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The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act (N.J.S.A 40:69A-1 [1], et seq.) provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government. This legislation is called the Faulkner Act in honor of the late Bayard H. Faulkner, former mayor of Montclair, New Jersey, U.S., and former chairman of the Commission on Municipal Government.
Local government in New Jersey is composed of counties and municipalities. Local jurisdictions in New Jersey differ from those in some other states because the entire area of the state is part of a municipality; each of the 564 municipalities is in exactly one county; and each of the 21 counties has more than one municipality.
Certified Municipal Clerk: CMC Certified Municipal Finance Officer CMFO Certified Municipal Official (MO) CMO Certified Public Manager CPM Certified Public Works Manager (NJ) CPWM Certified Tax Assessor (NJ) CTA Certified Tax Collector (NJ) CTC Professional County Collector: PCC Qualified Purchasing Agent (NJ) QPA Registered Municipal ...
There are 21 counties in the U.S. state of New Jersey. These counties together contain 564 municipalities, or administrative entities composed of clearly defined territory; 253 boroughs, 52 cities, 15 towns, 240 townships, and 4 villages. [1] In New Jersey, a county is a local level of government between the state and municipalities.
As we ring in the new year New Jersey will see a number of new laws taking effect. Here is what you need to know about some of 2024's new laws. New NJ laws are going into effect in 2024.
By default, recorders act as mayor pro tem of the municipal government in the absence of the actual mayor. [18] Recorders also serve as members of and secretary to the city or town council, as well as recorder of deeds, archivist, and municipal supervisor of elections. In some smaller towns' governments, recorders additionally fill the role of ...
On March 10, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court divested COAH of jurisdiction of municipal housing plans. Towns must now petition the lower court for approval of their housing plans. Builders, developers and other interested parties may intervene in such proceedings, which are known as declaratory judgment actions.
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