N.J. Stat. tit. 40, ch. 48B

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N.J. Stat. § 40:48B-1.1 Definitions

The following terms wherever used or referred to in this act shall have the following respective meanings: (1) "Governing body" shall mean the commission, council, board or body, by whatever name it may be known, having charge of the finances of a county or municipality. (2) "Person" shall mean any person, association, corporation, nation, State, or any agency or subdivision thereof, or a county or municipality of the State. (3) "Construct" and "construction" shall connote and include acts of construction, reconstruction, replacement, extension, improvement and betterment of lands, public improvements, works, facilities, services or undertakings. (4) "Operate" and "operation" shall mean and include acquisition, construction, maintenance, management and administration of any lands, public improvements, works, facilities, services or undertakings. (5) "Local unit" shall mean any municipality or county. L.1960, c. 3, p. 19, s. 10. Amended by L.1973, c. 208, s. 11, eff. Aug. 2, 1973.

N.J. Stat. § 40:48B-2.1 Joint meeting, regional service agency; powers and authority.

7. a. A joint meeting or regional service agency, both as defined in section 3 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-3), shall be a public body corporate and politic constituting a political subdivision of the State exercising public and essential governmental functions to provide for the public health and welfare, and qualifies as a "local unit," as defined in section 3 of the "Local Fiscal Affairs Law," N.J.S.40A:5-3. The joint meeting or regional service agency shall have the following powers and authority, which may be exercised by the management committee to the extent provided in the joint contract: (1) To sue and be sued; (2) To acquire and hold real and personal property by deed, gift, grant, lease, purchase, condemnation or otherwise; (3) To enter into any and all contracts or agreements and to execute any and all instruments; (4) To do and perform any and all acts or things necessary, convenient or desirable for the purposes of the joint meeting or regional service agency or to carry out any powers expressly provided in section 7 of P.L.1960, c.3 (C.40:48B-2.1); (5) To sell real and personal property owned by the joint meeting or regional service agency at public sale; (6) To operate all services, lands, public improvements, works, facilities or undertakings for the purposes and objects of the joint meeting or regional service agency; (7) To enter into a contract or contracts providing for or relating to the use of its services, lands, public improvements, works, facilities or undertakings, or any part thereof, by local units who are not members of the joint meeting or regional service agency, and other persons, upon payment of charges therefor as fixed by the management committee; (8) To receive such State or federal aids or grants as may be available for the purposes of the joint meeting or regional service agency and to make and perform such agreements and contracts as may be necessary or convenient in connection with the application for, procurement, acceptance or disposition of such State or federal aids or grants; and (9) To acquire, maintain, use and operate lands, public improvements, works or facilities in any municipality in the State, except where the governing body of such municipality, by resolution adopted within 60 days after receipt of written notice of intention to so acquire, maintain, use or operate, shall find that the same would adversely affect the governmental operations and functions and the exercise of the police powers of such municipality. b. If the governing body of a municipality in which a joint meeting or regional service agency has applied for the location and erection of sewage treatment or solid waste disposal facilities refuses permission therefor or fails to take final action upon the application within 60 days of its filing, the joint meeting or regional service agency may, at any time within 30 days following the date of such refusal or the date of expiration of said period of 60 days, apply to the Department of Environmental Protection, which is authorized, after hearing the joint meeting or regional service agency and the municipality interested, to grant the application for the erection of the sewage treatment or disposal or solid waste treatment or disposal facilities, notwithstanding the aforesaid refusal or failure to act of the governing body, upon being satisfied that the topographical and other physical conditions existing in the local units comprising the joint meeting or regional service agency are such as to make the erection of such facilities within its boundaries impracticable as an improvement for the benefit of the whole applying joint meeting or regional service agency. L.1960, c.3, s.7; amended 1973, c.208, s.13; 2019, c.433, s.2.

N.J. Stat. § 40:48B-4.1 Contracts for joint provision of law enforcement services

3. Whenever the governing bodies of two or more local units enter into a joint contract as provided in P.L.1952, c.72 (C.40:48B-1 et seq.) for the joint operation of law enforcement services within their respective jurisdictions, the joint contract shall recognize and preserve the seniority, tenure, and pension rights of every full time law enforcement officer who is employed by each of the participating local units and who is in good standing at the time the ordinance or resolution, as the case may be, authorizing the contract is adopted, and no such law enforcement officer shall be terminated except for cause; however, for reasons of economy and efficiency the contract may authorize a reduction in force. Whenever the governing bodies of two or more local units enter into a joint contract as provided in P.L.1952, c.72 (C.40:48B-1 et seq.) for the joint operation of law enforcement services within their respective jurisdictions, and any one of the local units is operating under Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes at the time of the contract, the other local unit or units shall be deemed to have adopted Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes with regard to the provision of law enforcement services. To provide for the efficient administration and operation of the joint law enforcement services within the participating local units, the joint contract may provide for the appointment of a chief law enforcement officer. In such cases, the joint contract shall provide that any person who is serving as the chief law enforcement officer in one of the participating local units at the time the joint contract is adopted may elect either: a. To accept a demotion of no more than one rank without any loss of seniority rights, impairment of tenure, or pension rights; or b. To retire from service. If the person elects retirement, he shall not be demoted but shall retain the rank of chief law enforcement officer and shall be given terminal leave for a period of one month for each five year period of past service as a law enforcement officer with the participating local unit. During the terminal leave, the person shall continue to receive full compensation and shall be entitled to all benefits, including any increases in compensation or benefits, that he may have been entitled to if he had remained on active duty. Whenever the participating local units have adopted or are deemed to have adopted Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes with regard to the provision of law enforcement services, and the contract provides for the appointment of a chief law enforcement officer, the position of chief law enforcement officer shall be in the career service. L.1992,c.145,s.3.

N.J. Stat. § 40:48B-4.2 Merging of bargaining units

4. Where bargaining units are merged which have contracts negotiated in accordance with the provisions of the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.) in existence, the terms and conditions of the existing contracts shall apply to the rights of the members of the respective bargaining units until a new contract is negotiated, reduced to writing and signed by the parties as provided pursuant to law and regulation promulgated thereunder. L.1992,c.145,s.4.

N.J. Stat. § 40:48B-14 Office of joint municipal tax assessor; establishment

1. The governing bodies of any two or more municipalities may, by substantially similar resolutions duly adopted by each of such governing bodies within six calendar months after the first such resolution is adopted, establish and maintain the office of joint municipal tax assessor to assess real and personal property for taxation within each of the respective municipalities joining hereunder. L.1967,c.180,s.1; amended 1995,c.356,s.3.

N.J. Stat. § 40:48B-15 Appointment of joint municipal tax assessor, personnel; apportionment of operating costs

2. The governing bodies of the participating municipalities shall, by agreement, provide for the appointment of a joint municipal tax assessor and other necessary personnel, for the apportionment of the costs and expenses of operation of such office among the participating municipalities, for the addition of other municipalities in the same county and such other terms and conditions as may be necessary and convenient for the establishment and maintenance of the office. The apportionment of costs and expenses may be based upon "apportionment valuations" determined under Revised Statutes 54:4-49, number of taxable properties, population, budgets, and such other factor or factors, or any combination thereof, as may be provided in the agreement. The agreement shall be subject to approval by resolution of the governing bodies of each of the municipalities prior to its execution by such official or officials as may be authorized to execute such agreement. A copy of every pertinent resolution, agreement and every amendment thereto shall be filed with the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury and the Director of the Division of Local Finance in the Department of Community Affairs. L.1967,c.180,s.2; amended 1995,c.356,s.4.

N.J. Stat. § 40:48B-16 Term; reappointment; removal

The office of joint municipal tax assessor shall consist of a tax assessor and such subordinate personnel as may be deemed necessary and proper to perform the assessment function in accordance with law. Any person who may hereafter be appointed to office, position or employment as joint municipal tax assessor shall hold such office, position or employment for a term of 4 years as shall be provided for by agreement of the governing bodies of the participating municipalities, provided that any such person reappointed as joint municipal assessor after serving for 4 years in that capacity, shall thereafter hold his position during good behavior and efficiency notwithstanding that such reappointment was for a fixed term of years, and he shall not be removed therefrom for political reasons but only for good cause shown and after a proper hearing before the Director of the Division of Taxation or his designee. L.1967, c. 180, s. 3, eff. July 27, 1967.

N.J. Stat. § 40:48B-17 Assessors holding office on effective date of this act

Any assessor of any municipality which has combined to form an office of joint municipal tax assessor hereunder, and who, on the effective date of this act, held his office or position during good behavior and was not subject to removal therefrom except for good cause shown after hearing, shall be employed on the same basis as a member of the staff of the joint municipal tax assessor at a salary not less than he was receiving at the time the joint agreement is effective with respect to his municipality. L.1967, c. 180, s. 4, eff. July 27, 1967.

N.J. Stat. § 40:48B-18 Employees deemed employees of municipality having largest apportionment valuation on effective date of act

All employees in the office of joint municipal tax assessor shall be deemed to be the employees of the municipality having the largest apportionment valuation determined under section 54:4-49 of the Revised Statutes, as of the effective date of this act. L.1967, c. 180, s. 5, eff. July 27, 1967.

N.J. Stat. § 40:48B-19 Function of assessor; records

The assessment function of the joint municipal tax assessor shall be exercised in the same manner and to the same extent as though it was exercised in each municipality separately, and the tax list and duplicate, property record cards, and all other records for each of the municipalities shall be maintained separately and shall be available for public inspection pursuant to law. L.1967, c. 180, s. 6, eff. July 27, 1967.

N.J. Stat. § 40:48B-20 Termination of joint agreement

The joint agreement may be terminated upon the adoption of a resolution to that effect by the governing body of either of the municipalities in the case of a joint assessing office comprising 2 municipalities, or 2/3 of the governing bodies in the case of a joint assessing office comprising 3 or more municipalities. Except by unanimous agreement, such termination shall not be made effective earlier than June 30 next succeeding the expiration of 12 full calendar months following the adoption of such resolution by the last of the required number of municipalities. L.1967, c. 180, s. 7, eff. July 27, 1967.

N.J. Stat. § 40:48B-21 Applicability of Consolidated Municipal Service Act

The provisions of the Consolidated Municipal Service Act, P.L. 1952, c. 72 (C. 40:48B-1 et seq.), as amended, shall be applicable to the extent that the same are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act. L.1967, c. 180, s. 8, eff. July 27, 1967.

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