Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:6-59

  • Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • County superintendent: means the County Superintendent of Schools. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The powers and duties of the secretary of the board of directors shall be prescribed by the board, including but not limited to the following:

(a) Record in a suitable book all proceedings of the board.

(b) Pay out on warrants signed by the president and another member of the board.

(c) Report to the board at each regular meeting:

(1) The amount of the total appropriations and the cash receipts for each account;

(2) The amount for which warrants have been drawn and the amount of orders for all contractual obligations since the date of his last report;

(3) The accounts against which the warrants have been drawn and the accounts against which the contractual obligations are chargeable; and

(4) The cash balance and free balance to the credit of each account;

(d) Notify all members of the board of all regular meetings of the board.

(e) Notify all members of the board of special meetings of the board when ordered by the president to do so, or when requested to do so by a petition in writing signed by at least 1/3 of the members of the board.

(f) During the month of November in each year, report to the board a detailed audit report of its financial transactions during the preceding fiscal year, and file a copy thereof with the county superintendent of schools, or county superintendents, as the case may be, of the county or counties in which the commission is located. The report shall itemize all expenses, indicating which are commission expenses and which are expenses of each program or service offered. Where appropriate, the report shall indicate which commission expenses can be reasonably charged to specific programs or services. The report shall also indicate the amount and disposition of revenues derived from membership charges, if any, and from each program or service.

(g) Notify all members of the representative assembly of meetings of the board of directors and record all transactions.

L.1968, c.243, s.9; amended 1989,c.254,s.9.