New Jersey Statutes 40A:4-5. Introduction and approval of annual budget
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:4-5
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- budget: means the budget of a local unit. See New Jersey Statutes 40A:1-1
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- director: means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. See New Jersey Statutes 40A:1-1
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- fiscal year: means the period for which a local unit adopts a budget, as required pursuant to the "Local Budget Law" N. See New Jersey Statutes 40A:1-1
- local unit: means a county or municipality. See New Jersey Statutes 40A:1-1
- State fiscal year: means the period commencing on July 1 and ending on June 30 in any municipality in which the fiscal year has been changed pursuant to section 2 or 3 of P. See New Jersey Statutes 40A:1-1
a. In the case of a county, not later than January 26 of the calendar fiscal year.
b. In the case of a municipality, not later than February 10 of the calendar fiscal year; and, in the case of a municipality which operates on the State fiscal year, not later than August 10.
The budget shall be introduced in writing at a meeting of the governing body. Approval thereof shall constitute a first reading which may be by title. Three certified copies of the approved budget shall be transmitted to the director, within three days after approval, together with the governing body’s certification that the local unit‘s hiring practices comply with the “Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000 et seq. (Apr. 25, 2012).
Upon the approval of the budget by the governing body, it shall fix the time and place for the holding of a public hearing upon the budget.
amended 1964, c.78, s.1; 1991, c.75, s.9; 1994, c.72, s.7; 2017, c.183.