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Page 152 of 202 § 10:90-12.9 Organization of local assistance board

i. The manager has the authority to appoint in a council/manager form of government. ii. The mayor has the authority to appoint, either directly or through his or her appointed department head should the director not be the head of a department, in a mayor/council form of government. iii. The mayor has the authority to appoint in a small municipality form of government. 3. Qualifications for agency director are as follow: i. Regardless of the population of a municipality, the duties of an agency director are such that it is essential that the LAB select a person who has the respect of the community, is concerned about needy persons, and has had training and experience in the public or private welfare field. ii. A candidate for director should have education and experience commensurate with the duties of the office and the administrative responsibilities necessitated by the extent of the WFNJ/GA caseload. Graduation from a college or university and/or courses for credit in public welfare administration or social work are desirable qualifications. However, consideration may be given to a candidate who has at least graduated from high school, and has had two years experience in public or private welfare work or equivalent experience in such related fields as teaching, guidance, nursing, or personnel work. iii. In situations where the LAB cannot locate a candidate possessing the qualifications enumerated above but nevertheless has a candidate whom it believes capable to function adequately as an agency director, action may be taken as provided in (d)5iii below. 4. The agency director shall be appointed for a full term of five years or a temporary term not to exceed 90 days. Appointment for any other period is prohibited. i. A full-term appointment shall be for a period of five years, beginning from the date of appointment. When a vacancy occurs and a new director is duly appointed and approved before the expiration of a previous director's term, the new appointee's term of office begins on the date of his or her appointment and continues for five years; it is not limited to the unexpired term of his or her predecessor. ii. In case of a vacancy in the office of an agency director, one temporary or acting director may be appointed for a term not to exceed 90 days. Such appointment is not subject to extension or renewal. (1) A protracted illness of whatever duration, so long as it does not exceed the individual's term of office, shall not be construed as a vacancy; however, the LAB may appoint an acting agency director where necessary. The prohibitions of (d)7 below apply to acting directors. Members of the municipal governing body are not eligible for appointment as acting directors.