New Jersey Statutes Title 40A. Municipalities and Counties 40A § 27-17

A local unit with which another local unit is authorized to contract under the terms and provisions of this chapter shall have the power, by ordinance or resolution, as the case may be, duly adopted by its governing body, to authorize the proper officials to enter into and execute for it a contract for the period of time and under the terms necessary for the provision of a flood control facility notwithstanding that no appropriation was made or provided to cover the estimated cost of the contract, and the governing body shall adhere to the terms and conditions of the contract.