Township form (New Jersey)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Township_form_(New_Jersey)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:category gptkb:Local_government_in_New_Jersey
gptkbp:committeeActsAsExecutiveBody true
gptkbp:committeeActsAsLegislativeBody true
gptkbp:committeeMembersElectedAtLarge true
gptkbp:committeeMembersTermLength 3 years
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Township_Act_of_1798
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Township_Committee
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Township form (New Jersey)
gptkbp:mayorHasExecutivePowers limited
gptkbp:mayorHasTieBreakingVote true
gptkbp:mayorPresidesOverMeetings true
gptkbp:mayorSelectedByCommittee true
gptkbp:mayorSignsDocuments true
gptkbp:mayorTerm 1 year
gptkbp:municipalitiesMayAdoptOtherForms true
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 3 or 5
gptkbp:numberOfMunicipalitiesUsingForm 141 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:powers gptkb:Faulkner_Act_(optional)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:city_form_(New_Jersey)
gptkb:town_form_(New_Jersey)
gptkb:village_form_(New_Jersey)
borough form (New Jersey)
gptkbp:updated gptkb:Township_Act_of_1899
gptkb:Township_Act_of_1989
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Borough_form_(New_Jersey)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6