New Jersey Statutes 40:81-11. Appointment of municipal manager and other officers; qualifications of attorney; terms of office
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40:81-11
- 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
- Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings.
- 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
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The municipal council shall appoint a municipal manager, an assessor, an auditor, a treasurer, a clerk, and an attorney. One person may be appointed to two or more such offices, except that the offices of municipal manager and auditor or assessor shall not be held by the same person. In municipalities containing more than 10,000 inhabitants the municipal attorney must have been admitted in the State of New Jersey to practice as an attorney-at-law for a period of 5 years or more. All such officers appointed by the council shall hold office during the pleasure of the council, except the clerk and the assessor, who serve for terms as provided in chapter 9 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Amended by L. 1942, c. 254, p. 695, s. 1; L. 1953, c. 378, p. 1969, s. 1; L. 1957, c. 190, p. 689, s. 1, eff. Dec. 2, 1957; L.1980, c. 147, s. 7, eff. Nov. 22, 1980; L.1981, c. 393, s. 7, eff. Jan. 6, 1982; L.1981, c. 394, s. 6, eff. Jan. 6, 1982.