N.J. Stat. § 43:10-11: Powers and duties of commission; moneys belonging to fund

The pension commission shall have control and management of the funds and of the retirement of the county employees, and may make all necessary rules and regulations regarding the same not inconsistent with this article. All retirements shall be made and pensions allowed by the pension commission.

All moneys belonging to the pension fund shall be received and paid over to the chief financial officer of the county, whose official bond shall cover the same. All moneys paid out of the pension fund shall be paid by the chief financial officer of the county upon warrants signed by the president and secretary of the pension commission or such officers as the pension commission designates.