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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-60 - Rejection of articles failing to comply with standards

52:27B-60. Rejection of articles failing to comply with standards
Any using agency may reject any article delivered or tendered which fails to comply with the standards and specifications applicable to such article.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 6, p. 307, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-61 - Schedules and contracts; bids; payment

52:27B-61. Schedules and contracts; bids; payment
Each using agency shall, at all times, in the form and for the periods prescribed by the director, present to him detailed applications and schedules for all articles to be purchased. The director shall then arrange such schedules or parts thereof for purchase and contract, in the manner best calculated to attract competition and advantageous prices. He shall award contracts or orders for purchase to the lowest responsible bidder meeting all specifications and conditions. He shall have authority to reject any or all bids or to award in whole or in part if deemed to the best interest of the State to do so. In case of tie bids, he shall have authority to award orders or contracts to the vendor or vendors best meeting all specifications and conditions. Public bids shall not be waived except with the written approval of the commissioner and except after notice in writing to the State Auditor. The director shall prescribe the terms and conditions for delivery, inspection, payment and all other detail whatsoever. In purchases of fresh milk and as a condition thereof, the director shall require each vendor to certify in writing that he purchased during the immediately preceding year fresh milk produced within the State at least equal in amount to the amount he seeks to furnish to the using agency, and, in addition, to agree to purchase during the year in which he proposes to furnish such milk to the using agency an amount of fresh milk produced within the State at least equal to the amount he proposes to furnish to the using agency plus an amount equal to the amount, if any, he shall be required to furnish to any other using agency.
Upon the award of contracts or orders for purchase, the director shall thereupon make an encumbrance request to the commissioner for the amount necessary to defray the cost thereof, indicating the appropriations or authorizations to spend funds against which the contract or purchase order will be charged.
The bills for such purchases shall be apportioned by the director among the using agencies in proportion to the purchases made therefor, and certified as apportioned to the commissioner, to be charged against the respective appropriations or authorizations to spend as indicated by the certificate of the director. The bills therefor shall be paid by warrant check of the commissioner and State Treasurer.
Nothing in this article shall be construed to repeal or otherwise affect any law of this State relating to the purchase or use of the products of the labor of the inmates of a charitable, reformatory or penal institution of this State.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 6, p. 307, s. 9. Amended by L.1964, c. 194, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-62 - Insurance

52:27B-62. Insurance
The director shall, subject to the approval of the commissioner, effect and maintain insurance against loss or damage by fire upon the State House and the contents thereof in such sum as may be deemed necessary. The director is hereby authorized, and it shall be his duty, after consultation with the heads of State departments and agencies, to purchase and secure all necessary casualty insurance, marine insurance, fire insurance, fidelity bonds, and any other insurance necessary for the safeguarding of the interest of the State. He is hereby authorized, subject to the commissioner's supervision and approval, to establish, in the Division of Purchase and Property, a bureau to administer a centralized system of insurance for all departments and agencies of the State Government.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 6, p. 308, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-63 - Existing contracts to be completed

52:27B-63. Existing contracts to be completed
All contracts and purchase orders heretofore awarded by the State Purchase Commissioner and all operative State insurance contracts, which are outstanding and uncompleted when this act takes effect, shall continue and be completed under the terms thereof by the director of the Division of Purchase and Property.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 6, p. 308, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-64 - Powers and duties vested in State house commission transferred

52:27B-64. Powers and duties vested in State house commission transferred
12. The powers and duties vested in the State House Commission by sections 52:20-7, 52:20-13, 52:20-14, 52:20-20 and 52:20-25 of the Revised Statutes are hereby transferred to the General Services Administration and the administrator thereof.
The administrator, with the commissioner's approval, shall to every practicable extent arrange, and from time to time rearrange, the office space assigned to the various departments and other agencies of the State Government in a manner to provide for the most efficient conduct of the business of such departments and agencies. The leasing of office space shall be done in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1992, c.130 (C.52:18A-191.1 et al.).
L.1944,c.112,s.12; amended 1992,c.130,s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-65 - Right-of-way over lands acquired by State

52:27B-65. Right-of-way over lands acquired by State
Whenever land is acquired by the State pursuant to any law and the owner of any portion of the land adjacent thereto has not a prescribed right-of-way from his lands and over the land so acquired by the State to any public highway, the owner of the lands and the State Treasurer and the commissioner, representing the State, may agree upon a right-of-way, which agreement shall be reduced to writing and signed by the parties thereto and filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk as deeds and mortgages are filed and recorded.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 6, p. 309, s. 13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-66 - Sales of personal property; claims

52:27B-66. Sales of personal property; claims
The director may, with the approval of the commissioner, sell any personal property in the possession of the State which is perishable in character and from which no revenue is derived, at public sale, after the same shall have been advertised at least ten days in a newspaper published in the city of Trenton and all persons claiming any lien or interest in such property shall take notice of the same at their peril. If any person shall thereafter establish a claim to any interest in the goods so sold according to law, the fund received from such sale shall be liable for the space of one year from the date of the sale for such interest or claim. All claims and interest in such property, other than that provided in this section, shall be forever barred. The sum realized from the sale shall, after the expiration of the period of one year, be covered into the State treasury.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 6, p. 309, s. 14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-67 - Transfer of personal property to departments, etc.

52:27B-67. Transfer of personal property to departments, etc.
Whenever, in the opinion of the director, any personal property in the custody and control of any State department, institution, commission, board, body, or other agency of the State is deemed surplus, obsolete or not longer suitable for the purpose for which it was intended, he may make a transfer of the custody and control of such personal property to any other State department, institution, commission, board, body, or other agency of the State by which the property so reported may be advantageously used.
Whenever such property so reported cannot be used by any State department, institution, commission, board, body or other agency of the State, the director may, with the commissioner's approval and after notification in writing to the State Auditor, dispose thereof, and thereupon the director shall pay the proceeds arising from such disposition into the general fund of the State.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 6, p. 309, s. 15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-68 - Director to provide rules and regulations.

52:27B-68 Director to provide rules and regulations.
16. The director shall provide by rule and regulation, subject to the commissioner's approval, for the use and disposal of property which, pursuant to any law of this State, has been seized and forfeited and which has been turned over to the director. Whenever such seized and forfeited property has been turned over to the director, he may, by order, retain the property for the benefit of State institutions and other boards, commissions, agencies and instrumentalities of the State Government; but if, in the opinion of the commissioner, the property can to the greater advantage of the State be sold, the director may cause the same to be sold at public auction at a time and place to be designated by the director, notice of which sale shall be given at least three days before the sale, by publication at least once in a newspaper published in the city of Trenton. The proceeds of any such sale shall be turned over to the treasurer of the State for the use of the State. L.1944, c.112, s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-68.1 - Purchasing Federal surplus property

52:27B-68.1. Purchasing Federal surplus property
The Director of the Division of Purchase and Property of the Department of Taxation and Finance is hereby empowered to use the facilities of the State Purchase Revolving Fund in the acquisition of Federal surplus property for State purposes.
L.1946, c. 144, p. 681, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-68.2 - Appropriation

52:27B-68.2. Appropriation
There is hereby appropriated out of the earnings derived from the Federal surplus transactions to the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property such sums as may be necessary to defray the administrative cost and expenses incident to the acquisition of such Federal surplus property.
L.1946, c. 144, p. 681, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-69.1 - Authority to hold office as member of local government board and municipal office

52:27B-69.1. Authority to hold office as member of local government board and municipal office
It shall be lawful for a member of the Local Government Board in the Division of Local Government in the State Department of the Treasury who has been or shall be selected by reason of his experience either as a member of a municipal governing body or as a municipal official, to hold simultaneously his office as a member of the said local government board and a municipal office.
L.1964, c. 252, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-69.2 - Authority to hold office as member of local government board and county office

52:27B-69.2. Authority to hold office as member of local government board and county office
It shall be lawful for a member of the Local Government Board in the Division of Local Government in the State Department of the Treasury who has been or shall be selected by reason of his experience either as a member of a county governing body or as a county official, to hold simultaneously his office as a member of the said local government board and a county office.
L.1964, c. 252, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-69.3 - Conflict of interest; abstention from voting; challenge of right to vote

52:27B-69.3. Conflict of interest; abstention from voting; challenge of right to vote
Nothing contained in this act shall be deemed to prevent a member of the said local government board who is also a municipal or county officer, from abstaining from voting in any matter in which he believes he has a conflict of duty or interest, nor to prevent a challenge of a right to vote on that account under the principles of the common law or any statute.
L.1964, c. 252, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-69.4 - Applicability of act

52:27B-69.4. Applicability of act
This act shall be applicable to persons now holding membership in the said local government board as well as to members of the said board heretofore or hereafter appointed and qualified into the said office of member of the said local government board.
L.1964, c. 252, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-70 - Director; appointment; removal

52:27B-70. Director; appointment; removal
The administrative head of the Division of Local Government shall be the director who shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve until the next Governor shall be elected and qualified and until the director's successor shall be appointed and qualified, but the Governor shall have the power to remove the director for cause.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 7, p. 311, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-71 - Compensation of director

52:27B-71. Compensation of director
The director shall receive an annual compensation, fixed by the commissioner, of not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00).
L.1944, c. 112, art. 7, p. 311, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-72 - Compensation of members of Local Government Board

52:27B-72. Compensation of members of Local Government Board
The members of the Local Government Board shall each receive such compensation as shall be provided by law.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 7, p. 311, s. 4. Amended by L.1962, c. 65, s. 13, eff. July 1, 1962.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-73 - Powers and duties

52:27B-73. Powers and duties
The powers and duties of the Local Government Board shall be the same as heretofore, and the powers and duties of the director shall be the same as those heretofore vested in the Commissioner of Local Government, except that the board and the director shall be under the general supervisory authority of the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 7, p. 311, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-74 - Reports

52:27B-74. Reports
The director and the board shall make an annual report to the commissioner of the work of the division and the financial condition of counties and municipalities. The report shall include such recommended changes and legislation pertaining to local government as may seem proper and desirable. The director shall also publish annually a report of comparative financial statistics of local government tabulated to show the costs of government, the costs of principal services, the amount of debt and other pertinent data.
The annual report and the report of local financial statistics shall be published for general distribution. The director may make a reasonable charge for copies of the annual reports to cover costs of printing.
The director shall make such special reports as the commissioner may request.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 7, p. 311, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-75 - Assistants

52:27B-75. Assistants
The director of each division in the Department of Taxation and Finance shall have authority to appoint such clerical and other assistants as he may deem necessary to the division's work and to fix their duties, all of whom shall be subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 312, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-76 - Commissioner may exercise powers of directors

52:27B-76. Commissioner may exercise powers of directors
Any power which may be vested in a director of any division in the Department of Taxation and Finance may be exercised by the commissioner. To the extent that the commissioner exercises such power the power of the director shall be superseded.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 312, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-77 - Oath of commissioner and directors; bond

52:27B-77. Oath of commissioner and directors; bond
Before entering upon his duties, the commissioner and each division director shall make and subscribe an oath, to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, that he will faithfully, impartially and without fear, favor or prejudice discharge the duties of his office and carefully preserve all records, papers, writings, or property intrusted to him by virtue of his office, and make such disposition of them as may be required by law.
The commissioner and each division director shall give bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. Each bond shall be approved by the Governor and shall be in an amount, fixed by the Governor, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00). The Governor shall have authority to require any other employee of the department to give bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties, which bond shall be approved by the Governor and the amount thereof fixed by him. The premiums on bonds provided for herein shall be paid by the State.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 312, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-78 - Reports and certifications

52:27B-78. Reports and certifications
Unless specifically provided otherwise in this act or by any operative law, whenever, pursuant to existing law, reports and certifications are required to be made to a department, board or officer whose powers and duties are herein transferred, such reports and certifications shall hereafter be required to be filed with the director of the appropriate division, in the Department of Taxation and Finance, through whom such transferred powers and duties are to be exercised pursuant to this act.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 313, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-79 - Transfer of employees to Department of Taxation and Finance

52:27B-79. Transfer of employees to Department of Taxation and Finance
All persons employed, when this act takes effect, in a department or other agency which is transferred, or whose powers, duties and functions are transferred, to the Department of Taxation and Finance by this act are hereby transferred to the Department of Taxation and Finance. Persons so transferred shall be assigned to such duties as the commissioner shall determine.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 313, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-80 - Rights under other acts

52:27B-80. Rights under other acts
Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any persons of any rights or protection provided them by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes or by any pension law or retirement system or any other law.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 313, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-81 - Transfer of files, etc., to Department of Taxation and Finance

52:27B-81. Transfer of files, etc., to Department of Taxation and Finance
All files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property of departments or other agencies which are transferred to the Department of Taxation and Finance by this act shall, to the extent that the powers and duties of such departments or other agencies are herein transferred, be transferred to the Department of Taxation and Finance upon the effective date of this act.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 313, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-82 - Transfers of appropriations

52:27B-82. Transfers of appropriations
To the extent necessary to carry out the intent and provisions of this act, the commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, may make transfers of appropriations, in whole or in part, made to any department, board, officer or other agency affected by the provisions of this act.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 313, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-83 - Reduction of salary where commissioner holds other office

52:27B-83. Reduction of salary where commissioner holds other office
In the event that a person appointed and serving as commissioner or as a director shall hold another State office or position, his salary as commissioner or director shall be reduced by the amount paid to him as the holder of such other office or position.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 314, s. 9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-84 - Repeals

52:27B-84. Repeals
The following sections of the Revised Statutes, as amended, are repealed: 52:18-22, 52:18-23; 52:19-16 to 52:19-36, inclusive; 52:20-3, 52:20-8, 52:20-9, 52:20-10, 52:20-11, 52:20-12, 52:20-16; 52:22-1 to 52:22-22, inclusive; 52:23-1 to 52:23-16, inclusive; 52:25-7, 52:25-8, 52:25-9, 52:25-10, 52:25-15, 52:25-17, 52:25-18, 52:25-19, 52:25-20, 52:25-21, 52:25-22, 52:25-24; 52:31-1, 52:31-7, 52:31-9, 52:31-10, 52:31-11; 54:1-3, 54:1-4, 54:1-5.
Sections eight and twelve of an act entitled "An act creating a State department of local government, prescribing its powers and duties, and transferring to it certain powers and duties vested in the State Auditor," approved May ninth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight (P.L.1938, c. 158), are repealed.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 314, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27B-85 - Effective date

52:27B-85. Effective date
This act shall take effect July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four. Any appointment and any confirmation of any appointment permitted by this act may be made after the enactment thereof.
L.1944, c. 112, art. 8, p. 314, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-2 - Definitions

52:27BB-2. Definitions
As used in this act, unless the context indicates otherwise:
"Department" means the State Department of Community Affairs.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner and head of the State Department of Community Affairs.
"Division" means the Division of Local Finance in the State Department of Community Affairs.
"Director" means the administrative head of the Division of Local Finance in the State Department of Community Affairs.
"Board" means the Local Finance Board of the Division of Local Finance in the State Department of Community Affairs.
"Governing body" means, in the case of a county, the board of chosen freeholders, and in the case of a municipality, the body exercising general legislative and administrative authority within the municipality, and in the case of a county or municipal authority, the body exercising general legislative and administrative authority over the actions of said county or municipal authority.
"Political subdivision" includes a municipality, county, school district, county or municipal authority, or a regional authority or district other than an interstate authority or district.
"Local government" means the government of political subdivisions.
"Municipality" includes a city, town, village, borough, township, special district, municipal authority, or other municipal corporations other than a school district or a county.
"Municipality under supervision" means a municipality to which the provisions of this act apply by virtue of a resolution of the Local Finance Board in the Division of Local Finance in the State Department of Community Affairs made in accordance with section 21 of this act.
"Administrator" means the local administrator of finance.
"Cash deficit" means the amount, if any, by which liabilities and cash disbursements of a municipality for lawful yearly expenditures (as defined in section 40A:4-42 of the New Jersey Statutes) exceed the cash receipts in a budget year, whether the municipality is operating under a cash basis budget or not.
"Accountant" means a registered municipal accountant.
"Regular audit" means the annual or biennial audit, as the case may be, required by law.
"Fiscal year" or "year" means the calendar year beginning January 1 and ending December 31.
"County or municipal authority" means a body corporate and politic of this State created by a county or municipality having corporate succession and the power to issue bonds, or other obligations.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 647, s. 2. Amended by L.1969, c. 288, s. 2, eff. Jan. 15, 1970.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-3 - Arrangement and headnotes

52:27BB-3. Arrangement and headnotes
The arrangement of the sections of this act have been made for the purpose of convenience, reference and order, and except where the context indicates otherwise, no implication or presumption of a legislative construction is to be drawn therefrom. No headnote to any article or section shall be deemed to be a part of this act.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 648, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-5 - Powers, duties and functions continued

52:27BB-5. Powers, duties and functions continued
The powers, duties and functions of the Division of Local Government in the State Department of Taxation and Finance of the Local Government Board in said division, and of the director of said division, as provided for by law, are continued.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 649, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-6 - Division to supervise local government

52:27BB-6. Division to supervise local government
The division shall exercise State regulatory and supervisory powers over local government, assist local government in the solution of its problems, and plan and guide needed readjustments for effective local self-government.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 649, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-8 - Powers and duties of the director

52:27BB-8. Powers and duties of the director
The director, in addition to powers and duties specifically granted shall have the following general powers and duties: To
(1) Administer the work of the division.
(2) Keep and preserve all papers and records pertaining to the division.
(3) Receive and preserve as public records all papers, reports and other documents required to be filed with the division.
(4) Prescribe the organization of the division and the duties of his subordinates and assistants.
(5) Administer State laws, pertaining to local government, which are included within the jurisdiction of the division.
(6) Recommend to the board reasonable rules and regulations for the interpretation and administration of the laws administered by the division.
(7) Invoke any legal, equitable or special remedy for the enforcement of orders and the provisions of law administered by the division.
(8) Offer advice, consultation and instruction to local officials in improved methods of local administration.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 649, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-9 - Delegation of authority

52:27BB-9. Delegation of authority
All powers, duties and functions vested in the director, including the making of inspections, examinations, audits and investigations and the conducting of hearings, may be delegated to, and exercised by, his duly authorized deputies, agents, appointees or employees of the division; but any such exercise of power, duty or function shall be at his direction and under his supervision, and he shall be responsible for all official acts.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 650, s. 9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-10 - Powers and duties of the board

52:27BB-10. Powers and duties of the board
The board shall have the following powers and duties: To
(1) Study the entire field of local government in New Jersey.
(2) Promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the interpretation and administration of State laws included within the jurisdiction of the division.
(3) Hold hearings when required by law, and also when it determines that interested persons should be given an opportunity to be heard.
(4) Hear appeals from determinations made by the director.
(5) Advise the director concerning the administration of the division, the exercise of his powers, and the problems of local government.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 650, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-11 - Continuation of powers

52:27BB-11. Continuation of powers
The division, the board and the director shall have and shall continue to have all the powers, duties and functions which, under any law, could be exercised by the division, the board and the director at the time this act takes effect.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 650, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-13 - Meetings; proceedings

52:27BB-13. Meetings; proceedings
The board shall hold regular meetings each year, as follows: On the third Monday in January, April, July and October. Special meetings may be convened at the call of the director or a majority of the members. The director and a majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of official business. Minutes of all meetings shall be kept and shall be open to inspection as public records. Final action of the board shall be by resolution adopted by majority vote.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 651, s. 13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-14 - Hearings; rules of procedure.

52:27BB-14 Hearings; rules of procedure.
14. The board shall adopt rules of procedure to govern hearings and other proceedings before the board. The board may hold hearings at the office of the director, or any other place convenient to the parties. The rules of procedure adopted by the board shall govern all hearings and a record of proceedings shall be taken, which at the request of a party to the hearing may be stenographic. Decision shall be made by a majority vote of the board; provided, however, that the board shall not authorize fees charged for financings that are greater than 0.125 percent of the par value of the bonds to be issued unless the same is approved by at least a two-thirds majority of the board.
L.1947, c.151, s.14; amended 2015, c.95, s.30.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-15 - Appeals from determinations of the director

52:27BB-15. Appeals from determinations of the director
A person, including a taxpayer or citizen, aggrieved by a determination made or an order issued by the director may apply to the board for a review and redetermination. Application for review and redetermination shall be filed with the director not more than ten days after the date of the determination or order. Within thirty days after filing of the application the board shall give the applicant an opportunity to be heard, and shall sustain, reverse or modify the determination of the director. The action taken by the board shall be by majority vote, shall be spread upon its minutes and shall be open to inspection as a public record.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 651, s. 15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-16 - Compulsory process

52:27BB-16. Compulsory process
The director or the board, as the case may be, may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, accounts or other documents, in any hearing, investigation or other proceeding. A subpoena may be served by any person duly authorized or by registered mail.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 651, s. 16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-17 - Enforcement of process

52:27BB-17. Enforcement of process
If a person subpoenaed or ordered under the provisions of section sixteen fails to obey the subpoena, submit to examination, answer legal and pertinent questions, or produce books, papers, accounts or other documents when ordered, the director may apply to the Superior Court to compel the person to comply forthwith with the subpoena or order.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 652, s. 17. Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 887, s. 52.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-18 - Issuance of orders; compliance

52:27BB-18. Issuance of orders; compliance
The director may issue instructions and orders to a sinking fund commission of a political subdivision or governing body, as the case may be, requiring compliance with the requirements of law and the regulations of the board. Each order shall state a date giving reasonable time for compliance.
The local governing body and other local officers concerned shall comply with the instructions and orders. At the request of the local governing body the board shall grant a public hearing upon the matter in question. If the hearing is requested, the director shall not proceed to enforce the order until the hearing has been held and final determination is made.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 652, s. 18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-19 - Enforcement of orders

52:27BB-19. Enforcement of orders
Orders of the director may be enforced by a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ or by an action for injunctive relief in appropriate cases, or by an action to compel the specific performance by the officers or governing bodies of political subdivisions of the orders of the director or of the duties imposed by law.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 653, s. 19. Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 887, s. 53.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-20 - Judicial review

52:27BB-20. Judicial review
The provisions of this act shall not be construed to prevent the judicial review of an order of the director after exhaustion of the remedy provided by section fifteen.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 653, s. 20. Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 888, s. 54.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-21 - Certifications as evidence

52:27BB-21. Certifications as evidence
The official documents, orders and proceedings when certified to by the director shall be evidence in the courts of the State. The director may make a reasonable charge for copies of such records.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 653, s. 20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-22 - Certified and attested copies of records relating to bond issues

52:27BB-22. Certified and attested copies of records relating to bond issues
The director shall receive and preserve as public records the certified copies of the procedures and other papers filed with the division in connection with bond issues. Upon request, the director shall furnish attested copies of such papers. The director may make a reasonable charge for such copies.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 653, s. 22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-23 - Duty of local officers

52:27BB-23. Duty of local officers
It shall be the duty of the governing body and officers of a political subdivision of the State to co-operate with the director and the board toward giving effect to the purposes of this act, and the powers and duties of the division.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 653, s. 23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-24 - Authority of director as to budget; reduction in rate of interest; powers of county board of taxation

52:27BB-24. Authority of director as to budget; reduction in rate of interest; powers of county board of taxation
The director may inquire into any item of budget or certification of requirements and may order any item required by law to be raised by taxation for municipal, county or school purposes which has been omitted in whole or in part from any budget to be included in the budget or the tax ordinance or resolution or tax levy, or he may inquire into any item of the budget and if wrongly stated in such budget, may order said item to be corrected and properly stated in the budget before its adoption, or to have the error corrected and adjusted in the tax ordinance or resolution or in the tax levy. All such orders shall constitute a mandatory obligation upon the governing body of any municipality, county or school district or the sinking fund commission or the county board of taxation, as the case may be.
Where any county or other municipality has agreed or shall agree with the holders of fifty per centum (50%) in amount of any evidence of indebtedness of any such county or other municipality to accept a reduced rate of interest thereon, or postpone any amortization requirement concerning any such evidence of indebtedness, the county board of taxation may reduce to such extent the item or items so certified by the director. Upon application to such county board of taxation by any county or other municipality for such reduction or reductions, such county board shall within thirty days fix a date for the hearing of such application, of which hearing public notice shall be given by the county board of taxation, and at the time and place so fixed any party in interest may be heard. Upon being satisfied of the sufficiency of such application the county board of taxation may correct and reduce the item or items within the limits fixed by this section.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 654, s. 24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-25 - Director not to issue order with respect to budget in certain cases

52:27BB-25. Director not to issue order with respect to budget in certain cases
Whenever the board shall be functioning as the municipal finance commission in any municipality pursuant to the provisions of law, the director may issue no order with respect to the budget or the tax ordinance or tax levy of such municipality pursuant to the provisions of section twenty-four of this act, except upon the direction of such board so functioning.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 655, s. 25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-27 - Uniform accounting systems

52:27BB-27. Uniform accounting systems
The board shall, after careful study and investigation of accounting requirements, prescribe uniform accounting systems for municipalities and counties, and may, from time to time, revise or amend such systems. The board may classify municipalities and counties in accordance with different types of accounting requirements and may prescribe a suitable variation of the uniform system to apply to each class. The use of the system when prescribed, shall be mandatory in accordance with the regulations of the board. This section shall not be construed to prevent the director, with the consent of the board, from approving the continued use of a system used by county or municipality that meets the requirements of and is in substantial conformity with the uniform system prescribed.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 655, s. 27.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-28 - Rules and regulations as to accounting methods

52:27BB-28. Rules and regulations as to accounting methods
The board may promulgate rules and regulations for the proper use of uniform accounting systems and for proper accounting methods.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 655, s. 28.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-29 - Account books and forms

52:27BB-29. Account books and forms
The board may have prepared account books, blank forms and other accounting materials for use in uniform accounting systems and may furnish them at cost to municipalities and counties.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 656, s. 29.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-30 - Installations of accounting systems

52:27BB-30. Installations of accounting systems
The director may make installations of uniform accounting systems prescribed by the board at the request of the governing body of a municipality or county, and may make installations on his own motion with or without the consent of the governing body if local officers or a governing body fail or refuse to comply with the regulations of the board as to accounting systems or methods. The cost of installation shall be paid by the municipality or county.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 656, s. 30.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-31 - Instruction and consultation

52:27BB-31. Instruction and consultation
Where the director installs accounting systems he shall supply without additional charge reasonable instruction and consultation in the use of the system and in proper accounting methods. So far as possible, instruction and consultation shall be extended to all municipalities and counties.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 656, s. 31.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-32 - Systems of financial administration

52:27BB-32. Systems of financial administration
The board may prescribe systems of financial administration for municipalities and counties. Systems may be prescribed for a group or class of municipalities or counties having similar requirements, and separate systems may be prescribed for each of as many groups or classes as the board may determine.
Systems of financial administration shall include:
(1) Definite procedures for the receipt, custody, control and disbursement of public funds.
(2) Forms for receipts, requisitions, disbursement, purchase orders and other necessary documents.
(3) The exercise of a comptroller function by a designated local officer.
(4) Definitions of the respective powers and duties of the several local officers engaged in financial administration.
(5) Instructions, rules and regulations for the proper procedures and practices of financial administration.
A system of financial administration, when prescribed, shall be mandatory upon the municipalities and counties to which it applies.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 656, s. 32.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-33 - Advisory committees

52:27BB-33. Advisory committees
The board may appoint special or standing advisory committees to render advice and consultation to the director and to the board in the preparation, operation and revision of uniform accounting systems and systems of financial administration. An advisory committee shall perform only those duties specifically assigned to it by the board. An advisory committee may consist of local officers, registered municipal accountants, other persons, or any combination of them, as the board may determine. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation but actual and necessary expenses, as determined by the board, may be paid.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 657, s. 33.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-34 - Form of reports and financial statements

52:27BB-34. Form of reports and financial statements
The board shall prescribe the forms upon which financial statements and other reports pertaining to local financial affairs shall be made. The director shall supply forms to local officers at least thirty days prior to the date upon which the report is due.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 657, s. 34.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-35 - Audits; authority of board

52:27BB-35. Audits; authority of board
The board shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the method, scope and procedure of regular audits of the financial affairs of municipalities and counties. Regulations shall prescribe the form and content of the audit report and shall specify the matters upon which comment and analysis shall be required of the auditing accountant.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 657, s. 35.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-36 - Audits by department

52:27BB-36. Audits by department
Whenever the director finds that the financial affairs of a municipality or county require special supervision, he may require that the regular audits of such municipality or county be made only by the auditing staff of the division. In such cases the director may make such investigations and analyses in addition to the standard requirements for audits, as the financial affairs of the municipality may warrant. Reasonable notice of the decision of the director to make the regular audit in a municipality or county shall be given to the governing body.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 657, s. 36.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-37 - Rejection of audit report

52:27BB-37. Rejection of audit report
If the director finds that an audit report as filed is incomplete or inaccurate; was not made in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the board; or does not reflect the true financial condition of the municipality or county, he may:
(1) Order supplementary examinations to be made of specified funds, accounts or offices by the accountant making the original audit.
(2) Reject the audit report and require that the audit be made de novo in whole or in part.
(3) Require that supplementary or de novo examinations be made by the auditing staff of the division.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 658, s. 37.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-38 - Examination of sinking fund

52:27BB-38. Examination of sinking fund
The director shall examine and audit the books, papers, securities and moneys in the custody of the sinking fund commission of a political subdivision. Examination and audit shall be made at least once every two years and oftener if the director deems necessary.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 658, s. 38.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:27BB-39 - Duty of sinking fund commission

52:27BB-39. Duty of sinking fund commission
A sinking fund commission of a political subdivision shall at the request of the director produce its books, papers, securities and moneys, and all other records pertaining to its business. The sinking fund commission shall cooperate with the director and facilitate examination and audit in every way.
L.1947, c. 151, p. 658, s. 39.