New Jersey § 40a:4-9

§ 40a:4-9.

a. Amendments to budgets required by the director may be made prior to the time of

holding the public hearing on the budget, without public advertisement. b. The governing body may amend the budget during or after the public hearing. All amendments shall be read in full and shall be forthwith submitted to the director. c. Except as provided in subsection e. of this section, no amendment by the governing body shall be effective until taxpayers and all persons

having an interest therein shall have been granted a public hearing thereon, if such

amendment shall: 1. add a new item of appropriation in an amount in excess of 1% of the total amount

of appropriations as stated in the approved budget, or 2. increase or decrease any item of appropriation by more than 10%, or 3. increase the amount to be raised by taxes by more than 5%, unless the same is made

to include an emergency temporary appropriation only. Notice of hearing on any amendment shall be advertised at least three days before

the date set therefor. Any such amendment must be published in full or by a summary pursuant to subsection d. of this section in the same manner as an original publication and must be read in full at the hearing

and before adoption. d. The governing body of a municipality or county may satisfy the publication requirements

for an amendment by publishing a summary stating the main provisions of the amendment

and the location, telephone number and office hours of the principal municipal or

county building where copies of the amendment are available and the name of the person

or office to be contacted if a person wants to receive a copy of the amendment by

mail. The summary shall be published in the manner provided in subsection b. of section

12 of P.L.1995, c. 259 ( C.40A:4-6.1 ). e. Amendments to budgets required by the director after certification of State aid

amounts, for the purpose of appropriating State aid revenue to be received by the

municipality in the local budget year that may have the effect of reducing the amount

required to be raised by taxation for local purposes, may be made without public advertisement

or public hearing.