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STATE HOUSE NEWS

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Vote-By-Mail On January 21st, Governor Murphy signed into law, Senate, No. 4315 (Beach D-6/Turner D-15)(Jones D-5/Zwicker D-16), which creates a fund to reimburse local governing bodies for the cost of certain mail-in ballot procedures and appropriates $3.0 million. The Governor and Legislature enacted the new law in response to NJAC’s successful complaint with the New Jersey Council on Local Mandates that the 2018 and 2019 vote-by-mail laws violated the Constitution as unfunded State mandates. In summary, this new law creates the “Mail-In Ballot Local Reimbursement Fund” to reimburse count...
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STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS

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January 14, 2020 "Building a New Jersey that Works for Every Family" Remarks as Prepared for Delivery *EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY* Lieutenant Governor Oliver. Senate President Sweeney. Assembly Speaker Coughlin. Majority Leaders Weinberg and Greenwald. Minority Leaders Kean and Bramnick. Members of the 219th Legislature. Chief Justice Rabner and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, and Judge Grant Members of the Cabinet. Former Governors Florio, DiFrancesco, McGreevey, and Codey. First Lady Tammy Murphy. Distinguished faith leaders, veterans, members...
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2020 ANNUAL CONFERENCE WORKSHOP PROPOSALS

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This year the NJAC Annual Conference takes place from May 6th through May 8th at Caesar's in Atlantic City. We are currently accepting proposals for conference workshops. Space is limited, so please submit your proposal no later than February 7th to Loren Wizman by email at loren@njac.org. To make sure that our elected officials, administrators, finance officers, purchasing officials, planners, engineers, attorneys, public works employees, accountants, and other county officials actively participate in our conference, the conference committee will give priority consideration to workshops appr...
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NJ’S MISAPPROPRIATION OF 911 FEES PRESS CONFERENCE

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Briana Vannozzi, Senior Correspondent of NJTV News, covered the press conference.  View the video here.  On Friday, January 24, 2020, the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) and the New Jersey Wireless Association urged State leaders to comply with federal guidelines and restore critical 911 dollars to county and municipal 911 centers as the State of New Jersey has once again earned the distinction of being the worst offender of diverting 911 fees in the entire nation. As one of only five states (Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and West Virginia) that continue diverting 911...
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HAYES IS 79TH NJAC PRESIDENT

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On Friday, January 24th, Senator Michael Testa administered the Oath of Office to Cape May County Freeholder E. Marie Hayes as the 79th President of the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC).  The ceremony took place at 11:00 a.m. in the Senate Chambers of the State House in Trenton. “I look forward to leading NJAC this year as it continues advocating for county governments across the State with a unified, proactive, and solution driven approach to solving critical issues,” said Cape County Freeholder and  NJAC President Marie Hayes. Senator Testa also will swore-in the Association's ...
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PROJECT SAVE Is Important and Why It Is Important

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by Louis Cappelli, Jr., Freeholder Director for the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders—Op Ed View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2020 – NJAC County Biz – January I met Felisha Buzzard for the first time at Camden County College, we were both preparing to address a gathering of various reporters, stakeholders, and officials when she told me the story she was prepared to share with everyone else. Her story was at the same time remarkable while being entirely too familiar. Felisha had lost custody of her two-year-old daughter some time before her third DUI and amidst her on...
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STATE HOUSE NEWS

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December 23, 2019 Edition PFRS Benefit Enhancements On December 16th, the General Assembly passed by a vote of 71-0-6 Assembly, No. 6024 (DeAngelo D-14/Chaparro D-33), which would provide for a retirement allowance after 20 years of service regardless of age for members of the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System (PFRS). NJAC strongly opposes this legislation as the Office of Legislative Services (OLS) has concluded that the measure will “have a significant, indeterminate fiscal impact, likely in the hundreds of millions of dollars, on both the State and local portions of the PFRS pens...
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Trenton Summit Highlights How Suicide Prevention Starts with Conversation

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by Joanna Gagis, Producer/Correspondent of NJTV News | December 20, 2019  5PM EST Please click here to view the video. Against the backdrop of cheery holiday décor, experts gathered at a summit Friday for a conversation about the stark reality of suicide in our state and nation today. With a specific focus on the stigma and the high rates of suicide among civil servants, first responders and military personnel, the recurring message throughout the day was the importance of simply talking to someone who might be struggling.    
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