N.J. Stat. § 52:9B-5
The commission shall meet annually in the month of January at the call of the Governor for the purpose of organization by the selection from among its members of a chairman and the appointment of a secretary and such other officers of the commission as it deems advisable who need not be members thereof. The commission may establish such committees and advisory boards as it deems advisable, to conduct conferences and to formulate proposals concerning subjects of intergovernmental cooperation. Subject to the approval of the commission, the members of every such committee and advisory board shall be appointed by the chairman of the commission. State officials who are not members of the commission may be appointed as members of any such committee or advisory board, and private citizens may serve on such board, but at least one member of the commission shall be a member of every such committee and board. The commission may establish such rules as it considers appropriate concerning the membership and the functioning of any committee or board which it establishes.
N.J.S. § 52:9B-5