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N.J.A.C. 10:90-12.9 This file includes all Regulations adopted and published through the New Jersey Register, Vol. 56 No. 24, December 16, 2024

NJ - New Jersey Administrative Code > TITLE 10. HUMAN SERVICES > CHAPTER 90. WORK FIRST NEW JERSEY PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER 12. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, CONSOLIDATION AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

§ 10:90-12.9 Organization of local assistance board

(a) Each municipality that chooses to maintain its operation of the WFNJ/GA program through adoption of a resolution shall organize a local assistance board (LAB); specify the composition of the board and the terms of the office; empower the LAB to appoint a director of welfare; and appoint any other necessary employees. These requirements are mandatory upon every municipality. Where the organization of a LAB is not a requirement under a Faulkner Act municipality, the entity or official designated to serve instead of the LAB should be so recognized. Therefore, the designated alternate shall represent in meaning, the LAB as set forth throughout this chapter, except in LAB membership composition, appointment of agency director and/or other duties that are not appropriate under such structure. 1. Municipalities governed under an optional form of government pursuant to the Faulkner Act are referred to in this chapter as Faulkner Act municipalities. During the transition period to such optional form, the municipal governing body will determine whether the LAB is to be continued or abolished and will act accordingly. After the transition period, the governing body may abolish the LAB only by adoption of the appropriate ordinance. (b) The LAB shall be composed of either three or five members, as determined by the municipal governing body. On both a three-member board and a five-member board, at least one member must be a woman. While it is not mandatory for a member of the municipal governing body to serve on the LAB, the law prohibits the appointment of more than one such member. Members of the LAB shall serve without compensation but will be allowed necessary and actual expenses. 1. In Faulkner Act municipalities, the municipal governing body may, by adoption of an appropriate ordinance, reorganize the LAB and/or adjust the terms of office of the members. In such event, the LAB shall, nonetheless, be composed as described in this section. 2. Terms of office rules are: i. For municipalities with a board of three members, the term of one member shall be for one year only, and such one-year term must be assigned to the member of