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

This bill (S 980) amends New Jersey law to clarify salary payment rules for municipal administrators removed "immediately" for "good cause." It directly affects municipal administrators in New Jersey who face removal by their governing body. The key provision allows the governing body to withhold an administrator’s unpaid salary and salary for the next three months if removal is for "good cause," defined as an accusation of a crime involving moral turpitude or violation of ethics codes. Payment can only be made after a court finds no crime was committed, or after an independent investigation confirms no wrongdoing.