Optional Municipal Charter Law
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The Optional Municipal Charter Law, commonly known as the Faulkner Act, is a New Jersey statute that provides municipalities with various optional forms of local government organization and administration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Optional Municipal Charter Law canonical | 1 |
| Optional Municipal Charter Law of New Jersey | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Jersey statute
ⓘ
municipal government law ⓘ |
| adoptionMethod |
special charter study commission recommendation
ⓘ
voter referendum ⓘ |
| affects |
appointment and removal of municipal administrators in Faulkner Act municipalities
ⓘ
powers and duties of mayors in Faulkner Act municipalities ⓘ powers and duties of municipal councils in Faulkner Act municipalities ⓘ |
| allows |
municipal initiative
ⓘ
municipal recall of elected officials ⓘ municipal referendum ⓘ |
| appliesTo | New Jersey municipalities ⓘ |
| classification | optional charter law ⓘ |
| codifies | optional plans of municipal government ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enables |
adoption of optional municipal charters
ⓘ
council–manager systems in some plans ⓘ strong mayor systems in some plans ⓘ |
| enactedBy | New Jersey Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | all classes of New Jersey municipalities ⓘ |
| governs |
structure of municipal executive branch in adopting municipalities
ⓘ
structure of municipal legislative branch in adopting municipalities ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Faulkner Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | model city charter concepts ⓘ |
| isPartOf | New Jersey Statutes Annotated NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding statute within New Jersey ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bayard H. Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| permits | reorganization of existing municipal government ⓘ |
| provides |
council–manager form of government
ⓘ
mayor–council form of government ⓘ mayor–council–administrator form of government ⓘ small municipality form of government ⓘ |
| providesFor |
allocation of legislative and executive powers at municipal level
ⓘ
election of municipal governing body ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide optional forms of municipal government organization and administration ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New Jersey municipal home rule tradition
ⓘ
New Jersey municipal law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
administration of municipal government
ⓘ
organization of municipal government ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
home rule
ⓘ
local government ⓘ municipal charters ⓘ |
| typeOf | state-level enabling act for municipal charters ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Optional Municipal Charter Law of New Jersey