New Jersey Statutes 52:27J-4. Appointment of food security advocate
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:27J-4
- 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
4. The administrator and chief executive officer of the office is the food security advocate, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of the office. The food security advocate shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor’s term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the food security advocate’s successor. The food security advocate shall devote time entirely to the duties of the position and shall receive a salary as determined by law. Any vacancy occurring in the position of the food security advocate shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment; except that if the food security advocate dies, resigns, becomes ineligible to serve for any reason, or is removed from office, the Governor shall appoint an acting food security advocate, who shall serve until the appointment and qualification of the food security advocate’s successor, but in no event longer than six months from the occurrence of the vacancy, and who shall exercise during this period all the powers and duties of the food security advocate pursuant to the provisions of this act.
L.2021, c.242, s.4; amended 2021, c.483, s.3.