N.J. Stat. tit. 40, ch. 69A
N.J. Stat. tit. 40, ch. 69A
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section69A-1. Election on question whether charter commission shall be electedsection69A-2. Election of charter commission members at same time public question is submittedsection69A-3. Candidates for charter commissionsection69A-4. Canvass of electionsection69A-5. Organization of charter commission; quorum; majority required for effective recommendationssection69A-6. Vacancies in charter commissionsection69A-7. Duties of charter commissionsection69A-8. No compensation; expenses of commission members; consultants and assistantssection69A-9. Hearings; public forumssection69A-10. Report of charter commission; copiessection69A-11. Discharge of charter commission; change of recommendation; amended reportsection69A-12. Report and recommendationssection69A-13. Number of council members and wards; recommendationssection69A-14. Form of question submitted to voterssection69A-15. Ballots; submission of question of adoption of optional plan of governmentsection69A-16. Special charter or specific amendments of charters; petition to legislaturesection69A-17. Other proceedings pending; no new resolution or petition within 4 yearssection69A-18. Adoption of optional plan without charter commissionsection69A-19. Petition for election upon adoption of optional plan of governmentsection69A-20. Submission of questionsection69A-21. Other proceedings pending; no new petition within 4 yearssection69A-22. Vote in favor of change in form of governmentsection69A-23. Optional form of government; adoption, no vote for 10 years thereafter to change.section69A-24. Each optional plan declared complete form of governmentsection69A-25. Reversion to prior law.section69A-25.1. Amendment of charter to provide for alternate elections.section69A-25.2. Alternative under 40:69A-25.1, transition provisionssection69A-25.3. Group C alternative; adoption; transitional provisionssection69A-25.4. Group D alternative; adoption; transitional provisionssection69A-25.5. Group E alternative; adoption; transitional provisionssection69A-26. Laws governing after adoption of optional form of governmentsection69A-27. Municipality remains body corporate and politic; namesection69A-28. "General law" definedsection69A-29. Powers of municipality.section69A-30. Power of local self-government conferred; construction of grants of powersection69A-31. Applicable lawssection69A-32. Mayor-council plansection69A-33. Mayor; election; termsection69A-34. Council members; number; termsection69A-34.1. Mayor-council plan; election of mayor and council; regular municipal or general electionsection69A-34.2. Council members; election at large or by wardsection69A-34.3. First council members; terms of officesection69A-36. Legislative powersection69A-37. Investigative, removal powerssection69A-37.1. Mayoral control of administrationsection69A-38. Municipal clerk; dutiessection69A-39. Executive powersection69A-40. Mayoral dutiessection69A-41. Approval or veto of ordinances; attending meetingssection69A-42. Acting mayorsection69A-43. Municipal departments, number.section69A-43a. Administrative department salariessection69A-43.1. Deputy director of departmentsection69A-43.2. Powers and duties of deputysection69A-44. Department of administration; director; qualifications; powers and dutiessection69A-45. Preparation of budgetsection69A-46. Budget submitted to councilsection69A-46.1. Mayor-council plan deadlinesection69A-47. System of work programs and quarterly allotmentssection69A-48. Control functionssection69A-60.1. Mayoral appointeessection69A-60.2. Powers and duties of deputies, secretaries and aidessection69A-60.3. Municipalities over 300,000; department of administration; assistant business administratorsection69A-60.4. Powers and duties of assistant business administratorsection69A-60.5. Appointment of executive secretary, aides.section69A-60.6. Powers and duties of aidessection69A-60.7. City of first class under Mayor-Council Plan C; police chief; appointment; term of office; removalsection69A-67.1. Municipality with Mayor-Council Plan D; housing counsellor; dutiessection69A-67.2. Appointment; removal; salarysection69A-81. Applicable lawssection69A-82. Government by elected council and appointed manager and other officers and employeessection69A-83. Councilsection69A-83.1. Council-manager plan; charter provision; regular municipal or general election; term of officesection69A-83.2. Election at large or by wardssection69A-83.3. Terms of first council memberssection69A-86. Mayor; election by council or by voters; charter provisionsection69A-87. Duties of mayorsection69A-88. Powers of municipality vested in council; exceptionssection69A-89. Appointment of municipal manager and clerk and otherssection69A-90. Departments, boards and offices; deputy managersection69A-91. Municipal council to act as a body; administrative service to be performed through manager; committees or commissionssection69A-92. Qualifications of municipal managersection69A-93. Term of municipal manager; removal; suspensionsection69A-94. Absence or disability of managersection69A-95. Powers and duties of managersection69A-96. Budget; preparation by managersection69A-97. Submission of budget to councilsection69A-97.1. Council-manager plan deadlinesection69A-98. Laws conferring powers upon mayor or other executive head construed as meaning municipal managersection69A-115. Adoption by municipalities under 12,000; applicable lawssection69A-116. Government by elected council and mayor and appointed officerssection69A-117. Composition of councilsection69A-117.1. Small municipality plan; members of council; election at regular municipal or general electionsection69A-117.2. First members of council; terms of officesection69A-117.3. Mayor; election by council or by voters; charter provisionsection69A-120. Legislative power; quorum; mayor's duties; president of councilsection69A-121. Executive power; mayor's dutiessection69A-122. Assessor; tax collector; attorney; clerk; treasurer; other officers; appointmentsection69A-123. Finance committee and other committees of councilsection69A-124. Appointment of officers and employees by mayorsection69A-125. Residence in municipality not requiredsection69A-126. Municipal clerksection69A-127. Duties of municipal clerksection69A-128. Annual budgetsection69A-129. Treasurer's dutiessection69A-130. Disbursement of municipal fundssection69A-131. Tax collector; dutiessection69A-132. Bond of treasurer and collectorsection69A-149.1. Adoption by voters; applicable lawssection69A-149.2. Government by elected mayor and council, and appointed municipal administrator and other officers and employeessection69A-149.3. Council; composition; mayor and councilmen; election; terms of officesection69A-149.4. Election at large; terms of office of first electedsection69A-149.5. Council; legislative power; status of mayor; quorum; president; special meetingssection69A-149.6. Mayor; powers and dutiessection69A-149.7. Ordinances; approval by mayorsection69A-149.8. Mayoral appointments; municipal departmentssection69A-149.8a. Ordinances validatedsection69A-149.9. Municipal administratorsection69A-149.10. Officers and employees; appointment and recruitment by mayorsection69A-149.11. Clerksection69A-149.12. Annual budget; preparationsection69A-149.13. Treasurersection69A-149.14. Municipal funds; disbursementsection69A-149.15. Tax collectorsection69A-149.16. Bond; treasurer and collectorsection69A-150. Municipal elections; time.section69A-152. Terms of municipal officerssection69A-153.1. Dual candidacy; prohibitionsection69A-162. Candidates elected in municipalities adopting article 13 or 14section69A-163. Interest in contracts or jobs forbiddensection69A-164. Franks, free passes, tickets or services; acceptance forbiddensection69A-165. Promise of office, position, employment or benefits forbiddensection69A-167. Failure to appear or testify before court, legislative committee or Governorsection69A-168. Elective officers; removal by recall petition and votesection69A-169. Recall petitionsection69A-170. Signatures to recall petitionsection69A-171. Notice to officer; recall election; notice of filing of petitionsection69A-172. Ballotssection69A-173. Removal of more than one officersection69A-174. Election of successor; use of recall ballotsection69A-175. Laws governing recall elections; selection of candidate for successor of recalled incumbentsection69A-176. Publication of notices of arrangements for recall elections; conductsection69A-177. Results of electionsection69A-178. Successor where incumbent resigns or is recalledsection69A-179. Meetings of council; journalsection69A-180. Rules of procedure; quorum; ordinances and resolutions; presiding officer; compensationsection69A-181. Adoption and publication of ordinances; effective datesection69A-182. Recording of ordinances and resolutionssection69A-183. Rules and regulations; filing; publicationsection69A-184. Petition; percentage of legal voters requiredsection69A-185. Power of referendum; time for filing petitionsection69A-186. Petition papers; affidavitssection69A-187. Filing of petition papers; examination; certification of resultsection69A-188. Amendment of initiative or referendum petitionsection69A-189. Suspension of ordinancesection69A-190. Submission to municipal councilsection69A-191. Submission of ordinance to voters; withdrawal of petitionsection69A-192. Timing of election at which submitted to voterssection69A-192.1. Question submitted, county clerk, no later than 74th day preceding election.section69A-193. Number of proposed ordinances voted upon; time between special electionssection69A-194. Publication of ordinancesection69A-195. Ballotssection69A-196. Repeal, amendment of ordinances.section69A-205. Adoption of schedule of installation of optional plan.section69A-206. Charters, amendments and supplements superseded; existing ordinances and resolutions remain in force where not inconsistentsection69A-207. Offices abolished on effective date of plan; administrative codesection69A-207.1. Local industrial commissions; continuance or reestablishmentsection69A-208. Appointments between election and time of taking office under optional plan; pending actions and proceedingssection69A-208.1. Continuance of charter adopted prior to Jan. 9, 1982 of municipality with mayor-council plansection69A-208.2. Continuance of charter adopted prior to Jan. 9, 1982 of municipality with council-manager plansection69A-208.3. Continuance of charter adopted prior to Jan. 9, 1982 of municipality with small municipality plansection69A-209. Partial invaliditysection69A-210. Short title
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