N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-18.10
Notwithstanding any provision of section 9 of P.L. 1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-9) to the contrary, a person appointed by a contracting unit to serve as a temporary purchasing agent who is serving in that position as of the effective date of P.L. 2020, c. 34(C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) and whose term has not expired prior to the effective date of P.L. 2020, c. 34(C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) may, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, be reappointed as a temporary purchasing agent for up to two subsequent one-year terms following the end of the first temporary appointment. A person serving as a temporary purchasing agent as of the effective date of P.L. 2020, c. 34(C.52:27D-18.4 et al.) shall not serve the contracting unit as a temporary purchasing agent for more than three consecutive years from the date of their initial appointment by the contracting unit as a temporary purchasing agent.
N.J.S. § 52:27D-18.10