N.J. Stat. § 4:24-4
The State Soil Conservation Committee may employ, subject to the rules of the State Civil Service Commission, a qualified administrative officer and such technical experts and such other agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties and compensation of all employees. The committee shall call upon the Attorney-General for such legal services as it may require for the purpose of carrying out any of its functions. The committee may enter into co-operative agreements with any other State agency. The members of the committee who are soil conservation district supervisors shall not vote on or participate in the employment or selection of any officers, agents or employees, and for such purpose the full membership of the committee shall be deemed to be 5.
N.J.S. § 4:24-4