13:18A-43. County banks
a. The governing body of any county located in whole or in part within the pinelands area may, by resolution duly adopted, create a public body to carry out the functions of the bank created herein within the jurisdiction of the county with all or any significant part of the name of the county inserted. The county bank shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of five members, appointed by the board of chosen freeholders, or, in the counties operating under the county executive plan or county supervisor plan pursuant to the provisions of the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L. 1972, c. 154 (C. 40:41A-1 et seq.), by the county executive or the county supervisor, as the case may be, with the advice and consent of the board of chosen freeholders.
b. The members of the county board shall be appointed from among residents of the county with substantive experience in agriculture, banking and finance, land use regulation, and the law. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to preempt a county from carrying out functions substantially similar to those described and authorized herein exclusive of any State assistance.
L. 1985, c. 310, s. 14, eff. Aug. 28, 1985.
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