Provides for payment of balance of salary to municipal administrator to be withheld if removed immediately for "good cause."

This bill (S 551) amends New Jersey law to change how municipal administrators' salaries are handled when removed immediately for "good cause." It affects municipal administrators in New Jersey who face removal by their governing body (e.g., city council) without the usual 3-month waiting period. The key provision allows salary payments (unpaid balance plus next 3 months' pay) to be withheld if removal is for "good cause," defined as accusations of crimes involving moral turpitude, ethics violations, or specific code violations. Payment is restored only after a court finds no crime was committed, or an independent investigation clears the administrator of wrongdoing.