Section 40A:61-1 - Incorporation; Corporate Seal; Change of Name

a. The inhabitants of each of the several cities are hereby continued as a body politic and corporate in law as heretofore constituted and established and shall be known by the name of "the city of ______", in the county of "______", and the boundaries of the several cities shall be and remain as heretofore established by law.

b. This act shall apply to any city that upon January 1, 1988 is governed by the provisions of the 1897 city law ( P.L. 1897, c.30; 40:108-1 ), the 1899 city law ( P.L. 1899, c.52; 40:109-3 ), or any charter granted by the Legislature prior to 1875.

c. Notwithstanding the provisions set out in b. above, any city with a special charter granted by the Legislature prior to 1875 shall continue to use such charter to provide the term of office for the mayor, the number of councilmen, their respective terms of office, the number of wards used, if any, and whether they serve for staggered or concurrent terms, until such city adopts the provisions as set out in this law, by referendum of the voters. The city council may, by ordinance, not less than sixty days preceding any general election, call for a referendum of the legal voters of the city on the question of whether the city should abandon its then existing pattern of organization of the council and mayor and adopt the provisions of this act.

d. Each city governed by the laws pertaining to the city form of government shall have full power to sue and be sued and have a corporate seal.

e. Any existing city may, by resolution of the council, adopt a name, as prescribed in subsection a. of this section, and the city clerk shall then file a copy of the resolution adopting the name with the county clerk, certified by the city clerk. After the filing of the certificate the city shall be known and designated by the name adopted, but no suit, proceeding or instrument shall abate or in anywise be affected by any change of corporate name.

N.J.S. § 40A:61-1

R.S. 40:86-2, R.S. 40:142-1, and New.

L.1987, c.314, s.1.

Section 40A:61-2 - Elected Officers

a.

(1) The mayor shall be elected by the voters of the city at large and serve for a term of four years and until his successor shall have qualified;

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions set out in paragraph (1) of subsection a. of this section, any city which elected its mayor for a two or three year term prior to the effective date of this act shall continue to elect its mayor for that term, until such time as the city has adopted by referendum of the voters the provisions of this act.

b.

(1) The council shall consist of seven members; six shall be elected from two wards for staggered three year terms and one shall be elected at large for a four year term. The terms of the councilmen elected from wards shall be arranged, by lot if necessary, so that the terms of two councilmen, one from each ward, shall expire at the end of each year.

(2) Any city which, prior to the effective date of this act, had a council whose method of election, composition, or tenure of its membership differed in any way from the provisions of paragraph (1) of subsection b. of this section shall continue to be governed by those provisions which determined the council's method of election, composition or tenure of its membership prior to the effective date of this act, until such time as the city has adopted, by referendum of the voters, the provisions of this act.

c. No city shall elect any officers other than the mayor and council.

d. There shall be held annually, at the time provided by law for holding general elections an election for city officers.

N.J.S. § 40A:61-2

40:108-1.

L.1987, c.314, s.1.

Section 40A:61-6 - Organization of Council

a. The city council shall hold an annual meeting on the first day of January at twelve o'clock noon, or during the first seven days of January in any year.

b. At its annual meeting, the council shall, by the vote of a majority of its number, elect a president of the council, who shall preside at all its meetings, and a president pro tempore who shall preside in the president's absence. They shall hold office for one year and until the next annual meeting.

c. A majority of the council shall constitute a quorum for transacting business.

d. The council may, at its annual meeting, establish for its members such committees of the council as will assist it for the ensuing year.

e. The council shall hold such other meetings, at such time and place as it may by resolution direct, but all regular meetings shall be held within the city.

f. The president shall, when necessary, call special meetings of the council. In case of his neglect or refusal, a majority of the members of the council may call such meeting at such time and place in the city as it may designate, and in all cases of special meeting a notice shall be given to all members of the council, or left at their places of residence.

g. Whenever there shall be a vacancy in the office of mayor, or whenever the mayor shall be prevented by absence from the city, sickness or other cause from attending the duties of his office, the council president pro tempore shall act as mayor and possess all the power of mayor for that period.

h. No officer, who has attained tenure by any provision of any section herein repealed by section 40A:61-8 of this act, shall be affected in any way by such repeal.

N.J.S. § 40A:61-6

40:108-1(12), 40:108-1(14), 40:108-1(26), and New.

L.1987, c.314, s.1.

Section 40A:61-7 - Miscellaneous

a. The municipality may, by ordinance, delegate all or a portion of the executive responsibilities of the municipality to an administrator, who shall be appointed pursuant to 40A:9-136.

b. The municipality may, by ordinance, adopt an administrative code. The administrative code shall restate the major provision of the city's charter and the general law supplementing the charter. The administrative code shall set forth the manner in which the council shall perform its duties. If the council organizes itself into standing committees or if the council members serve as heads of departments, the administrative code shall specify the powers and duties of such committees or department heads and the manner in which they are appointed. The administrative code shall also set forth the titles of the principal municipal officers, how the officers are appointed, how they are organized into departments, boards, commissions, and other agencies; whom they supervise, by whom they are supervised; their powers; and what procedures should be followed to carry on the activities of the city government. The administrative code shall not grant any power or authority nor authorize any procedure, unless the power, authority or procedure is authorized implicitly by the wording of the statute or derived by reasonable implication therefrom.

c. The assets and liabilities of any board, commission or district created pursuant to the statutes repealed in section 40A:61-8 of this act shall be transferred to the municipality.

d. The city council may create such advisory councils to the municipality as it may choose, including councils for the functions absorbed by it of any heretofore existing board, commission or district.

N.J.S. § 40A:61-7

L.1987, c.314, s.1.

Corbin City is located in the 2nd Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district. New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District is represented by Jeff Van Drew (R, Dennis Township).

1st State Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Mike Testa (R, Vineland) and in the General Assembly by Antwan McClellan (R, Ocean City) and Erik K. Simonsen (R, Lower Township).

Atlantic County is governed by a directly elected county executive and a nine-member Board of County Commissioners, responsible for legislation. The executive serves a four-year term and the commissioners are elected to staggered three-year terms, of which four are elected from the county on an at-large basis and five of the commissioners represent equally populated districts. As of 2022, Atlantic County's Executive is Republican Dennis Levinson, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. Members of the Board of County Commissioners are:

Ernest D. Coursey, District 1, including Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part), and Pleasantville (D, 2022, Atlantic City), Chair Maureen Kern, District 2, including Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part), Linwood, Longport, Margate City, Northfield, Somers Point and Ventnor City (R, 2024, Somers Point), Andrew Parker III, District 3, including Egg Harbor Township (part) and Hamilton Township (part) (R, Egg Harbor Township, 2023), Richard R. Dase, District 4, including Absecon, Brigantine, Galloway Township and Port Republic (R, 2022, Galloway Township), James A. Bertino, District 5, including Buena, Buena Vista Township, Corbin City, Egg Harbor City, Estell Manor, Folsom, Hamilton Township (part), Hammonton, Mullica Township and Weymouth Township (R, 2018, Hammonton), Caren L. Fitzpatrick, At-Large (D, 2023, Linwood), Frank X. Balles, At-Large (R, Pleasantville, 2024) Amy L. Gatto, Freeholder (R, 2022, Hamilton Township) and Vice Chair John W. Risley, At-Large (R, 2023, Egg Harbor Township)

Atlantic County's constitutional officers are: County Clerk Joesph J. Giralo (R, 2026, Hammonton), Sheriff Eric Scheffler (D, 2024, Northfield) and Surrogate James Curcio (R, 2025, Hammonton)