Bill

Bill > A5849


NJ A5849

NJ A5849
Special legislation to change name of "Township of South Orange Village" to "South Orange Village"; changes titles of certain municipal officials; permits nonpartisan municipal elections to be moved to November; permits stipend for governing body members.


summary

Introduced
12/07/2023
In Committee
12/14/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024

Introduced Session

2022-2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Special legislation to change name of "Township of South Orange Village" to "South Orange Village"; changes titles of certain municipal officials; permits nonpartisan municipal elections to be moved to November; permits stipend for governing body members.

AI Summary

This bill makes the following key changes: 1. Changes the name of the "Township of South Orange Village" to "South Orange Village." 2. Changes the titles of certain municipal officials, including renaming the "Board of Trustees" to the "Council" and the "Village President" to the "Mayor." 3. Permits the governing body to move nonpartisan municipal elections from May to November. 4. Permits the governing body members to receive an annual stipend of $12,000 for the Mayor and $8,000 for each Council Member, without eligibility for pension, healthcare, or other benefits. The bill also updates various provisions related to the structure, procedures, and powers of the governing body, executive and administrative functions, financial administration, and recall elections for the municipality.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Substituted by S4130 (on 01/08/2024)

bill text


bill summary

Loading...

bill summary

Loading...

bill summary

Loading...