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NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-34 - Resubmission

40:20-34. Resubmission  In any county where the adoption of sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-35 of this title shall have been submitted to the voters for acceptance or rejection, and shall have been rejected, they shall not be submitted to a vote again for a period of five years from the date of their rejection.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-35 - Certain counties governed hereby

40:20-35. Certain counties governed hereby  Nothing in sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-34 of this title contained shall be construed to require a reorganization of the board of chosen freeholders of any county in accordance with the provisions of such sections when such county has heretofore adopted the provisions of the act entitled "An act to reduce the number of members of the boards of chosen freeholders in counties of this state, and to fix the salaries and provide for the election of the members of said boards," approved March twenty-sixth, one thousand nine hundred and two, either as originally passed or as amended, and which has effected a reorganization of its board of chosen freeholders in pursuance thereof. In such counties the members of such reorganized boards of freeholders shall continue in office until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected, and such boards so reorganized shall be subject to and be governed by the provisions of said sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-34. In all counties in which there has heretofore been held an election for the acceptance or rejection of the act entitled "An act to reduce the number of members of the boards of chosen freeholders in counties of this state, and to fix the salaries and provide for the election of the members of said boards," approved March twenty-sixth, one thousand nine hundred and two, either as originally passed or as amended, at which election a majority of the votes cast for or against the law reducing the number of freeholders were in favor of the adoption of that act, the board of chosen freeholders shall consist of the number of members, according to population, as provided for herein, and where no election for members of the board of chosen freeholders has been held in such county, subsequent to the adoption of that act, the board of freeholders of such county shall be elected at the next general election held in such county, in the manner herein set forth, and such boards of chosen freeholders shall be subject to and be governed by the provisions of said sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-34. The boards of chosen freeholders in counties which have heretofore adopted the provisions of the act entitled "An act to reorganize the boards of chosen freeholders of the several counties of this state, reducing the membership thereof, fixing the salaries and providing for the election and terms of office of the members, and also for the appointment and terms of office of officers appointed by such boards (Revision 1912)," approved April first, one thousand nine hundred and twelve, either as originally enacted or as amended, shall be continued under the provisions of said sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-34 and nothing in such sections contained shall require the submission of the question of the adoption of such sections to the voters of such counties.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-35.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-35.1 - Number of members; election; terms

40:20-35.1. Number of members; election; terms  The board of chosen freeholders in all counties governed by article 3, chapter 20 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes as of January 1, 1966, shall consist of 7 members to be elected by the voters of the county at the general election next following the effective date of this act. At the said election there shall be elected 2 members for 1 year, 2 members for 2 years and 3 members for 3 years and the ballots shall designate which members are to serve for the terms of 1, 2, and 3 years respectively. At succeeding elections, all members shall be elected for a term of 3 years. L.1966, c. 62, s. 1, eff. June 6, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-35.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-35.2 - Organization

40:20-35.2. Organization  (a) Each board of chosen freeholders constituted and elected under the provisions of section 1 of this act, shall organize at the first annual stated meeting of the board next after the election of the members thereof, and at the annual stated meeting in each year thereafter. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this act, each such board of chosen freeholders shall be subject to and governed by the provisions of article 2, chapter 20 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes. L.1966, c. 62, s. 2, eff. June 6, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-35.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-35.3 - Expiration of terms of existing members; filling of existing vacancies

40:20-35.3. Expiration of terms of existing members; filling of existing vacancies  (a) All members of existing boards of chosen freeholders in counties subject to the provisions of this act shall hold office until 12 o'clock noon of the day of the first annual stated meeting of the newly constituted board next after the election of the members thereof at which time the terms of office of such existing members shall expire and they shall be discharged from office. (b) No elections to existing boards of chosen freeholders in counties subject to the provisions of this act shall be held after the effective date of this act unless such elections are necessary to insure a quorum of members for the board in which case all existing vacancies may be filled in accordance with the provisions of article 3, chapter 20 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes for the term specified in subsection (a) hereof. L.1966, c. 62, s. 3, eff. June 6, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-35.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-35.4 - Compensation

40:20-35.4. Compensation  Each member of a board of chosen freeholders in counties subject to the provisions of this act shall receive an annual salary in an amount within the limits prescribed by law for members of boards of chosen freeholders in counties governed by small boards under the provisions of sections 40:20-2 to 40:20-35 of the Revised Statutes. Such salaries, including any additional compensation to directors, shall be in lieu of all fees or other compensation, excepting additional compensation for premiums on group insurance authorized under P.L.1960, chapter 180, and shall be paid in equal monthly installments by the county treasurer. The salaries to be paid to the members of each board, including any additional compensation to the director, shall, within the limits prescribed pursuant to this section, be fixed by the respective boards referred to herein by resolution. L.1966, c. 62, s. 4, eff. June 6, 1966. Amended by L.1969, c. 133, s. 1, eff. July 3, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-35.11b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-35.11b - Selection of interim successor

40:20-35.11b. Selection of interim successor  In the case of a vacancy occurring with respect to a member of the board of chosen freeholders who was elected as the candidate of a political party which at the last preceding general election held received the largest number of votes or the next largest number of votes in the county for members of the board of chosen freeholders, for the interim period pending the election and qualification of a permanent successor to fill the vacancy, or for the interim period constituting the remainder of the term in the case of a vacancy occurring which cannot be filled pursuant to section 2 of this act at a general election, the vacancy shall be filled within 35 days by a member of the political party of which the person who vacated the office was the candidate at the time of his election thereto. The interim successor shall be selected by the appropriate political party's county committee in the same manner prescribed in subsections a. and b. of R.S.19:13-20 for selecting candidates to fill vacancies among candidates nominated at primary elections, and a statement of the selection of that successor shall be certified to and filed with the county clerk in the same manner prescribed by subsection d. of that section for certifying statements concerning the selection of such candidates.  L.1990,c.33,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-35.11c (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-35.11c - Nomination of candidate from floor

40:20-35.11c. Nomination of candidate from floor  Members of the political party's county committee who are empowered to select a candidate for the vacated office shall only nominate a candidate from the floor during the selection meeting called under R.S.19:13-20 by the chairman or chairmen of the committee and shall present written evidence of the nominee's acceptance of the nomination.  L.1990,c.33,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-35.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-35.12 - Vacancy in offices of all or majority of members

40:20-35.12. Vacancy in offices of all or majority of members  Whenever the offices of all or a majority of the members of the board of chosen freeholders shall become vacant for any reason, the existence of the vacancies shall be immediately certified to the Governor by any remaining member of the board of chosen freeholders or by the county clerk. The Governor upon receipt of the certification shall forthwith fill the vacancies temporarily by appointment until successors are elected and certified for the unexpired terms at the next general election occurring not less than 60 days subsequent to the certification of the existence of the vacancies. Any appointment made pursuant to this section to fill a vacancy occurring in the next to the last year of the term and certified any time after 60 days prior to the holding of the general election, shall be made for the remainder of the term. L.1979, c. 340, s. 3, eff. Jan. 23, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-35.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-35.13 - Appointees; qualifications

40:20-35.13. Appointees; qualifications  Any person appointed by the board of chosen freeholders or the Governor to fill a vacancy either for the unexpired term or temporarily, shall have all the qualifications required by statute to qualify for election to the office. If the previous incumbent had been elected to office as the nominee of a political party as defined in Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, the person so appointed shall be of the same political party as the preceding incumbent. L.1979, c. 340, s. 4, eff. Jan. 23, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-71 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-71 - Director; selection; substitute

40:20-71. Director; selection; substitute  Every board of chosen freeholders shall, at each annual meeting, elect one of its members to preside at its meetings. He shall be called the director of the board and in case of his absence or temporary disability the board shall select another of its members to preside at any meeting.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-71.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-71.1 - Designation of another freeholder

40:20-71.1. Designation of another freeholder  Whenever the director, president or chairperson, as the case may be, of the board of chosen freeholders in any county is specified as a member of any county board, such as the county planning board or county welfare board, he may designate another member of the board of chosen freeholders to serve in his place. The term of the designated member of the board shall expire with his term as freeholder, with the term, as presiding member, of the director, president or chairperson, as the case may be, of the board of chosen freeholders appointing him or with the term specified by law for the position filled pursuant to this act, whichever occurs first.  L. 1985, c. 448, s. 1, eff. Jan. 14, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-71.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-71.2 - Appointments by county executive

40:20-71.2. Appointments by county executive  Nothing in this act shall be construed to modify the authority of any county executive to make any appointment to any county board.  L. 1985, c. 448, s. 2, eff. Jan. 14, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-71.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-71.3 - Veto power of director of board of chosen freeholders, certain.

40:20-71.3 Veto power of director of board of chosen freeholders, certain.  1. a. The director of the board of chosen freeholders is authorized and empowered, with the consent of a majority of the members of the board, but not otherwise, to veto any action taken by any county authority or any member thereof at a meeting of a county authority. No action taken at a meeting by members of any county authority shall be effective if the director of the board of chosen freeholders returns to the authority a copy of the minutes with a veto of any action taken by the authority or any member thereof at a meeting of the authority or until 10 days after a copy of the minutes shall have been delivered to each member of the board of chosen freeholders. b. "County authority" in this section means a body, public and corporate, created by a county pursuant to any law authorizing that creation, which law provides that the public body so created has at least the following powers: (1) To adopt and use a corporate seal; (2) To sue and be sued; (3) To acquire and hold real or personal property for its purposes; and (4) To provide for and secure the payment of its bonds or other obligations, or to provide for the assessment of a tax on real property within its district, or to impose charges for the use of its facilities or any combination thereof. L.2010, c.52, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-72 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-72 - Members of boards of chosen freeholders not governed by optional county charter law; director

40:20-72. Members of boards of chosen freeholders not governed by optional county charter law; director  The salaries of the members of the boards of chosen freeholders in counties not governed by the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L.1972, c. 154 (C. 40:41A-1 et seq.), shall be fixed by the respective boards by resolution as follows: a. The procedure for introduction, publication, hearing and adoption of said resolution shall be the same as the procedure established by N.J.S. 40A:4-4 for the adoption of a county budget resolution. No such resolution shall take effect earlier than 20 days from the time of adoption; b. If within 20 days after the adoption of the resolution, a petition, signed by the registered 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, protesting against the adoption of the resolution, shall be presented to the county clerk, the resolution shall remain inoperative unless a proposition for the ratification of the resolution shall be adopted at an election by a majority of the voters voting on the proposition. A petition submitted pursuant to this subsection shall be inspected, verified and certified as to the authenticity of the signatures attached thereto by the county clerk within 20 days of submission. The question shall be submitted at the next general election, occurring not less than 40 days after the date of the certification of the petition; and c. The director of the board of chosen freeholders shall receive, in addition to his salary as a member, a sum not to exceed $1,000.00 per annum as fixed by resolution of the board. The salaries of members of boards of chosen freeholders referred to in this section, including any additional compensation to directors thereof, shall be in lieu of all fees or other compensation, excepting additional compensation for premiums on group insurance authorized under N.J.S. 40A:10-21, and shall be paid in equal installments by the county treasurer as in the case of other county salaries. Amended by L.1944, c. 63, p. 122, s. 1; L.1947, c. 302, p. 1015, s. 1; L.1959, c. 95, p. 231, s. 1; L.1965, c. 160, s. 1, eff. July 22, 1965; L.1969, c. 133, s. 2, eff. July 3, 1969; L.1970, c. 61, s. 1, eff. May 20, 1970; L.1974, c. 156, s. 1, eff. Nov. 11, 1974; L.1981, c. 462, s. 35.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-73 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-73 - Compensation of freeholders not paid an annual salary

40:20-73. Compensation of freeholders not paid an annual salary  In counties where the members of the board of chosen freeholders are not paid an annual salary, each member shall receive not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifteen dollars ($15.00), and the director the total sum of not less than fifteen dollars ($15.00) nor more than twenty dollars ($20.00), for each day he is actually and necessarily employed in discharging his duties, and the further sum of not more than ten cents ($0.10) per mile for each mile he shall necessarily travel in going to and returning from the sessions of the board by the nearest route, upon filing with the county treasurer an itemized bill therefor, verified by affidavit, and the same being ordered paid by the board of chosen freeholders. The per diem salaries to be paid to the members and director may, within the limits prescribed in this section, be fixed by the respective boards referred to herein by resolution. No other allowance or emolument shall be received by any such officer, directly or indirectly. Amended by L.1945, c. 152, p. 539, s. 1; L.1947, c. 302, p. 1017, s. 2, eff. June 18, 1947.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-74 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-74 - Salaries of freeholders not paid on per diem basis

40:20-74. Salaries of freeholders not paid on per diem basis  In counties where the members of the board of chosen freeholders are not compensated upon a per diem basis, and in counties not governed by small boards of chosen freeholders under any of the provisions of sections 40:20-2 to 40:20-35 of this Title, the members of the board shall each receive a salary of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $1,500.00 per annum and the director shall receive a salary of not less than $1,500.00 nor more than $2,500.00 per annum, to be paid by the county treasurer out of the county treasury in equal quarterly payments. The salaries to be paid to the members and director may, within the limits prescribed in this section, be fixed by the respective boards by resolution. No other compensation shall be allowed or paid to any such member or director. Amended by L.1947, c. 302, p. 1017, s. 3; L.1964, c. 108, s. 1, eff. June 8, 1964.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-74.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-74.1 - Resolution fixing compensation; publication before passage

40:20-74.1. Resolution fixing compensation; publication before passage  In any case where permitted pursuant to the provisions of sections 40:20-72, 40:20-73 or 40:20-74 of the Revised Statutes, any resolution fixing the salary or other compensation of the members of a board of chosen freeholders or the director thereof, shall, after being introduced and having first reading, be published at least once in two newspapers circulating in the county, one of which shall be a newspaper published at the county seat, if there be such newspaper, together with a notice of the introduction thereof and the time and place when and where it will be further considered for final passage. If there be only one such publication, the same shall be at least one week prior to the time fixed for further consideration for final passage. If there be more than one such publication, the first shall be at least one week prior to the time fixed for further consideration for final passage. L.1947, c. 302, p. 1018, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-74.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-74.2 - Hearing on resolution

40:20-74.2. Hearing on resolution  At the time and place so stated in such publication, or at any other time and place to which the meeting for the further consideration of the resolution shall from time to time be adjourned, all persons interested shall be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the resolution. Final passage thereof shall be at least ten days after the first reading. L.1947, c. 302, p. 1018, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-74.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-74.3 - Second reading or amendment

40:20-74.3. Second reading or amendment  At or after the hearing, the board of chosen freeholders may proceed to give the resolution a second reading or amend it, and thereupon pass or reject it with or without amendment. L.1947, c. 302, p. 1018, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-74.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-74.4 - Publication of resolution upon passage

40:20-74.4. Publication of resolution upon passage  Upon passage, every such resolution, together with a notice of the date of passage or approval, or both, shall be published at least once in a newspaper published in the county, or, if there be no newspaper published in such county, then in a newspaper of general circulation, circulated in such county. L.1947, c. 302, p. 1018, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-74.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-74.5 - Majority required for passage

40:20-74.5. Majority required for passage  No such resolution shall be passed or approved unless a majority of all the members of the board of chosen freeholders vote in favor of such passage or approval. L.1947, c. 302, p. 1019, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-74.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-74.6 - Compensation not changed unless fixed by resolution

40:20-74.6. Compensation not changed unless fixed by resolution  Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect or change the amount of salary or other compensation paid, pursuant to the provisions of law in effect on the first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, to any member of any board of chosen freeholders, or any director thereof, unless such salary or other compensation be fixed, where permitted pursuant to the provisions of sections 40:20-72, 40:20-73 or 40:20-74 of the Revised Statutes as amended herein, by resolution in the manner herein prescribed. L.1947, c. 302, p. 1019, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-75 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-75 - Annual meetings

40:20-75. Annual meetings  40:20-75. The stated annual meeting of the boards of chosen freeholders shall be held at the place of holding the Superior Court in the respective counties at 12 noon on either the first or second day of January or on some other hour on any day during the first week in January, annually, as the board, by resolution passed before said meeting, may determine. If the date so fixed shall fall upon a Sunday the meeting shall be held the following day, unless said resolution authorizes the meeting to be held on a Sunday.  Amended 1953,c.37,s.25; 1974,c.154; 1977,c.394; 1991,c.91,s.378.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:20-76 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:20-76 - Regular meetings

40:20-76. Regular meetings  Regular meetings of the board of chosen freeholders shall be held at such times and places as the board, by resolution, shall determine.