Faulkner Act (Optional Municipal Charter Law)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf New York State law
gptkbp:allows municipalities to adopt or change government structure by referendum
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Optional_Municipal_Charter_Law
gptkbp:appliesTo municipalities in New Jersey
gptkbp:codifiedIn N.J.S.A. 40:69A-1 et seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1950
gptkbp:enables direct citizen participation in government structure selection
greater local autonomy
gptkbp:enactedBy New Jersey Legislature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Faulkner Act (Optional Municipal Charter Law)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Model_City_Charter
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Bayard_H._Faulkner
gptkbp:providesFor council–manager
mayor–council
mayor–council–administrator
small municipality
gptkbp:purpose provide optional forms of municipal government
gptkbp:reformed municipal government structure in New Jersey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1923_Municipal_Manager_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7