Title 40A, Title 40A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40A:14-72.2 Rules, regulations. 23. The Department of Community Affairs, in consultation with the Division of Elections in the Department of State, as appropriate, shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq…

40A:14-73 Form of ballot. 40A:14-73. a. For an election held at a time other than at the time of the general election, the following requirements shall apply: The ballots shall be written or printed on opaque paper, uniform in size and quality. Each ballot shall have at the top, …

40A:14-74 Elections; notice; publication; eligibility of voters. 40A:14-74. For an election held at the time of the general election or at a time other than at the time of the general election, the voter registration procedures set forth in R.S.19:31-1 et seq. shall apply. amende…

40A:14-75 Use of voting machines. 40A:14-75. For an election held at a time other than at the time of the general election, the superintendent of elections of any county having a superintendent of elections or the county board of elections of any county not having a superintenden…

40A:14-76 Polls, hours. 40A:14-76. For an election held at a time other than at the time of the general election, upon petition of 25 or more voters, filed with the clerk of the board at least 20 days prior to the date of any election, after the first election, the board of fire …

40A:14-77 Manner of conducting elections. 40A:14-77. For an election held at a time other than at the time of the general election, before the opening of the polls, a public proclamation shall be made by the chairman of the board or the clerk or his or their representative as to …

40A:14-78 Appropriations, other matters to be voted upon, form of question. 40A:14-78. a. Any appropriation or other matter to be voted upon at an election held at a time other than at the time of the general election shall be in the form of a question, placed upon the ballot imm…

40A:14-78.1. Fire district budget; time of introduction; public hearing; notice The fire commissioners of any fire district shall introduce and approve the annual budget not later than 60 days prior to the annual election held pursuant to N.J.S. 40A:14-72. The budget shall be int…

40A:14-78.10. Reserve item transfers a. If, during the first two months of any fiscal year, the amount of any appropriation reserve in any line item of the operating appropriations section of the budget for the immediately preceding fiscal year is insufficient to pay the claims a…

40A:14-78.11. Emergency appropriations A fire district may make emergency appropriations, after the adoption of a budget approved by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services pursuant to P.L. 1983, c. 313 (C. 40A:5A-1 et seq.), for a purpose which is not foreseen …

40A:14-78.12. 3% limit An emergency appropriation, together with all prior emergency appropriations made during the same year, shall not exceed 3% of the total of current operating appropriations made in the budget adopted for that year. L. 1985, c. 288, s. 8, eff. Aug. 14, 1985.…

40A:14-78.13. Emergency appropriation resolution Emergency appropriations shall be made as follows: a. The board of fire commissioners of any fire district shall, by resolution adopted by not less than 2/3 of its full membership, declare that an emergency exists requiring a suppl…

40A:14-78.14. Deferred charge The total amount of all emergency appropriations shall be provided in full by the fire district as a deferred charge in the budget of the next succeeding fiscal year. In the event that the budget is not approved by the voters, that deferred charge sh…

40A:14-78.15. Financing of emergency appropriation A fire district may finance any emergency appropriation from the district's available surplus funds, or may borrow money for a period of time not in excess of one year and execute the necessary evidences of indebtedness. L. 1985,…

40A:14-78.16. Fiscal year Commencing January 1, 1986 all fire district fiscal years shall begin on January 1 and end December 31. Any fire district with a fiscal year commencing at any time during 1985, but ending subsequent to December 31, 1985, shall adopt a budget pursuant to …

40A:14-78.17. Temporary budget A fire district may and, if any contracts, commitments or payments are to be made prior to the adoption of the budget, shall, by resolution adopted prior to January 15, adopt a temporary budget to make appropriations to provide for the period betwee…

40A:14-78.2 Adoption of fire district budget, hearing. 6. No fire district budget shall be adopted until a public hearing has been held thereon and taxpayers of the district and all persons having an interest therein shall have been given an opportunity to present objections. The…

40A:14-78.3. Amendments; hearing; notice The fire commissioners may amend the budget during or after the public hearing. All amendments shall be read in full. No amendment shall be effective until the taxpayers of the district and all persons having an interest therein shall have…

40A:14-78.4 Adoption of budget; time; advertisement. 8. The fire district budget shall be adopted, by a vote of a majority of the full membership of the fire commissioners, not later than 25 days prior to the third Saturday in February. The adopted budget shall be advertised afte…

40A:14-78.5 Adoption of budget amendments. 9. a. If at an election held on the third Saturday in February pursuant to N.J.S.40A:14-72 the question of either (1) pursuant to subsection e. of N.J.S.40A:14-72,determining the amount of money to be raised for the ensuing year and, if …

40A:14-78.6 Fire district budget to provide separate sections. 10. The fire district budget shall provide for separate sections for: a. Operating appropriations: (1) Current operating expenses; (2) Amounts necessary to fund any deficit from the preceding budget year; and (3) Leng…

40A:14-78.7. Separate items in operating appropriations section The operating appropriations section of the fire district budget shall set forth separate items for administration, operation and maintenance of each office or agency of the fire district. Each paid position establis…

40A:14-78.8. Separate items in fire district budget The fire district budget shall provide for separate items for: a. Surplus, which shall not exceed the amount of surplus held in cash or quick assets at the beginning of the budget year; b. Miscellaneous revenues, which shall be …

40A:14-78.9 Transfer of appropriations between items. 5. a. Whenever it shall become necessary during the last two months of the fiscal year to expend amounts in excess of those appropriations specified in the various line items of the operating appropriations section of the annu…

40A:14-79 Tax assessment; tax due. 40A:14-79. Upon proper certification pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1979, c.453 (C.40A:14-78.5), the assessor of the municipality in which the fire district is situate shall assess the amount to be raised by taxation to support the district budget…

40A:14-80. Borrowing money in anticipation of revenue The commissioners of any fire district, by resolution, may borrow after March 1 and before December 31 following, a sum not to exceed the amount appropriated at the preceding annual election held in the district, for current e…

40A:14-81. Board of fire commissioners; general powers The commissioners of a fire district shall have the powers, duties and functions within said district to the same extent as in the case of municipalities, relating to the prevention and extinguishment of fires and the regulat…

40A:14-81.1. Fire districts; paid positions; establishment; resolution; procedure for passage; publication a. The commissioners of any fire district may, by resolution, establish paid positions within the fire department, or for the fire district, as such position shall be determ…

40A:14-81.2 Qualifications for appointment to paid position. 2. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person shall be appointed to a paid position authorized pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1979, c.453 (C.40A:14-81.1) unless that person: a. Is a citizen of the United States; b. Is…

40A:14-81.3. Supervisory authority Supervisory authority over personnel of a fire district may be exercised by the commissioners of the fire district or delegated, by resolution, to any commissioner or any employee or employees thereof. L.1979, c. 453, s. 3.

40A:14-81.4. Employees and volunteer firemen; reimbursement for expenses and losses Any employees of a fire district and any volunteer firemen having membership in a volunteer fire company within the fire district may be reimbursed within the limitations of amounts appropriated t…

40A:14-81.5. Travel expenses; advances The governing body of any fire district may, by resolution, provide for and authorize payment of advances to officers and employees of the fire district toward their expenses for authorized official travel and expenses incident thereto. The …

40A:14-82. Limitation of average hours of duty for uniformed members of fire district fire departments The board of commissioners of a fire district having a uniformed paid or part-paid fire department, by resolution, may adopt a schedule of hours of actual duty for the members o…

40A:14-83. Leasing space in building of fire district The board of fire commissioners of a fire district may lease at a nominal rental space in any of its buildings to the municipality in which the district is located. L.1971, c. 197, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.

40A:14-84 Revenue for the district, purposes, limitations; meetings. 40A:14-84. a. For a fire district that holds its annual election at a time other than at the time of the general election, the legal voters, at a regular meeting or at a special meeting called by the commissione…

40A:14-85 Acquisition of property, equipment by fire district. 40A:14-85. The board of commissioners of a fire district may purchase a firehouse, fire engines, apparatus, or other appliances for the extinguishment of fires and acquire lands or buildings or erect buildings for the…

40A:14-85.1. Appropriations by fire districts Any fire district may appropriate such sums as it may deem necessary for the purchase of first aid, ambulance, rescue or other emergency vehicles, equipment, supplies and materials for use by duly incorporated first aid, emergency or …

40A:14-86. Voting on bond issue of fire district; issuance and sale The legal voters, at any election held for the purpose of raising money by issuance of bonds, shall vote by ballot on the question. The election shall be conducted in the same manner as other fire district electi…

40A:14-86.1. Fire district bonds; bond anticipation notes The board of commissioners of a fire district, following the authorization by voters of the issuance of bonds pursuant to N.J.S. 40A:14-86, may by resolution borrow money and issue negotiable notes in anticipation of the b…

40A:14-87. Payments of interest and principal; inclusion in budget; borrowing to pay Whenever bonds have been duly issued the board of fire commissioners shall annually include in the budget of the fire district under the section for capital appropriations, the amount required to…

40A:14-88. Compensation for members of boards of fire commissioners The secretary and treasurer shall be members of the board and their appointments shall be for terms of one year. Each member of the board of fire commissioners shall receive as compensation such amounts as the bo…

40A:14-89. Fire district treasurer, custodian of money; bond; annual audit The treasurer of the fire district shall be the custodian and disbursing officer of the moneys of the said district. Moneys shall be disbursed by warrants signed by a majority of the board. The treasurer s…

40A:14-9 General qualifications of members; temporary appointments; absences from duty. 40A:14-9. Except as otherwise provided by law, no person shall be appointed as a member of the paid or as a paid member of a part-paid fire department and force, unless he: (1) is a citizen of…

40A:14-9.1. Requirement of residency in municipality; prohibition No municipality shall pass any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order or directive, making residency therein a condition of employment for the purpose of original appointment, continued employment, promotio…

40A:14-9.2. Municipalities wherein civil service operative; residency requirements In any municipality wherein Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised Statutes is operative, applicants for appointment to the paid fire department and force or as paid members of the part-paid fire …

40A:14-9.4. Promotions; preference to resident In any municipality wherein Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised Statutes is operative, promotions to positions on the paid or part-paid fire department and force shall be based upon merit as determined by suitable promotion tests…