New Jersey Revised Statutes § 40a:4-45.3a - Referendum; When Held, Applicability.

40A:4-45.3a Referendum; when held, applicability.

1.The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, any referendum conducted by a municipality pursuant to subsection I. of section 3 of P.L.1976, c.68 (C.40A:4-45.3), for the purpose of requesting approval for increasing the municipal budget by more than 2.5% over the previous year's final appropriations, shall be held on the last Tuesday in the month of February of the year in which the proposed increase is to take effect. The municipal budget proposing such increase shall be introduced and approved in the manner otherwise provided in N.J.S.40A:4-5 at least 20 days prior to the date on which such referendum is to be held, and shall be published in the manner otherwise provided in N.J.S.40A:4-6 at least 12 days prior to said referendum date. Notice shall be published pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1953, c.211 (C.19:57-7) on the next day following the introduction of the budget. This section shall apply only to municipalities that operate on the January 1 to December 31 fiscal year.

L.1979,c.268,s.1; amended 1981, c.66, s.1; 1991, c.75, s.21; 2004, c.74, s.4.


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