board of chosen freeholders (historical)
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The board of chosen freeholders (historical) was the former elected governing body of New Jersey’s counties, responsible for county-level legislation, budgeting, and administration before being replaced by county commissioners.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| board of chosen freeholders (historical) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county governing body
ⓘ
elected legislative body ⓘ historical governmental institution ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
New Jersey county
ⓘ
State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ all 21 counties of New Jersey (prior to renaming) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electorate | voters of the county ⓘ |
| endCause |
renaming of office to county commissioner
ⓘ
statutory change in New Jersey law ⓘ |
| endDate |
2021
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January 1, 2021 ⓘ |
| governmentBranch |
legislative branch at county level
ⓘ
local government ⓘ |
| governs |
county corrections and jails (oversight)
ⓘ
county government operations ⓘ county infrastructure ⓘ county parks and public works ⓘ county social services (oversight) ⓘ county‑level services ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Board of Freeholders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Freeholder Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
members elected at‑large in some counties
ⓘ
members elected by district in some counties ⓘ multi‑member body ⓘ part‑time legislators in many counties ⓘ |
| hasMember | freeholder ⓘ |
| hasRole |
adoption of county ordinances and resolutions
ⓘ
appointment of certain county officials ⓘ approval of county budget ⓘ budgetary authority ⓘ county executive authority (in some counties) ⓘ county legislature ⓘ management of county property and facilities ⓘ oversight of county administration ⓘ policy‑making authority ⓘ supervision of county departments and agencies ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial era to 2020s (New Jersey) ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | county ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
abolished title
ⓘ
historical title ⓘ |
| notableChange | title changed statewide to "county commissioner" under New Jersey law ⓘ |
| notableFeature | unique use of the term "freeholder" in U.S. county government ⓘ |
| partOf | county government of New Jersey ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Board of County Commissioners
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Commissioners (New Jersey) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedInPracticeBy | county commissioner form of government ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | popular election ⓘ |
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