New Jersey § acts:saved-40 - (74)

§ acts:saved-40. (74)

4. (a) Each city adopting this act, shall, subject to the provisions of this act or

other general law, have full power to: (1) organize and regulate its internal affairs, and establish, alter, merge, consolidate

or abolish offices, departments, positions and employments and define the functions,

powers and duties thereof; and fix their term, tenure and compensation, provided

however any board established for the operation of any department by vote of the people

shall not be abolished, merged or consolidated except by vote of the people; (2) adopt regulatory ordinances and enforce both regulatory and health ordinances

enacted by the local board of health and impose penalties or fines not exceeding $500.00

or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or both for the violation thereof; (3) construct, acquire, operate or maintain any and all public improvements, projects

or enterprises for any public purpose except as otherwise limited by law, and exercise

all powers of local government in such manner as its governing body may determine; (4) expend moneys for any public purpose, enter into any contract, buy, sell, lease,

hold and dispose of real and personal property within or without the geographical

boundaries of the city or do any act similar to or dissimilar to the foregoing authorized

expressly or impliedly by any other general law for municipalities generally and for

cities of the same form and class. (b) It is the intention and purport hereof to confer the greatest power of local self-government

consistent with the Constitution of this State. Any specific enumeration of municipal powers contained in this section or in this

act shall not be construed in any way to limit the general description of powers contained

in this article, and any such specifically enumerated municipal powers shall be construed

as in addition and supplementary to the powers conferred in general terms by this

article. All powers vested by this act or general law in the city shall be liberally construed

in favor of the city and its governing body. Powers delegated by law or this act to a subordinate city agency, board or commission

shall be strictly construed as not removing any powers from the governing body and

vesting the same in any subordinate body except to the extent expressly set forth

or necessarily implied from any such provision.