New Jersey Statutes
§ 40:81-10 — Council may create and abolish boards and departments
New Jersey § 40:81-10
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 40MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40:81-10 (2026).
Text
The municipal council shall continue or create, and determine and define the powers and duties of such executive and administrative departments, boards and offices, in addition to those provided for herein, as it may deem necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the affairs of the municipality by law. Any department, board or office so created may at any time be abolished by the municipal council.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 40:81-11
Appointment of municipal manager and other officers; qualifications of attorney; terms of office§ 40:81-11.2
Termination of present members' term of office for failure to be appointed as provided by this act; vacancy§ 40:81-13
Advisory boards§ 40:81-14
Control of funds; disbursements§ 40:81-15
Examination of accounts§ 40:81-20
Quorum; procedure at meetings§ 40:81-3
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New Jersey § 40:81-10, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/40/40%3A81-10.