Section 40A:10-39 - Bylaws for joint insurance fundThe commissioners shall prepare and, after the approval, by resolution, of the governing body of each participating local governmental unit, shall adopt bylaws for the joint insurance fund. The bylaws shall include, but not be limited to:
a. Procedures for the organization and administration of the joint insurance fund, the insurance fund commission and, if appropriate, the executive board of the fund. The procedures may include the designation of one member local unit to serve as the lead agency to be responsible for the custody and maintenance of the assets of the fund and such other duties as may be assigned by the commissioners of the fund;b. Procedures for the assessment of members for their contributions to the fund and for the collection of contributions in default;c. Procedures for the maintenance and administration of appropriate reserves in accordance with sound actuarial principles;d. Procedures for the purchase of commercial direct insurance or reinsurance, if any;e. Contingency plans for paying losses in the event that the fund is exhausted;f. Procedures governing loss adjustment and legal fees;g. Procedures for the joining of the fund by a non-member local unit;h. Procedures for the withdrawal from the fund by a local unit;i. Procedures for the expulsion of a member local unit;j. Procedures for the termination and liquidation of the joint insurance fund and the payment of its outstanding obligations;k. Such other procedures and plans as the Commissioner of the Department of Insurance may require by rule and regulation.L.1983, c.372, s.4, eff. 10/28/1983.