The governing body of any county or municipality may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, establish the position of local historian. The local historian shall serve without compensation, but the governing body may annually appropriate such funds as may be necessary to reimburse a local historian for expenses incurred in the performance of the duties and responsibilities set forth in the act. The local historian shall be appointed in the manner generally provided by law for appointments of the local unit, and shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40:10A-4
Local historian; establishment of position by local government; reimbursement of expenses; appointment; term
Known as the Local Historians Enabling Act
The act spans §§ 40:10A-1 to 40:10A-8 (8 sections).
L.1979, c. 59, s. 4, eff
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