New Jersey State Statutes 
Regarding Local Assistance Board

44:8-115.  Local assistance boards;  membership;  appointment; compensation
Each local assistance board shall be composed of three or five persons as shall be fixed by the governing body of the municipality and at least one of them shall be a woman and they shall be appointed by the chief executive of the  municipality upon the approval of the governing body and shall serve without  compensation but shall be allowed their necessary and actual expenses.

     L.1947, c. 156, p. 696, s. 9.
 
44:8-116 .  Terms of members of local assistance boards;  vacancies
    The term of one member of each local assistance board shall be for one year  and such member only may be appointed from among the membership of the governing body of the municipality and the terms of the other members thereof shall be as follows:

    (a) In municipalities having a board of three members said terms shall be for two years each, expiring in alternate years, and

    (b) In municipalities having a board of five members said term shall be for  four years each, one term expiring in each year.

    The term of each member of a local assistance board shall begin on the first  day of January, and each member shall continue in office until his successor  shall be appointed and shall qualify.

    Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms only.

     L.1947, c. 156, p. 696, s. 10.


44:8-117 .  Organization of local assistance boards;  director of welfare; employees
    Each local assistance board shall organize and select a chairman and a secretary, and shall appoint a director of welfare who shall be the first executive and administrative officer of the board.  He shall hold office for a term of five years from the date of his appointment, and shall be paid such salary as may be fixed by such board subject to approval by the governing body.   Nothing herein shall be construed to make the overseer of the poor of a  municipality ineligible for appointment also as director of welfare by such local assistance board.

    In case of vacancy in the office of director of welfare, one temporary or acting director may be appointed to serve for not more than ninety days.

    Other employees, including assistants, clerks, investigators and nurses, in  such number as may be necessary to properly administer public assistance, shall  be appointed in the same manner as other employees of the municipality.

    No employee of any welfare department of a municipality whose compensation is paid from funds received or appropriated for public assistance or the administration thereof in any manner shall hold any office in any political party.

 

Last updated: 12/15/2005

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