New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 19K - CASINO CONTROL COMMISSION/CASINO REINVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Chapter 40A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subchapter 2 - ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE COMMISSION
Section 19:40A-2.1 - Organization

1. The Chairman, as chief executive officer of the Commission, shall schedule and preside at all meetings of the Commission; shall appoint the members of the Commission to such committees as the Commission may, from time to time, establish; shall have the authority to accept for filing all applications; shall have the authority to incur on behalf of the Commission such expenses as the Commission shall have approved in its operating budget; shall have general supervision, direction, and control of the affairs of the Commission; and shall perform such other duties as are incidental to the office and as may be assigned, from time to time, by the Commission.

2. The Vice-chair shall be elected annually at the organizational meeting of the Commission by a majority of the full Commission. He or she shall possess such powers and shall perform such duties as may be assigned, from time to time, by the Commission. In the absence or inability of the Chairman to serve or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Chairman, the Vice-chair shall be empowered to carry out all of the responsibilities of the Chairman.

3. The Executive Secretary shall be appointed by the Commission and shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission. The Commission may, in its discretion, appoint its General Counsel or such other qualified member of the staff to serve as and perform the duties of the Executive Secretary. Under the supervision of the Chairman, the Executive Secretary shall be responsible for the conduct of the administrative affairs of the Commission and shall have custody of the Commission's seal and its official records. The Executive Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings at all meetings of the Commission in a minute book and a resolution book or both, to be kept for the purpose, which shall be open at all reasonable times to inspection by any member of the Commission. He or she shall cause a verbatim transcript to be made of the public meetings of the Commission, according to law. He or she shall affix the seal of the Commission to all papers authorized to be executed by the Commission requiring such seal to be affixed. He or she shall cause copies to be made of the verbatim transcript of the public meetings, and of all minutes, resolutions, and other records and shall cause such copies to be filed with the appropriate authorities according to law. He or she shall give certificates under the seal of the Commission to the effect that such copies are true copies and all persons dealing with the Commission may rely on such certificates. He or she shall perform such other duties as are incident to his or her office or as may be assigned, from time to time, by the Commission or by the Chairman.

1. The General Counsel's Office shall, under the direction of the General Counsel, render legal advice to the Chairman, the Commission, and the Commission's staff concerning all matters arising under the Act and the Commission's rules; represent the Commission in litigation; process contested case matters and any appeals from decisions or determinations made by the Director; oversee Commission rulemaking; exercise responsibility for the Commission's equal employment opportunity program; oversee the conduct of Commission meetings and hearings; and, if the General Counsel is serving as Executive Secretary, maintain the official records of the Commission and a record of all Commission proceedings.

2. The Division of Regulatory Affairs shall, under the supervision of the Director of Regulatory Affairs:

3. The Office of the Commissioners shall consist of the following: