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NJ Rev Stat § 40A:4-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:4-3.1 - Municipalities, operation under State, calendar fiscal year.

40A:4-3.1 Municipalities, operation under State, calendar fiscal year.  2. a. Except as provided in subsection b. or c. of this section, any municipality operating under the State fiscal year as of January 1, 1997 shall continue to operate under the State fiscal year; and any municipality which was required to change to the State fiscal year but failed to implement the change shall continue to operate under the calendar year fiscal year. b. Any municipality may apply to the Local Finance Board for approval to convert to the State fiscal year, and the Board shall approve the conversion if it finds it is in the interest of the taxpayers of the municipality to change. Any municipality whose fiscal year is changed pursuant to this section shall prepare a transition year budget to cover the period between January 1 and June 30 prior to the beginning of its first State fiscal year. c. A municipality operating under the State fiscal year, and which has adopted an ordinance pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of P.L.1991, c.75 (C.40A:4-3.2) (as amended by section 2 of P.L.2008, c.92), may apply to the Local Finance Board for approval to revert to a calendar fiscal year, commencing on January 1 of the succeeding calendar year. The Board shall approve the reversion after verification that ordinances have properly been adopted and that the municipality is poised to make a six-month transition year budget. A municipality that reverts to a calendar fiscal year pursuant to this subsection shall prepare a six-month transition year budget to cover the fiscal period between July 1 and December 31 immediately prior to the beginning of the calendar fiscal year. A municipality that reverts to a calendar fiscal year pursuant to the provisions of this section shall: (1) not issue bonds, notes or any other form of borrowing to finance that reversion; (2) limit the municipal tax levy to an amount within the lower and upper amounts calculated by multiplying one-half the levy of the municipality for the current State fiscal year by .95 and 1.05, unless a different amount is approved by the director. The tax collector in consultation with the chief financial officer shall compute the estimated tax levy range for the municipality to use for the transition year; (3) limit total appropriations during the transition year budget to an amount within the lower and upper amounts calculated by multiplying one-half the total appropriations for the municipality for the current State fiscal year by .95 and 1.25, unless a different amount is approved by the director. The chief financial officer shall compute the estimated total appropriations range for the municipality to use for the transition year. L.1991, c.75, s.2; amended 2000, c.126, s.16; 2008, c.92, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:4-3.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:4-3.2 - Adoption of State, calendar fiscal year by ordinance.

40A:4-3.2 Adoption of State, calendar fiscal year by ordinance.  3. a. Any municipality for which the fiscal year is not changed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.75 (C.40A:4-3.1) may, by ordinance, adopt a State fiscal year. The ordinance shall be introduced prior to or concurrently with the introduction of the municipal budget to take effect in the current calendar year, except that in the first year following the effective date of P.L.1991, c.75 (C.40A:4-3.1 et al.), the director shall establish the last date for introduction of the ordinance. The ordinance may be introduced and adopted according to the same time schedule as the annual budget of the municipality, which shall be a transition year budget, and shall be filed with the director upon final adoption. The ordinance shall not be subject to referendum. b. A municipality operating under the State fiscal year pursuant to an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section may, by ordinance, revert to a calendar fiscal year. After the adoption of the ordinance authorizing the reversion to a calendar fiscal year, the municipality shall apply to the Local Finance Board for approval to revert to a calendar fiscal year, commencing on January 1 of the succeeding calendar year. The Board shall approve the reversion after verification that ordinances have properly been adopted and that the municipality is poised to make a six-month transition year budget. A municipality that reverts to a calendar fiscal year pursuant to this subsection shall prepare a six-month transition year budget to cover the period between July 1 and December 31 immediately prior to the beginning of the calendar fiscal year. A municipality that reverts to a calendar fiscal year pursuant to the provisions of this section shall: (1) not issue bonds, notes or any other form of borrowing to finance that reversion; (2) limit the municipal tax levy to an amount within the lower and upper amounts calculated by multiplying one-half the levy of the municipality for the current State fiscal year by .95 and 1.05, unless a different amount is approved by the director. The tax collector in consultation with the chief financial officer shall compute the estimated tax levy range for the municipality to use for the transition year; (3) limit total appropriations during the transition year budget to an amount within the lower and upper amounts calculated by multiplying one-half the total appropriations for the municipality for the current State fiscal year by .95 and 1.25, unless a different amount is approved by the director. The chief financial officer shall compute the estimated total appropriations range for the municipality to use for the transition year. L.1991, c.75, s.3; amended 2008, c.92, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:4-3.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:4-3.4 - Report to Legislature on which municipalities have adopted State fiscal year

40A:4-3.4. Report to Legislature on which municipalities have adopted State fiscal year  1. On or before October 15, 1992 and for five years annually thereafter, the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs shall issue a preliminary report to the Legislature regarding which municipalities have adopted the State fiscal year, as authorized pursuant to P.L.1991, c.75 (C.40A:4-3.1 et al.) during that calendar year. On or before February 1, next succeeding that calendar year and for five years annually thereafter, the director shall issue a final report to the Legislature for that previous calendar year. Data for any municipality for which complete data are not reported in the February 1 final report shall be reported in the succeeding October 15 preliminary report in those years in which a preliminary report is required to be issued, as set forth hereunder. On or before February 1, 1998 and annually thereafter, the division shall issue one annual report, which shall be included as part of the annual report of the Division of Local Government Services. The director shall set forth in the report those municipalities which have issued or in which an ordinance has been proposed authorizing the issuance of "fiscal year adjustment bonds," as authorized pursuant to section 5 of that act, the following information:  a. the amount of the proposed or issued "fiscal year adjustment bonds"; b. the amount of the actual or proposed issuance costs; c. the amount of the actual or proposed total issue; d. the amount of the proposed interest costs; e. the proposed total costs of the issue; f. the proposed or actual interest rate; g. the proposed or actual term; h. the current amount of tax anticipation notes outstanding; i. the current credit ratings by Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poors Corporation;  j. whether there is bond insurance for the issue; k. the method of issuance; l. the amount of outstanding debt prior to issue; m. the percentage of net debt prior to issue; n. the percentage of net debt following issue; o. the amounts paid or to be paid to the financial advisor, the bond counsel, the local attorney, the accountant, the auditor, and the underwriter; p. the amounts paid or to be paid for any other issuance costs; and q. identification of the financial advisor, the bond counsel, the local attorney, the accountant, the auditor, and the underwriter.  L.1992,c.26.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:4-3.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:4-3.5 - Actions by director.

40A:4-3.5 Actions by director.  3. The Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs shall take such action as the director deems necessary and consistent with the intent of P.L.2008, c.92 (C.40A:4-3.5 et al.) to implement its provisions. L.2008, c.92, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:4-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:4-4 - Procedures for adoption of budget

40A:4-4. Procedures for adoption of budget  All budgets shall be introduced, approved, amended and adopted by resolution passed by not less than a majority of the full membership of the governing body. The procedure shall be as follows: a. Introduction and approval. b. Public advertising. c. Public hearing. d. Amendments and public hearings, if required. e. Adoption. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:4-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:4-5 - Introduction and approval of annual budget.

40A:4-5 Introduction and approval of annual budget.  40A:4-5. The governing body shall introduce and approve the annual budget: a. In the case of a county, not later than January 26 of the calendar fiscal year. b. In the case of a municipality, not later than February 10 of the calendar fiscal year; and, in the case of a municipality which operates on the State fiscal year, not later than August 10. The budget shall be introduced in writing at a meeting of the governing body. Approval thereof shall constitute a first reading which may be by title. Three certified copies of the approved budget shall be transmitted to the director, within three days after approval, together with the governing body's certification that the local unit's hiring practices comply with the "Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964," as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000 et seq. (Apr. 25, 2012). Upon the approval of the budget by the governing body, it shall fix the time and place for the holding of a public hearing upon the budget. amended 1964, c.78, s.1; 1991, c.75, s.9; 1994, c.72, s.7; 2017, c.183.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:4-5.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:4-5.1 - Local budget date extension.

40A:4-5.1 Local budget date extension.  1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, in the Department of Community Affairs, hereinafter the "director," may, with the approval of the Local Finance Board, in the Department of Community Affairs, extend the dates for the introduction and approval, and for the adoption, of county and municipal budgets, for any local fiscal year, beyond the dates required under the "Local Budget Law" (N.J.S.40A:4-1 et seq.). b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, whenever a Public Health Emergency pursuant to the "Emergency Health Powers Act," P.L.2005, c.222 (C.26:13-1 et seq.) or a State of Emergency pursuant to P.L.1942, c.251 (C.App.A:9-33 et seq.), or both, has been declared by the Governor and is in effect, the director may extend the statutory dates for the introduction and approval, and adoption, of county and municipal budgets without the approval of the Local Finance Board. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the governing body of a local unit may adopt the budget for that unit at any time within 10 days after the director has certified his approval thereof and returned the same, if the certification is later than the date of the advertised hearing. L.1989, c.31, s.1; amended 1991, c.75, s.10; 2020, c.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:4-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:4-6 - Advertisement of budget

40A:4-6. Advertisement of budget  40A:4-6. Every budget shall be advertised after approval. The advertisement shall contain a copy of the budget or a budget summary as provided in section 12 of P.L.1995, c.259 (C.40A:4-6.1), and shall set forth the date, the time and the place of the hearing. It shall be published at least 10 days prior to the date fixed therefor; in the case of a municipality, in a newspaper published and circulating in the municipality, if there be one, and if not, in a newspaper published in the county and circulating in the municipality; in the case of a county, in a newspaper published in the county seat, if there be one, and if not, in a newspaper published in the county and having a substantial circulation therein. L.1960, c.169, s.1; amended 1995,c.259,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:4-6.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:4-6.1 - Satisfaction of advertisement of budget requirements

40A:4-6.1. Satisfaction of advertisement of budget requirements  12. The governing body of a municipality or county may satisfy the advertisement requirements for the introduction and passage of a budget in the following manner: a. The publication of a summary pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.40A:4-6 citing: (1) The totals of the major sections of the budget, including but not limited to, operating expenses, capital improvement appropriations, salaries and wages, and surplus for the previous and current budget years; (2) The amount of any principal and interest of any debt to be paid in the current budget year and the total amount of debt remaining; (3) The total number of persons employed in the previous budget year and the total number estimated to be employed in the current budget year, the municipal purposes property tax levy of the previous budget year and the estimated municipal purposes property tax levy of the current budget year, the total amount to be raised by taxation and the total amount to be received from other sources in the current budget year, and the total appropriations of the previous year's budget and of the current year's budget; and (4) The location, phone number and office hours of the principal municipal or county building where copies of the budget will be available to the public and the name of the person or the office to be contacted if a person wants to receive a copy of the budget by mail. b. The name of the municipality or county and the budget title shall be printed in bold 16 point typeface and the remainder of the summary shall be printed in bold 8 point typeface. L.1995,c.259,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:4-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:4-7 - Time of public hearing

40A:4-7. Time of public hearing  No budget shall be adopted until a public hearing has been held thereon and taxpayers and all persons having an interest therein shall have been given an opportunity to present objections. Such hearing shall be held not less than 18 days in the case of a county, and not less than 28 days in the case of a municipality, after the approval of the budget. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:4-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:4-8 - Public hearing; time and place.

40A:4-8 Public hearing; time and place.  40A:4-8. The public hearing shall be held at the time and place specified in the advertisement thereof, but may be adjourned from time to time until the hearing is closed. The budget shall be read, at the public hearing in full, or it may be read by its title, if 1. At least one week prior to the date of the hearing and at the hearing, a complete copy of the approved budget, a. shall be made available for public inspection, and  b. shall be made available to each person upon request, and 2. The governing body shall, by resolution passed by not less than a majority of the full membership, determine that the budget shall be read by its title and declare that the conditions set forth in subsection 1. of this section have been met. After closing the hearing, the governing body may adopt the budget, by title without amendments, or may approve amendments as provided in N.J.S.40A:4-9 before adoption. amended 1964, c.78, s.2; 1995, c.259, s.9; 2015, c.95, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:4-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:4-9 - Amendments to budget

40A:4-9. Amendments to budget  40A:4-9. a. Amendments to budgets required by the director may be made prior to the time of holding the public hearing on the budget, without public advertisement. b. The governing body may amend the budget during or after the public hearing. All amendments shall be read in full and shall be forthwith submitted to the director. c. Except as provided in subsection e. of this section, no amendment by the governing body shall be effective until taxpayers and all persons having an interest therein shall have been granted a public hearing thereon, if such amendment shall: 1. add a new item of appropriation in an amount in excess of 1% of the total amount of appropriations as stated in the approved budget, or 2. increase or decrease any item of appropriation by more than 10%, or 3. increase the amount to be raised by taxes by more than 5%, unless the same is made to include an emergency temporary appropriation only. Notice of hearing on any amendment shall be advertised at least three days before the date set therefor. Any such amendment must be published in full or by a summary pursuant to subsection d. of this section in the same manner as an original publication and must be read in full at the hearing and before adoption. d. The governing body of a municipality or county may satisfy the publication requirements for an amendment by publishing a summary stating the main provisions of the amendment and the location, telephone number and office hours of the principal municipal or county building where copies of the amendment are available and the name of the person or office to be contacted if a person wants to receive a copy of the amendment by mail. The summary shall be published in the manner provided in subsection b. of section 12 of P.L.1995, c.259 (C.40A:4-6.1). e. Amendments to budgets required by the director after certification of State aid amounts, for the purpose of appropriating State aid revenue to be received by the municipality in the local budget year that may have the effect of reducing the amount required to be raised by taxation for local purposes, may be made without public advertisement or public hearing. L.1960, c.169, s.1; amended 1964,c.78,s.3; 1995,c.259,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:4-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:4-10 - Adoption of budget; public inspection.

40A:4-10 Adoption of budget; public inspection.  40A:4-10. No budget or amendment thereof shall be adopted unless the director shall have previously certified his approval thereof. Final adoption shall be by resolution adopted by a majority of the full membership of the governing body, and may be by title where the procedures required by N.J.S.40A:4-8 and N.J.S.40A:4-9 or section 12 of P.L.1995, c.259 (C.40A:4-6.1), as applicable, have been followed. The budget shall be adopted in the case of a county not later than February 25, and in the case of a municipality not later than March 20 of the calendar fiscal year or September 20 of the State fiscal year, except that the governing body may adopt the budget at any time within 10 days after the director shall have certified his approval thereof and returned the same, if such certification shall be later than the date of the advertised hearing. If, in the case of a municipality which operates on the State fiscal year, the governing body fails to adopt the budget within the permitted time, the chief financial officer of the local unit shall so notify the director the next working day after the expiration of the permitted time. Copies of the budget, as adopted, in such form and in such quantity as determined by the Local Finance Board, shall be transmitted to the director within three days after adoption. Upon adoption, the budget shall constitute an appropriation for the purposes stated therein and an authorization of the amount to be raised by taxation for the purposes of the local unit. The adopted budget shall be provided for public inspection on the local unit's website, if one exists, or, if one does not exist, the budget shall be provided for public inspection on the website of the Department of Community Affairs, and made available online and in print as required by this section in a "user-friendly" summary format using plain language. In addition to the current year adopted budget, the local unit's adopted budgets of the immediately preceding three budget years also shall be provided for public inspection on the local unit's website, if one exists, or, if one does not exist, those budgets also shall be provided for public inspection on the website of the Department of Community Affairs. Any adopted budget posted online pursuant to this section shall remain posted online for the duration of the local budget year. The Local Finance Board shall promulgate a "user-friendly," plain language summary format for use by local units for this purpose pursuant to section 39 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:5-48). amended 1964, c.78, s.4; 1991, c.75, s.11; 1994, c.72, s.8; 1995, c.259, s.11; 2007, c.63, s.38; 2011, c.7, s.1; 2015, c.95, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:4-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:4-11 - Budget to be transmitted to county board

40A:4-11. Budget to be transmitted to county board  40A:4-11. The clerk of the local unit shall transmit a certified copy of the budget, as adopted, to the county board not later than 15 days following the adoption of the budget.  L.1960, c.169, s.1; amended 1991,c.75,s.12; 1994,c.72,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 40A:4-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40A - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40A:4-12 - Amount to be raised by taxation for local purposes

40A:4-12. Amount to be raised by taxation for local purposes  The amount to be raised by taxation, as stated in the county budget, shall be the amount to be raised by taxation for county purposes. The amount to be raised by taxation, as stated in the municipal budget, shall be the amount to be raised by taxation for municipal purposes and for school purposes where school district costs are required to be included in the municipal budget. These taxes shall be assessed, levied and collected within the respective taxing districts in the manner prescribed by law. L.1960, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1962.