Title 40, Title 40: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40:20-74.1. Resolution fixing compensation; publication before passage In any case where permitted pursuant to the provisions of sections 40:20-72, 40:20-73 or 40:20-74 of the Revised Statutes, any resolution fixing the salary or other compensation of the members of a board of ch…

40:20-74.2. Hearing on resolution At the time and place so stated in such publication, or at any other time and place to which the meeting for the further consideration of the resolution shall from time to time be adjourned, all persons interested shall be given an opportunity to…

40:20-74.3. Second reading or amendment At or after the hearing, the board of chosen freeholders may proceed to give the resolution a second reading or amend it, and thereupon pass or reject it with or without amendment. L.1947, c. 302, p. 1018, s. 6.

40:20-74.4. Publication of resolution upon passage Upon passage, every such resolution, together with a notice of the date of passage or approval, or both, shall be published at least once in a newspaper published in the county, or, if there be no newspaper published in such coun…

40:20-74.5. Majority required for passage No such resolution shall be passed or approved unless a majority of all the members of the board of chosen freeholders vote in favor of such passage or approval. L.1947, c. 302, p. 1019, s. 8.

40:20-74.6. Compensation not changed unless fixed by resolution Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect or change the amount of salary or other compensation paid, pursuant to the provisions of law in effect on the first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and forty-s…

40:20-75. Annual meetings 40:20-75. The stated annual meeting of each board of county commissioners shall be held at a location within the county seat or any county facility, including the place of holding the Superior Court, in the respective counties at 12:00 p.m. on either the…

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

40:20-77. Special meetings; how called; notice Special meetings shall be held on the written or printed order of the director, or of any three members of the board, specifying the business and object thereof, and the place where the meeting shall be held. The clerk of the board s…

40:20-78. Penalty for clerk's failure to call meeting If the clerk upon receipt of a proper order shall refuse or neglect to call or convene any special meeting of the board, he shall forfeit twenty-five dollars, to be recovered, with costs, in an action in any court of competent…

40:20-79. Adjournment of meeting In case a sufficient number of the members of the board of chosen freeholders to constitute a quorum shall not attend at the time and place of the annual or any other meeting of the board, the members attending may adjourn the meeting to such time…

40:20-8. Submission at presidential primary The question of the adoption or rejection of sections 40:20-2 to 40:20-19 of this title may be submitted to the voters at a primary election for presidential delegates to be held as provided by Title 19, Elections, when a petition there…

40:20-80. Committees designated The board of chosen freeholders may by resolution designate all committees thereof, define their duties and determine the number of members of which any committee shall be composed, and may at any time abolish any committee created by it.

40:20-81. Director to appoint members of committees The director of the board of chosen freeholders shall name the members of all committees of the board, except where otherwise provided by law. He may, with the consent of a majority of the members of the board, but not otherwise…

40:20-82. Investigations by committees; member may administer oath Whenever the board of chosen freeholders shall have appointed a committee of its members upon any matter within its jurisdiction, or to examine any officer of said board, or holding an appointment from said board …

40:20-83. Subpoenas; testimony The board of chosen freeholders and any committee thereof may subpoena witnesses and take testimony with respect to any lawful matter of inquiry by such board or committee. Any such subpoena shall be enforceable, and misconduct of a witness may be d…

40:20-84. Penalty for perjury Any person who shall willfully and corruptly testify falsely to any matter upon oath administered by any member of the committee, upon such investigation or inquiry shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of perjury.

40:20-9 Nonpartisan ballot box; transfers. 40:20-9. The election provided for in section 40:20-8 of this title shall be deemed, so far as the question of the acceptance or rejection of sections 40:20-2 to 40:20-19 of this title is concerned, to be a special election, and shall be…