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NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-10.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-10.5 - Use of accrued vacation leave by employee not covered under Title 11A.

40A:9-10.5 Use of accrued vacation leave by employee not covered under Title 11A.  4. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, an officer or employee of a political subdivision of the State, or an agency, authority, or instrumentality thereof, that has not adopted the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes, who does not take vacation leave that accrues 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. This provision shall apply only to officers and employees who commence service with the political subdivision of the State, or the agency, authority or instrumentality thereof, on or after the effective date of P.L.2010, c.3. This section shall not be construed to affect the terms in any collective negotiations agreement with a relevant provision in force on that effective date. L.2010, c.3, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-10.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-10.6 - Leave of absence for employee of political subdivision for purpose of donating organ, bone marrow.

40A:9-10.6 Leave of absence for employee of political subdivision for purpose of donating organ, bone marrow.  3. An employee holding any office, position, or employment in a political subdivision of the State, or an agency, authority or instrumentality thereof, that has not adopted the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes, shall be granted a leave of absence with pay and without loss of rights, privileges or benefits, for the purpose of donating one or more of their human organs, or a part thereof, or bone marrow to another human for human organ transplantation. The paid leave shall be up to 30 days for the donation of an organ or a part of an organ and up to five days for the donation of bone marrow, and shall be in addition to any other type of leave to which an employee may be entitled. L.2019, c.444, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-11 - Vacancy due to change to nonresident status or upon resignation; filling; municipal offices open to nonresidents

40A:9-11. Vacancy due to change to nonresident status or upon resignation; filling; municipal offices open to nonresidents  Whenever a county or municipal officer, who is required to be a resident shall cease to be a bona fide resident of the county or municipality, as the case may be, or whenever the resignation of any such officer shall have been accepted by the proper authority, his office shall immediately be deemed to be vacant. The county or municipality, by the proper authority, shall thereupon proceed to fill the vacancy in the manner prescribed by law. A nonresident of any municipality may hold office as counsel, attorney, engineer, health officer, auditor or comptroller of such municipality and no such office shall be deemed vacated by a change of residence of any such person. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by L.1975, c. 213, s. 7, eff. Sept. 29, 1975; L.1979, c. 83, s. 15, eff. April 26, 1979.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-12 - Vacancy from any cause other than expiration of term or filing of petition for recall

40A:9-12. Vacancy from any cause other than expiration of term or filing of petition for recall  In any county or municipality, whenever a vacancy in office occurs from any cause other than expiration of the term of office or the filing of petition for recall, such vacancy shall be filled in the manner prescribed by law. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by L.1979, c. 83, s. 16, eff. April 26, 1979.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-12.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-12.1 - Vacancy deemed on resignation, incapacity, death, residence, absence, or removal; filling unexpired term.

40A:9-12.1 Vacancy deemed on resignation, incapacity, death, residence, absence, or removal; filling unexpired term.  1. The office of any person appointed to a specified term, with or without compensation, by the governing body or chief executive of any local unit, including persons appointed to any board, committee, commission, authority or other agency of one or more local units, shall be deemed vacant: a. Upon its being so declared by judicial determination; b. Upon the filing by such officer of his written resignation; c. Upon the refusal of a person designated for appointment to such office to qualify or serve; d. Upon the determination of the appointing authority that such officer shall have become physically or mentally incapable of serving; e. Upon the death of such officer; f. Upon the determination of the appointing authority that, in violation of a lawful residency requirement, such officer no longer resides within the corporate limits of the local unit or other designated territorial area; g. In the case of a member of a board, committee, commission, authority or other agency, whenever the member, without being excused by a majority of the authorized members of such body, fails to attend and participate at meetings of such body for a period of 8 consecutive weeks, or for four consecutive regular meetings, whichever shall be of longer duration, at the conclusion of such period, provided that such body shall notify the appointing authority in writing of such determination; provided, further, that such board, committee, commission, authority or other agency may refuse to excuse only with respect to those failures to attend and participate which are not due to legitimate illness; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection shall preclude a municipal appointing authority from adopting by ordinance a policy establishing a lower absentee threshold, provided that the ordinance shall not permit the removal of the member if the member has been absent for less than six consecutive weeks, or three consecutive meetings, whichever shall be of longer duration, without being excused, within the term of office for the position held by the individual; h. Upon the removal of such officer for cause in accordance with law, or for any other reason prescribed by law. Whenever any of the above shall occur the appointing authority shall forthwith fill the office for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed by law; provided, however, that in the case of a person failing to qualify or refusing to serve pursuant to subsection c., such office shall not be deemed vacant, if the incumbent officeholder is authorized by law to continue in such office until a successor is appointed and qualifies therefor. L.1979, c.302, s.1; amended 2009, c.141, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-17 - Deductions for payment to credit unions, or to insurance companies or banks, savings banks or savings and loan associations for individual retirement annuity or account

40A:9-17. Deductions for payment to credit unions, or to insurance companies or banks, savings banks or savings and loan associations for individual retirement annuity or account  Whenever any person holding public office, position or employment, whose compensation is paid by any county or municipality or by any board, body, agency or commission thereof, or any board of education, shall indicate in writing to the proper disbursing officer his desire to have any deductions made from his compensation for payment: a. to a credit union, organized under the laws of this State or of the United States, the membership of which is limited to public employees, or b. to an insurance company authorized to do business in this State for the purchase of an individual retirement annuity written on a group or individual basis, as defined by section 408(b) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as amended (26 U.S.C. s. 408(b)), or c. to any State or federally chartered bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association selected by the employer for deposit into an individual retirement account, as defined by section 408(a) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as amended (26 U.S.C. s. 408(a)), such deductions shall be made by the proper disbursing officer, when directed so to do by resolution of the governing body of any county or municipality or by resolution of the board, body, agency or commission or board of education of which he is the disbursing officer, and shall be transmitted to the treasurer of the credit union, insurance company or the bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association. Any such written authorization may be withdrawn upon filing notice of such withdrawal with the proper disbursing officer. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971. Amended by L.1983, c. 445, s. 1, eff. Jan. 9, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-17.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-17.1 - Individual retirement accounts; establishment for employees and their spouses

40A:9-17.1. Individual retirement accounts; establishment for employees and their spouses  Any county or municipal government or any board, body, agency or commission thereof may establish individual retirement accounts, as defined by section 408(a) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as amended (26 U.S.C. s. 408(a)), for any employee and for the spouse of the employee. L.1983, c. 445, s. 4, eff. Jan. 9, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-17.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-17.2 - Transmittal, crediting of funds to purchase annuity for employees.

40A:9-17.2 Transmittal, crediting of funds to purchase annuity for employees.  5. Amounts payable by a unit of local government which has entered into an agreement with any of its employees under which the employee agrees to take a reduction in salary in return for the public entity's agreement to use a corresponding amount to purchase for the employee an annuity meeting the requirements of section 403(b) of the federal Internal Revenue Code for a pay period shall be transmitted and credited not later than the fifth business day after the date on which the employee is paid for that pay period. L.1999,c.247,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-18 - Awards program; appropriations

40A:9-18. Awards program; appropriations  The board of chosen freeholders of any county or the governing body of any municipality may, by resolution, establish an awards program or programs for county or municipal officers and employees, as the case may be, designed to promote efficiency and economy in governmental functions of the county or municipality and to reward individual officers and employees for heroism, efficiency, meritorious suggestions, professional accomplishments, performance of duty and for service. The board or governing body shall by such resolution provide for the administration of its awards program or programs by an officer or officers named therein and may provide for such advisory committee or committees to assist in the formulation and administration of such programs as they shall determine. Awards, within available appropriations therefor, may be in the form of cash, medals, certificates, insignia, or other appropriate devices or tokens of appreciation as shall be provided for under an established awards program. The board of chosen freeholders or governing body may appropriate funds necessary to carry out any program or programs established hereunder. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-19 - Section 40:11-17 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal

40A:9-19. Section 40:11-17 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal  Section 40:11-17 of the Revised Statutes is saved from repeal. [This section of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal by this section provides that the promulgation of the Federal census for the year 1930, or the passage of an act for the reclassification of counties, shall not affect the counties or municipalities as to the salaries of their officers or employees but such salaries shall continue at the same rate as on April 27, 1931, except the salaries of county clerks, registers of deeds and mortgages, sheriffs, and surrogates. The section further provided that the promulgation of said census shall not operate to fill any additional offices or employments, or grant any pensions or increase any pension payments.] L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-20 - Chapter 181 of the laws of 1940 saved from repeal

40A:9-20. Chapter 181 of the laws of 1940 saved from repeal  Chapter 181 of the laws of 1940 (C. 40:11-17.1) is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provides that the promulgation of the Federal census for the year 1940, or the passage of an act for the reclassification of counties, shall not affect the counties or municipalities as to the salaries of their officers or employees but such salaries shall continue at the same rate as on July 8, 1940, except the salaries of county clerks, registers of deeds and mortgages, sheriffs, and surrogates. The act further provided that the promulgation of said census shall not operate to fill any additional offices or employments, or grant any pensions or increase any pension payments.] L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-22 - Statutes repealed

40A:9-22. Statutes repealed  The following sections, acts and parts of acts, together with all amendments and supplements thereto, are hereby repealed. Revised Statutes Sections 40:11-1 amended 1953, c. 37 40:11-2 amended 1953, c. 37 40:11-4 amended 1938, c. 336; 1951, c. 62 40:11-5 to 40:11-8 both inclusive 40:11-14 40:21-3 40:21-5 40:21-13 40:21-15 40:46-13 40:46-14 amended 1949, c. 62; 1970, c. 240 40:46-15 40:46-30 Pamphlet Laws Laws of 1960, c. 180 (C. 40:11-15.1, C. 40:11-16.1) Schedule of Amendments of Laws of 1960, c. 180 Sections 1 and 2 amended by P.L.1964, c. 259; 1967, c. 204 Laws of 1962, c. 173 (C. 40:11-1.1 to C. 40:11-1.4 both inclusive) Laws of 1964, c. 259 (C. 40:11-16.2, C. 40:11-16.3) Laws of 1966, c. 310 (C. 40:11-26) Laws of 1967, c. 204, s. 3 (C. 40:11-16.1a.) Laws of 1968, c. 91 (C. 40:11-27, C. 40:11-28) L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-22.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-22.1 - Short title

40A:9-22.1. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Local Government Ethics Law."  L.1991,c.29,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-22.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-22.2 - Findings, declarations

40A:9-22.2. Findings, declarations  The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Public office and employment are a public trust; b. The vitality and stability of representative democracy depend upon the public's confidence in the integrity of its elected and appointed representatives;  c. Whenever the public perceives a conflict between the private interests and the public duties of a government officer or employee, that confidence is imperiled;  d. Governments have the duty both to provide their citizens with standards by which they may determine whether public duties are being faithfully performed, and to apprise their officers and employees of the behavior which is expected of them while conducting their public duties; and  e. It is the purpose of this act to provide a method of assuring that standards of ethical conduct and financial disclosure requirements for local government officers and employees shall be clear, consistent, uniform in their application, and enforceable on a Statewide basis, and to provide local officers or employees with advice and information concerning possible conflicts of interest which might arise in the conduct of their public duties. L.1991,c.29,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-22.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-22.3 - Definitions.

40A:9-22.3 Definitions.  3. As used in this act: a. "Board" means the Local Finance Board in the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs; b. "Business organization" means any corporation, partnership, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, trust, sole proprietorship, union or other legal entity; c. "Governing body" means, in the case of a municipality, the commission, council, board or body, by whatever name it may be known, having charge of the finances of the municipality, and, in the case of a county, the board of chosen freeholders, or, in the case of a county having adopted the provisions of the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-1 et seq.), as defined in the form of government adopted by the county under that act; d. "Interest" means the ownership or control of more than 10% of the profits, assets or stock of a business organization but shall not include the control of assets in a nonprofit entity or labor union; e. "Local government agency" means any agency, board, governing body, including the chief executive officer, bureau, division, office, commission or other instrumentality within a county or municipality, and any independent local authority, including any entity created by more than one county or municipality, which performs functions other than of a purely advisory nature, but shall not include a school board; f. "Local government employee" means any person, whether compensated or not, whether part-time or full-time, employed by or serving on a local government agency who is not a local government officer, but shall not mean any employee of a school district; g. "Local government officer" means any person whether compensated or not, whether part-time or full-time: (1) elected to any office of a local government agency; (2) serving on a local government agency which has the authority to enact ordinances, approve development applications or grant zoning variances; (3) who is a member of an independent municipal, county or regional authority; or (4) who is a managerial executive employee of a local government agency, as defined in rules and regulations adopted by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), but shall not mean any employee of a school district or member of a school board; h. "Local government officer or employee" means a local government officer or a local government employee; i. "Member of immediate family" means the spouse or dependent child of a local government officer or employee residing in the same household. L.1991, c.29, s.3; amended 2015, c.95, s.21.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-22.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-22.4 - Local Finance Board to have jurisdiction

40A:9-22.4. Local Finance Board to have jurisdiction  4. The Local Finance Board in the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs shall have jurisdiction to govern and guide the conduct of local government officers or employees regarding violations of the provisions of this act who are not otherwise regulated by a county or municipal code of ethics promulgated by a county or municipal ethics board in accordance with the provisions of this act. Local government officers or employees serving a local government agency created by more than one county or municipality and officers or employees of county colleges established pursuant to N.J.S.18A:64A-1 et seq. shall be under the jurisdiction of the board. The board in interpreting and applying the provisions of this act shall recognize that under the principles of democracy, public officers and employees cannot and should not be expected to be without any personal interest in the decisions and policies of government; that citizens who are government officers and employees have a right to private interests of a personal, financial and economic nature; and that standards of conduct shall distinguish between those conflicts of interest which are legitimate and unavoidable in a free society and those conflicts of interest which are prejudicial and material and are, therefore, corruptive of democracy and free society.  L.1991,c.29,s.4; amended 1995,c.21.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-22.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-22.7 - Powers of Local Finance Board

40A:9-22.7. Powers of Local Finance Board  With respect to its responsibilities for the implementation of the provisions of this act, the Local Finance Board shall have the following powers:  a. To initiate, receive, hear and review complaints and hold hearings with regard to possible violations of this act;  b. To issue subpoenas for the production of documents and the attendance of witnesses with respect to its investigation of any complaint or to the holding of a hearing;  c. To hear and determine any appeal of a decision made by a county or municipal ethics board;  d. To forward to the county prosecutor or the Attorney General or other governmental body any information concerning violations of this act which may become the subject of criminal prosecution or which may warrant the institution of other legal proceedings by the Attorney General;  e. To render advisory opinions as to whether a given set of facts and circumstances would constitute a violation of this act;  f. To enforce the provisions of this act and to impose penalties for the violation thereof as are authorized by this act; and  g. To adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) and to do other things as are necessary to implement the purposes of this act.  L.1991,c.29,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:9-22.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:9-22.8 - Request for advisory opinion from Local Finance Board

40A:9-22.8. Request for advisory opinion from Local Finance Board  A local government officer or employee not regulated by a county or municipal code of ethics may request and obtain from the Local Finance Board an advisory opinion as to whether any proposed activity or conduct would in its opinion constitute a violation of the provisions of this act. Advisory opinions of the board shall not be made public, except when the board by the vote of two-thirds of all of its members directs that the opinion be made public. Public advisory opinions shall not disclose the name of the local government officer or employee unless the board in directing that the opinion be made public so determines.  L.1991,c.29,s.8.