Commission form of government (Walsh Act)
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:local_government
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Walsh_Act_commission_form
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
municipalities in New Jersey
|
| gptkbp:commissionersElectedAtLarge |
true
|
| gptkbp:commissionersServeTerms |
4 years
|
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1911
|
| gptkbp:eachCommissionerHeads |
gptkb:local_government
|
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
New Jersey Legislature
|
| gptkbp:governingBody |
board of commissioners
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Commission form of government (Walsh Act)
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Galveston_Plan
|
| gptkbp:mayor |
ceremonial
|
| gptkbp:mayorSelectedBy |
board of commissioners
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Edward_C._Stokes
gptkb:John_J._Walsh gptkb:Franklin_W._Fort |
| gptkbp:numberOfMPs |
3
5 |
| gptkbp:purpose |
reduce corruption
streamline municipal government |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Faulkner Act (in many municipalities)
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
several New Jersey municipalities
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Faulkner_Act
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|