40:33-13.11 - Proposal of sum required for operation and expenses; objections; determination - New Jersey Statutes

40:33-13.11.  Proposal of sum required for operation and expenses; objections;  determination
    The board of trustees shall annually, not later than November 1, propose to  the boards of chosen freeholders of each of the participating counties the total sum required for the operation and other expenses of the library for the ensuing calendar year, including such sums proposed for the acquisition of lands or buildings or the improvement thereof, and that part of this total sum to be provided by each such county in accordance with the method of apportionment provided in the regional library agreement.  If any board of chosen freeholders shall object to the amount or apportionment so proposed, the  director thereof shall confer with the directors of the boards of chosen freeholders of the other participating counties and with the board of trustees.   If, thereafter, any such director of a board of chosen freeholders shall  object to such amount or apportionment, the matter shall be referred by said  respective directors to their boards of chosen freeholders for determination.   Such determination shall be made on the basis of fairness and equity, to  promote the objectives of this act and the terms of the regional library  agreement and to insure the public interest.

     L.1962, c. 134, s. 9, eff. July 27, 1962.