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(2) The temporary appointee may be a member of the LAB, preferably the chairman, a subordinate employee of the agency, or any other person deemed competent to serve as temporary director and so designated by the LAB. The prohibitions of (d)7 below apply to temporary appointees. Members of the municipal governing body are not eligible for temporary appointment. (3) The appointment of a temporary agency director is an interim measure to ensure the efficient functioning of the municipal agency until a full-term director can be appointed by the LAB and approved by DFD. The LAB is required to notify DFD immediately, in writing, of the name and address of the temporary designee and the date he or she has or will take office. If the temporary director is not to be selected for a full five year term, it is not necessary to submit Form WFNJ/GA-14, Request for State Approval of Municipal Agency Director. iii. The appointment of a director to a municipal agency, in which the WFNJ/GA program is consolidated into the county agency, shall expire on the effective date of the consolidation, whether the appointment is full-term or temporary. iv. Reappointment of an incumbent director at the expiration of a current five-year term is solely the responsibility of the LAB. Upon decision of the board to reappoint the incumbent for a full five-year term, the secretary of the LAB will notify the DFD. After receipt of DFD approval, formal action will be taken at a regular or special board meeting and duly recorded in the minutes. In such case, submittal of another Form WFNJ/GA-14 to DFD is not necessary. (1) Should the LAB decide not to reappoint the incumbent director, or should he or she decline reappointment, it shall be the responsibility of the board to select promptly a new full-term candidate and to secure approval of the DFD (as described in (d)5 below) or to designate a temporary director while a qualified full term candidate is being sought. (2) Regardless of the type of appointment made, the LAB shall act to assure that the position of director does not remain vacant at any time. v. Removal of the director from office must be by official action of the LAB and based upon appropriately documented evidence of mismanagement or wrongdoing. 5. Formal appointment to the position of director for a full term is valid only after the candidate's qualifications have been submitted to and approved by DFD. i. For purposes of securing State approval of a full-term candidate designated by the LAB, the individual shall prepare, in triplicate, Form WFNJ/GA-14, Request for State Approval of Municipal Agency Director, which is certified by the secretary of the LAB. The original shall be submitted to DFD for approval. Copies will be retained in the board's personnel file and by the candidate. (Form WFNJ/GA-14 is available upon request from DFD.) ii. After receipt of Form WFNJ/GA-14 by DFD, the candidate will be interviewed by a representative of DFD. Questions relevant to the candidate's qualifications will be reviewed with the chairperson of the LAB. A written decision regarding the