Title 40, Title 40: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40:23-6.1. Summer camps for children in populous counties The provisions of this section 40:23-6.1 of this Title shall apply to counties which have or may hereafter have a population, as ascertained by the most recent State or Federal census, of more than two hundred thousand inh…

40:23-6.10. Appropriations All appropriations for the expenditure of money as set forth in this chapter shall be subject to the approval of the board of chosen freeholders. L.1940, c. 24, s. 9, eff. March 30, 1940.

40:23-6.11. Bills and accounts including salaries and wages The commission shall certify all bills and accounts including salaries and wages and transmit them to the board of chosen freeholders of the county which shall make payment out of the appropriations, therefore in the sam…

40:23-6.12. Employees and assistant employees The commission shall appoint such employees and assistant employees as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. L.1940, c. 24, s. 11, eff. March 30, 1940.

40:23-6.13. Employees subject to rules and regulations Employees shall be subject to such rules and regulations in the discharge of their duties as may be made by the commission. L.1940, c. 24, s. 12, eff. March 30, 1940.

40:23-6.14. Tenure of employees All employees of the commission shall hold their office or employment at the pleasure of the commission. L.1940, c. 24, s. 13, eff. March 30, 1940.

40:23-6.15. Salaries of employees The commission shall fix the salaries of all employees within the limits of the appropriation made therefor by the board of chosen freeholders and such salaries shall be compensation in full for services rendered. L.1940, c. 24, s. 14, eff. March…

40:23-6.16. Secretary to commission The commission may appoint a secretary who shall be responsible for the keeping of all minutes and records of the commission. The secretary shall also assist in whatever capacity she is assigned to by the commission. L.1940, c. 24, s. 15, eff. …

40:23-6.17. Care and treatment of veterans in county hospitals Boards of chosen freeholders are authorized to enter into contracts with the United States Government, or any of its agencies through the proper Federal officials, for the care and treatment in any county hospital, in…

40:23-6.18. Necessary funds; appropriation To meet any necessary expenses incurred by any board of chosen freeholders under the provisions of this act, it shall be lawful for such board to appropriate and raise funds annually in the same manner as appropriations are made for coun…

40:23-6.19. Use of funds not otherwise dedicated; borrowing money If, during the fiscal year in which this act shall be adopted, upon the commencement of the care and treatment of such soldiers, sailors, marines and nurses, any board of chosen freeholders shall have made no provi…

40:23-6.2. Camp for undernourished and underprivileged children; commission or board When the board of chosen freeholders has determined to establish a camp for undernourished and underprivileged children of the county and has acquired a site therefor and has awarded contracts fo…

40:23-6.20. Counties over 400,000 other than counties of first class; no fee for building permit for county buildings No county having a population in excess of four hundred thousand inhabitants other than a county of the first class, or the board of chosen freeholders thereof or…

40:23-6.22. Museum facilities and services; maintenance and support The board of chosen freeholders of any county or the governing body of any municipality may provide by contract, and appropriate funds for the support and maintenance of existing museum facilities and services fo…

40:23-6.23. Distribution of federal surplus food commodities; contracts for sharing cost Every board of chosen freeholders is authorized to enter into a contract or contracts with the municipalities within such county for sharing the cost of distribution by such municipalities, o…

40:23-6.24. Appropriating or raising funds for surplus food distribution It shall be lawful for each such board of chosen freeholders to appropriate and raise funds annually for the purposes aforesaid in the same manner as appropriations are made for other county purposes. In the…

40:23-6.25. Payment of costs of surplus food distribution by board of freeholders Nothing in this act shall be construed as requiring, in the absence of any such contract, any such board of chosen freeholders to pay any part of the cost of the distribution of such Federal surplus…

40:23-6.26. Contracts with municipalities for services or facilities by counties over 500,000 population The board of chosen freeholders of any county having a population in excess of 500,000, by resolution, may provide for the entering into a contract by the said county with any…

40:23-6.27. Term of contract; advertisement for bids Any such contract shall be and remain in force for such term not exceeding 10 years as shall be provided therein and no provision of any law requiring advertisement for bids before the making of any contract involving the expen…

40:23-6.28. Contract; required provisions Any such contract by any county and 1 or more municipalities shall provide in detail the extent, manner and type of services or facilities to be furnished or performed thereunder by the county and shall specify the cost thereof to the mun…

40:23-6.29. Appropriation of funds; purchase or lease of machinery and equipment; acquisition of lands Any county and municipality entering into a contract authorized by this act may appropriate the necessary funds to provide for the carrying out thereof. Any such county entering…

40:23-6.3. County camp commission and managers of camp The commission shall be composed of five citizens of the county, at least two of whom shall be women, to be appointed by the board of chosen freeholders, who, with two designated members of the board of chosen freeholders and…

40:23-6.30. Establishment and maintenance of program for rehabilitation of youthful offenders in counties of first class over 800,000 population The board of chosen freeholders of any county of the first class having a population in excess of 800,000 may establish and maintain a …

40:23-6.31. Appropriation of funds The board of chosen freeholders of such county may appropriate funds to carry out a program established and maintained pursuant to this act. L.1964, c. 263, s. 2, eff. Dec. 30, 1964.

40:23-6.32. Construction of additional entrances and exits to highway projects The board of chosen freeholders of a county or the governing body of a municipality is authorized to contract with the New Jersey Highway Authority for the construction by the authority of additional e…

40:23-6.33. Appropriation of funds to pay for additional entrances and exits to highway projects The board of chosen freeholders or the governing body of a municipality entering into a contract pursuant to section 1 of this act is authorized to appropriate and pay to the New Jers…

40:23-6.38. Legislative intent The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) There are nearly 700,000 people over the age of 65 in this State, and that these citizens, now numbering almost 10% of the State's population, are of special concern because their numbers are growi…

40:23-6.39. Establishment of county office on aging by resolution The board of chosen freeholders of any county may be resolution establish a county office on aging. L.1970, c. 248, s. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1971.

40:23-6.4. Members of commission; terms; vacancy Members shall hold their offices for five years except that the first appointments shall be respectively for one, two, three, four and five years, which terms as to duration shall be in the order of appointments as made and indicat…

40:23-6.40. Powers and duties Each county office on aging shall have the power and duty and it shall be the function of said office to: (a) Maintain a central source of information on programs and services for older people; (b) Circulate current knowledge related to aging to the …

40:23-6.41. Executive director; appointment; qualifications The board of chosen freeholders shall appoint an executive director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of such office, to administer the work of the county office on aging. L.1…

40:23-6.42. Receipt and expenditure of moneys The board of chosen freeholders may receive and expend moneys from the State, Federal Government or private individuals, corporations or associations thereof, to meet the expenses of the county office on aging. L.1970, c. 248, s. 5, e…

40:23-6.43 Appropriations and payments of State aid. 6. There shall be appropriated and paid annually to each county office on aging, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Human Services, an amount equal to one-half of the amount of annual expense of the county office on…

40:23-6.44. Rules and regulations by director of division on aging The Director of the Division on Aging shall issue and promulgate rules and regulations for the proper control and management of activities of the county offices on aging, for the certification of persons to hold t…

40:23-6.45. Lands of county or county park commission; use as training grounds for firemen or police The board of chosen freeholders of any county or county park commission may, by resolution, make available any lands owned or leased by said county or county park commission, or o…

40:23-6.46. Operation and improvement of properties for training purposes; appropriation and expenditure of funds The board of chosen freeholders or county park commission may from time to time raise, appropriate and expend such sums of money as it may deem expedient for operatin…

40:23-6.47. Office of consumer affairs; establishment by county or municipality; employees A county, by resolution or ordinance, as the case may be, or a municipality, by ordinance, may create and establish an office of consumer affairs to be administered by a county or municipal…

40:23-6.48. Powers Offices created hereunder shall have the following powers: a. Those powers granted to the Attorney General by P.L.1960, c. 39 (C. 56:8-1 et seq.) and all supplements thereto, which he may from time to time by rule or regulation delegate to them; provided, howev…

40:23-6.49. Office of consumer affairs in county or municipality established prior to and in conformity with this act; validation of acts and proceedings All acts and things done or authorized by any county or municipality within the powers granted by this act prior to its enactm…

40:23-6.5. No compensation to members; expenses Members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses, on the approval of the commission, all of which shall be audited and paid in the same manner as other expenses are pa…

40:23-6.50. Surplus and surface waters on railroad property; construction of works to control by county Whenever a railroad company shall not properly construct and maintain on its property in any county any structures, ditches, watercourses, dykes, dams, and such other works and…

40:23-6.52 Acceptable forms of payment for road opening permits. 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, whenever the governing body of any county shall require the provision of a deposit as a condition of granting a road opening permit, the county shall a…

40:23-6.53 Contracts for collection of delinquent fees, fines. 37. The governing body of any county may enter into a contract with a private agency or firm for the purpose of collecting delinquent fees, fines, costs, surcharges, and other penalties or assessments imposed, after a…

40:23-6.6. Officers The commission shall elect from among its members a president, vice-president and secretary-treasurer. L.1940, c. 24, s. 5, eff. March 30, 1940.

40:23-6.7. Powers and duties of board of managers The board of managers of the camp shall have charge of all matters relating to the government, discipline, contracts, and fiscal concerns of the camp, and shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for carrying out …

40:23-6.8. Equipment and maintenance of camp The commission shall so equip and maintain the camp as to provide proper heat and all furniture, materials and supplies, recreational, medical and otherwise, as may be necessary for the adequate maintenance of the camp. L.1940, c. 24, …