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NJ Rev Stat § 52:25-16.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:25-16.5 - Definitions

52:25-16.5. Definitions  As used in this act:  a. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property in the Department of the Treasury.  b. "Independent institution of higher education" means a college or university incorporated and located in New Jersey, which by virtue of law or character or license, is a nonprofit educational institution authorized to grant academic degrees and provide a level of education which is equivalent to the education provided by the State's public institutions of higher education as attested by the receipt of and continuation of regional accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and which is eligible to receive State aid under the provisions of the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey, but does not include any educational institution dedicated primarily to the education or training of ministers, priests, rabbis or other professional persons in the field of religion.  L. 1985, c. 263, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:25-16.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:25-16.6 - Independent college purchases under State contracts.

52:25-16.6 Independent college purchases under State contracts.  2. a. An independent institution of higher education may, at the director's discretion, purchase materials, supplies, equipment or services under any contract awarded on behalf of the State by the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property, subject to such rules as the director may establish.  b. The director may establish limitations with respect to materials, supplies, equipment and services available for purchase and impose other appropriate conditions upon purchasing as deemed necessary to protect the State's own purchasing interests. c. The independent institution of higher education shall file such reports as the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property may require setting forth the expenditures on such contracts.  L.1985,c.263,s.2; amended 1999, c.440, s.92.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:25-16.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:25-16.7 - $500 minimum

52:25-16.7. $500 minimum  Each purchase made by an independent institution of higher education pursuant to this act shall have a cost of $500.00 or more and the college or university shall accept sole responsibility for the payment of any cost due to the vendor.  L. 1985, c. 263, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:25-16.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:25-16.8 - Distribution of contract data

52:25-16.8. Distribution of contract data  The director shall annually distribute to each independent institution of higher education a list of all current contracts entered into on behalf of the State. The list shall provide information on the materials, supplies or equipment included in the contract and the prices, terms and conditions thereof.  L. 1985, c. 263, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:25-16.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:25-16.9 - Rules, regulations

52:25-16.9. Rules, regulations  The director shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to implement the provisions of this act.  L. 1985, c. 263, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:25-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:25-23 - Purchasing authority delegation for amounts under $25,000; under $250,000, certain.

52:25-23 Purchasing authority delegation for amounts under $25,000; under $250,000, certain.  52:25-23. The Director of the Division of Purchase and Property may, by written order, delegate purchasing authority to the using agencies for purchases or contracts not in excess of $25,000.00; except that: a. Purchases or contracts shall not be divided to circumvent the dollar limit imposed by this section; b. Prior to issuing purchase orders pursuant to this section, a using agency shall verify the existence of funds for the purchase or contract and shall verify that the article or service to be purchased or contracted for is not available under any of the contracts issued by the Division of Purchase and Property; and  c. Records of all purchases made or contracts negotiated under this section shall be maintained by the using agency and made available for audit by or under the direction of the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property and shall include proper proof that the purchase or contract was made or negotiated competitively, where competition is practicable.  The Director of the Division of Purchase and Property may, by written order, rescind or reduce the level of purchasing authority delegated to any using agency determined by the director to have violated the provisions of the delegated authorization. d. The director may, by written order, delegate purchasing authority to a specific agency for advertisement of purchases or contracts not in excess of $250,000, subject to the requirements set forth in this section, when the director has determined that such purchases or contracts are for the procurement of goods or services which are unique to the operations of that particular using agency and are not common or similar to goods or services used by other State agencies and, therefore, are not suitable for leveraging with other State agency procurements. Amended 1958, c.70; 1964, c.194, s.1; 1985, c.107, s.1; 1999, c.440, s.93; 2005, c.336, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:25-24.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:25-24.1 - Financial statement by bidder; questionnaires

52:25-24.1. Financial statement by bidder; questionnaires  The State Purchase Commissioner is hereby authorized, at any time within five days from the opening of bids, to require any bidder to submit to him a financial statement, under oath, in response to a questionnaire, showing not only the financial responsibility of the bidder, but his ability to furnish the material desired, and such other pertinent and material facts as the State Purchase Commissioner may deem desirable. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act the State Purchase Commissioner is hereby authorized to prepare a standard form of questionnaire to be submitted by the bidder. If no response to the questionnaire is received by the State Purchase Commissioner within five days from the time of its mailing by said purchase commissioner, the purchase commissioner may reject the bid of any such bidder and award the bid to the next lowest responsible bidder. L.1942, c. 176, p. 540, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:25-24.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:25-24.2 - Submission of statement required for bidding on public contracts.

52:25-24.2 Submission of statement required for bidding on public contracts.  1. No corporation, partnership, or limited liability company shall be awarded any contract nor shall any agreement be entered into for the performance of any work or the furnishing of any materials or supplies, the cost of which is to be paid with or out of any public funds, by the State, or any county, municipality or school district, or any subsidiary or agency of the State, or of any county, municipality or school district, or by any authority, board, or commission which exercises governmental functions, unless prior to the receipt of the bid or accompanying the bid, of said corporation, said partnership, or said limited liability company there is submitted a statement setting forth the names and addresses of all stockholders in the corporation who own 10 percent or more of its stock, of any class, or of all individual partners in the partnership who own a 10 percent or greater interest therein, or of all members in the limited liability company who own a 10 percent or greater interest therein, as the case may be. If one or more such stockholder or partner or member is itself a corporation or partnership or limited liability company, the stockholders holding 10 percent or more of that corporation's stock, or the individual partners owning 10 percent or greater interest in that partnership, or the members owning 10 percent or greater interest in that limited liability company, as the case may be, shall also be listed. The disclosure shall be continued until names and addresses of every noncorporate stockholder, and individual partner, and member, exceeding the 10 percent ownership criteria established in this act, has been listed. To comply with this section, a bidder with any direct or indirect parent entity which is publicly traded may submit the name and address of each publicly traded entity and the name and address of each person that holds a 10 percent or greater beneficial interest in the publicly traded entity as of the last annual filing with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission or the foreign equivalent, and, if there is any person that holds a 10 percent or greater beneficial interest, also shall submit links to the websites containing the last annual filings with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission or the foreign equivalent and the relevant page numbers of the filings that contain the information on each person that holds a 10 percent or greater beneficial interest. L.1977, c. 33, s. 1, eff. March 8, 1977; amended 2016, c.43, s.1..
NJ Rev Stat § 52:25-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:25-25 - Agreements for purchases in form of contracts

52:25-25. Agreements for purchases in form of contracts  Agreements for purchases may be made in the form of contracts for the furnishing of specific articles at fixed prices, or for the furnishing of articles according to the specifications at a fixed rate with provision for a minimum amount subject to increase at the same rate or for the furnishing of articles according to specifications without a stated minimum or maximum at a rate stated, commonly known as the "price agreement" at the discretion of the commissioner.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:25-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:25-26 - All purchases in accordance with chapter

52:25-26. All purchases in accordance with chapter  No articles shall be contracted for or purchased by the state or any using agency except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27-1 - Local Government Board to be constituted the "Municipal Finance Commission"

52:27-1. Local Government Board to be constituted the "Municipal Finance Commission"  All the powers and duties formerly exercised and performed by the Municipal Finance Commission and vested in the Local Government Board of the State Department of Local Government by chapter three hundred eighty-five of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine and in the Local Government Board of the Division of Local Government in the State Department of Taxation and Finance by the effect of chapter one hundred twelve of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty-four shall continue to be exercised and performed by the Local Government Board of said division, and the said Local Government Board shall be constituted the Municipal Finance Commission, hereinafter, in this chapter, called "Municipal Finance Commission" or "commission." Amended by L.1947, c. 119, p. 583, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27-2 - Action where municipality defaults; judgment; powers and duties of commission

52:27-2. Action where municipality defaults; judgment; powers and duties of commission  Whenever it shall be made to appear to the Superior Court in an action brought by or on behalf of the holder of any notes or bonds of any municipality of this State against the municipality, that the municipality has defaulted for over sixty days in the payment of the principal or interest of any of its outstanding notes or bonds held by the plaintiff, the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner or otherwise. If it shall be established to the satisfaction of the court that the municipality is so in default, it may enter judgment to that effect. Upon the entry of the judgment, the commission shall have and exercise with respect to such municipality the powers and duties prescribed by this chapter. Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 864, s. 27.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27-3 - Resolution by municipality declaring inability to meet obligations; action in Superior Court; commission to function

52:27-3. Resolution by municipality declaring inability to meet obligations; action in Superior Court; commission to function  Any municipality may file with the Clerk of the Superior Court a certified copy of a resolution adopted by the governing body of the municipality, reciting in general terms that due to unusual conditions the municipality is not in a position to meet its obligations when due, in spite of the endeavors of its officers, and institute a civil action in the Superior Court, making the Director of the Division of Local Government a defendant and making application that the commission function in the municipality. The court may proceed in the action in a summary manner or otherwise. If it shall be established to the satisfaction of the court that the municipality is so unable to meet its obligations, it may enter judgment to that effect. Upon the entry of the judgment, the commission shall function in such municipality with all the powers and duties conferred by this chapter. Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 865, s. 28.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27-4 - Duration of commission in municipality; subsequent powers of Director of Division of Local Government

52:27-4. Duration of commission in municipality; subsequent powers of Director of Division of Local Government  The commission shall continue in force in such municipality, and shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred by this chapter until all bonds or notes or other indebtedness of the municipality which has fallen due, and all bonds or notes which will fall due within one year, and the interest thereon, have been paid or funded or refunded, or the payment thereof in cash adequately provided for by a cash reserve, excepting tax anticipation or tax revenue notes or bonds of the current year, at which time its authority under this chapter shall cease. Thereafter the Director of the Division of Local Government in the State Department of Taxation and Finance shall have the power to continue the employment of the auditor as provided for in section 52:27-6 of this Title, and to exercise the powers of the commission under section 52:27-22 of this Title, until the gross and net debt of such municipality, including notes or bonds issued under this chapter, is within all statutory limits, at which time his authority under this chapter shall cease. Amended by L.1947, c. 119, p. 583, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27-5 - Powers of commission and director to cease upon annulment of order adjudging municipality in default

52:27-5. Powers of commission and director to cease upon annulment of order adjudging municipality in default  Whenever the Superior Court has heretofore made or shall hereafter make an order or judgment annulling, vacating and discharging any order or judgment theretofore made by it pursuant to this chapter adjudging that the municipality has defaulted in the payment of the principal or interest of any of its outstanding notes or bonds, the commission shall cease to continue in force in such municipality and neither the commission nor the said director shall thereafter exercise any powers or perform any duties in and for such municipality pursuant to this chapter, provided that the commission shall have heretofore or hereafter determined by resolution that it is not functioning in said municipality. Amended by L.1947, c. 119, p. 584, s. 3; L.1953, c. 49, p. 865, s. 29.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27-6 - Secretary, auditor and other assistants; limitation on expenses

52:27-6. Secretary, auditor and other assistants; limitation on expenses  For the purpose of enabling the commission to carry out this chapter it may appoint a secretary and counsel, employ an auditor and such other assistants, legal, clerical or otherwise, and fix their duties, terms of service and compensation, and incur such other expenses as it may deem necessary, but no expenses (other than expenses directly attributable to the municipality, such as costs of issuing notes or bonds of the municipality and the costs of audit) shall be incurred exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) in any one municipal fiscal year for any one municipality without the approval of a judge of the Superior Court. Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 866, s. 30.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27-7 - Duties of secretary

52:27-7. Duties of secretary  The secretary shall keep minutes of the transactions and proceedings of the commission and shall be the official reporter of the proceedings of the commission.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27-8 - Office for auditor; access to books and records

52:27-8. Office for auditor; access to books and records  The auditor employed by the commission shall have an adequate office in the municipal building, if any, and shall have access to all books of account, records, papers and memoranda of such municipality.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27-9 - Warrants and checks to be countersigned by auditor

52:27-9. Warrants and checks to be countersigned by auditor  All warrants, checks or other instruments for the withdrawal or transfer of funds of the municipality shall be submitted to such auditor for his countersignature, and no banking institution in which funds of the municipality have heretofore been or shall hereafter be deposited shall honor warrants or checks drawn thereon unless the countersignature of such auditor shall appear on the face of such instruments.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27-10 - Rules; seal

52:27-10. Rules; seal  The commission may make all needful rules for its government and other proceedings not inconsistent with this chapter, and shall have and adopt a common seal.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27-11 - Majority may act; hearing; single member may sit

52:27-11. Majority may act; hearing; single member may sit  The act of a majority of the commission shall be deemed the act of the commission. The commission may hold hearings and administer oaths to witnesses. The members of the commission may sit singly for the purpose of holding public hearings.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27-12 - Subpoenas; failure to obey or refusal to answer questions

52:27-12. Subpoenas; failure to obey or refusal to answer questions  The commission may issue subpoenas, signed by a majority of the commission, to compel attendance of witnesses before it and the production of books, papers and records. Any failure to obey any subpoena so issued or refusal to answer questions propounded by the commission, shall be punishable by the Superior Court in the same manner as a similar failure or refusal would be punishable in a case pending in such court. Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 866, s. 31.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27-13 - Commission may carry out directions not complied with by municipality

52:27-13. Commission may carry out directions not complied with by municipality  Whenever any direction of the commission authorized under this chapter has not been fully performed or carried out by the officials of the municipality affected, the commission may perform directly, or cause to be performed by its agents, in the name of the municipality, any act so directed by the commission, including the power to execute, sell, issue and deliver any bonds or notes directed to be issued under a resolution certified in accordance with section 52:27-14 of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27-13.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27-13.1 - Powers and duties of auditor

52:27-13.1. Powers and duties of auditor  Whenever, pursuant to this chapter, the commission shall function in any municipality, the auditor appointed by the commission in and for such municipality shall, upon the adoption by the commission of a resolution providing therefor, have with respect to such municipality authority to recommend the tentative annual budget to the governing body thereof and to the commission; to review all contracts prior to their execution and their authorization by the governing body; to make recommendations concerning all capital improvements; to attend all meetings of the governing body with the right to take part in discussions but without the right to vote on any matters; to investigate the affairs of any department, officer, department head, employee, subordinate or assistant of such municipality; and to make recommendations with respect to any or all matters aforesaid both to the governing body and to the commission.