New Jersey § 40a:9-134

§ 40a:9-134.

On or before December 31, 1985, any person holding the office of municipal clerk in

any municipality and having held such office continuously for five years from the

date of his original appointment shall have tenure in such office and shall not be

removed therefrom except for good cause shown after a fair and impartial hearing. For the purposes of this section, the definition of good cause for removal of a municipal

clerk may include the failure of the clerk to meet the continuing education requirements

set forth in section 8 of P.L.1997, c. 279 ( C.40A:9-133.10 ). In the case of a shared service agreement between pilot municipalities, a tenured

municipal clerk may be dismissed to effectuate the sharing of a service entered into

pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c. 63 ( C.40A:65-1 et seq. ) and such dismissal shall be deemed to be in the interest of the economy or efficiency

of the participants in the shared service agreement. The removal of a municipal clerk under this subsection shall not require the pilot

municipality to fulfill the requirements of section 7 of P.L.1985, c. 174 ( C.40A:9-133.7 ). Instead, the pilot municipality shall provide the clerk with a written copy of the

shared service agreement entered into by the pilot municipality, and a letter stating

that the position of municipal clerk in the municipality is being eliminated for reasons

of economy or efficiency as the result of the shared service agreement. Any such shared service agreement shall be subject to the provisions of section 4

of P.L.2007, c. 63 ( C.40A:65-4 ) and section 3 of P.L.2013, c. 166 ( C.40A:65-4.2 ).