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This course serves to acquaint the student with statutory and some non-statutory duties of the municipal clerk, and offers a general introduction to municipal government. Specific areas of responsibility covered include core duties, legalized games of chance, meeting agendas and minutes, open public meetings, general office procedures, and ...
- Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey - Rutgers University
Almost all forms of municipal government organization, both...
- Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey - Rutgers University
The Center for Government Services provides timely and relevant training for New Jersey state, county, and municipal employees.
May 11, 2017 · Vincent Buttiglieri, MMC, gained entry into a new career in municipal government after earning a certification via the Rutgers Center for Government Services. Municipal clerks are the backbone of municipal government.
This program provides governing body members with an overview of municipal government and the multitude of challenges affecting its efficient, timely and ethical operations. The six-hour seminar covers essential components of the administration of municipal government.
- General Patterns of Municipal Organization
- Elected Governing Body and Elected Chief Executive
- Elected Governing Body and Appointed Chief Executive
- Elected Governing Body-Administrators
Almost all forms of municipal government organization, both in New Jersey and elsewhere, can be placed in one of three broad patterns:
The first general pattern is a form that mirrors the organization of the federal and state governments. There is a directly elected chief executive, usually called the mayor, who corresponds to the president or the governor at higher levels, and there is a separately elected legislative body, most often called the council. Each of these branches is...
The second broad pattern provides for an elected governing body that appoints a chief executive. This pattern presumably is modeled after forms of business organization. The council is the legislative, or policy-setting, branch of government and generally is expected to play no role in administering the daily affairs of the municipality. This task ...
The third pattern requires the election of a group of officials who serve both as the chief executive and as the legislative body. In. effect, this is government by committee. It is one of the oldest patterns of municipal government organization, having its roots in the old town meeting plan, when the members of the annual meeting of all voters wou...
non-statutory duties of the municipal clerk, and offers a general introduction to municipal government. Specific areas of responsibility covered include core duties, legalized games of chance, meeting agendas and minutes, open public meetings, general office procedures, and various licenses and licensing procedures.
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The Center was established in 1991 from the consolidation of the Bureau of Government Research (created in 1950) and the Department of Government Services. Our mission is to improve the knowledge, competency, and professionalism of state and local government officials and employees.
