N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-8
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Assistant commissioners
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(a) The commissioner shall be assisted in the performance of his duties by three assistant commissioners, an Assistant Commissioner for Transportation Services and Planning, an Assistant Commissioner for Engineering and Operations,ˆand an Assistant Commissioner for Finance and Administration. Each assistant commissioner shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and until his successor has been appointed and qualified.
(b) The Assistant Commissioner for Transportation Services and Planning shall be a person qualified by training and experience relating to transportation planning and the development of policy in the various modes of transportation services in the State.
(c) The Assistant Commissioner for Engineering and Operations shall be a professional engineer qualified by training and experience in the design, construction and maintenance of highways, bridges, and other transportation facilities. He shall also serve as the State Highway Engineer.
(d) The Assistant Commissioner for Finance and Administration shall be a person qualified by training and experience relating to administration and financial control.
(e) Each assistant commissioner shall receive such salary as may be established by the commissioner with the approval of the President of the Civil Service Commission and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, which salary shall be not in excess of comparable salaries established by P.L. 1969, c. 194 (C. 52:14-15.104).
Amended 1972, c.164, s.4; 1984, c.162, s.1.
(b) The Assistant Commissioner for Transportation Services and Planning shall be a person qualified by training and experience relating to transportation planning and the development of policy in the various modes of transportation services in the State.
(c) The Assistant Commissioner for Engineering and Operations shall be a professional engineer qualified by training and experience in the design, construction and maintenance of highways, bridges, and other transportation facilities. He shall also serve as the State Highway Engineer.
(d) The Assistant Commissioner for Finance and Administration shall be a person qualified by training and experience relating to administration and financial control.
(e) Each assistant commissioner shall receive such salary as may be established by the commissioner with the approval of the President of the Civil Service Commission and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, which salary shall be not in excess of comparable salaries established by P.L. 1969, c. 194 (C. 52:14-15.104).
Amended 1972, c.164, s.4; 1984, c.162, s.1.
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