NJ CMFO STUDY
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
21 - ANS-Number of counties in NJ (1)
565 - ANS-Number of municipalities in NJ (1)
1. City
2. Town
3. Township
4. Borough
5. Village - ANS-5 types of local government (1)
TRADITIONAL COUNTY PLANS
Elected freeholders as general govt body, 3 yr overlapping terms. Policy making at
administrative level (FH are all admins)
OPTION COUNTY CHARTER PLANS
3, 5, 7 or 9 members, concurrent or overlapping terms, FHs elected from districts or at
large or both.
1. County Executive Plan- elected county exec, appts county admin with advice of
elected freeholders (5)
2. County manager plan- elected freeholders appt county admin (1- Union)
, 3. County supervisor plan - elected freeholders appt county admin who is supervised
by elected supervisor (0)
4. Board President plan- elected freeholder appoints admin and elects a pres from FHs
to supervise admin (0) - ANS-Traditional Plan vs Optional County Charter Plans (1)
1. Commission Act of 1911 (Walsh Act)
2. Municipal manager act of 1923
3. Optional municipal charter (Faulkner Act), which provides for:
A. Council-manager form
B. Mayor-council form (strong mayor, weak council)
C. "Small municipality" for munis with <12,000 people
D. Mayor-council-administration
4. Special charter- make your own - ANS-Forms of municipal government (1)
600 - ANS-There are more than _________ school districts in NJ (1)
Type I- BOE appt by mayor, school debt is part of muni debt
Type II- BOE is elected, school debt is not part of muni debt - ANS-Type I vs Type II
School Districts (1)
Regional school districts - ANS-In this School district, membership of BOE is
apportioned to participating disctricts according to population. BOE is elected. (1)
Consolidated school district - ANS-In this school district, BOE is apportioned among
several districts, operates same as Type II sd. (1)
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2025-2026
21 - ANS-Number of counties in NJ (1)
565 - ANS-Number of municipalities in NJ (1)
1. City
2. Town
3. Township
4. Borough
5. Village - ANS-5 types of local government (1)
TRADITIONAL COUNTY PLANS
Elected freeholders as general govt body, 3 yr overlapping terms. Policy making at
administrative level (FH are all admins)
OPTION COUNTY CHARTER PLANS
3, 5, 7 or 9 members, concurrent or overlapping terms, FHs elected from districts or at
large or both.
1. County Executive Plan- elected county exec, appts county admin with advice of
elected freeholders (5)
2. County manager plan- elected freeholders appt county admin (1- Union)
, 3. County supervisor plan - elected freeholders appt county admin who is supervised
by elected supervisor (0)
4. Board President plan- elected freeholder appoints admin and elects a pres from FHs
to supervise admin (0) - ANS-Traditional Plan vs Optional County Charter Plans (1)
1. Commission Act of 1911 (Walsh Act)
2. Municipal manager act of 1923
3. Optional municipal charter (Faulkner Act), which provides for:
A. Council-manager form
B. Mayor-council form (strong mayor, weak council)
C. "Small municipality" for munis with <12,000 people
D. Mayor-council-administration
4. Special charter- make your own - ANS-Forms of municipal government (1)
600 - ANS-There are more than _________ school districts in NJ (1)
Type I- BOE appt by mayor, school debt is part of muni debt
Type II- BOE is elected, school debt is not part of muni debt - ANS-Type I vs Type II
School Districts (1)
Regional school districts - ANS-In this School district, membership of BOE is
apportioned to participating disctricts according to population. BOE is elected. (1)
Consolidated school district - ANS-In this school district, BOE is apportioned among
several districts, operates same as Type II sd. (1)
