N.J. Stat. § 18A:64A-16
Appointments to the board of school estimate shall be made annually on or before December 1 and any vacancy in the board's membership by reason of the resignation, death or removal of any member thereof shall be filled by the board which originally appointed the members. The secretary of the board of trustees shall be the secretary of the board of school estimate but shall receive no additional compensation therefor.
The board of school estimate shall fix and determine by official action taken at a public meeting of the board the amount of money necessary to be appropriated for use of the county college for the operation and capital outlay expenses for the school year, exclusive of the amount to be received from the state and other sources.
N.J.S. § 18A:64A-16