N.J. Stat. tit. 11A, ch. 9

in effect

N.J. Stat. § 11A:9-1 Application

11A:9-1. Application. This title shall apply to any political subdivision to which the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes and the supplements thereto applied immediately prior to their repeal and to any political subdivision which hereafter adopts the provisions of this title. L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:9-1, eff. Sept. 25, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 11A:9-2 Adoption of title; petition

11A:9-2. Adoption of title; petition. The clerk of any county or municipality not operating under the provisions of this title shall submit the question of adopting the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes to the voters of the county or municipality upon the filing with the clerk of a petition requesting the adoption. The petition shall be signed by the registered voters of the county or municipality equal to 15% of the valid votes cast in the county or municipality during the last general election. Each name shall be signed in ink and the place of residence indicated by street and number or other description sufficient to identify the place. Attached to each separate paper there shall be an affidavit of the circulator thereof that the circulator, and only the circulator, personally circulated the foregoing paper, that all signatures thereto were made in the circulator's presence, and that the circulator believes them to be genuine signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be. Within 10 days from the date of filing the petition, the clerk shall complete an examination and ascertain whether or not the petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified voters and shall attach to the petition a certificate showing the result of the examination. L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:9-2, eff. Sept. 25, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 11A:9-3 Adoption of title; question placed on ballot; public notice

11A:9-3. Adoption of title; question placed on ballot; public notice. If the petition is sufficient, the clerk shall, 15 days thereafter, give public notice that the question will be submitted to the voters at the next general or municipal election. Public notice includes, but is not limited to, publication in the political subdivision's official newspaper once a week for at least four weeks and posting the notice in five of the most public places in the political subdivision for at least four weeks before the election. The clerk shall also cause the question to be printed upon the ballots to be used at the election. L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:9-3, eff. Sept. 25, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 11A:9-4 Refusal to comply

11A:9-4. Refusal to comply. If the clerk refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of N.J.S. 11A:9-2 and N.J.S. 11A:9-3, a registered voter of the political subdivision or the commissioner may apply to a judge of the Superior Court in the county in which the political subdivision is located for an order directing and compelling the submission of the question involved in the petition. The judge shall hear the matter summarily. If the judge finds and determines that the petition is in accordance with law, an appropriate order shall be issued. Any clerk failing to comply with the order of the court, or any public official, officer, agent or employee interfering with, or preventing, such clerk from satisfying such order, shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:9-4, eff. Sept. 25, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 11A:9-5 School districts

11A:9-5. School districts. All the provisions of this chapter shall apply to school districts in which the board of education is elected by the voters. School districts shall, in the submission of the question to the voters, conform to the provisions of this chapter as nearly as possible. L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:9-5, eff. Sept. 25, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 11A:9-6 Adoption of title; elections

11A:9-6. Adoption of title; elections. The method of submitting the question of the adoption of this title to the voters of a county or municipality shall conform as nearly as possible to the provisions of Title 19 of the Revised Statutes relating to the submission of public questions and when submitted at a school district election shall conform as nearly as possible to the provisions of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes relating to the submission of public questions in school districts. L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:9-6, eff. Sept. 25, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 11A:9-7 Results certified.

11A:9-7. Results certified. The result of the election shall be certified by the clerk of the political subdivision to the commission. Amended 2008, c.29, s.72.

N.J. Stat. § 11A:9-9 Status of employees

11A:9-9. Status of employees. Any employee of a political subdivision who, at the time of adoption of this title, was actively employed by the political subdivision continuously for a period of at least one year prior to the adoption of this title, or any employee who was on an approved leave of absence and had at least one year of continuous service with the political subdivision prior to the adoption of the title, and who comes within the career service, shall continue to hold such position, and shall not be removed except in accordance with the provisions contained in this title. L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:9-9, eff. Sept. 25, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 11A:9-9.1 Examination requirement waived for certain local firefighters

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.11A:9-9 or any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any person who was actively employed by a political subdivision as a firefighter or fire chief at the time of adoption of this title by the political subdivision and who had less than one year of continuous service in that position prior to the adoption of this title by the political subdivision shall continue to hold that position without having to pass an examination and shall have career service status. Nothing contained in this section shall require a political subdivision to rehire such a firefighter or fire chief who has been removed from that position. L.1993,c.154,s.1.

N.J. Stat. § 11A:9-10 Seniority rights

11A:9-10. Seniority rights. At the time of adoption of this title, the seniority rights of employees shall be based upon the length of their continuous service with that political subdivision. L. 1986, c. 112, s. 11A:9-10, eff. Sept. 25, 1986.

N.J. Stat. § 11A:9-11 Animal Health Technician, credit hours, required.

1. a. The required number of specific credit hours in veterinary science/technology, animal science technology, zoology, biology, animal husbandry, or related fields at an accredited college or university shall be no greater than 12 hours for any job title of Animal Health Technician within the civil service local title listing. b. An applicant with five years of experience in a veterinary office, animal hospital, animal shelter, or other similar place of work where animals are cared for or kept performing vaccinations, diagnostic tests, euthanasia, or various other medical treatments on animals or work involving animal nutrition, taxonomy, animal behavior, parasitology, or bacteriology and who does not meet all of the education requirements shall be eligible for the Animal Health Technician job title within the civil service local title listing. L.2022, c.128.

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