Section 40A:9-22.3 lays out the definition of “Local Government Officer”. It includes members of council as well as statutory boards, such as the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Click here to see the definition of Local Government Officer“Local government officer” means any person whether compensated or not, whether part-time or full-time:
(1) elected to any office of a local government agency;
(2) serving on a local government agency which has the authority to enact ordinances, approve development applications or grant zoning variances;
(3) who is a member of an independent municipal, county or regional authority; or
(4) who is a managerial executive or confidential employee of a local government agency, as defined in section 3 of the “New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act,” P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-3), but shall not mean any employee of a school district or member of a school board