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N.J.A.C. 4A:4-1.7 Temporary appointments

N.J.A.C. 4A:4-1.7, Temporary appointments. The Chairperson or designee may approve temporary appointments to positions in which the job assignment is for an aggregate period of not more than six mont Full text with 2 recorded amendments, 8 citing decisions, cited by 1 other rule.

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Current through New Jersey Register, Vol. 58 No. 14, July 20, 2026. Reviewed as of July 26, 2026.

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In plain language

Short work, formally bounded. The Chairperson or designee may approve a temporary appointment where the job assignment runs to no more than six months in aggregate across a 12-month period. A position created by a short-term grant can go to 12 months instead. A temporary appointee still has to meet the minimum qualifications for the title, so temporary does not mean unqualified. Consecutive temporary appointments that exceed those limits are addressed by the rule rather than left open. The consequence for permanent appointment rights is dealt with elsewhere, at 4A:4-4.7, which is where somebody weighing whether to accept a temporary appointment should look next.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:4-1.7. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) The Chairperson or designee may approve temporary appointments to positions in which the job assignment is for an aggregate period of not more than six months in a 12-month period. A temporary appointment for a maximum of 12 months may be approved by the Chairperson or designee to a position established as a result of a short-term grant. #

(b) A temporary appointee shall meet the minimum qualifications for the title. #

(c) See N.J.A.C. 4A:4-4.7 for effect on permanent appointment rights. #

(d) Consecutive temporary appointments in excess of the periods set forth in (a) above are prohibited. #

Amendment history

Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 2 recorded changes.

  1. AmendedR.2017 d.142
    49 N.J.R. 492(a); 49 N.J.R. 2239(a)
  2. AmendedR.1993 d.270
    25 N.J.R. 1085(b); 25 N.J.R. 2509(a)

How this rule has been applied

8 decisions have cited N.J.A.C. 4A:4-1.7. The list below is citations to those decisions, not the decisions. We have not written summaries for this section. A citation with no summary is deliberate: we do not paraphrase a decision we have not read. Nothing here is legal advice.

New Jersey Supreme Court (1)
  • Gloucester Cty. Wel. Bd. v. New Jersey Civil Service Comm'n93 N.J. 384; 461 A.2d 575
Appellate Division (1)
  • In re Hudson Cty. Probation Dep't.178 N.J.Super. 362; 429 A.2d 368
Superior Court (1)
  • Local 866 v. Board of Education149 N.J.Super. 147; 373 A.2d 435
Civil Service Commission final determinations (5)
  • In re Boice, Police Sergeant (PM0890V), City of Wildwood, CSC Docket No. 2022-7082022 N.J. CSC LEXIS 78Docket 2022-708
  • New Jersey. In re Smith, Legal Secretary 2 (S0235V), Statewide, CSC Docket No. 2017-39192018 N.J. CSC LEXIS 79Docket 2017-3919
  • In re Goldsboro, et al., Dep't of Human Servs., CSC Dkt. Nos. 2014-29402014 N.J. CSC LEXIS 873
  • In re Peggs, Twp. of Deptford, CSC Dkt. No. 2014-82014 N.J. CSC LEXIS 833
  • In re Anthony Davis, Project Manager, Transp., CSC Dkt. No. 2013-21952013 N.J. CSC LEXIS 462

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