Faulkner Act
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The Faulkner Act is a New Jersey state law that provides optional forms of municipal government, including the council–manager system, to give cities and towns more flexible and modern governance structures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faulkner Act canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Jersey state law
ⓘ
municipal government law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve accountability in local government
ⓘ
increase flexibility in municipal governance ⓘ provide modern administrative structures for municipalities ⓘ |
| allows |
adoption of optional municipal charters by referendum
ⓘ
reorganization of existing municipal government structure ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
boroughs in New Jersey
ⓘ
cities in New Jersey ⓘ towns in New Jersey ⓘ townships in New Jersey ⓘ villages in New Jersey ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defines |
procedures for abandoning optional municipal charters
ⓘ
procedures for adopting optional municipal charters ⓘ procedures for amending municipal charters ⓘ |
| enactedBy | New Jersey Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyAffected | municipal governing bodies in New Jersey ⓘ |
| governs | municipal charters in New Jersey ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
provisions for council–manager government
ⓘ
provisions for mayor–council–administrator government ⓘ provisions for small municipality governance ⓘ provisions for strong mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
initiative
ⓘ
recall of elected officials ⓘ referendum ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Optional Municipal Charter Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | model council–manager systems used in other U.S. states ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force in New Jersey ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bayard H. Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesFormOfGovernment |
council–manager form
ⓘ
mayor–council form ⓘ mayor–council–administrator form ⓘ small municipality form ⓘ |
| providesMechanismFor | citizen participation in local lawmaking through initiative and referendum ⓘ |
| purpose |
to modernize municipal governance structures in New Jersey
ⓘ
to provide optional forms of municipal government ⓘ |
| regulates |
appointment and role of municipal managers
ⓘ
powers of mayors in Faulkner Act municipalities ⓘ powers of municipal councils in New Jersey ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New Jersey Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Jersey municipal charter system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | municipalities within New Jersey only ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
local government reform
ⓘ
municipal government ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | optional charter law ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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