QPA COMPLETE EXAMINATION TEST
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● At the most basic level, purchasing professionals have a duty to
protect the public entity's assets against loss or misuse, and to ensure all
procurement, financial, and budgetary transactions are properly
authorized.
Answer: At the most basic level, purchasing professionals have a duty to
protect the public entity's assets against loss or misuse, and to ensure all
procurement, financial, and budgetary transactions are properly
authorized.
●● N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 is The Local Public Contracts Law
Answer: N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 is The Local Public Contracts Law
●● N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 is The Local Public Contracts Law. The Broad
Purpose of the law is to promote open and free competitive bidding and
purchasing procedures.
Answer: N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 is The Local Public Contracts Law. The
Broad Purpose of the law is to promote open and free competitive
bidding and purchasing procedures.
●● The first major amendment to the Local Public Contracts Law
N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 since its enactment in 1971 was P.L. 75 c. 353 signed
into law on March 3, 1976. The amendments did not weaken the broad
,purpose of the law which is to promote open and free competitive
bidding and purchasing procedures.
Answer: The first major amendment to the Local Public Contracts Law
N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 since its enactment in 1971 was P.L. 75 c. 353 signed
into law on March 3, 1976. The amendments did not weaken the broad
purpose of the law which is to promote open and free competitive
bidding and purchasing procedures.
●● The 8 Forms of New Jersey Municipal Government are:
Borough
Commission
Municipal Manager
Township
Village
Town
City
Faulkner Act.
Answer: The 8 Forms of New Jersey Municipal Government are:
Borough
Commission
Municipal Manager
Township
Village
,Town
City
Faulkner Act
●● Borough is a form of Municipal Government
Answer: Boroughs are silent on the matter of purchasing responsibilities.
The law allows for appointment of officers as the council deems
necessary. This appointment is broad enough to allow the appointment
of a purchasing officer. The 6 council members possess most of the
power within a borough. Many Boroughs utilize a committee system to
efficiently manage municipal affairs. Purchasing responsibilities may be
dealt with in this manner. There is little statutory direction for the
handling of purchasing responsibilities within a borough. However the
statutory provision for appointed officers is broad enough to allow for a
purchasing officer.
●● Commission is a form of Municipal Government
Answer: The Board of Commissioners has absolute control over the
affairs of a municipality under the commission form of government.
This power is distributed among designated departments. The Board of
Commissioners determines and assigns the powers and duties to be
performed by the various departments as it deems appropriate. The
statutory scheme for a commission form of government does not
specifically allocate purchasing responsibilities. However, it is clear that
the board of commissioners possesses the power to assign such
responsibilities to a specific individual, most practically within the
department the department of revenue and finance.
, ●● Municipal Manager is a form of Municipal Government
Answer: In a municipality utilizing a Municipal Manager form of
government, purchasing responsibilities should be undertaken by the
municipal manager or appointed representative. The general form of this
government envisions a manager with expertise handling administrative
functions without council interference. The municipal manager is not
specifically delegated purchasing responsibilities. However, it is
apparent from the general statutory scheme that these duties should be
handled by the manager or an appointed representative.
●● Townships are a form of Municipal Government
Answer: The township form of government is silent regarding
purchasing responsibilities. The broad powers given to the township
committee and the limited role of the mayor, conclude that purchasing
responsibilities lie within the township committee. The law allows to
appoint officers., therefore the possibility of a purchasing officer does
exist.
●● Villages are a form of Municipal Government
Answer: The Village form of government transacts all of its business
according to the laws of the township form of government. The the
township form of government is silent regarding purchasing
responsibilities. The broad powers given to the township committee and
the limited role of the mayor, conclude that such responsibilities lie with
the township committee. The law allows to appoint officers., therefore
the possibility of a purchasing officer does exist.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
●● At the most basic level, purchasing professionals have a duty to
protect the public entity's assets against loss or misuse, and to ensure all
procurement, financial, and budgetary transactions are properly
authorized.
Answer: At the most basic level, purchasing professionals have a duty to
protect the public entity's assets against loss or misuse, and to ensure all
procurement, financial, and budgetary transactions are properly
authorized.
●● N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 is The Local Public Contracts Law
Answer: N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 is The Local Public Contracts Law
●● N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 is The Local Public Contracts Law. The Broad
Purpose of the law is to promote open and free competitive bidding and
purchasing procedures.
Answer: N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 is The Local Public Contracts Law. The
Broad Purpose of the law is to promote open and free competitive
bidding and purchasing procedures.
●● The first major amendment to the Local Public Contracts Law
N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 since its enactment in 1971 was P.L. 75 c. 353 signed
into law on March 3, 1976. The amendments did not weaken the broad
,purpose of the law which is to promote open and free competitive
bidding and purchasing procedures.
Answer: The first major amendment to the Local Public Contracts Law
N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 since its enactment in 1971 was P.L. 75 c. 353 signed
into law on March 3, 1976. The amendments did not weaken the broad
purpose of the law which is to promote open and free competitive
bidding and purchasing procedures.
●● The 8 Forms of New Jersey Municipal Government are:
Borough
Commission
Municipal Manager
Township
Village
Town
City
Faulkner Act.
Answer: The 8 Forms of New Jersey Municipal Government are:
Borough
Commission
Municipal Manager
Township
Village
,Town
City
Faulkner Act
●● Borough is a form of Municipal Government
Answer: Boroughs are silent on the matter of purchasing responsibilities.
The law allows for appointment of officers as the council deems
necessary. This appointment is broad enough to allow the appointment
of a purchasing officer. The 6 council members possess most of the
power within a borough. Many Boroughs utilize a committee system to
efficiently manage municipal affairs. Purchasing responsibilities may be
dealt with in this manner. There is little statutory direction for the
handling of purchasing responsibilities within a borough. However the
statutory provision for appointed officers is broad enough to allow for a
purchasing officer.
●● Commission is a form of Municipal Government
Answer: The Board of Commissioners has absolute control over the
affairs of a municipality under the commission form of government.
This power is distributed among designated departments. The Board of
Commissioners determines and assigns the powers and duties to be
performed by the various departments as it deems appropriate. The
statutory scheme for a commission form of government does not
specifically allocate purchasing responsibilities. However, it is clear that
the board of commissioners possesses the power to assign such
responsibilities to a specific individual, most practically within the
department the department of revenue and finance.
, ●● Municipal Manager is a form of Municipal Government
Answer: In a municipality utilizing a Municipal Manager form of
government, purchasing responsibilities should be undertaken by the
municipal manager or appointed representative. The general form of this
government envisions a manager with expertise handling administrative
functions without council interference. The municipal manager is not
specifically delegated purchasing responsibilities. However, it is
apparent from the general statutory scheme that these duties should be
handled by the manager or an appointed representative.
●● Townships are a form of Municipal Government
Answer: The township form of government is silent regarding
purchasing responsibilities. The broad powers given to the township
committee and the limited role of the mayor, conclude that purchasing
responsibilities lie within the township committee. The law allows to
appoint officers., therefore the possibility of a purchasing officer does
exist.
●● Villages are a form of Municipal Government
Answer: The Village form of government transacts all of its business
according to the laws of the township form of government. The the
township form of government is silent regarding purchasing
responsibilities. The broad powers given to the township committee and
the limited role of the mayor, conclude that such responsibilities lie with
the township committee. The law allows to appoint officers., therefore
the possibility of a purchasing officer does exist.
