County of Mercer, NJ
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2021-09-23
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Title 3: Boards, Commissions, Councils and Committees
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Chapter 3.09 Commission on the Status of Women
- Title 1: General Provisions
- Ch 1.01 General Provisions
- Ch 1.02 General Penalty
- Ch 1.03 Transitional Provisions
- Title 2: Administrative and Legislative
- Ch 2.01 Board of County Commissioners
- Ch 2.02 Administrative Branch
- Ch 2.03 County Officers and Employees Generally
- Ch 2.04 County Executive
- Ch 2.05 Department of Administration
- Ch 2.06 County Counsel
- Ch 2.07 Superintendent of Elections
- Ch 2.08 Department of Human Services
- Ch 2.09 Department of Finance
- Ch 2.10 Department of Personnel
- Ch 2.11 Department of Corrections
- Ch 2.12 Medical Examiner
- Ch 2.13 Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
- Ch 2.14 Department of Economic Development
- Ch 2.15 Department of Planning
- Ch 2.16 Relations Between Executive and Legislative Branches
- Ch 2.17 Intergovernmental Relations
- Ch 2.18 Judicial Agencies
- Ch 2.19 County Real Estate
- Title 3: Boards, Commissions, Councils and Committees
- Ch 3.01 Boards, Commissions and Agencies Generally
- Ch 3.02 Advisory Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
- Ch 3.03 Advisory Council on Special Transportation
- Ch 3.04 Advisory Solid Waste Council
- Ch 3.05 Agricultural Development Board
- Ch 3.06 Board of Social Services
- Ch 3.07 Board of Trustees of Mercer County Community College
- Ch 3.08 Commission on Abused, Neglected and Missing Children
- Ch 3.09 Commission on the Status of Women
- § 3.09.010 Creation.
- § 3.09.020 Membership.
- § 3.09.030 Vacancies.
- § 3.09.040 Organization.
- § 3.09.050 Authorization to engage staff.
- § 3.09.060 Administrative functions.
- § 3.09.070 Charter provisions to govern.
- Ch 3.10 Construction Board of Appeals
- Ch 3.11 Disabilities Advisory Council
- Ch 3.12 Hamilton Duck Island Advisory Commission
- Ch 3.13 Human Services Advisory Council
- Ch 3.14 Improvement Authority
- Ch 3.15 Insurance Fund Commission
- Ch 3.16 Library Commission
- Ch 3.17 Open Space Preservation Board
- Ch 3.18 Overall Economic Development Program Committee
- Ch 3.19 Park Commission
- Ch 3.20 Special Services School District
- Ch 3.21 Special Services School District Board of Education
- Ch 3.22 Vocational-Technical Board of Education
- Ch 3.23 Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee
- Ch 3.24 Youth Services Commission
- Title 4: Revenue and Finance
- Ch 4.01 Fiscal Provisions Generally
- Ch 4.02 County Budget
- Ch 4.03 Contracts and Purchasing
- Ch 4.04 Recycled Product Procurement Policy
- Ch 4.05 Campaign Contributors
- Ch 4.06 Homelessness Trust Fund
- Ch 4.07 Set-Aside Program
- Ch 4.08 Hospital Fee Program
- Title 5: Roads, Bridges and Transportation
- Ch 5.01 Protection of County Road and County Road Surfaces
- Ch 5.02 Transportation Development District
- Ch 5.03 Right-Of-Way Construction and Occupancy
- Ch 5.04 Structures and Encroachments on County-Owned Property
- Ch 5.05 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- Title 6: Airport
- Ch 6.01 Minimum Standards for Fixed Base Operations
- Ch 6.02 Rates and Charges for Airport Facilities and Services
- Ch 6.03 Traffic Regulations
- Title 7: Regulatory Legislation
- Ch 7.01 Drug-Free School and Public Facility Zones
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Mercer
County as Ch. 2.32 of the 2003 Mercer County Code (Ord. No. 76-24; amended in its entirety by Ord. No. 86-41). Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Pursuant to P.L. 2020, c. 67, effective 1-1-2021, the Code
of Mercer County has been amended to delete the term “Board
of Chosen Freeholders” and replace it with the term “Board
of County Commissioners.” In addition, the terms “Freeholder”
and “Chosen Freeholder” have been deleted and replaced
by the term “County Commissioner.”]
There is created the Mercer County Commission on the Status
of Women to consult with, advise and otherwise cooperate with the
Mercer County Board of Commissioners and the Mercer County Executive
and organized efforts by communities, organizations, associations
and groups which are working toward the goal of improving the status
of women in Mercer County.
The Commission shall consist of 15 residents of the County,
citizen members shall serve for five years from May 1 and until the
appointment and qualification of their successors. The first appointments
made under this section shall specify four persons to serve for three
years; four persons for two years; and five persons for one year.
Any vacancy shall be filled in the manner of the original appointment
for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Within 10 days after the first appointment of members and thereafter
annually in the month of June, the Commission shall elect a Chairperson,
a Vice Chairperson and a Secretary.
Within available appropriations and the requirements of the
Optional County Charter Law,[1] the Commission is authorized to engage such staff as it
deems necessary to perform its duties.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:69A-1 et seq.
This Commission shall be assigned to the office of the County
Executive-County Administrator, for purposes of administrative functions.
This chapter shall govern the operations of the Mercer County
Commission on the Status of Women, any other provision of County law
notwithstanding.
