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NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-68 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-68 - Director to provide rules and regulations.

52:27B-68 Director to provide rules and regulations.  16. The director shall provide by rule and regulation, subject to the commissioner's approval, for the use and disposal of property which, pursuant to any law of this State, has been seized and forfeited and which has been turned over to the director. Whenever such seized and forfeited property has been turned over to the director, he may, by order, retain the property for the benefit of State institutions and other boards, commissions, agencies and instrumentalities of the State Government; but if, in the opinion of the commissioner, the property can to the greater advantage of the State be sold, the director may cause the same to be sold at public auction at a time and place to be designated by the director, notice of which sale shall be given at least three days before the sale, by publication at least once in a newspaper published in the city of Trenton. The proceeds of any such sale shall be turned over to the treasurer of the State for the use of the State. L.1944, c.112, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-68.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-68.1 - Purchasing Federal surplus property

52:27B-68.1. Purchasing Federal surplus property  The Director of the Division of Purchase and Property of the Department of Taxation and Finance is hereby empowered to use the facilities of the State Purchase Revolving Fund in the acquisition of Federal surplus property for State purposes. L.1946, c. 144, p. 681, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-68.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-68.2 - Appropriation

52:27B-68.2. Appropriation  There is hereby appropriated out of the earnings derived from the Federal surplus transactions to the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property such sums as may be necessary to defray the administrative cost and expenses incident to the acquisition of such Federal surplus property. L.1946, c. 144, p. 681, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-69.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-69.1 - Authority to hold office as member of local government board and municipal office

52:27B-69.1. Authority to hold office as member of local government board and municipal office  It shall be lawful for a member of the Local Government Board in the Division of Local Government in the State Department of the Treasury who has been or shall be selected by reason of his experience either as a member of a municipal governing body or as a municipal official, to hold simultaneously his office as a member of the said local government board and a municipal office. L.1964, c. 252, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-69.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-69.2 - Authority to hold office as member of local government board and county office

52:27B-69.2. Authority to hold office as member of local government board and county office  It shall be lawful for a member of the Local Government Board in the Division of Local Government in the State Department of the Treasury who has been or shall be selected by reason of his experience either as a member of a county governing body or as a county official, to hold simultaneously his office as a member of the said local government board and a county office. L.1964, c. 252, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-69.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-69.3 - Conflict of interest; abstention from voting; challenge of right to vote

52:27B-69.3. Conflict of interest; abstention from voting; challenge of right to vote  Nothing contained in this act shall be deemed to prevent a member of the said local government board who is also a municipal or county officer, from abstaining from voting in any matter in which he believes he has a conflict of duty or interest, nor to prevent a challenge of a right to vote on that account under the principles of the common law or any statute. L.1964, c. 252, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-69.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-69.4 - Applicability of act

52:27B-69.4. Applicability of act  This act shall be applicable to persons now holding membership in the said local government board as well as to members of the said board heretofore or hereafter appointed and qualified into the said office of member of the said local government board. L.1964, c. 252, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-70 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-70 - Director; appointment; removal

52:27B-70. Director; appointment; removal  The administrative head of the Division of Local Government shall be the director who shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve until the next Governor shall be elected and qualified and until the director's successor shall be appointed and qualified, but the Governor shall have the power to remove the director for cause. L.1944, c. 112, art. 7, p. 311, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-71 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-71 - Compensation of director

52:27B-71. Compensation of director  The director shall receive an annual compensation, fixed by the commissioner, of not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). L.1944, c. 112, art. 7, p. 311, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-72 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-72 - Compensation of members of Local Government Board

52:27B-72. Compensation of members of Local Government Board  The members of the Local Government Board shall each receive such compensation as shall be provided by law. L.1944, c. 112, art. 7, p. 311, s. 4. Amended by L.1962, c. 65, s. 13, eff. July 1, 1962.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-73 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-73 - Powers and duties

52:27B-73. Powers and duties  The powers and duties of the Local Government Board shall be the same as heretofore, and the powers and duties of the director shall be the same as those heretofore vested in the Commissioner of Local Government, except that the board and the director shall be under the general supervisory authority of the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance. L.1944, c. 112, art. 7, p. 311, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-74 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-74 - Reports

52:27B-74. Reports  The director and the board shall make an annual report to the commissioner of the work of the division and the financial condition of counties and municipalities. The report shall include such recommended changes and legislation pertaining to local government as may seem proper and desirable. The director shall also publish annually a report of comparative financial statistics of local government tabulated to show the costs of government, the costs of principal services, the amount of debt and other pertinent data. The annual report and the report of local financial statistics shall be published for general distribution. The director may make a reasonable charge for copies of the annual reports to cover costs of printing. The director shall make such special reports as the commissioner may request. L.1944, c. 112, art. 7, p. 311, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-75 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-75 - Assistants

52:27B-75. Assistants  The director of each division in the Department of Taxation and Finance shall have authority to appoint such clerical and other assistants as he may deem necessary to the division's work and to fix their duties, all of whom shall be subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service. L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 312, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-76 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-76 - Commissioner may exercise powers of directors

52:27B-76. Commissioner may exercise powers of directors  Any power which may be vested in a director of any division in the Department of Taxation and Finance may be exercised by the commissioner. To the extent that the commissioner exercises such power the power of the director shall be superseded. L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 312, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-77 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-77 - Oath of commissioner and directors; bond

52:27B-77. Oath of commissioner and directors; bond  Before entering upon his duties, the commissioner and each division director shall make and subscribe an oath, to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, that he will faithfully, impartially and without fear, favor or prejudice discharge the duties of his office and carefully preserve all records, papers, writings, or property intrusted to him by virtue of his office, and make such disposition of them as may be required by law. The commissioner and each division director shall give bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. Each bond shall be approved by the Governor and shall be in an amount, fixed by the Governor, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00). The Governor shall have authority to require any other employee of the department to give bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties, which bond shall be approved by the Governor and the amount thereof fixed by him. The premiums on bonds provided for herein shall be paid by the State. L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 312, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-78 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-78 - Reports and certifications

52:27B-78. Reports and certifications  Unless specifically provided otherwise in this act or by any operative law, whenever, pursuant to existing law, reports and certifications are required to be made to a department, board or officer whose powers and duties are herein transferred, such reports and certifications shall hereafter be required to be filed with the director of the appropriate division, in the Department of Taxation and Finance, through whom such transferred powers and duties are to be exercised pursuant to this act. L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 313, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-79 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-79 - Transfer of employees to Department of Taxation and Finance

52:27B-79. Transfer of employees to Department of Taxation and Finance  All persons employed, when this act takes effect, in a department or other agency which is transferred, or whose powers, duties and functions are transferred, to the Department of Taxation and Finance by this act are hereby transferred to the Department of Taxation and Finance. Persons so transferred shall be assigned to such duties as the commissioner shall determine. L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 313, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-80 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-80 - Rights under other acts

52:27B-80. Rights under other acts  Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any persons of any rights or protection provided them by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes or by any pension law or retirement system or any other law. L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 313, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-81 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-81 - Transfer of files, etc., to Department of Taxation and Finance

52:27B-81. Transfer of files, etc., to Department of Taxation and Finance  All files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property of departments or other agencies which are transferred to the Department of Taxation and Finance by this act shall, to the extent that the powers and duties of such departments or other agencies are herein transferred, be transferred to the Department of Taxation and Finance upon the effective date of this act. L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 313, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-82 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-82 - Transfers of appropriations

52:27B-82. Transfers of appropriations  To the extent necessary to carry out the intent and provisions of this act, the commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, may make transfers of appropriations, in whole or in part, made to any department, board, officer or other agency affected by the provisions of this act. L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 313, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-83 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-83 - Reduction of salary where commissioner holds other office

52:27B-83. Reduction of salary where commissioner holds other office  In the event that a person appointed and serving as commissioner or as a director shall hold another State office or position, his salary as commissioner or director shall be reduced by the amount paid to him as the holder of such other office or position. L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 314, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-84 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-84 - Repeals

52:27B-84. Repeals  The following sections of the Revised Statutes, as amended, are repealed: 52:18-22, 52:18-23; 52:19-16 to 52:19-36, inclusive; 52:20-3, 52:20-8, 52:20-9, 52:20-10, 52:20-11, 52:20-12, 52:20-16; 52:22-1 to 52:22-22, inclusive; 52:23-1 to 52:23-16, inclusive; 52:25-7, 52:25-8, 52:25-9, 52:25-10, 52:25-15, 52:25-17, 52:25-18, 52:25-19, 52:25-20, 52:25-21, 52:25-22, 52:25-24; 52:31-1, 52:31-7, 52:31-9, 52:31-10, 52:31-11; 54:1-3, 54:1-4, 54:1-5. Sections eight and twelve of an act entitled "An act creating a State department of local government, prescribing its powers and duties, and transferring to it certain powers and duties vested in the State Auditor," approved May ninth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight (P.L.1938, c. 158), are repealed. L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 314, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27B-85 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27B-85 - Effective date

52:27B-85. Effective date  This act shall take effect July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. Any appointment and any confirmation of any appointment permitted by this act may be made after the enactment thereof. L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 314, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BB-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BB-1 - Short title

52:27BB-1. Short title  This act may be cited as the "Local Government Supervision Act (1947)." L.1947, c. 151, p. 647, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BB-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BB-2 - Definitions

52:27BB-2. Definitions  As used in this act, unless the context indicates otherwise: "Department" means the State Department of Community Affairs. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner and head of the State Department of Community Affairs. "Division" means the Division of Local Finance in the State Department of Community Affairs. "Director" means the administrative head of the Division of Local Finance in the State Department of Community Affairs. "Board" means the Local Finance Board of the Division of Local Finance in the State Department of Community Affairs. "Governing body" means, in the case of a county, the board of chosen freeholders, and in the case of a municipality, the body exercising general legislative and administrative authority within the municipality, and in the case of a county or municipal authority, the body exercising general legislative and administrative authority over the actions of said county or municipal authority. "Political subdivision" includes a municipality, county, school district, county or municipal authority, or a regional authority or district other than an interstate authority or district. "Local government" means the government of political subdivisions. "Municipality" includes a city, town, village, borough, township, special district, municipal authority, or other municipal corporations other than a school district or a county. "Municipality under supervision" means a municipality to which the provisions of this act apply by virtue of a resolution of the Local Finance Board in the Division of Local Finance in the State Department of Community Affairs made in accordance with section 21 of this act. "Administrator" means the local administrator of finance. "Cash deficit" means the amount, if any, by which liabilities and cash disbursements of a municipality for lawful yearly expenditures (as defined in section 40A:4-42 of the New Jersey Statutes) exceed the cash receipts in a budget year, whether the municipality is operating under a cash basis budget or not. "Accountant" means a registered municipal accountant. "Regular audit" means the annual or biennial audit, as the case may be, required by law. "Fiscal year" or "year" means the calendar year beginning January 1 and ending December 31. "County or municipal authority" means a body corporate and politic of this State created by a county or municipality having corporate succession and the power to issue bonds, or other obligations. L.1947, c. 151, p. 647, s. 2. Amended by L.1969, c. 288, s. 2, eff. Jan. 15, 1970.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BB-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BB-3 - Arrangement and headnotes

52:27BB-3. Arrangement and headnotes  The arrangement of the sections of this act have been made for the purpose of convenience, reference and order, and except where the context indicates otherwise, no implication or presumption of a legislative construction is to be drawn therefrom. No headnote to any article or section shall be deemed to be a part of this act. L.1947, c. 151, p. 648, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BB-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BB-4 - Act is a revision

52:27BB-4. Act is a revision  This act is a revision of the statutory law repealed by sections ninety-seven and ninety-eight of this act. L.1947, c. 151, p. 649, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BB-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BB-5 - Powers, duties and functions continued

52:27BB-5. Powers, duties and functions continued  The powers, duties and functions of the Division of Local Government in the State Department of Taxation and Finance of the Local Government Board in said division, and of the director of said division, as provided for by law, are continued. L.1947, c. 151, p. 649, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BB-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BB-6 - Division to supervise local government

52:27BB-6. Division to supervise local government  The division shall exercise State regulatory and supervisory powers over local government, assist local government in the solution of its problems, and plan and guide needed readjustments for effective local self-government. L.1947, c. 151, p. 649, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BB-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BB-7 - Director's office at Capitol

52:27BB-7. Director's office at Capitol  The director shall have his office at the State Capitol. L.1947, c. 151, p. 649, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BB-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BB-8 - Powers and duties of the director

52:27BB-8. Powers and duties of the director  The director, in addition to powers and duties specifically granted shall have the following general powers and duties: To (1) Administer the work of the division. (2) Keep and preserve all papers and records pertaining to the division. (3) Receive and preserve as public records all papers, reports and other documents required to be filed with the division. (4) Prescribe the organization of the division and the duties of his subordinates and assistants. (5) Administer State laws, pertaining to local government, which are included within the jurisdiction of the division. (6) Recommend to the board reasonable rules and regulations for the interpretation and administration of the laws administered by the division. (7) Invoke any legal, equitable or special remedy for the enforcement of orders and the provisions of law administered by the division. (8) Offer advice, consultation and instruction to local officials in improved methods of local administration. L.1947, c. 151, p. 649, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BB-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BB-9 - Delegation of authority

52:27BB-9. Delegation of authority  All powers, duties and functions vested in the director, including the making of inspections, examinations, audits and investigations and the conducting of hearings, may be delegated to, and exercised by, his duly authorized deputies, agents, appointees or employees of the division; but any such exercise of power, duty or function shall be at his direction and under his supervision, and he shall be responsible for all official acts. L.1947, c. 151, p. 650, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BB-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BB-10 - Powers and duties of the board

52:27BB-10. Powers and duties of the board  The board shall have the following powers and duties: To (1) Study the entire field of local government in New Jersey. (2) Promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the interpretation and administration of State laws included within the jurisdiction of the division. (3) Hold hearings when required by law, and also when it determines that interested persons should be given an opportunity to be heard. (4) Hear appeals from determinations made by the director. (5) Advise the director concerning the administration of the division, the exercise of his powers, and the problems of local government. L.1947, c. 151, p. 650, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BB-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BB-11 - Continuation of powers

52:27BB-11. Continuation of powers  The division, the board and the director shall have and shall continue to have all the powers, duties and functions which, under any law, could be exercised by the division, the board and the director at the time this act takes effect. L.1947, c. 151, p. 650, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BB-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BB-12 - Legal assistance

52:27BB-12. Legal assistance  The Attorney-General of the State shall render, without additional compensation, such legal services as the director or the board may request for the discharge of their duties. L.1947, c. 151, p. 650, s. 12.