SENATE, No. 1026

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED MAY 2, 1996

By Senator CAFIERO

An Act concerning the term of office of the county counsel and amending N.J.S.40A:9-43.

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

    1. N.J.S.40A:9-43 is amended to read as follows:

    40A:9-43. In every county the board of chosen freeholders shall appoint a county counsel and a county engineer. The term of office of the county counsel shall be 3, 4 or 5 years, as determined by the board of freeholders at the time of appointment, and of the county engineer 5 years.

(cf: N.J.S.40A:9-43)

    2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the third month next following enactment.

STATEMENT

    This bill permits a board of freeholders to appoint a county counsel to a term of three, four or five years, as determined by the board at the time of the counsel's appointment. Under current law, the term of office of a county counsel is limited to three years.

Permits appointment of county counsel to three, four or five year term.