New Jersey Acts Saved from Repeal ACTS SAVED 40 § 103-5(88)

(a) The following offices shall exist in any city under this act and shall not be subject to abolition by ordinance or referendum: mayor, members of the city council, city clerk, tax collector and tax assessor.

(b) The following offices once created by referendum can only be merged or abolished by referendum: police chief, fire chief, members of the board of police commissioners, members of the board of fire commissioners, members of the board of water commissioners.

(c) The following offices shall exist in any city under this act unless otherwise provided by ordinance: city counsel, city comptroller, city treasurer and city engineer.

(d) Each member of each board or commission entrusted with powers of government and each head of a department, whether or not expressly recited herein, shall be considered a city officer.

(e) The city council shall by ordinance prescribe the powers and duties for each office in the city unless otherwise provided by law; fix the salaries and compensation for each office to the extent permitted thereby; and establish other offices as needed from time to time.