44:4-32 - Appointment of director;  qualifications

44:4-32.  Appointment of director;  qualifications    The county welfare board shall appoint, subject to the approval of the board  of chosen freeholders, a director of welfare, who shall:

    a.  Be a citizen of this state and of the United States;

     b.  Be able to read and write the English language;

     c.  Be capable of making and keeping such records and reports as are lawfully required of him;

     d.  Have complete knowledge of the laws concerning the relief and maintenance of the poor;

     e.  Be in the judgment of the county welfare board a technically trained and  qualified expert in the field of welfare service, with administrative experience therein;  and

     f.  Not be a member of the county welfare board.

     The county adjuster when qualified may be appointed for this office but when  so appointed shall not serve as an ex-officio member of the county welfare  board.