§ 52:27BBB-26 — Oversight, audit of qualified municipality.

26. a. The director may provide for oversight or audit of the activities of each qualified municipality and report the findings to the Local Finance Board and the chief operating officer. The cost of providing oversight and audit functions shall be borne by the State. The power to negotiate collective bargaining agreements pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1981, c.211 (C.52:27BB-66.1) shall be vested in the chief operating officer. Collective bargaining agreements entered into by the municipality prior to the commencement of the rehabilitation term shall remain in force as provided in those agreements, except when otherwise expressly provided in P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.). b. The director may make grants to a municipality under rehabilitation, using such funds as may be available to the director, for the purposes of conducting studies or engaging consultants as may be authorized by P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.) to assist in rehabilitation, or those that the director and the chief operating officer or mayor, as appropriate, determine are necessary to the rehabilitation of the municipality. Grants may be made subject to conditions deemed necessary by the director. L.2002,c.43,s.26.