N.J.S.A. 40:72-7 — Subordinate boards and officers; appointment and removal

40:72-7. Subordinate boards and officers; appointment and removal The board of commissioners shall at the first meeting or as soon as may be after organization, create such subordinate boards and appoint such officers as it may deem necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the affairs of the municipality. Any board created may be abolished, or any officer or employee appointed by the board of commissioners may be removed from office by it, at any time for cause, after public hearing, provided its action shall be taken in accordance with the civil service and tenure of office laws in municipalities where such laws have been adopted or are applicable and such action shall be subject to review by a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 733, s. 239, eff. March 19, 1953.

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