Your Employees Are What Keeps Your Government Running

Posted on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 by kim@njac.org

by Michael Galello, Industry Marketing Manager for Kronos for Government and Education View the entire newsletter for more articles: 2019 – NJAC County Biz – December Your employees are what keeps your government running. They serve your constituents, manage budgets, maintain safety, and the list goes on and on. Each night they leave, and each morning you hope they come back. It’s important to ensure that your employees are happy. Otherwise, they’ll look elsewhere and call in sick more often. So, what are the driving motivators for employees to call out or change jobs—and what can y...

STATE HOUSE NEWS

Posted on November 15, 2019 by kim@njac.org

November 15, 2019 Edition. Mental Health Advisory Task Force NJAC is pleased report that the Association will serve on the Mental Health Advisory Task Force created by the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) to address system-wide issues concerning individuals with mental illness. The Committee met for the first time on November 13th, where Chief Justice Stuart Rabner provided the opening remarks and shared his vision of how collaboratively the State should guide individuals struggling with mental illness to treatment and not into correctional facilities. Department of Human Servi...

9 Ways to Protect Your Organization from Ransomware

Posted on October 30, 2019November 4, 2019 by kim@njac.org

by Anne Grahn, CISSP, Cyber Communications Manager of SHI International Corporation View the entire newsletter for more articles: 2019 – NJAC County Biz – November Despite a decline in the number of ransomware attacks over the past two years, there has been a dramatic increase in ransom demands. Recent attacks on Lake City, Florida, Riviera Beach, Florida, LaPorte County, Indiana, Baltimore, Maryland, and organizations including Eurofins Scientific, COSCO, Norsk Hydro and Aebi Schmidt offer examples of the disruption and damage ransomware can cause. Cybercriminals are using more cover...

State House News

Posted on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 by kim@njac.org

October 18, 2019 Edition Vote-by-Mail On September 23rd, the NJ Council on Local Mandates considered NJAC’s complaint that the 2018 vote-by-mail law constitutes an unfunded State mandate and is unconstitutional. Given that the recently enacted 2019 vote-by-mail law appropriates $2.0 million to offset the direct expenditures imposed by both laws, which we submit is open to interpretation as noted below, the Council requested NJAC and the Attorney General’s office to provide final briefs concerning the actual costs incurred by county governments. NJAC and the Attorney General’s office mus...

Cumberland County Conducts Full Scale Active Shooter Exercise

Posted on October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 by kim@njac.org

by Jody Hirata, Deputy County Administrator for the County of Cumberland View the entire newsletter for more articles: 2019 – NJAC County Biz – October On August 23, 2019, Cumberland County successfully conducted its first full scale “Active Threat Integrated Response and Rescue Task Force Exercise” at Lakeside Middle School in Millville, NJ. The operation, dubbed “Operation Active Shooter Survival”, was planned with guidance from the FBI, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Office of Homeland Security. Operation Active Shooter Survival presented a live, realistic, real ti...

STATE HOUSE NEWS

Posted on September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 by kim@njac.org

September 20, 2019 Edition NJAC Legislative Policies On September 13th, NJAC’s Board of Directors adopted the Association’s top legislative polices for the 2020/2021 legislative session as recommended by county leaders from the across the State. Permanently extend the 2.0% cap on binding interest arbitration awards. Require interest arbitration awards to include a full financial impact statement. Authorize class 2 special law enforcement officers to provide court security. Provide funding for the regionalization of new and existing county 9-1-1 centers. Authorize local ...

SUMMIT ON THE SUICIDE CRISIS

Posted on September 3, 2019October 28, 2021 by kim@njac.org

On December 20th, NJAC held its Year End Summit on the Suicide Crisis at the Trenton Country Club located at 201 Sullivan Way in West Trenton, NJ. Nearly 200 government officials, with representatives from all 21 counties, and business leaders are expected to participate in this event. The Summit commenced in the Grand Ballroom at 10:00 a.m. with Elizabeth Leclerc, a junior at the Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School, performing the National Anthem. There were two panels for discussion on the concerns with the suicide crisis and both were moderated by Eric Scott of NJ 101.5...

Structural Reforms, County Leadership Needed to Lower Property Taxes

Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 by kim@njac.org

by Steve Sweeney, Senator (D-Gloucester), President of the New Jersey Senate View the entire newsletter for more articles: 2019 – NJAC County Biz – September As county officials, you don’t need a poll to know that our highest-in-the-nation property taxes are the biggest issue facing New Jersey. You hear it every day. It’s a heavy burden for middle-income families trying to make ends meet, it makes it harder for millennials looking to buy a starter home, and it’s the No. 1 reason that so many senior citizens leave the state to retire. The 2% cap on county, municipal and school district s...

STATE HOUSE NEWS

Posted on August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 by kim@njac.org

August 23, 2019 Edition Vote-by-Mail On September 23rd, the New Jersey Council on Local Mandates will hear NJAC’s complaint that the 2018 vote-by-mail law imposes an unfunded mandate on county governments and is unconstitutional as it requires county clerks to add to the list of registered voters receiving mail-in ballots in all future elections: all voters who requested and received mail-in ballots for the 2016 general (presidential) election. Last month, NJAC prevailed over the Attorney General’s motion to dismiss the matter before the Council; and, we’re optimistic that the Council wil...

Municipalities Weigh Options for Future Labor Deals

Posted on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 by kim@njac.org

by David Cruz, Senior Correspondent of NJTV News Please view the video here. Back in the early days of the Christie administration, the Republican governor unveiled a tool kit intended to give municipalities a way to control property taxes. Included in that kit was a 2% cap on public employee salary increases, salary arbitration awards and on local tax increases. The new governor allowed the salaries and arbitration award limits to expire last year, though. The 2% limits on local tax increases, however, was permanent, and that has created the potential for budget imbalances, which brought ...