{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-69a-117","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-117","heading":"Composition of council","body":"The council shall consist of the mayor and two council members, unless pursuant to the authority granted under section 1-13 or 1-19 of article 1 of this act, or unless provided by amendment of the charter pursuant to section 7 of this amendatory act, the municipality shall be governed by a mayor and four or six council members. Members of the council shall be elected at large by the voters of the municipality and shall serve for a term of three years.\nL.1950, c.210, s.13-3; amended 1981,c.465,s.31; 1989,c.221,s.8.","path":["TITLE 40 MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"2d014b4f33d7432cf226cb8d57f4eb3ce697a49325350d4827ba584cab4cea7f","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-69a-116","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-69a-117.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}