Title 40A, Title 40A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40A:9-154.3. Uniform provided to adult school crossing guard; exemption 3. Before being assigned to any post, an adult school crossing guard shall be provided with a uniform which shall identify his function and which shall be distinct from the uniform of a member of the regular …

40A:9-154.4. Stations; time period The chief of police or other chief law enforcement officer of a municipality shall have the right to position school crossing guards on any street or highway within the municipality; provided, however, that such guards may be stationed only when…

40A:9-154.5. Municipal superintendent of public works; defined As used in this act, "municipal superintendent of public works" means the officer or employee of a municipality whose duties include supervising the care and maintenance of streets, roads, avenues, public buildings, p…

40A:9-154.6 Tenure of office; continuous holding of office for 5 years; ordinance; dismissal. 2. a. A person holding office, position or employment as full-time municipal superintendent of public works who has held the office, position or employment continuously for 5 years or mo…

40A:9-154.6a Definitions 1. As used in this act: a. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. b. "Management responsibility" means the supervisory responsibility for planning, scheduling, directing, controll…

40A:9-154.6b Public Works Advisory Board, appointment, terms; certification requirements for managers 2. a. The director shall appoint nine persons who shall constitute the Public Works Advisory Board as follows: one designee from the Division of Local Government Services in the …

40A:9-154.6c. Issuance of public works manager certificate without examination; requirements 3. The director shall issue, upon the payment of a fee, a public works manager certificate to any applicant who meets the definition of a certified public works manager or a public works …

40A:9-154.6d. Application fee, examination 4. Each completed application form for the examination shall be accompanied by a fee and shall be filed with the director at least 30 days prior to the date of examination. Examinations shall be written, or both written and oral, and sha…

40A:9-154.6e Application for certificate 5. Upon a finding by the director that an applicant has successfully completed the examination, the applicant may apply for a certificate pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.1991, c.258 (C.40A:9-154.6c). L.1991,c.258,s.5; amende…

40A:9-154.6f. Revocation, suspension of certificate. 6. a. Any public works manager certificate may be revoked or suspended by the director for dishonest practices; or failure, neglect, or refusal to comply with the Constitution of the State of New Jersey or the laws relating to …

40A:9-154.6g Certificate required after January 1, 1997; exemptions, penalties. 7. a. Commencing January 1, 1997, the governing body or chief executive officer of each municipality, as appropriate to the form of government of the municipality, shall appoint a principal public wor…

40A:9-154.6h Renewal of certificates. 8. a. Commencing January 1, 1997, all public works manager certificates shall be renewed upon application, payment of the required fee, and verification that the applicant has met continuing education requirements, all as set forth in this se…

40A:9-154.6i. Fees established 8. The director shall establish fees, that shall not exceed those charges for similar programs charged for similar programs administered by the Division of Local Government Services, for the purposes of issuing a new or renewed certified public work…

40A:9-154.7. Parking enforcement officers The governing body of any municipality may, as it deems necessary, appoint parking enforcement officers to enforce State, county or municipal statutes, resolutions, ordinances or regulations related to the parking of vehicles within the m…

40A:9-154.8. Limitations For purposes of this act, "parking enforcement officer" includes, but is not limited to, such similar titles as "parking control officer" and "parking violation officer" if the appointment, functions and authority of persons holding these titles are in co…

40A:9-154.9 Minimum qualifications for appointment as parking enforcement officer. 3. No person may be appointed as a parking enforcement officer unless, at a minimum, the person: a. Is a resident of this State during the term of appointment; b. Is able to read, write, and speak …

40A:9-155. Members of governing body eligible for certain offices; exceptions A member of the governing body of a municipality who resigns his office as such may be appointed to an office or position required to be filled by the governing body unless the office or position was cr…

40A:9-156. Elective and appointive officers; commencement of term of office; exceptions Except as otherwise provided by law, the terms of office of all elective officers in any municipality shall commence at 12 o'clock noon on January 1 next succeeding their election and continue…

40A:9-157. Temporary appointments Whenever any officer or employee of a municipality is temporarily absent, disabled or disqualified, the governing body of the municipality may designate some person to act in place of any such officer or employee during his temporary absence, dis…

40A:9-158. Temporary leave of absence; substitute The governing body of any municipality may grant temporary leave of absence, with pay, to any officer or employee receiving a fixed annual salary, wage or compensation. Such leaves of absence shall not exceed 3 months at any one t…

40A:9-159. Leave of absence for certain officers and employees entering the armed forces of the United States Every officer or employee not holding his office, position or employment for a fixed term or period, upon entering the armed forces of the United States in time of war fo…

40A:9-160.1. Compensatory time off for employees who are members of certain volunteer organizations The governing body of any municipality shall grant time off from work with pay for municipal employees who are members of a volunteer fire company serving the municipality, volunte…

40A:9-161. Removal of officers and employees; procedure; exceptions In any municipality wherein Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised Statutes is not operative and unless otherwise provided by law, no officer or employee of such municipality who has tenure in office shall be re…

40A:9-163. Change in government; effect on officers Except as otherwise provided by law, whenever the form of government of any municipality shall be changed the municipal officers of such municipality, by whatever name they may be known, shall be the officers of the said municip…

40A:9-164. Delegates to certain conventions The governing body of any municipality, whenever they shall deem it necessary, by resolution, may provide for the appointment of not more than 5 citizens as delegates to represent the said municipality at any industrial, commercial or c…

40A:9-165. Salaries, wages or compensation of mayor or other chief executive; officers and employees; exceptions; referendum 40A:9-165. The governing body of a municipality, by ordinance, unless otherwise provided by law, shall fix and determine the salaries, wages or compensatio…

40A:9-165.1. Compensation of members of governing body and chief executive; determination; effective date and procedure for protest Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the governing body of each municipality shall determine the salaries, wages or comp…

40A:9-167. Referendum on ordinance fixing salaries, wages or compensation When the governing body of any municipality shall be required by petition to submit to the voters proposed increases in salaries, wages or compensation or if the governing body shall deem it advisable to ha…

40A:9-168. Petition for referendum on salaries, wages or compensation If there shall be submitted to the governing body of any municipality a petition signed by not less than 10% of the registered voters of the municipality, requesting the submission to the legal voters of the mu…

40A:9-17. Deductions for payment to credit unions, or to insurance companies or banks, savings banks or savings and loan associations for individual retirement annuity or account Whenever any person holding public office, position or employment, whose compensation is paid by any …

40A:9-17.1. Individual retirement accounts; establishment for employees and their spouses Any county or municipal government or any board, body, agency or commission thereof may establish individual retirement accounts, as defined by section 408(a) of the Federal Internal Revenue…

40A:9-17.2 Transmittal, crediting of funds to purchase annuity for employees. 5. Amounts payable by a unit of local government which has entered into an agreement with any of its employees under which the employee agrees to take a reduction in salary in return for the public enti…

40A:9-171. Compensation for services notwithstanding statute declared unconstitutional Whenever a person shall have performed services for any municipality in an office or position created by or pursuant to a statute declared to be unconstitutional after the creation of the offic…

40A:9-172. Judicially determined illegal suspension or dismissal; officer or employee entitled to recover salary; proviso Whenever any municipal officer or employee shall be suspended or dismissed from his office, employment or position and such suspension or dismissal shall be j…

40A:9-173. Hospital service or medical service group insurance; authorization for deductions from salaries Municipal officers and employees participating in hospital or medical service group insurance may authorize the governing body of the municipality to deduct from their salar…

40A:9-174. Compensation for injury or death to member of governing body or other officer in performance of duty The governing body of any municipality, by resolution, may provide for the payment of a sum not to exceed $1,500.00 to any officer of the municipality including a membe…

40A:9-175. Statutes repealed The following sections, acts and parts of acts, together with all amendments and supplements thereto, are hereby repealed. Revised Statutes sections: 40:46-1; 40:46-3, 40:46-4; 40:46-5 amended 1938, c. 149; 1948, c. 46; 1955, c. 131; 1967, c. 236; 40:…

40A:9-176 Municipality not to issue badge to elected official which may be mistaken for law enforcement badge. 4. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a municipality shall not issue a law enforcement badge or a badge that may be mistaken as a law enforcement badg…

40A:9-18. Awards program; appropriations The board of chosen freeholders of any county or the governing body of any municipality may, by resolution, establish an awards program or programs for county or municipal officers and employees, as the case may be, designed to promote eff…

40A:9-19. Section 40:11-17 of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal Section 40:11-17 of the Revised Statutes is saved from repeal. [This section of the Revised Statutes saved from repeal by this section provides that the promulgation of the Federal census for the year 1930, or t…

40A:9-2. Appointees to have the required qualifications in cases of scientific engineering skill No person shall be appointed to or hold any office in a county or municipality in cases where scientific engineering skill is necessary, unless he has the required qualifications for …

40A:9-2.1 Criminal history record background checks for certain employees of local government agencies. 1. a. A local government agency may authorize an individual employed by that agency or employed or utilized by a contractor of that agency to have access to federal tax informa…

40A:9-20. Chapter 181 of the laws of 1940 saved from repeal Chapter 181 of the laws of 1940 (C. 40:11-17.1) is saved from repeal. [The act saved from repeal by this section provides that the promulgation of the Federal census for the year 1940, or the passage of an act for the re…

40A:9-22. Statutes repealed The following sections, acts and parts of acts, together with all amendments and supplements thereto, are hereby repealed. Revised Statutes Sections 40:11-1 amended 1953, c. 37 40:11-2 amended 1953, c. 37 40:11-4 amended 1938, c. 336; 1951, c. 62 40:11…

40A:9-22.1. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Local Government Ethics Law." L.1991,c.29,s.1.

40A:9-22.10 Violations, penalties. 10. a. An appointed local government officer or employee found guilty by the Local Finance Board or a county or municipal ethics board of the violation of any provision of P.L.1991, c.29 (C.40A:9-22.1 et seq.) or of any code of ethics in effect …