New Jersey § 40:41A-125 Adoption of the administrative code.

New Jersey Statutes

§ 40:41A-125 — Adoption of the administrative code.

New Jersey § 40:41A-125

Title 40MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40:41A-125 (2026).

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125.

a.Any time after 60 days from the date of the organization of the first board of chosen freeholders elected under this act, the board of chosen freeholders shall adopt an administrative code organizing the administration of the county government, setting forth the duties and responsibilities and powers of all county officials and agencies, and the manner of performance needed.

b.The administrative code may require that the county board of taxation, county board of elections, jury commissioners of the county, county clerk, surrogate, county superintendent of elections, and sheriff be subject to such annual budgetary procedures and requirements as may be specified therein. These procedures and requirements may include, but shall not be limited to, the preparation and submission of an

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125. a. Any time after 60 days from the date of the organization of the first board of chosen freeholders elected under this act, the board of chosen freeholders shall adopt an administrative code organizing the administration of the county government, setting forth the duties and responsibilities and powers of all county officials and agencies, and the manner of performance needed. b. The administrative code may require that the county board of taxation, county board of elections, jury commissioners of the county, county clerk, surrogate, county superintendent of elections, and sheriff be subject to such annual budgetary procedures and requirements as may be specified therein. These procedures and requirements may include, but shall not be limited to, the preparation and submission of an annual budget in accordance with the provisions of the administrative code, and the submission of such periodic budget reports as may be provided therein. The administrative code may further provide that the county board of taxation, county board of elections, jury commissioners of the county, county clerk, surrogate, county superintendent of elections, and sheriff shall be subject to such accounting controls, central purchasing practices, personnel procedures, and central data processing services as are specified in the code, or in administrative orders adopted pursuant thereto; provided, however, that nothing herein shall restrict or limit the authority of the county board of taxation, county board of elections, jury commissioners of the county, county clerk, surrogate, county superintendent of elections, and sheriff as the appointing authority of their respective offices. c. Nothing in the administrative code shall change the duties or powers of county officers whose existence is mandated by the Constitution or shall diminish the duties, responsibilities or powers of any elected or appointed head of the executive branch or chief assistant thereto or county administrator. L.1972, c.154, s.125; amended 1975, c.255, s.2; 1981, c.48, s.3; 1984, c.35, s.2; 2015, c.250, s.2.