New Jersey Statutes 44:7-11. Director of welfare; working test period; duties; qualifications; deputy director; civil service classification of director and deputy
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 44:7-11
- Assistance: means money payments to or on behalf of eligible persons. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- County adjuster: means the official of that designation authorized to act in cases of commitment or admission of persons who have a mental illness to State or county hospitals for the insane. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- County welfare board: means the boards established within the several counties for the purposes of administering welfare to the needy, whether set up under the authority of this chapter or pursuant to any other laws of this State. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- Director of welfare: means the director of the county welfare board. See New Jersey Statutes 44:7-1
- 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 director of welfare shall be and hereby is classified in the competitive class of the classified service as defined and provided in Title 11, Civil Service, notwithstanding the county welfare board may not otherwise be operating under the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service. Directors of welfare hereafter appointed shall have a working test period, as otherwise defined and governed by sections 11:12-1 and 11:12-2, which shall be not shorter than six months and which shall, on request of the appointing authority, be extended for an additional period or periods not to exceed a total of twelve months including the initial period.
He shall be the clerk of the county welfare board and shall serve as such without additional compensation. He shall be the chief executive and approval officer of the county welfare board, and shall exercise all the powers pertaining thereto.
He shall be a citizen of the State and of the United States, shall be capable of making and keeping such records and reports as are lawfully required, shall have adequate knowledge of the laws concerning old age assistance and shall be a trained and qualified expert in the field of welfare service, with administrative experience therein.
The county welfare board may appoint a deputy director of welfare, who shall have qualifications necessary to the appointment of directors of welfare and be under the supervision of such director of welfare, and be vested, on approval of the county welfare board, with the same powers as the director of welfare. The deputy director of welfare shall be and hereby is classified in the competitive class of the classified service as defined and provided in Title 11, Civil Service, notwithstanding the county welfare board may not otherwise be operating under the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service.
Amended by L.1938, c. 361, p. 906, s. 7; L.1938, c. 382, p. 956, s. 1; L.1939, c. 311, p. 754, s. 1; L.1940, c. 186, p. 557, s. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1940.