{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-81-10","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:81-10","heading":"Council may create and abolish boards and departments","body":"The municipal council shall continue or create, and determine and define the  powers and duties of such executive and administrative departments, boards and  offices, in addition to those provided for herein, as it may deem necessary for  the proper and efficient conduct of the affairs of the municipality by law.   Any department, board or office so created may at any time be abolished by the  municipal council.","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":"23db4cc31e3c7de7dbcb5014c5cd1c3511e664b8da260b51a585f37e5112e925","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-81-9","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-81-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}