2025 NJAC Reorganization Meeting & Swearing-In Ceremony

Posted on December 2, 2024January 7, 2025 by kim@njac.org

The New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) is holding its Reorganization Meeting and Swearing-In Ceremony on Friday, January 24, 2025, where its board of directors will be sworn in. Somerset County Commissioner Director Shanel Y. Robinson will lead the organization in 2025 as its 84th President and the executive officers will be: Warren County Commissioner James R. Kern III – 1st Vice President Union County Commissioner Alexander Mirabella – 2nd Vice President Monmouth County Commissioner Dominick DiRocco - Secretary/Treasurer Hunterdon County Commissioner Shaun C. Van Dore...

When A Question Has An Answer-Building Toward A Future With Climate Resiliency Plans

Posted on December 2, 2024December 2, 2024 by kim@njac.org

View the entire newsletter for more articles: 2024 – NJAC County Biz – December by Christopher R. Schmitt, LSRP, CHMM, ENV-SP, Senior Consultant-Sustainable Communities, GZA A few years ago, my son came to me and asked what I do in my job. This was a real eye-opener for me, because, as I’d been an environmental consultant for over thirty years, so I just assumed he knew. Over the next several years I endeavored to sharpen my focus on the reality of his question and to ensure my work was important in creating a future for him. Now, as the Senior Consultant for Sustainable Communities a...

State House News – November 22, 2024 Edition

Posted on November 22, 2024 by kim@njac.org

PUBLIC NOTICES NJAC, the New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJLM), and the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) are urging State leaders to address New Jersey’s looming public notice crisis exacerbated by NJ Advance Media’s recent announcement that it’s terminating daily print publications in January of 2025 by providing local governments with the following options to publish public notices: In a clear and transparent manner on a local government’s official website; or, In a database created and maintained by the State of New Jersey; or, On a website or digital pu...

SHI International Expands Its AI and Cyber Labs to Help Customers ‘Explore Their Possible’ The new multi-million-dollar facility in New Jersey enables organizations to ‘Imagine, Experiment, and Adopt’ AI solutions faster.

Posted on October 31, 2024 by kim@njac.org

View the entire newsletter for more articles: 2024 – NJAC County Biz – November by SHI International SHI International, one of the world’s leading technology solutions providers, today announced a major investment in a state-of-the-art AI & Cyber Labs facility in New Jersey. This new expansion will help customers leverage rapid advances in AI solutions and the infrastructure behind them. SHI's state-of-the-art AI & Cyber Labs offer comprehensive, next-generation generative AI capabilities, supporting customers from ideation and prototyping services to full datacenter-scale in...

State House News – October 25, 2024 Edition

Posted on October 28, 2024 by kim@njac.org

NJ PACT/REAL RULES With the comment period for the New Jersey Protection Against Climate Threat (PACT)/Resilient Environment and Landscape (REAL) rules extended until November 7, 2024, NJAC is respectfully requesting that Governor Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) consider a more moderate regulatory and legislative approach to implementing the sweeping changes in a manner that actively engages stakeholders at the local and federal levels along with the business community and residents. You may find additional details about the PACT/REAL rules by visiting...

SJI Utilities Award $10,000 Grant to the NJAC Foundation

Posted on October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 by kim@njac.org

October 11, 2024 (Trenton, NJ) - South Jersey Gas and Elizabethtown Gas, subsidiaries of SJI, have awarded the NJAC Foundation a grant of $10,000 for county vocational-technical school graduates who plan on continuing their education at a county or state college or university in the fall. “On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the NJAC Foundation, I’m grateful that SJI has once again awarded the Foundation a generous grant that will help hardworking county vocational-technical school graduates pursue their educational dreams at one of the Garden State’s outstanding colleges or universities,”...

Take Care of Your Data

Posted on September 28, 2024 by kim@njac.org

View the entire newsletter for more articles: 2024 – NJAC County Biz – October by Nicole Buccola, Marketing Assistant, PKA Technologies, Inc. There’s no getting around it. Your data has become the lifeblood of your business. From customer interactions to operational efficiency, data-driven insights are essential for staying competitive. However, managing data effectively presents significant challenges. This blog will delve into the three primary concerns your business faces and outlines the importance of addressing them as you implement a comprehensive corporate data strategy to take...

State House News – August 20, 2024 Edition

Posted on September 20, 2024 by kim@njac.org

NJAC is advocating for the following legislative initiatives for the remainder of the 2024/25 legislative session. ONLINE LEGAL NOTICES ISSUE: NJAC supports legislation that would provide local governing bodies with the opportunity to electronically publish legal notices in a newspaper’s website or digital publication as it would provide counties, municipalities, school boards, authorities, and more with the opportunity to comply with the law in a timely, cost effective, and efficient manner. In general, current law requires purchasing officials, clerks of the boards, planning departments...

NJAC Summit on Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity

Posted on September 12, 2024November 6, 2024 by kim@njac.org

Register today for The NJAC Summit on Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity, which will be held on Friday, December 13, 2024 at the beautiful Trenton Country Club in Ewing, New Jersey. *NOTE: As of November 4th tabletop displays are sold out. NJAC is accepting tabletop display registrations to place on a waiting list should a space become available. Subject matter experts from the public and private sector will address how local governments may use AI as a revolutionary technology that could help provide vital services in an effective and efficient manner along with potential eth...

NJAC Virtual Workshop Series – Protection Against Climate Threat (PACT)/Resilient Environments and Landscape (REAL)

Posted on September 11, 2024October 30, 2024 by kim@njac.org

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Video Recording The New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) presented a discussion on the New Jersey Protection Against Climate Threat (PACT)/Resilient Environments and Landscape (REAL) Rules as the latest in a series of free virtual workshops in 2024. In this session, Cape May County officials provided a comprehensive overview of the sweeping rule proposal and its significant impact on new development, redevelopment, and the renovation of existing development. The session also made recommendations on how the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DE...