Commission form (Walsh Act)

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:adoptedBy many New Jersey municipalities
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:town
cities
villages
boroughs
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1911
gptkbp:eachCommissionerHas executive powers
legislative powers
gptkbp:eachCommissionerHeads gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:enactedBy New Jersey Legislature
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Board_of_Commissioners
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Commission form (Walsh Act)
gptkbp:mayor ceremonial powers
presides over meetings
gptkbp:mayorIs selected from among commissioners
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Walsh_Act
gptkbp:numberOfMPs 3
5
gptkbp:originatedIn Galveston, Texas (as a concept)
gptkbp:purpose reduce corruption
streamline municipal government
gptkbp:replacedBy Faulkner Act in some municipalities
gptkbp:termLength 4 years
gptkbp:type nonpartisan elections
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wildwood,_New_Jersey
gptkb:Nutley,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6