Essex County Improvement Authority

The Essex County Improvement Authority (ECIA) was created by the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders by Resolution # 30674 dated October 12, 1972. The ECIA was established as a public body corporate and politic of the State of New Jersey, exercising public and essential governmental functions, empowered by the State of New Jersey Constitution and statutes of the State of New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 40:37A-1, et seq. – County Improvement Authorities the “Act”).

The ECIA is a public body corporate and politic, constituting a political subdivision of the State of New Jersey, and was established as an instrumentality exercising public and essential governmental functions to provide for the public convenience, benefit and welfare and shall have perpetual succession.

The ECIA is governed by a seven member Board of Commissioners appointed by the Essex County Executive with the Advice and Consent of the Essex County Board of County Commissioners.