Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:69A-149.8

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • assessor: when used in relation to the assessment of taxes or water rents or other public assessments, includes all officers, boards or commissions charged with the duty of making such assessments, unless a particular officer, board or commission is specified. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • collector: when used in relation to the collection of taxes or water rents or other public assessments, includes all officers charged with the duty of collecting such taxes, water rents or assessments, unless a particular officer is specified. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
a. The mayor shall nominate, and with the advice and consent of the council appoint, a municipal administrator, an assessor, a tax collector, an attorney, a clerk, a treasurer and such other officers as may be provided by ordinance. Except where otherwise prohibited by general law, one person may be appointed to two or more such offices, except that one person shall not be simultaneously the assessor and treasurer, or assessor and collector. All such officers shall be annually appointed unless another term is provided by this article or by general law.

b. The municipality may provide by ordinance for the establishment of municipal departments, not to exceed six in number. Each department shall be headed by a director, who shall be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the counciL. Each department head shall serve during the term of office of the mayor appointing him, and until the appointment and qualification of a successor. The mayor may remove any department head upon written notice to the council. The council may remove department heads for cause after hearing.

The municipal administrator shall supervise the administration of each of the departments established by ordinance. For this purpose, the municipal administrator shall have the power to investigate the organization and operations of any department, to prescribe standards and rules of administrative practice and procedure, and to consult with the heads of departments.

L. 1981, c. 465, s. 36, eff. Jan. 9, 1982. Amended by L. 1985, c. 458, s. 1, eff. Jan. 15, 1986.

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