New Jersey Statutes Title 40. Municipalities and Counties 40 § 43-66.83

a. The consolidated municipality shall continue the form of government and name of the absorbing municipality.

b. The clerk of the consolidated municipality shall notify the Secretary of State and the county clerk of the consolidation.

c. The offices and positions of the elected and appointed municipal officials of the sparsely populated municipality shall terminate upon the completion of the consolidation.

d. The elected and appointed officers of the absorbing municipality shall continue their terms of office or appointment upon creation of the consolidated municipality as if no consolidation had occurred and the ordinances of the absorbing municipality shall be applicable to the entire consolidated municipality.