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NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BBB-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BBB-21 - Monthly meetings, minutes.

52:27BBB-21 Monthly meetings, minutes.  21. a. The chief operating officer shall conduct monthly meetings with the mayor, department heads and the executive directors of any independent boards or authorities created by the municipality or which otherwise operate in the name of the municipality. Meetings may be held more frequently, as necessary, at the call of the chief operating officer. b. During the rehabilitation term, the chief operating officer may veto the minutes of any independent board or authority, including, but not limited to, the housing authority, parking authority, redevelopment authority, planning board and board of adjustment. The mayor shall retain this power during the economic recovery term. c. A true copy of the minutes of every meeting of any independent board or authority, including, but not limited to, the housing authority, parking authority, redevelopment authority, planning board and board of adjustment, shall be prepared and forthwith delivered to the chief operating officer or mayor, as the case may be. No action taken at any such meeting shall have force or effect until 10 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, after the copy of the minutes shall have been so delivered. If, in that 10-day period, the chief operating officer or mayor returns the copy of the minutes with a veto of any action taken by the board or authority at the meeting, that action shall be null and void and of no force and effect. Following the completion of the 10-day period, those actions not vetoed shall be considered approved. d. To ensure the expeditious consideration of any decision by the planning board and zoning board of adjustment or any other independent board or authority on the part of the chief operating officer or mayor, as appropriate, the secretary of each board or authority shall forward a copy of each resolution adopted by each board or authority within five business days following the adoption thereof. For the purposes of the exercise of the veto power by the chief operating officer or mayor pursuant to subsection c. of this section, the 10-day period shall commence upon the receipt, by the chief operating officer or mayor, as appropriate, of those resolutions. L.2002,c.43,s.21.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BBB-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BBB-22 - Extension of review, appeal period for planning, zoning matters.

52:27BBB-22 Extension of review, appeal period for planning, zoning matters.  22. a. Any applicable period for review or appeal in connection with any application acted upon by either the planning board or zoning board, as the case may be, as provided for under the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), shall be extended to incorporate that amount of time taken by the chief operating officer in reviewing the minutes pursuant to subsection c. of section 21 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-21). b. In the event that the veto of the chief operating officer reverses an approval that has been granted by the planning board or board of adjustment, as the case may be, or allows an application that has otherwise been denied by either board, the chief operating officer shall direct the secretary of the planning board or board of adjustment, as the case may be, to notify the applicant, by certified mail, at the same time that the secretary receives the copy of the minutes with the veto from the chief operating officer pursuant to subsection c. of section 21 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-21). L.2002,c.43,s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BBB-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BBB-23 - Approval, veto of ordinance, resolution.

52:27BBB-23 Approval, veto of ordinance, resolution.  23. a. (1) (a) During the rehabilitation term, within three business days following each meeting of the governing body, a copy of each ordinance and resolution which has been adopted by the governing body shall be forwarded to the chief operating officer or mayor, as the case may be, who shall have 10 days from the receipt thereof to veto the ordinance or resolution, as the case may be. Any veto action by the chief operating officer or mayor shall be submitted to the governing body within 10 days of the veto. Within five business days thereafter, the governing body may override the veto by a two-thirds vote of the fully authorized membership thereof. (b) If, in the opinion of the chief operating officer, the action is contrary to the rehabilitation or economic recovery goals which justified the rehabilitation declaration, the chief operating officer can submit the action to the special arbitrator, who shall allow the action only upon a finding that the action is consistent with the rehabilitation and economic recovery of the qualified municipality. The decision of the special arbitrator shall not be subject to appeal. (2) During the economic recovery term, in addition to the normal procedures for adopting resolutions and ordinances set forth in the form of government of the qualified municipality, within three business days following each meeting of the governing body, a copy of each ordinance and resolution which has been adopted by the governing body shall be forwarded to the Commissioner of Community Affairs, who shall have 10 days from the receipt thereof to veto the ordinance or resolution, as the case may be. Any veto action by the commissioner shall be submitted to the governing body within 10 days of the veto. Within five business days thereafter, the governing body may override the veto by a two-thirds vote of the fully authorized membership thereof. The action by the commissioner regarding an ordinance pursuant to this paragraph shall supersede any action by the mayor on that same ordinance. b. The chief operating officer shall have full access to all municipal records and to municipal information from all officials and employees of the municipality. If the chief operating officer believes that an official or employee of the municipality is not answering the questions of the chief operating officer accurately or completely or is not furnishing information requested by the chief operating officer, the chief operating officer may notify the official or employee in writing to furnish answers to questions or to furnish documents or records, or both. If the official or employee refuses, the chief operating officer may seek a subpoena in the Superior Court, in a summary manner, to compel testimony and furnish records and documents. L.2002, c.43, s.23; amended 2009, c.337, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BBB-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BBB-24 - Hiring of nonpartisan, professional staff.

52:27BBB-24 Hiring of nonpartisan, professional staff.  24. The governing body, in conjunction with the Eagleton Institute of Politics and the Rand Institute at Rutgers, The State University, shall hire a non-partisan, professional staff to assist the governing body in the execution of its governmental functions and shall provide the staff with the computer hardware and software necessary to perform their assigned tasks. Computer equipment shall be provided at State expense. The staff members shall possess expertise in areas of municipal government operation, including but not limited to, municipal law, planning, social services, public health, public finance and public works administration. Candidates for appointment shall possess a college degree which is relevant to the position which may include, but not be limited to, business, law and public administration. Although a candidate may possess a law degree, staff members shall serve as subject matter experts to the governing body and shall not serve as legal counsel. The Eagleton Institute and the Rand Institute shall also provide comprehensive training for members of the governing body and the non-partisan, professional staff to better enable them to discharge their representative functions in the public interest. The State shall adequately compensate the Eagleton Institute and the Rand Institute for their services, subject to appropriation. L.2002,c.43,s.24.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BBB-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BBB-25 - Governing body to retain functions, powers, duties.

52:27BBB-25 Governing body to retain functions, powers, duties.  25. Unless otherwise provided pursuant to P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.), the governing body shall retain all functions, powers and duties prescribed to it pursuant to the charter and administrative code of the municipality, Titles 40 and 40A generally and specifically in the "Local Bond Law," N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq., the "Local Budget Law," N.J.S.40A:4-1 et seq., the "Local Fiscal Affairs Law," N.J.S.40A:5-1 et seq., the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), the "New Jersey Water Supply Public-Private Contracting Act," P.L.1995, c.101 (C.58:26-19 et seq.), any specific form of government law according to which the municipality is governed, and such other sections or other laws which govern municipal operation or administration. The governing body shall set the schedule and agenda for meetings of the governing body, which shall be duly advertised pursuant to the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.). Meetings of the governing body shall be presided over by the president of the governing body. The governing body and any other entity created by the municipality, including the planning board, zoning board of adjustment, personnel board, and any commission, council, redevelopment agency, or corporation, shall include in its agenda for meetings, all agenda items submitted by the chief operating officer.  L.2002, c.43, s.25; amended 2007, c.176, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BBB-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BBB-26 - Oversight, audit of qualified municipality.

52:27BBB-26 Oversight, audit of qualified municipality.  26. a. The director may provide for oversight or audit of the activities of each qualified municipality and report the findings to the Local Finance Board and the chief operating officer. The cost of providing oversight and audit functions shall be borne by the State. The power to negotiate collective bargaining agreements pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1981, c.211 (C.52:27BB-66.1) shall be vested in the chief operating officer. Collective bargaining agreements entered into by the municipality prior to the commencement of the rehabilitation term shall remain in force as provided in those agreements, except when otherwise expressly provided in P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.). b. The director may make grants to a municipality under rehabilitation, using such funds as may be available to the director, for the purposes of conducting studies or engaging consultants as may be authorized by P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.) to assist in rehabilitation, or those that the director and the chief operating officer or mayor, as appropriate, determine are necessary to the rehabilitation of the municipality. Grants may be made subject to conditions deemed necessary by the director. L.2002,c.43,s.26.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BBB-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BBB-28 - Ordinances authorizing debt subject to approval by local finance board.

52:27BBB-28 Ordinances authorizing debt subject to approval by local finance board.  28. During the rehabilitation term, all ordinances authorizing the issuance of debt shall be subject to approval of the Local Finance Board. Provisions of the "Local Bond Law," N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq., with regard to the introduction of bond ordinances shall be followed, and approval of the chief operating officer shall serve as approval of the bond ordinance for publication. After a public hearing held by the governing body and approval of a bond ordinance by the chief operating officer, the chief operating officer shall apply to the Local Finance Board for approval of the bond ordinance. No bond ordinance shall take effect without the approval of the Local Finance Board. Amendments to existing bond ordinances that do not increase the amount of bonded indebtedness may be approved by the chief operating officer without the approval of the Local Finance Board. L.2002,c.43,s.28.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BBB-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BBB-29 - Biannual report on progress.

52:27BBB-29 Biannual report on progress.  29. The chief operating officer shall biannually provide to the Local Finance Board a report on the progress of each qualified municipality toward achieving municipal rehabilitation and economic recovery. The director shall formally report annually to the Local Finance Board, the commissioner, the Attorney General, the treasurer, the Governor, each member of the governing body of each qualified municipality, including the mayor, each member of the county board of freeholders in the county in which the qualified municipality is situated, each member of the regional impact council, and each member of the Legislature on the municipality's progress towards achieving these goals. The reports may also include recommendations to the Legislature by the chief operating officer for specific changes to the law that the chief operating officer believes would facilitate the goal of rehabilitating the qualified municipality. L.2002,c.43,s.29.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BBB-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BBB-30 - Community advisory committee.

52:27BBB-30 Community advisory committee.  30. The mayor of each qualified municipality and the chief operating officer shall establish a community advisory committee in order to provide an efficient means of eliciting citizen input in the rehabilitation and economic recovery and community development of that municipality, which shall exist while the qualified municipality is under rehabilitation and economic recovery. The community advisory committee shall consist of 13 members as follows: three to be appointed by the Commissioner of Community Affairs; three by the governing body; and three by the chief operating officer. The mayor shall serve as an ex officio member of the committee and shall appoint an additional three members. Members shall serve for a term of five years. Membership of the committee shall include representatives of the municipality's neighborhood, business, labor, faith-based, civic, and public interest organizations. No fewer than three members of the committee shall represent private businesses situated within the qualified municipality. The committee shall meet not less than twice a year, at the pleasure of the chief operating officer, and shall assist the chief operating officer in the conduct of the municipal management study pursuant to section 12 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-12) and such other functions as are assigned to it by the chief operating officer. L.2002,c.43,s.30.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BBB-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BBB-31 - Cooperation of State agencies with chief operating officer.

52:27BBB-31 Cooperation of State agencies with chief operating officer.  31. a. All State departments and agencies, to the extent not inconsistent with law and within budget constraints, shall cooperate with the chief operating officer and respond to requests for such information and assistance as are necessary to accomplish the purposes of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.). b. Notwithstanding any law or regulation to the contrary, during the period of rehabilitation and economic recovery, each State department, agency, or authority shall supersede existing priority setting or ranking systems to place applications from the qualified municipality in the highest priority or ranking category for award or approval of grants, benefits, loans, projects, including highway, roads, sewer and other infrastructure projects or other considerations that would benefit the municipality. This shall be done to the greatest extent possible to benefit the municipality. L.2002,c.43,s.31.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BBB-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BBB-32 - Immunity from liability for State officer, employee.

52:27BBB-32 Immunity from liability for State officer, employee.  32. The State shall not be liable in tort, contract or in the nature of tort for any action or inaction involving the rehabilitation or revitalization of the municipality. The chief operating officer, assistant chief operating officer, and any State officer or employee involved in the rehabilitation or revitalization of the municipality shall not be liable in tort, contract or in the nature of tort personally or as State employees for any action or inaction involving the rehabilitation or revitalization of the municipality. This section shall not be construed to preclude an aggrieved person from maintaining an action in tort, contract or in the nature of tort against the chief operating officer or a State officer or employee involved in the rehabilitation or revitalization of the municipality, as municipal employees. For purposes of those actions the chief operating officer, appointees of the chief operating officer pursuant to subsection g. of section 9 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-9), and any State officer or employee involved in the rehabilitation shall be deemed officers or employees of the municipality and shall be entitled to the defenses and immunities as provided under the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq. and the "New Jersey Contractual Liability Act," N.J.S.59:13-1 et seq. for public employees and shall be entitled to defense and indemnification by the municipality as provided to other municipal employees. L.2002,c.43,s.32.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BBB-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BBB-33 - Utilization of available mechanisms to facilitate communications.

52:27BBB-33 Utilization of available mechanisms to facilitate communications.  33. The commissioner shall utilize available mechanisms, such as the Urban Coordinating Council, to coordinate and facilitate communications between the chief operating officer and the various State departments and agencies. L.2002,c.43,s.33.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BBB-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BBB-34 - Municipality to remain body corporate and politic; elections.

52:27BBB-34 Municipality to remain body corporate and politic; elections.  34. a. Notwithstanding that a municipality has been placed under rehabilitation and economic recovery under P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.), the municipality shall remain a body corporate and politic in the same manner as existed prior to rehabilitation and economic recovery. b. Nothing in P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.) shall be construed to interrupt the holding of regular elections of the governing body, mayor or other chief executive officer. L.2002,c.43,s.34.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BBB-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BBB-35 - Agreement between library and county for operation.

52:27BBB-35 Agreement between library and county for operation.  35. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the governing body of any qualified municipality in which a free public library has been established pursuant to R.S.40:54-1 et seq. situated in a county in which a free county library has been established pursuant to R.S.40:33-1 et seq. and in which is situated a qualified municipality may enter into an agreement with the governing body of the county, acting on behalf of the county library commission, for the county library to assume responsibility for the administration and operation of the municipal library system. The agreement shall provide for those financial arrangements necessary in order to assure a smooth transition from municipal to county operation and the transfer of library personnel from the municipal, to the county library system. L.2002,c.43,s.35.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:27BBB-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:27BBB-37 - Duties of board.

52:27BBB-37 Duties of board.  37. The duties of the board shall include, but not be limited to: a. in consultation with the chief operating officer and the mayor, the preparation of the capital improvement and infrastructure master plan, identification of resources necessary to assure its implementation, marshaling of efforts of public and private entities which operate within the qualified municipality, and performance of any other tasks requested by the chief operating officer to assure the efficient use of, and maximum access to, public resources in order to assure the economic recovery of the qualified municipality; b. the preparation of a strategic revitalization plan for the qualified municipality in accordance with the provisions of section 38 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-38);  c. the review and approval of plans submitted by any institution of higher education as a prerequisite for the receipt of funding pursuant to P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.). The approval of these plans shall not be unreasonably or arbitrarily withheld; d. the review, on a timely basis, of all programs or projects undertaken pursuant to P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.), including but not limited to development and redevelopment efforts, including commercial, residential and industrial projects, facilities or sites, the issuance of any loan, grant or other equity investment pursuant to P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.) or any other State appropriation or allocation for the qualified municipality; e. the preparation of project lists and financial plans in accordance with the provisions of section 45 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-44);  f. the review of all recommendations, studies or other proposals related to the purposes of, and undertaken pursuant to P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.); and g. the engagement, through contract or other appropriate means, of those professionals or organizations whose expertise and experience would prove essential to achieving a comprehensive and strategic economic development plan.  L.2002,c.43,s.37.