ASSEMBLY, No. 2054

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED MAY 30, 1996

By Assemblyman ROONEY

An Act concerning the term of appointment of a municipal administrator and amending N.J.S.40A:9-137.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. N.J.S.40A:9-137 is amended to read as follows:

    40A:9-137. Appointment to the office of municipal administrator shall be made by the mayor or chief executive officer of the municipality with the advice and consent of the governing body. In townships and in municipalities with a commission form of government the municipal administrator shall be appointed by majority vote of the governing body. The term of office of the municipal administrator shall be at the pleasure of the governing body; however, the governing body may, at the time of appointment of the municipal administrator, negotiate an employment contract that provides for a one-, two- or three-year term of office.

(cf: N.J.S.40A:9-137).

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    This bill permits the governing body of a municipality, at the time of appointment of the municipal administrator, to negotiate an employment contract that provides for a one-, two- or three-year term of office for the municipal administrator. Under current law, a municipal administrator serves at the pleasure of the governing body.

Permits municipalities to negotiate employment contracts with municipal administrators for terms of up to 3 years.