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State House News – December 22, 2022 Edition

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HEALTH BENEFIT INCREASES Earlier this month, NJAC, the New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJLM), the New Jersey Conference of Mayors (NJCM), the AFL-CIO, the CWA, the PBA, and more, joined forces in an unprecedented coalition of management and labor to make fair and equitable recommendations that would have mitigated the staggering health benefit rate increases approved by the State Health Benefits Commission (SHBC). In addition to providing immediate financial relief to property taxpayers, local governments, and public employees already struggling to make ends meet, the reasonable an...
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State House News – November 23, 2022 Edition

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CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS NJAC and county officials from across the State certainly appreciate the original intent of the protections afforded public sector workers under the State’s civil service system; however, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has transformed into an overly burdensome and outdated bureaucracy that prevents the effective and efficient operation of government. With additional details to follow shortly, the rules, regulations, and directives imposed on local governments as employers by CSC present enormous challenges in the hiring, promoting, transferring, and disciplining of p...
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AT&T, FEMA & Argonne National Laboratory Collaborate to Launch Climate Risk and Resilience Portal for U.S. Communities

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View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2022 – NJAC County Biz – December by Teresa Mask, AT&T Corporate Communications New portal is aligned with the Biden Administration’s efforts to address the climate crisis and make communities across America more resilient to climate change What’s the news? AT&T*, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) announced the launch of the Climate Risk and Resilience Portal (ClimRR), which advances access to cutting-edge science for climate projections to help...
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The Science Behind Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

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  View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2022 – NJAC County Biz – November by Cameron Cushing, Intern Industry Marketing for UKG Awareness of the need for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEI&B) initiatives has exploded in recent years, with the private sector leading the way on implementation.  But how can public sector organizations adapt to be more representative of the communities that they serve? And what’s the science behind DEI&B, both in origin and impact? The Need for DEI&B In a new webinar, Dr. Jarik Conrad – Executive Director of The...
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State House News – October 21, 2022 Edition

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HEALTH BENEFIT INCREASES Earlier this month, NJAC and the New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJLM) met with Administration officials to discuss the September 13th decision of the State Health Benefits Committee (SHBC) to approve unprecedented health benefit insurance rate hikes of up to 24% for local governments participating in the State Health Benefits Program (SHBP). Although we appreciate the meeting, NJAC is urging the Administration to use American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) monies or other unrestricted reserve or surplus funds to temporarily offset the extraordinary increases as t...
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Tackling Human Services Needs Together: Monmouth ACTS Brings Public and Private Sectors Together

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View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2022 – NJAC County Biz – October by Teri O'Connor, Monmouth County Administrator & NJAC President It’s not common practice for county government and community stakeholders to come to the table to identify issues in their service network, and create and implement solutions for powerful collective impact. But Monmouth County Government is changing the status quo. No longer siloed, Monmouth County government departments and community organizations are working cooperatively with a simple goal: serving residents better, together.   ...
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2022 NJAC Year End Summit: “Human Trafficking”

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The New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) held its one day, in-person Summit on Friday, December 16th.  The program began at 10:00 a.m. at the Trenton Country Club in West Trenton, NJ.  There were two panel discussions:  Human Trafficking As A Criminal Enterprise and Prevention and Resources for those Subjected to Human Trafficking.  Key law enforcement officials examined how human trafficking exploits men, women, and children for prostitution, pornography, domestic servitude, migrant farm work, and more, and how it has grown into one of the largest criminal enterprises in the world.  Coun...
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An Overview of the Opioid Settlement Virtual Workshop

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On November 9, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) hosted a free virtual workshop titled, An Overview of the Opioid Settlements.  This joint presentation by leadership in the New Jersey Division of Law and Department of Human Services, provided a comprehensive overview of the $641.0 million in opioid settlement funds paid to the State and local governments through 2038 and of which included recommendations on the treatment, prevention and other strategies to combat the opioid epidemic. Approved CEU (1.0): CMFO/CCFO Office Management & Ancillary S...
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