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The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act (N.J.S.A 40:69A-1 [1], et seq.) provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government. This legislation is called the Faulkner Act in honor of the late Bayard H. Faulkner, former mayor of Montclair, New Jersey, U.S., and former chairman of the Commission on Municipal Government.
New Jersey is unique in the United States for having five distinct types of incorporated municipalities. Each type of municipality has equal legal standing, rights, and powers as any other type or form. Unlike other parts of the United States, New Jersey does not have different tiers of power or legal standing for its municipal governments.
The Township Act of 1798 ("An Act incorporating the Inhabitants of Townships, designating their Powers, and regulating their Meetings", PL 1798, p. 289) is an Act passed by New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, that formally incorporated 104 municipalities in 13 counties in New Jersey. [1] It set standards on format for government of ...
A clerk (pronounced "clark" /klɑːk/ in British and Australian [1] English) is a senior official of many municipal governments in the English-speaking world. In some communities, including most in the United States , the position is elected, but in many others, the clerk is appointed to their post.
Winfield Township (also called Winfield Park) is a township in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,423, [9] its lowest decennial census and a decrease of 48 (−3.3%) from the 2010 census count of 1,471, [17] [18] which in turn reflected a decline of 43 (−2.8%) from the 1,514 counted in the 2000 census. [19]
Stafford Township is a township situated on the Jersey Shore in southern Ocean County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 28,617, [9] [10] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,082 (+7.8%) from the 26,535 recorded at the 2010 census, [18] [19] which in turn reflected an increase of 4,003 (+17.8%) from the ...
The Oradell municipal clerk filed a second lawsuit against the town, accusing them of retaliating against her because of a previous lawsuit. Split of borough administrator, clerk position at ...
Chester Township is a township in southwestern Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [16] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 7,713, [6] [7] a decrease of 125 (−1.6%) from the 2010 census count of 7,838, [17] [18] which in turn reflected an increase of 556 (+7.6%) from the 7,282 counted in the 2000 census. [19]