N.J. Stat. tit. 40, ch. 79

in effect

N.J. Stat. § 40:79-1 Short title

This subtitle shall be known as "the municipal manager form of government law" .

N.J. Stat. § 40:79-2 Definition of terms

As used in this subtitle: "Municipality" means any city, town, village, borough, township or any municipality governed by boards of commissioners or improvement commissions which has heretofore adopted the provisions of the act entitled "An act relating to, regulating and providing for the government of municipalities, except counties, by a municipal council and a municipal manager," approved March nineteenth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, or which shall adopt or take proceedings to adopt this subtitle. "Municipal council" means the governing body of such municipality, which body shall be known as the city council, town council, village council, borough council or township council, as the case may be. "Municipal clerk" means the city clerk, town clerk, village clerk, borough clerk or township clerk, as the case may be, of such municipality. "Municipal attorney" means the city attorney, town attorney, village attorney, borough attorney or township attorney, of the municipality, as the case may be. "Municipal manager" means the chief executive and administrative officer of any such municipality who shall be known as the city manager, town manager, village manager, borough manager or township manager, as the case may be. "Department head" means the executive or administrative head of a subdivision of the municipal government acting under the immediate direction of the municipal council or municipal manager.

N.J. Stat. § 40:79-3 Municipalities governed by this subtitle; exception

All municipalities which shall have heretofore adopted the provisions of the act entitled "An act relating to, regulating and providing for the government of municipalities, except counties, by a municipal council and a municipal manager," approved March nineteenth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, and all municipalities which shall hereafter adopt the provisions of this subtitle, shall be governed by a municipal council and a municipal manager in the manner herein in this subtitle set forth, but no municipality governed by the provisions of subtitle 4 of this title (s. 40:70-1 et seq.), shall institute proceedings hereunder for the adoption of this subtitle unless and until said subtitle 4 of this title, or the provisions of the act entitled "An act relating to, regulating and providing for the government of cities, towns, townships, boroughs, villages and municipalities governed by boards of commissioners or improvement commissions in this state" (title as amended), approved April twenty-fifth, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, or both said subtitle 4 of this title and said last mentioned act shall have been operative and in effect in such municipality for four years.

N.J. Stat. § 40:79-4 Additional powers

Every municipality governed by this subtitle shall exercise, in addition to the powers enumerated herein, all powers delegated to such municipality by any other general or special law, not inconsistent with the powers enumerated herein.

N.J. Stat. § 40:79-5 Other laws applicable

It is the intention of this subtitle that the provisions of subtitle 3 of this title (s. 40:42-1 et seq.), shall be applicable whenever not inconsistent with the provisions hereof.

N.J. Stat. § 40:79-6 Liberal construction

In the construction of any portion of this subtitle whose meaning or application is in dispute, it is intended that its phraseology shall be liberally construed to effectuate the substantial objects hereof.

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