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the municipal governing body if there is one. The other two members serve terms of two years each, with expiration dates staggered in order to expire at the end of alternate years. ii. For municipalities with a board of five members, one member shall serve a term of one year only, and such one-year term must be assigned to the municipality governing body representative if there is one. The other four members serve terms of four years each. Such terms are staggered in order that only one expires at the end of each successive year. iii. The term of each member of the LAB shall begin on January 1. When a vacancy occurs before the expiration of a term, the new member serves only the unexpired portion of the term of the person he or she is replacing. iv. When circumstances such as illness or a governmental irregularity preclude timely appointment of a new member, the incumbent shall continue until such new appointee can take office. v. Annually at the first of each year, each LAB shall organize and select, from among its membership, a chairman and a secretary. The agency director shall be the chief administrative officer of the board. (c) Each municipality that administers WFNJ/GA shall submit annually a certification form, Status Report for Calendar Year (WFNJ/Form GA-15), to DFD signed by the municipal clerk and attesting to the appointment of the board members, if any, and the agency director. The agency director shall be responsible for informing the municipal clerk and other appropriate local officials regarding the required certification, and arranging for the completion of the Status Report and filing same with DFD on or before March 1 of the year to which the certification applies. 1. Prior to January 1 of the next calendar year, three copies of Form WFNJ/GA-15, with necessary instructions, shall be distributed by DFD to agency directors. 2. Municipalities which fail to submit the required certification in accordance with specified instructions shall not be eligible to receive State financial aid for the ensuing year. (d) Rules concerning the appointment of the agency director are: 1. Under law, the LAB is solely responsible for the appointment and reappointment of an agency director. Appointment shall be by formal action of the board at a regular or special meeting and such action duly recorded in the minutes. All appointments and reappointments to the position of agency director require the approval of the DFD. The approval process shall include a review by the DFD of the letter of appointment from the LAB, which shall contain the date of the meeting at which the decision was made to appoint or reappoint an agency director; the name of the appointee; the effective date of appointment/ reappointment; and the duration of the term of appointment. 2. In Faulkner Act municipalities where no LAB exists, the authority to appoint the director, with approval of the governing body, is as follows: