§ 40A:67-4 — Inter-county agreement, regional rehabilitation, reentry center.

New Jersey § 40A:67-4

• Jurisdiction: New Jersey
• Title 40A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

Text

4. An inter-county agreement made pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2023, c.346 (C.40A:67-3) shall provide: a. the name and purpose of the authority and the functions and services to be provided by the authority; b. the establishment and organization of a governing committee for the authority, which shall be known as the management committee, in which the powers of the authority shall be vested. The management committee shall be comprised of one representative from each county who shall: (1) be annually appointed by the board of commissioners of the county; (2) hold the position for a period of one year, commencing on January 1 of each year; and (3) be authorized to choose a designee to execute the duties of their position; c. if there are an even number of counties, the county with the greatest number of inmates and pretrial detainees to be housed at the center at its opening and for any subsequent year the greatest number housed at the center as of November 1 in the year prior, shall appoint an additional committee member for a term of one year, commencing January 1 of each year; d. the manner of selection of a head warden of the regional rehabilitation and reentry center and any related satellite facilities and the wardens that shall represent each county; e. the manner of selection and duties of the director, deputy director, treasurer, chief financial officer, and secretary, who all shall serve a term of one year commencing January 1 of each year, and the selection of any other officers or authority staff, as determined by the committee; f. the voting requirements for action by the committee, including the requirements for how many members constitute a quorum; g. the duties of the committee, which shall include the obligation to comply with the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.) except as otherwise provided in P.L.2023, c.346 (C.40A:67-1 et seq.), and the laws of this State and, in addition, with every provision in the inter-county agreement creating the authority on its part to be kept or performed; h. in the event of a committee vacancy, the vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of the management committee at the next meeting following the date of vacancy on an interim basis, until the time that the appointing board of county commissioners makes a formal appointment to the committee for the remainder of the term; i. the manner in which counties may withdraw from participation in the inter-county agreement; j. provisions for the disposition, division, or distribution of any property or assets of the authority on dissolution; k. the terms of the inter-county agreement and the method, if any, by which the inter-county agreement may be rescinded or terminated; however, the inter-county agreement shall not be rescinded or terminated so long as the authority has bonds outstanding, unless provision for full payment of the bonds, by escrow or otherwise, has been made pursuant to the terms of the bonds or the resolution, trust indenture, or security instrument securing the bonds; and l. that the management committee shall conduct meetings in conformity with the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.) and shall meet at least once during each quarter of the calendar year, with special meetings convened by the director or upon the request of at least two committee members, with at least 48 hours' notice by telephone or email to all members of the management committee. L.2023, c.346, s.4.