New Jersey Statutes Title 44. Poor 44 § 4-120

a. Meet with the board of freeholders for consideration of the estimate of the welfare board as to the amount necessary for carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter for the ensuing year, and the board of freeholders after due consideration of the recommendation of the welfare board shall appropriate an amount sufficient in the judgment of the board of freeholders for the relief of the permanent or indoor poor within its jurisdiction; and

b. Meet with the governing bodies of the municipalities of the county for consideration of the respective estimates of amounts necessary for providing temporary or outdoor relief in the respective municipalities and the governing bodies shall appropriate amounts sufficient in their respective judgments to meet the estimated expenditures for the relief of the temporary or outdoor poor in the respective municipalities for the ensuing year.