 through 38 of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.40:55D-8.1 through C.40:55D-8.7) shall be made prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for such development. A final certificate of occupancy shall not be issued for any non-residential development until such time as the fee imposed pursuant to this section has been paid by the developer. A non-residential developer may deposit with the appropriate entity the development fees as calculated by the municipality under protest, and the local code enforcement official shall thereafter issue the certificate of occupancy provided that the construction is otherwise eligible for a certificate of occupancy. e. The construction official responsible for the issuance of a building permit shall notify the local tax assessor of the issuance of the first building permit for a development which may be subject to a non-residential development fee. Within 90 days of receipt of that notice, the municipal tax assessor, based on the plans filed, shall provide an estimate of the equalized assessed value of the non-residential development. The construction official responsible for the issuance of a final certificate of occupancy shall notify the local assessor of any and all requests for the scheduling of a final inspection on property which may be subject to a non-residential development fee. Within 10 business days of a request for the scheduling of a final inspection, the municipal assessor shall confirm or modify the previously estimated equalized assessed value of the improvements of the non-residential development in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Treasurer pursuant to P.L.1971, c.424 (C.54:1-35.35); calculate the non-residential development fee pursuant to sections 32 through 38 of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.40:55D-8.1 through C.40:55D-8.7); and thereafter notify the developer of the amount of the non-residential development fee. Should the municipality fail to determine or notify the developer of the amount of the non-residential development fee within 10 business days of the request for final inspection, the developer may estimate the amount due and pay that estimated amount consistent with the dispute process set forth in subsection b. of section 37 of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.40:55D-8.6). Upon tender of the estimated non-residential development fee, provided the developer is in full compliance with all other applicable laws, the municipality shall issue a final certificate of occupancy for the subject property. Failure of the municipality to comply with the timeframes or procedures set forth in this subsection may subject it to penalties to be imposed by the commissioner; any penalties so imposed shall be deposited into the "New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund" established pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1985, c.222 as amended by section 17 of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-320). A developer of a mixed use development shall be required to pay the Statewide non-residential development fee relating to the non-residential development component of a mixed use development subject to the provisions of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-329.1 et al.). Non-residential construction which is connected with the relocation of the facilities of a for-profit hospital shall be subject to the fee authorized to be imposed under this section to the extent of the increase in equalized assessed valuation in accordance with regulations to be promulgated by the Director of the Division of Taxation, Department of the Treasury. f. Any municipality that is not in compliance with the requirements established pursuant to sections 32 through 38 of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.40:55D-8.1 through C.40:55D-8.7), or regulations of the commissioner adopted thereto, may be subject to forfeiture of any or all funds remaining within its municipal development trust fund. Any funds so forfeited shall be deposited into the New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund established pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1985, c.222 as amended by section 17 of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-320). g. The Treasurer shall credit to the "Urban Housing Assistance Fund," established pursuant to section 13 of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-329.7) annually from the receipts of the fees authorized to be imposed pursuant to this section an amount equal to $20 million; all receipts in excess of this amount shall be deposited into the "New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund," established pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1985, c.222 as amended by section 17 of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-320), to be used for the purposes of that fund. The Treasurer shall adopt such regulations as necessary to effectuate sections 32 through 38 of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.40:55D-8.1 through C.40:55D-8.7), in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2008, c.46, s.35; amended 2024, c.2, s.15; 2024, c.36.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-139 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-139
Dedication of park lands for public street in certain cases
Status: in_force

When, in any city of the first class, any real estate owned by or under the care, custody and control of the county park commission is included within or adjoins the location of an existing public road or street, the county park commission may dedicate so much of that real estate as it may determine to be for the public interest, to public use as a public road or street, by the adoption of an appropriate resolution, and by filing with the county clerk or register of deeds, as the case may be, a copy of the resolution and a map of so much of the real estate owned by, or under the care, custody and control of the county park commission, as may be necessary to show the part intended to be so dedicated. Such dedication shall not be made unless the governing body of the city in which the real estate is situate shall, by resolution, consent thereto.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:26B-10 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 26B / Section 26B-10
Issuance of bonds.
Status: in_force

10. A county, municipality, or authority that establishes a stormwater utility pursuant to P.L.2019, c.42 (C.40A:26B-1 et al.) may provide, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, at one time, or from time to time, for the issuance of bonds for the purpose of raising funds to pay the cost of any part of the stormwater management system. The bonds shall be issued pursuant to each entity's respective authority under the "Local Bond Law," N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq., P.L.1946, c.138 (C.40:14A-1 et seq.), P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.), P.L.1960, c.183 (C.40:37A-44 et seq.), or any other applicable law. L.2019, c.42, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48-4.7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48 / Section 48-4.7
Appropriations by municipality; application for and receipt of grants from other sources
Status: in_force

The governing body of any municipality having a population of more than 200,000 and less than 300,000 which enters into such contracts may make appropriations from its own revenue sources and may apply for and receive grants from any federal, State and private source for the financing of such contracts. L.1973, c. 67, s. 7, eff. March 22, 1973. Amended by L.1981, c. 462, s. 37.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37-201 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37 / Section 37-201
Rules and regulations; penalties for violations
Status: in_force

The commission may make, alter, amend and repeal rules and regulations for the protection, regulation and control of the parks and parkways and the roads, driveways, sidewalks, paths, lakes, pools, ponds, fountains, trees, flowers, shrubs, statuary, buildings, tools, implements and other things contained therein, and prescribe and fix the amount of fines and penalties for the violation of such rules and regulations. Such rules and regulations shall take effect ten days after their passage by the commission, and after their publication once a week for four weeks in at least five newspapers circulating in the county.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-27.1 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-27.1
Anticipation in budget
Status: in_force

Any monies due a municipality pursuant to the provisions of section 19 of P.L. 1975, c. 326 (C. 13:1E-28) may be anticipated by the municipality for the purposes of preparing its annual budget. L. 1985, c. 38, s. 39; amended by L. 1987, c. 74, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 40:12-15.12 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-15.12
Proposition authorizing levy to support arts and culture.
Status: in_force

2. a. The governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, submit to the voters of the municipality, in a general or special election, a proposition authorizing an annual levy, in an amount or at a rate that the governing body deems appropriate, to be established for the purpose of supporting arts and culture. Upon approval of the proposition by a majority of the votes cast by the voters of the municipality, the governing body of the municipality may annually raise by taxation a sum not to exceed the amount or rate set forth in the proposition approved by the voters for the purposes specified therein. The arts and culture levy shall become effective in the next budget year following the year in which the levy has been approved by the voters. b. Amounts raised by the levy imposed pursuant to this section shall be deposited into an "arts and culture trust fund" to be created by the municipality, and shall be used exclusively for arts and culture, except that the municipality may deposit such amounts into the current fund of that municipality for uses not related to arts and culture if the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs finds that the municipality is in fiscal distress. Any interest or other income earned on monies deposited into the arts and culture trust fund shall be credited to the fund to be used for the same purposes as the principal. A municipality may deposit other funds into the arts and culture trust fund, as it may, from time to time, deem appropriate. c. The governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, submit to the voters of the municipality in a general or special election a proposition amending, supplementing, or repealing, a proposition previously submitted, approved, and implemented as provided pursuant to this section. The proposition may propose to eliminate the annual levy or change the amount or rate of the annual levy. Upon approval of an amendatory or supplementary proposition by a majority of the votes cast by the voters of the municipality, the governing body of the municipality shall implement it in the same manner as set forth in P.L.2019, c.335 (C.40:12-15.11 et al.) for implementation of the original proposition. d. Upon petition to the governing body of a municipality signed by the voters of the municipality equal in number to at least 15 percent of the votes cast therein at the last preceding general election, filed with the governing body at least 90 days before a general or special election, the governing body of the municipality shall submit to the voters of the municipality in the general or special election the proposition otherwise authorized pursuant to subsection a. or subsection c. of this section, as the case may be. L.2019, c.335, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 40:65-9.3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 65 / Section 65-9.3
Appropriations and procedure
Status: in_force

Appropriations and procedure shall follow the lawful practice heretofore observed in case of cross walks and the like laid at public expense under section 40:65-10 of the Revised Statutes. L.1941, c. 207, p. 606, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 40:48H-6 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 48H / Section 48H-6
Issuance of bonds.
Status: in_force

24. a. A municipality that has imposed a tax pursuant to section 20 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.40:48H-2) may issue bonds to finance eligible purposes listed in subsection b. of section 20 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.40:48H-2), in accordance with provisions governing the issuance of bonds under the "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law," P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-1 et al.). A resolution authorizing such bonds shall either identify a particular eligible purpose or purposes toward which the bond proceeds shall be applied and the respective amounts allocable to each such eligible purpose, or may provide that such bond proceeds may be applied to all of the eligible purposes described in subsection b. of section 20 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.40:48H-2). Bond proceeds shall be deposited in the rental tax account as provided in subsection c. of section 20 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.40:48H-2). Any bond authorization issued under this section shall be subject to the approval of the Local Finance Board. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection g. of section 37 of P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-37), the bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be issued as non-recourse obligations, and unless otherwise provided for by separate action of the municipality to guarantee such bonds or otherwise provide for a pledge of the municipality's full faith and credit, shall not, except for such action, be considered to be direct and general obligations of the municipality, and, absent such action, the municipality shall not be obligated to levy and collect a property tax sufficient in an amount to pay the principal and interest on the bonds when the same become due and payable. The provisions of the "Local Government Supervision Act (1947)," P.L.1947, c.151 (C.52:27BB-1 et seq.) shall not apply to any bonds issued or authorized pursuant to this section and those bonds shall not be considered gross debt of the municipality on any debt statement filed in accordance with the "Local Bond Law," N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq., and the provisions of chapter 27 of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes shall not apply to such bonds. c. The expenditure of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall not require compliance with public bidding laws, including the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), or any other statute under which an entity other than the municipality, or any other public entity otherwise subject to such law, shall undertake the economic development costs. The use of these funds shall be subject to public accountability and oversight by the municipality. d. In order to provide additional security to bonds issued under this section, the municipality may provide for an extension of the municipality's full faith and credit. To the extent that the municipality provides for a full faith and credit guaranty of any bonds, but determines not to authorize the issuance of bonds or notes to provide the funding source thereof, it may do so by resolution approved by a majority of the full governing body. To the extent that bonds or notes are authorized to fund such guaranty, such bonds or notes shall be authorized pursuant to the provisions of the "Local Bond Law," N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq., and shall be deductible from the gross debt of the municipality until such time as bonds or notes are actually issued, and only up to the amount actually issued, to fund such guaranty. L.2009, c.90, s.24.
N.J. Stat. § 40:160-2 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 160 / Section 160-2
Villages separated from townships; autonomy of local government
Status: in_force

L.1904, c. 153, p. 287 (C.S. pp. 5757, 5758, s.s. 104 to 108), entitled "An act concerning villages which have been or shall become separated from the township in which they were or are contained and which have been or shall be given complete autonomy of local government," approved March twenty-eighth, one thousand nine hundred and four, as supplemented by L.1905, c. 147, p. 270 (C.S. p. 5759, s. 109), approved April fourteenth, one thousand nine hundred and five, saved from repeal. [This act together with its supplement sets forth the effect of the separation of a village from the township in which it was situate and prescribes the method of settling the division of property.]
N.J. Stat. § 40A:5-16.5 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 5 / Section 5-16.5
Certain government entities authorized to adopt policies for payment of claims electronically; definitions.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding any laws, rules, or regulations to the contrary, the governing body of a local unit, board of education, or county college may adopt policies, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, for the payment of claims pursuant to N.J.S.40A:5-17, N.J.S.18A:19-2, or other applicable law, through the use of one or more standard electronic funds transfer technologies in lieu of payment through the use of signed checks or warrants. b. (1) Any policy adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall explicitly list the forms of standard electronic funds transfer technologies that may be used by that local unit, board of education, or county college. (2) A policy adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall designate the chief financial officer of the local unit, board of education, or county college as being responsible for the oversight and administration of the disbursement policy and associated systems. The chief financial officer shall document and implement internal controls sufficient to ensure safe and proper use of the system and mitigate the potential for fraud and abuse. c. As used in this section: "Chief financial officer" means the official designated by the governing body to be responsible for the proper administration of the finances of the local unit, board of education, or county college under any statutes and such rules and regulations promulgated by any State agency as may pertain to the financial administration of the local unit, board of education, or county college. "Governing body" means the board, body, or administrator, by whatever name it may be known, having charge of the finances of the local unit, board of education, or county college. "Internal controls" mean fiscal and operational controls that ensure safe and proper use of a standard electronic funds transfer system and mitigate the potential for fraud and abuse. "Local unit" means a local unit as defined in N.J.S.40A:5-2. "Standard electronic funds transfer technologies" mean technologies that facilitate the transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by check, draft, or similar paper instrument, initiated by means such as, but not limited to, an electronic terminal, telephone, or computer or magnetic tape for the purpose of ordering, instructing, or authorizing a financial institution to debit or credit an account, and incorporate, at a minimum, internal controls set forth in regulations promulgated by the Local Finance Board. d. The Local Finance Board, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education and the Secretary of Higher Education, may adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this act. L.2016, c.29, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-6.1 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-6.1
Summer camps for children in populous counties
Status: in_force

The provisions of this section 40:23-6.1 of this Title shall apply to counties which have or may hereafter have a population, as ascertained by the most recent State or Federal census, of more than two hundred thousand inhabitants. In any such county, the board of chosen freeholders shall have the power, whenever in its judgment the public need requires it, to use land now or hereafter in its possession, to acquire land and buildings, by purchase, condemnation, gift or otherwise, anywhere in the county, and to erect thereon suitable structures and buildings, and to furnish, operate and maintain the same, for the purpose of establishing and operating a summer camp for undernourished and under-privileged children of the county, and children of the county whose health may be benefited by it and advancing public recreation and the public health and welfare. In any such county, the board of chosen freeholders shall have the power, whenever in its judgment the public need requires it, to conduct and operate a summer camp for under-nourished and under-privileged children of the county, and children of the county whose health may be benefited by it, and to establish rules and regulations for admission to the same. Amended by L.1938, c. 33, p. 109, s. 1, eff. March 23, 1938.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-42 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-42
Contract for work and materials; requirements
Status: in_force

All contracts for any work, material or labor in connection with such transportation shall be let in the manner provided by law for the letting of other contracts by the municipality.
N.J. Stat. § 40:63-78 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 63 / Section 63-78
When failure of notice not to invalidate proceedings
Status: in_force

The failure to give the notice of intention required by section 40:63-76 of this title shall not invalidate any such ordinance, or any joint contract made in pursuance thereof, provided the ordinance shall have been in all other respects regularly adopted by the governing body, or board having power to construct sewers and drains therein, of the municipality, by a majority vote thereof, and shall have been publicly advertised after adoption, as required by law.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:9-89 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 9 / Section 9-89
Board of chosen freeholders to furnish accommodations and equipment for register of deeds and mortgages
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders shall provide the register of deeds and mortgages with a suitable fireproof place separate and distinct from the office of the county clerk, together with suitable furniture and equipment, all of which shall be the property of the county. The board shall also provide said register with the necessary books and stationery. The records and documents in the office of said register shall be open to the public at all reasonable hours. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-10.4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-10.4
Default approval
Status: in_force

An applicant shall comply with the provisions of this section whenever the applicant wishes to claim approval of his application for development by reason of the failure of the municipal agency to grant or deny approval within the time period provided in the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L. 1975, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-1 et seq.) or any supplement thereto. a. The applicant shall provide notice of the default approval to the municipal agency and to all those entitled to notice by personal service or certified mail of the hearing on the application for development; but for purposes of determining who is entitled to notice, the hearing on the application for development shall be deemed to have required public notice pursuant to subsection a. of section 7.1 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-12). b. The applicant shall arrange publication of a notice of the default approval in the official newspaper of the municipality, if there be one, or in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. c. The applicant shall file an affidavit of proof of service and publication with the administrative officer, who in the case of a minor subdivision or final approval of a major subdivision, shall be the officer who issues certificates pursuant to section 35, subsection b. of section 38 or subsection c. of section 63 of P.L. 1975, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-47; C. 40:55D-50; C. 40:55D-76), as the case may be. L. 1985, c. 516, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-34.7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-34.7
Appropriations to be itemized
Status: in_force

The appropriations for all expenditures shall be itemized according to the respective object and purpose for which they are to be expended. L.1939, c. 304, p. 735, s. 7, eff. Aug. 2, 1939.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:14-195 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 14 / Section 14-195
County law enforcement crisis intervention services program.
Status: in_force

1. The governing body of any county, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, may provide for the establishment of a law enforcement crisis intervention services program. The purpose of the program is to provide post traumatic debriefing and counseling services for law enforcement officers and sheriff's officers who have been involved in incidents which may produce personal or job-related depression, anxiety, stress, or other psychological or emotional tensions, traumas, pressures or disorders. A crisis intervention services program established pursuant to this act shall be an independent agency of county government. It shall not be organized as a division, department, bureau, or as any other type of subdivision of any county law enforcement agency or of any other law enforcement department, force or agency of any municipality within the county. To preserve the integrity of the services offered under the program, the facility shall not be located at or adjacent to any law enforcement facility, station or barracks in the county. L.1998,c.148,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 40:14A-11 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 14A / Section 14A-11
Resolution for issuance of bonds; ordinance; sale of bonds
Status: in_force

(a) A bond resolution of a sewerage authority may provide for the issuance of bonds of the local unit or units in accordance with this section for the purpose stated in section ten. Such a bond resolution shall (1) determine and state the share of the cost of the project allocated and to be financed by each of the local units and (2) determine and state all of the details (except the rate or rates of interest payable thereon) of the bonds to be authorized and issued by each of the local units for the purpose of financing the project, all within the limitations and in accordance with the applicable requirements of article one of chapter one of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes (R.S., section 40:1-1 et seq.). A copy of such bond resolution, duly certified by the appropriate officer of the sewerage authority, shall be delivered to the governing body of each local unit. (b) Upon receipt of such certified copy of the bond resolution, each local unit may appropriate the share of the cost of the project allocated to it by the bond resolution and shall have power to incur indebtedness, borrow money and issue its negotiable bonds for the purpose of financing such project and appropriation. Such bonds shall comply with the description thereof stated in the bond resolution and, if the governing body of such local unit shall determine to issue the same, shall be authorized by municipal bond ordinance or county bond resolution, as the case may be, finally adopted by the governing body of the local unit in accordance with the limitations, and any exceptions thereto, and in the manner or mode of procedure prescribed by article one of chapter one of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes (R.S., section 40:1-1 et seq.) except that (1) the purpose of such bonds may be described and identified merely by reference to the bond resolution, and (2) no down payment shall be required. (c) If within ninety days after adoption of the bond resolution, the governing body of every local unit shall have adopted a municipal bond ordinance or county bond resolution authorizing the issuance of all of the bonds of such local unit contemplated and described in the bond resolution, no municipal bond ordinance or county bond resolution authorizing the issuance of any of the bonds contemplated and described in the bond resolution shall thereafter be repealed, amended or revoked, except with the previous consent of the sewerage authority. (d) Such bonds shall be sold by the sewerage authority in accordance with this section at such times and in such blocks or installments and bearing such rates of interest and for such prices not less than their par value as the sewerage authority may direct. Such bonds may be sold by the sewerage authority in the manner or mode of procedure prescribed by section 40:1-53 of article one of chapter one of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes (R.S., section 40:1-1 et seq.) but if not so sold, shall be sold only at public sale upon sealed proposals after at least seven days' notice published at least once in a publication carrying municipal bond notices and devoted primarily to financial news or the subject of State and municipal bonds, published in New York City or in New Jersey, to the bidder on whose bid the total loan may be made at the lowest net cost, such net cost to be computed, as to each bid, by adding to the total principal amount of the bonds which the bidder offers to accept, the total interest which will be paid under the terms of the bid, and deducting therefrom the amount bid for the bonds which shall not exceed by more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) the par value of the bonds offered for sale. Such bonds shall be executed by the appropriate officials of the local unit and delivered to the purchasers in accordance with the contract of sale and the proceeds thereof shall be paid to the sewerage authority. L.1946, c. 138, p. 653, s. 11, eff. April 23, 1946.
N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-45.7 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 55D / Section 55D-45.7
Notification of completion
Status: in_force

a. Upon the completion of each section of the development as set forth in the approved general development plan, the developer shall notify the administrative officer, by certified mail, as evidence that the developer is fulfilling his obligations under the approved plan. For the purposes of this section, "completion" of any section of the development shall mean that the developer has acquired a certificate of occupancy for every residential unit or every nonresidential structure, as set forth in the approved general development plan and pursuant to section 15 of P.L.1975, c. 217 (C. 52:27D-133). If the municipality does not receive such notification at the completion of any section of the development, the municipality shall notify the developer, by certified mail, in order to determine whether or not the terms of the approved plan are being complied with. If a developer does not complete any section of the development within eight months of the date provided for in the approved plan, or if at any time the municipality has cause to believe that the developer is not fulfilling his obligations pursuant to the approved plan, the municipality shall notify the developer, by certified mail, and the developer shall have 10 days within which to give evidence that he is fulfilling his obligations pursuant to the approved plan. The municipality thereafter shall conduct a hearing to determine whether or not the developer is in violation of the approved plan. If, after such a hearing, the municipality finds good cause to terminate the approval, it shall provide written notice of same to the developer and the approval shall be terminated 30 days thereafter. b. In the event that a developer who has general development plan approval does not apply for preliminary approval for the planned development which is the subject of that general development plan approval within five years of the date upon which the general development plan has been approved by the planning board, the municipality shall have cause to terminate the approval. L. 1987, c. 129, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 40:37D-13 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 37D / Section 37D-13
Pledge of State
Status: in_force

13. a. The State pledges to and covenants and agrees with the holders of any bonds or notes issued pursuant to this act that the State will not limit or alter the rights or powers vested in the authority to acquire, construct, maintain, improve, repair and operate the center in any way that would jeopardize the interest of those holders, or to perform and fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds or notes, or to fix, establish, charge and collect rents, fees, rates or other charges as may be convenient or necessary to produce sufficient revenues to meet all expenses of the authority and fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds and notes, together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of the holders, until the bonds, together with interest thereon, are fully met and discharged or provided for. b. The State shall have the right, upon furnishing the authority with sufficient funds, to require the authority to redeem, pay or cause to be paid, at or prior to maturity, in whole or in part, any bonds issued by the authority under this act, provided the redemption or payment is made in accordance with the provision of any contract entered into by the authority with the holders of the bonds. L.1994,c.98,s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 40:18-4 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-4
Acts creating counties and affecting the boundaries thereof
Status: in_force

The following acts creating counties, and establishing or otherwise affecting the boundaries thereof are hereby saved from repeal: 1. Rev.1877, pp. 198, 199, s.s. 1 to 9 (C.S. pp. 1676 to 1678, s.s. 1 to 9), entitled "An act for dividing and ascertaining the boundaries of all the counties in this province," passed January twenty-first, one thousand seven hundred and nine. 2. Rev.1877, p. 200, s. 16 (C.S. p. 1680, s. 18), entitled "An act for erecting the upper parts of the western division of New Jersey into a county," passed March eleventh, one thousand seven hundred and thirteen. 3. Rev.1877, pp. 200, 201, s.s. 19 to 21 (C.S. p. 1680, s.s. 19 to 21), entitled "An act for settling the bounds between the counties of Somerset, Middlesex, and Monmouth," passed March fifteenth, one thousand seven hundred and thirteen. 4. Rev.1877, p. 200, s. 17 (C.S. p. 1681, s. 22), entitled "An act for erecting the upper parts of the county of Hunterdon, in the western division of New Jersey, into a county," passed March fifteenth, one thousand seven hundred and thirty-eight. 5. Rev.1877, p. 201, s. 22 (C.S. p. 1681, s. 23) entitled "An act to annex part of the county of Essex to the county of Somerset, and to ascertain the bounds thereof," passed November fourth, one thousand seven hundred and forty-one. 6. Rev.1877, p. 202, s.s. 28, 29 (C.S. pp. 1681, 1682, s.s. 24, 25), entitled "An act for erecting the southern parts of the county of Salem in New Jersey, into a separate county, and ascertaining the boundaries of the several precincts therein," passed January nineteenth, one thousand seven hundred and forty-seven. 7. Rev.1877, p. 200, s. 18 (C.S. p. 1682, s. 26), entitled "An act to ascertain the line and bounds between the counties of Somerset and Morris," passed March twenty-eighth, one thousand seven hundred and forty-nine. 8. Rev.1877, p. 203, s. 32 (C.S. p. 1683, s. 27), entitled "An act for erecting the upper part of Morris county, in New Jersey, into a separate county, to be called the county of Sussex," passed June eighth, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-three. 9. Rev.1877, p. 203, s. 30 (C.S. p. 1683, s. 28), entitled "An act for the better and more effectual ascertaining the boundaries between the counties of Salem and Cumberland," passed December seventh, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-three. 10. Rev.1877, p. 213, s. 82 (C.S. p. 1684, s. 29), entitled "An act to annex the several islands, situate in the river Delaware, belonging to this state, to the respective counties and townships to which they lie nearest," passed November twenty-sixth, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. 11. Rev.1877, p. 201, s.s. 23, 24 (C.S. p. 1684, s.s. 30, 31), entitled "An act for altering and resettling part of the boundary line between the counties of Somerset and Middlesex," passed November twenty-fourth, one thousand seven hundred and ninety. 12. Rev.1877, p. 199, s.s. 10 to 15 (C.S. pp. 1678, 1679, s.s. 10 to 15), entitled "A supplement to an act entitled "An act for dividing and ascertaining the boundaries of all the counties in this province,' passed the twenty-first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and nine," passed November twenty-eighth, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two. 13. Rev.1877, p. 204, s.s. 33, 34 (C.S. p. 1687, s.s. 49, 50), entitled "An act to erect the southwesterly part of Sussex county into a separate county, to be called the county of Warren," passed November twentieth, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four. 14. L.1837, p. 96 (Rev.1877, p. 204, s.s. 35 to 37; C.S. pp. 1687, 1688, s.s. 51 to 53), entitled "An act to erect parts of the counties of Essex and Bergen into a new county, to be called the county of Passaic, and the eastern part of the county of Gloucester into a separate county, to be called the county of Atlantic," passed February seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven. 15. L.1838, p. 209 (Rev.1877, pp. 204, 205, s.s. 38, 39; C.S. p. 1688, s.s. 54, 55), entitled "An act to erect parts of the counties of Hunterdon, Burlington, and Middlesex into a new county, to be called the county of Mercer," passed February twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight. 16. L.1838, p. 209 (Rev.1877, p. 205, s. 40; C.S. p. 1688, s. 56), entitled "A supplement to the act entitled "An act to erect parts of the counties of Hunterdon, Burlington and Middlesex into a new county, to be called the county of Mercer,' passed the twenty-second day of February, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight," passed February twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight. 17. L.1839, p. 39 (Rev.1877, p. 205, s. 41; C.S. p. 1689, s. 57), entitled "A further supplement to the act entitled "An act to erect parts of the counties of Hunterdon, Burlington, and Middlesex into a new county, to be called the county of Mercer,' " passed February fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine. 18. L.1840, p. 65 (Rev.1877, pp. 205, 206, s.s. 42, 43; C.S. p. 1689, s.s. 58, 59), entitled "An act to create the county of Hudson," passed February twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and forty. 19. L.1844, p. 237 (Rev.1877, p. 206, s. 44; C.S. p. 1689, s. 60), entitled "An act to erect a part of the county of Gloucester into a new county, to be called the county of Camden," passed March thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four. 20. Rev.1877, p. 203, s. 31 (C.S. p. 1690, s. 61), entitled "An act to define the boundary lines of Salem, Cumberland and Cape May," approved April tenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six. 21. L.1850, p. 5 (Rev.1877, p. 1290, s. 1; C.S. p. 1690, s. 62), entitled "An act to annex to the county of Middlesex part of the township of Franklin, in the county of Somerset," approved February first, one thousand eight hundred and fifty. 22. L.1850, p. 73 (Rev.1877, pp. 206, 207, s.s. 45 to 49; C.S. pp. 1690 to 1692, s.s. 63 to 67), entitled "An act to erect a part of the county of Monmouth into a new county, to be called the county of Ocean," approved February fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty. 23. L.1851, p. 390 (Rev.1877, p. 207, s. 50; C.S. p. 1692, s. 68), entitled "A further supplement to an act entitled "An act to erect a part of the county of Monmouth into a new county, to be called the county of Ocean,' approved February fifteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty," approved March eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. 24. L.1851, p. 369 (Rev.1877, p. 208, s. 53; C.S. p. 1692, s. 69), entitled "An act relative to the boundaries of the county of Middlesex," approved March eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. 25. L.1852, c. 23, p. 43 (Rev.1877, p. 1291, s. 2; C.S. p. 1692, s. 70), entitled "An act to set off from the township of Harrison, in the county of Hudson, a new township, to be called the township of Union, and to annex the same to the County of Bergen," approved February nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. 26. L.1854, c. 190, p. 451, entitled "An act to provide for ascertaining the boundaries between the county of Ocean and the counties of Burlington and Monmouth," approved March seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. 27. L.1855, c. 166, p. 490 (Rev.1877, p. 201, s. 25; C.S. p. 1693, s. 71), entitled "An act to define that part of the division line between the counties of Middlesex and Somerset lying between Kingston bridge and Little Rocky Hill," approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five. 28. L.1857, c. 82, p. 244 (Rev.1877, p. 209, s. 54; C.S. p. 1693, s. 72), entitled "An act to create the county of Union," approved March nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven. 29. L.1857, c. 183, p. 477 (Rev.1877, p. 208, s.s. 51, 52; C.S. pp. 1694, 1695, s.s. 75, 76), entitled "A supplement to an act entitled "An act to provide for ascertaining the boundaries between the county of Ocean and the counties of Burlington and Monmouth,' approved March seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four," approved March twentieth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven. 30. L.1858, c. 14, p. 29 (Rev.1877, p. 202, s.s. 26, 27; C.S. p. 1695, s.s. 77, 78), entitled "An act to alter the boundary line between Somerset and Middlesex counties," approved February sixth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight. 31. L.1860, c. 43, p. 97 (Rev.1877, pp. 209, 210, s.s. 55, 56; C.S. p. 1694, s.s. 73, 74), entitled "A supplement to an act entitled "An act to create the county of Union,' " approved February sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty. 32. L.1866, c. 425, p. 964 (Rev.1877, p. 210, s. 60; C.S. p. 1695, s. 79), entitled "An act relative to the boundaries of Monmouth county," approved April fourth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six. 33. L.1871, c. 84, p. 314 (Rev.1877, p. 210, s. 61; C.S. p. 1696, s. 80), entitled "An act to annex the townships of Washington and Monroe, in the county of Camden, to the county of Gloucester," approved February twenty-eighth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. 34. L.1871, c. 250, p. 604 (Rev.1877, p. 210, s. 57; C.S. p. 1693, s. 72), entitled "A supplement to the act to create the county of Union, approved March nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven," approved March twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. 35. L.1871, c. 489, p. 1255 (Rev.1877, p. 210, s.s. 58, 59; C.S. p. 1696, s.s. 81, 82), entitled "An act to establish the line between the counties of Middlesex and Union," approved April fifth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. 36. L.1874, c. 238, p. 278 (Rev.1877, p. 211, s.s. 62 to 66; C.S. pp. 1696, 1697, s.s. 83 to 87), entitled "An act to define and perpetuate the line between the counties of Hudson and Bergen," approved March seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. 37. L.1876, c. 8, p. 482 (C.S. p. 1697, s. 88), entitled "An act to change the boundary line between the counties of Essex and Union," approved February twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six. 38. L.1876, c. 33, p. 484 (C.S. p. 1698, s.s. 89, 90), entitled "An act to straighten the county line brook dividing Union and Somerset counties in the city of Plainfield," approved March sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six. 39. L.1878, c. 104, p. 562 (C.S. p. 1698, s.s. 91 to 94), entitled "An act entitled an act to set off a portion of Maurice River township, in the county of Cumberland, into the Upper township, county of Cape May, and change the boundaries between said counties," approved March twenty-sixth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. 40. L.1878, c. 128, p. 568 (C.S. p. 1699, s. 95), entitled "An act to define and establish the boundary line at the village of Kingston, between the county of Middlesex and Somerset," approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. 41. L.1878, c. 187, p. 575, entitled "An act to provide for ascertaining and marking the boundary between the counties of Passaic and Bergen," approved April fourth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. 42. L.1880, c. 33, p. 393, entitled "A supplement to "An act to provide for establishing and marking the boundary line between the counties of Passaic and Bergen,' approved April fourth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight," approved February nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty. 43. L.1882, c. 103, p. 365 (C.S. p. 1700, s.s. 96, 97), entitled "An act to define, locate and establish that part of the division line between the counties of Union and Essex, which separates the township of Union, in the county of Union, from the townships of Clinton and South Orange, in the county of Essex," approved March seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two. 44. L.1892, c. 4, p. 483 (C.S. p. 1697, s. 88), entitled "An act to amend an act entitled "An act to change the boundary line between the counties of Essex and Union,' approved February twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six," approved February third, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two. 45. L.1892, c. 285, p. 441 (C.S. p. 1679, s.s. 16, 17), entitled "A further supplement to an act entitled "An act for dividing and ascertaining the boundary lines of all the counties in this province,' passed January twenty-first, one thousand seven hundred and nine," approved April ninth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two. 46. L.1902, c. 131, p. 403 (C.S. pp. 1700, 1701, s.s. 98 to 101), entitled "An act to annex a portion of the town of Hammonton, in the county of Atlantic, and a portion of the township of Waterford, in the county of Camden, to the county of Burlington, and to annex the territory so acquired by the county of Burlington to the townships of Shamong and Washington, in said county of Burlington," approved April third, one thousand nine hundred and two. 47. L.1928, c. 270, p. 682, entitled "An act altering and resettling a part of the boundary line between the counties of Monmouth and Ocean, and annexing certain lands to the county of Ocean," approved April third, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight. 48. L.1931, c. 10, p. 38, entitled "An act to annex to the township of Gloucester, in the county of Camden, a part of the township of Washington, in the county of Gloucester," approved March third, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one.
N.J. Stat. § 40:3-20 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-20
Outstanding term bonds tabulated; adjustment of excesses and deficits; surpluses
Status: in_force

If upon any tabulation heretofore made of outstanding term bonds and the calculation to determine whether the sinking fund for each issue is equal to the amortization basis set forth in section 40:3-16 of this Title, or upon any subsequent tabulation and calculation ordered by the Director of the Division of Local Government in the State Department of Taxation and Finance, the sinking fund for any issue of term bonds of any municipality, county or school district shall be found to be in excess of the proper amortization basis, and any other sinking fund shall be found to be deficient, such excess shall be transferred and credited to the deficient sinking funds. Where a distribution of surpluses is made, it must be first made to the sinking funds for bonds within the classification as defined in section 40:3-12 of this Title, and then to the sinking funds for other bonds in the order of their maturities. Should there be a surplus in the sinking fund after the distribution herein directed, the same may be transferred to a surplus account, and the principal thereof shall be distributed only as provided in sections 40:3-13 and 40:3-24 of this Title. Amended by L.1947, c. 117, p. 573, s. 4, eff. July 1, 1947.
N.J. Stat. § 40:23-6.3 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-6.3
County camp commission and managers of camp
Status: in_force

The commission shall be composed of five citizens of the county, at least two of whom shall be women, to be appointed by the board of chosen freeholders, who, with two designated members of the board of chosen freeholders and the county adjuster, as ex-officio member, shall constitute the county camp commission and managers of the camp. The holding of any other office by a member of the commission shall not constitute such holding as incompatible with his office as member of the commission. L.1940, c. 24, s. 2, eff. March 30, 1940.
N.J. Stat. § 40:33-17 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 33 / Section 33-17
County library commission; members
Status: in_force

The "county library commission" in such counties shall consist of seven members. On or before the effective date of such reorganization, the board of chosen freeholders shall appoint the two additional members to the commission, for terms of 4 and 5 years respectively, who are residents of municipalities which only receive second level services from the county library, one of whom who has previously served as a trustee of a free public library. All future appointments to the commission shall be made for terms of 5 years, except for appointments to fill vacancies occurring on the commission which shall be filled for the unexpired term only. All future appointments shall be made in such a manner as to maintain at least one director, or his designee, from a municipal free public library or joint library which receives only second level services from the free county library, one member, or his designee, of the governing body of a municipality which receives only second level services from the free county library, a trustee of a municipal free library which receives only second level services from the free county library, and three members who are residents of municipalities which receive first level services from the free county library. L.1977, c. 300, s. 3, eff. Dec. 16, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 40:85-5 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 85 / Section 85-5
Petition need not be on single paper; affidavit annexed
Status: in_force

The petition need not be on a single sheet of paper but may be on any number of separate sheets of paper, for the purpose of more conveniently obtaining signatures. Each separate paper shall be in the form provided in section 40:85-3 of this title, and there shall be attached thereto an affidavit by the person who procured the signatures, declaring that the signatures thereon are in the handwriting of the signers, and to the best of his knowledge and belief are the signatures of the persons purporting to have signed the same. The affidavit may be sworn to before any officer competent to administer oaths.
N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-43 — NJ Code / Title 40A / Chapter 4 / Section 4-43
Capital budgets; definition.
Status: in_force

40A:4-43. The governing body may and shall, when directed by the local government board, prepare, approve and adopt a budget for the expenditure of public funds for capital purposes to give effect to general improvement programs. A capital budget shall be a plan for the expenditure of public funds for capital purposes, showing as income the revenues, special assessments, free surplus, and down payment appropriations to be applied to the cost of a capital project or projects, expenses of issuance of obligations, engineering supervision, contracts and any other related expenditures. The capital budget for a local unit that is required to prepare an asset management plan pursuant to section 7 of the "Water Quality Accountability Act," P.L.2017, c.133 (C.58:31-7) or that holds a permit pursuant to the "Water Pollution Control Act," P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.) shall identify the infrastructure improvements to be undertaken in accordance with the local unit's asset management plan or pursuant to any rule or regulation pertaining to asset management adopted by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection pursuant to P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.), as applicable, and their cost. amended 2021, c.184, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 40:62-119 — NJ Code / Title 40 / Chapter 62 / Section 62-119
After acquired property; condemnation
Status: in_force

If the commission and the owner cannot agree upon the price to be paid for all the additional property, rights and franchises, including betterments, additions and extensions as aforesaid, prior to taking possession thereof, then within thirty days after taking possession, the fair value thereof as part of the waterworks condemned at the time possession thereof is taken by the commission shall upon the application of either the owner or the commission be determined pursuant to the provisions of chapter one of Title 20 of the Revised Statutes, except that the supplemental condemnation covering the after acquired property shall not be abandoned without the written consent thereto of the owner. The amount so determined as the price to be paid by the commission for the additional property, rights and franchises shall be a lien upon all the waterworks, rights and franchises so acquired by the commission until paid. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 718, s. 219, eff. March. 19, 1953.