Rutgers Law

New Jersey Statutes, Title: 40, MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

    Chapter 69a: Election on question whether charter commission shall be elected

      Section: 40:69a-11: Discharge of charter commission; change of recommendation; amended report

           (a) The charter commission shall be discharged upon the filing of its report; provided, that if the commission's recommendations require further procedure on the part of the governing body or the people of the municipality pursuant to section 1-15 or 1-16 of this act, the commission shall not be discharged until the procedure required under those sections has been finally concluded.

(b) Any charter commission which has not been discharged pursuant to subsection (a) above may, any time before the procedure required under section 1-15 or 1-16 of this act has not been finally concluded, but not later than one year from the date of the publication of its final report pursuant to section 1-10 of this act, modify or change any recommendation set forth in said final report by publishing an amended report in accordance with the provision of section 1-10 hereof.

(c) Whenever a charter commission issues an amended report pursuant to subsection (b) above, such amended report shall supersede the final report and such final report shall cease to have any legal effect under this act.

(d) The procedure to be taken under the amended report shall be governed by all provisions of article 1 of this act applicable to the final report of a charter commission submitted pursuant to section 1-10 of this act.

L.1950, c. 210, p. 464, s. 1-11. Amended by L.1953, c. 254, p. 1742, s. 3, eff. July 20, 1953.



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