N.J. Stat. tit. 9, ch. 11

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N.J. Stat. § 9:11-1 Appointment of trustees; number; term; other offices; vacancies

9:11-1. In counties of the first class, whenever in its judgment it shall be necessary or proper, the governing body of the county shall appoint 8 persons who shall constitute a board to be known as the Board of Trustees of the Youth House of the county of ............... . They shall serve without compensation and shall hold office for a term of 4 years and until their successors are appointed, except that of the 8 members first appointed, 2 shall hold office for 4 years, 2 shall hold office for 3 years, 2 shall hold office for 2 years, and 2 shall hold office for 1 year. The holding of any other public office by any member of said board of trustees shall not be held to be incompatible with the office as member of such board of trustees. A vacancy caused by death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by the governing body of the county for the unexpired term. Amended 1950,c.121; 1957,c.46,s.1; 1957,c.144; 1990,c.26,s.7; 1991,c.91,s.208.

N.J. Stat. § 9:11-2 Organization and powers of trustees; contracts

The board of trustees organized under section 9:11-1 of this title shall be a body corporate with power to sue and be sued and to use a common seal. It shall annually choose from among its members a president, a vice-president, a secretary and a treasurer. Such board with the approval of the board of chosen freeholders may take in its own name by purchase, gift or devise title to the lands necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. Such board of trustees in its own name may enter into and execute all necessary and appropriate contracts for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article, including the lodging and victualing of its officers, agents and employees, and the care, keep and victualing of persons committed to the youth house, and the purchase of necessary and proper supplies, furniture and equipment for the education and manual training of persons committed to such youth house. Any contract for the doing of work or the furnishing of materials or supplies of any kind exceeding $1,000.00 in amount shall be awarded only after public advertisement as required by law and to the lowest responsible bidder. Amended by L.1957, c. 46, p. 80, s. 2.

N.J. Stat. § 9:11-3 Acquisition of site; erection of building

9:11-3. The board of trustees organized under section 9:11-1 of this Title may acquire lands by gift, purchase or condemnation and erect buildings thereon suitable for the detention of persons, male or female, under 18 years of age adjudged delinquent, or convicted of violating a criminal statute, or detained to testify in a pending criminal prosecution or under commitment for appearance in the Superior Court, Chancery Division, Family Part pending final hearing of any cause. The board of trustees with the approval of the board of chosen freeholders may select for a building site land owned by the county and not already devoted to other purposes inconsistent with the establishment of a youth house thereon. The board of trustees may also appoint such architect or engineers or both as in their judgment may be proper to prepare plans and specifications and supervise the erection of buildings. The board of trustees of any youth house organized under this chapter and the board of chosen freeholders of the county wherein said youth house is situate may enter into and perform an agreement for the exchange of real estate owned respectively by the said board of trustees and said county. Amended 1957,c.46,s.3; 1957,c.141; 1958,c.73; 1991,c.91,s.209.

N.J. Stat. § 9:11-4 Master, matron, teachers and employees; rules

Upon the completion of the youth house buildings the board of trustees may appoint 2 suitable persons as master and matron and such other suitable teachers, attendants, officers and employees as in their judgment may be necessary and proper and with the approval of the board of chosen freeholders fix their compensation and the compensation of the secretary. Each appointee shall hold his office or position at the pleasure of the board of trustees. Each person appointed as a teacher shall hold a teacher's certificate equal or superior to a first grade county certificate. The board of trustees shall make proper and necessary rules for the conduct and management of the youth house and care of the inmates and shall prescribe the duties and powers of the employees. The purpose of the youth house is to provide for the education and the moral and intellectual improvement of persons committed thereto. The board of trustees may, subject to the approval of the board of chosen freeholders, prescribe a course of education and manual instruction and training for persons committed to the youth house, giving special attention to courses in industrial training and agriculture. Amended by L.1957, c. 46, p. 82, s. 4.

N.J. Stat. § 9:11-5 Places of detention

A county youth house may be the place of detention for all persons under the age of 16 years who come within the class mentioned in section 9:11-3 of this Title, but nothing in this article shall forbid imprisonment in a county jail or other county or State institution, or detention in the county jail awaiting trial, or commitment to the care of probation officers under authority of law. Amended by L.1957, c. 46, p. 82, s. 5.

N.J. Stat. § 9:11-6 Payment for maintenance

The court committing a delinquent to the county youth house shall make inquiry into his family conditions and circumstances and, if of opinion that the parents of such delinquent are able to maintain him, may include in the commitment order an order that the parents pay to the county such sum for support, maintenance and clothing of the delinquent as in the opinion of the court is proper. Amended by L.1953, c. 9, p. 79, s. 23; L.1957, c. 46, p. 82, s. 6.

N.J. Stat. § 9:11-7 Moneys for county youth house; bonds

The moneys for the acquisition of lands and the erection of buildings for a county youth house shall be approved as to the amount of the expenditure by the board of chosen freeholders and shall then be provided by the board of chosen freeholders upon the requisition of the board of trustees herein provided for. If the board of chosen freeholders shall deem the amount required for such purpose to be too great to be placed in the annual appropriation for the then fiscal year, such moneys may be raised by an issue of bonds. Amended by L.1953, c. 149, p. 1363, s. 2; L.1957, c. 46, p. 83, s. 7.

N.J. Stat. § 9:11-8 Money provided annually

The moneys necessary for the management of a county youth house and the improvement, betterment, repairs and other necessary expenses incident thereto shall be provided each year by the board of chosen freeholders in their annual tax budget, upon the requisition of the board of trustees of such youth house, but the board of chosen freeholders shall have the right to determine the amount required for such purposes. Amended by L.1957, c. 46, p. 83, s. 8.

N.J. Stat. § 9:11-9 Use of facilities by other counties and agencies by agreement

The board of trustees of any youth house created and organized pursuant to the chapter supplemented hereby may enter into an agreement with the board of chosen freeholders of any other county or the Attorney General of the United States or the State Board of Child Welfare for the care, custody, maintenance or detention of juveniles between the ages of 8 and 18 years. Such agreement shall be first approved by the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which the school is located. L.1952, c. 105, p. 446, s. 1. Amended by L.1957, c. 46, p. 84, s. 9.

N.J. Stat. § 9:11-10 Sale of real estate not needed for public use

The board of trustees organized under the chapter to which this is a supplement may sell or dispose of any real estate or right or interest therein not needed for public use. All sales or disposition, except as hereinafter provided, shall be by public sale to the highest bidder, after public advertisement at least once a week for four weeks prior to the sale, in a newspaper circulating in the county. The board of trustees may transfer title without public advertisement, to any real estate or any right or interest therein not needed for public use by the board, to the county for which said board of trustees was constituted. L.1953, c. 149, p. 1363, s. 1.

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