{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-69a-7","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-7","heading":"Duties of charter commission","body":"It shall be the function and duty of the charter commission to study the form of government of the municipality, to compare it with other available forms under the laws of this State, to determine whether or not in its judgment  the government of the municipality could be strengthened, made more clearly  responsive or accountable to the people or whether its operation could be more  economical or efficient, under a changed form of government.\nL.1950, c. 210, p. 463, s. 1-7, eff. June 8, 1950.","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":"2b21f336b4259df73770ce3e80cea0dd7c4f72951e183b2385a201be6ee7350d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-69a-6","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-69a-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}