New Jersey § 40a:12-13

§ 40a:12-13.

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in the case of a municipality

with a population of 265,000 or greater, according to the latest federal decennial

census, that has adopted a “Mayor-Council Plan” of government pursuant to the provisions

of the “Optional Municipal Charter Law,” P.L.1950, c. 210 ( C.40:69A-1 et seq. ), no resolution pertaining to a transfer, exchange, lease, acquisition, or sale of

real property shall be adopted by the municipal council unless first presented by

the mayor. Nothing in P.L.1971, c. 199 ( C.40A:12-1 et seq. ) shall be interpreted as altering the separation of powers that exists in municipalities

with a population of 265,000 or greater, according to the latest federal decennial

census, that have adopted a “Mayor-Council” plan of government pursuant to the provisions

of the “Optional Municipal Charter Law,” P.L.1950, c. 210 ( C.40:69A-1 et seq. ), or assigning to the municipal council in such municipalities the entire and exclusive

function, including all constituent elements, of transferring, exchanging, leasing,

acquiring, and conveying real property. In municipalities with a population of 265,000 or greater, according to the latest

federal decennial census, that have adopted a “Mayor-Council” plan of government pursuant

to the provisions of the “ Optional Municipal Charter Law,” P.L.1950, c. 210 ( C.40:69A-1 et seq. ), all administrative functions pertaining to the transfer, exchange, lease, acquisition,

and conveyance of municipal property, including identifying the parcels to be transferred,

exchanged, leased, acquired, or conveyed, identifying prospective sellers, purchasers

or transferees and negotiating the terms and conditions of sale, shall be exercised

by the mayor or his designee, subject to approval by the municipal council.