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New Jersey Statutes Title 40. Municipalities and Counties 40 § 69A-13

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) If the charter commission shall recommend the adoption of the mayor-council plan of government or the council-manager plan of government, it may also specify that the municipal council shall consist of seven or nine members instead of five members as provided therein; or if the charter commission shall recommend the adoption of the small municipality plan of government, it may also specify that the council shall consist of five or seven members instead of three members as provided therein.

(b) If the charter commission shall recommend the adoption of the mayor-council plan of government or the council-manager plan of government it may further specify that the municipality shall be divided into two, three, four, five or six wards within the limitations hereinafter provided:

(1) Where the council is to consist of five members, the municipality may be divided into two or three wards;

(2) Where the charter commission specifies that the council shall consist of seven members, the municipality shall be divided into four wards; and

(3) Where the charter commission specifies that the council shall consist of nine members, the municipality shall be divided into five or six wards.

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