Title 40, Title 40: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40:20-20a. Terms of additional members In any county in which 2 additional members are to be elected to the board of chosen freeholders as required by this amendatory and supplementary act, the terms of office of said additional members shall be 3 years, except that of said addit…

40:20-21. First election; terms of members first elected At the first election in each county adopting sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-35 of this title the members of the boards of chosen freeholders shall be elected as follows: a. In counties having a population of more than three hu…

40:20-22. Additional members in certain cases If any county shall become entitled to a board of chosen freeholders consisting of more members than that to which it is at the time entitled, the board then in office shall continue to hold office and the additional members shall be …

40:20-23. Election; term; organization The chosen freeholders shall be elected by the voters of each county at the general election therein and, except as otherwise provided as to those first elected, shall hold office for three years from the annual stated meeting of the board n…

40:20-25. Expiration of terms of existing members The terms of office of all chosen freeholders in any county then in office shall expire at the annual stated meeting next succeeding the election of chosen freeholders in such county under sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-35 of this tit…

40:20-26. Terms of officers; exceptions 40:20-26. The terms of office of all officers then holding office under appointment by the board of chosen freeholders existing in any county at the time of reorganization thereof under sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-35 of this title in such co…

40:20-27. Existing laws continued All laws, public, general, special or private, relating to boards of chosen freeholders in force in any county at the time sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-35 of this title take effect therein shall apply to the boards of chosen freeholders elected und…

40:20-28. Referendum; submission to voters Except as hereinafter provided the provisions of sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-35 of this title shall be inoperative in any county until adopted by the legal voters thereof at a general election.

40:20-29. Petition for submission; sufficiency; filing In order to require the submission of the question of the adoption or rejection of sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-35 of this title at a general election, a petition therefor signed by at least ten per cent of the qualified voters…

40:20-3. Organization The board of chosen freeholders constituted and elected under section 40:20-2 of this title shall organize at the first annual stated meeting of the board next after the election of the members thereof, and at the annual stated meeting in each year thereafte…

40:20-30. Petition; time for filing; notice of election The petition shall be so filed at least ninety days before the general election. Notice of the submission of the question shall be included in, form a part of and shall be given in the same manner as the notice required for …

40:20-31. Ballot; form and content The question shall be printed upon the official ballots to be used at the general election in substantially the following form: "To vote upon the public question printed below, if in favor thereof mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at th…

40:20-32. Conduct of election All elections held under the provisions of sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-35 of this title shall be conducted in accordance with the laws relating to elections, and the votes shall be counted, returned, certified, canvassed and declared in the manner pro…

40:20-33. Vote required for adoption If a majority of the votes cast on the question in any county are in favor of the adoption of sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-35 of this title they shall become operative therein immediately.

40:20-34. Resubmission In any county where the adoption of sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-35 of this title shall have been submitted to the voters for acceptance or rejection, and shall have been rejected, they shall not be submitted to a vote again for a period of five years from th…

40:20-35. Certain counties governed hereby Nothing in sections 40:20-20 to 40:20-34 of this title contained shall be construed to require a reorganization of the board of chosen freeholders of any county in accordance with the provisions of such sections when such county has here…

40:20-35.1. Number of members; election; terms The board of chosen freeholders in all counties governed by article 3, chapter 20 of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes as of January 1, 1966, shall consist of 7 members to be elected by the voters of the county at the general election…

40:20-35.11a Vacancy on board of chosen freeholders eligible to be filled by election; exceptions. 2. a. When any vacancy occurs on the board of chosen freeholders otherwise than by expiration of term, it shall be filled by election for the unexpired term only at the next general…

40:20-35.11b. Selection of interim successor In the case of a vacancy occurring with respect to a member of the board of chosen freeholders who was elected as the candidate of a political party which at the last preceding general election held received the largest number of votes…

40:20-35.11c. Nomination of candidate from floor Members of the political party's county committee who are empowered to select a candidate for the vacated office shall only nominate a candidate from the floor during the selection meeting called under R.S.19:13-20 by the chairman …

40:20-35.12. Vacancy in offices of all or majority of members Whenever the offices of all or a majority of the members of the board of chosen freeholders shall become vacant for any reason, the existence of the vacancies shall be immediately certified to the Governor by any remai…

40:20-35.13. Appointees; qualifications Any person appointed by the board of chosen freeholders or the Governor to fill a vacancy either for the unexpired term or temporarily, shall have all the qualifications required by statute to qualify for election to the office. If the prev…

40:20-35.2. Organization (a) Each board of chosen freeholders constituted and elected under the provisions of section 1 of this act, shall organize at the first annual stated meeting of the board next after the election of the members thereof, and at the annual stated meeting in …

40:20-35.3. Expiration of terms of existing members; filling of existing vacancies (a) All members of existing boards of chosen freeholders in counties subject to the provisions of this act shall hold office until 12 o'clock noon of the day of the first annual stated meeting of t…

40:20-35.4. Compensation Each member of a board of chosen freeholders in counties subject to the provisions of this act shall receive an annual salary in an amount within the limits prescribed by law for members of boards of chosen freeholders in counties governed by small boards…

40:20-5. Extension of terms When the terms of office of the members of the board in any county affected by sections 40:20-2 to 40:20-19 of this title expire on any day other than at the annual stated meeting of the board the terms of office of such members are hereby extended to …

40:20-6. Law applicable All laws, public, general, special or private, relating to the board of chosen freeholders in any county in force when sections 40:20-2 to 40:20-19 of this title become operative in such county, shall apply to the board of chosen freeholders constituted or…

40:20-7. Referendum; procedure The provisions of sections 40:20-2 to 40:20-19 of this title shall remain inoperative in any county of the first class until assented to by a majority of the legal voters thereof voting for and against the same, at an election to be held in such cou…

40:20-71. Director; selection; substitute Every board of chosen freeholders shall, at each annual meeting, elect one of its members to preside at its meetings. He shall be called the director of the board and in case of his absence or temporary disability the board shall select a…

40:20-71.1. Designation of another freeholder Whenever the director, president or chairperson, as the case may be, of the board of chosen freeholders in any county is specified as a member of any county board, such as the county planning board or county welfare board, he may desi…

40:20-71.2. Appointments by county executive Nothing in this act shall be construed to modify the authority of any county executive to make any appointment to any county board. L. 1985, c. 448, s. 2, eff. Jan. 14, 1985.

40:20-71.3 Veto power of director of board of chosen freeholders, certain. 1. a. The director of the board of chosen freeholders is authorized and empowered, with the consent of a majority of the members of the board, but not otherwise, to veto any action taken by any county auth…

40:20-72. Members of boards of chosen freeholders not governed by optional county charter law; director The salaries of the members of the boards of chosen freeholders in counties not governed by the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L.1972, c. 154 (C. 40:41A-1 et seq.), shall be …

40:20-73. Compensation of freeholders not paid an annual salary In counties where the members of the board of chosen freeholders are not paid an annual salary, each member shall receive not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifteen dollars ($15.00), and the director th…

40:20-74. Salaries of freeholders not paid on per diem basis In counties where the members of the board of chosen freeholders are not compensated upon a per diem basis, and in counties not governed by small boards of chosen freeholders under any of the provisions of sections 40:2…

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…