The Structure and Role of County Government in New Jersey

by Michael Hill, NJTV News Correspondent February 25, 2019 - New Jersey is the only state with county freeholders — in other states they’re county commissioners. In New Jersey, all 21 counties have boards of freeholders. It’s a centuries-old English term for someone who owned land without debt. In the American colonies, only freeholders could hold public office. “The number one question we get asked is ‘what is a freeholder?’ And I always say a freehold is — as a municipality has a town council, a county has a county council, and that’s what the board of freeholders are,” said Amy Gatto,...
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CASA Volunteers Help New Jersey’s Neediest Children

by Helen L. Davis, Statewide Volunteer Sourcing Coordinator for CASA of NJ, Inc. View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2019 – NJAC County Biz – February New Jersey’s State child welfare agency placed Lucy (not her real name) and her younger sister in the State’s care after allegations of physical abuse by their mother were substantiated. The Family Court Judge asked for a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for these sisters and Abbey a CASA volunteer accepted the assignment. Abbey visited with the sisters every few weeks and worked with the foster p...
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State House News

January 30, 2019 Edition Minimum Wage On January 28th, NJAC, the New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJLM), the New Jersey School Boards Association, and the Government Finance Officers Association of New Jersey (GFOA) testified before the Assembly Appropriations Committee and the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on Assembly, No. 15/Senate, No. 15 (Coughlin D/ Tucker D)(Sweeney D-3), which would increase the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour over time.  Our collective organizations testified that this legislation, may ultimately, force certain loc...
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NJACA’s 2019 Spring Forum

The New Jersey American Correctional Association's Spring Forum on Reentry From the Inside Out:  Integrated Correctional Reentry Practices is scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 2nd, at The Conference Center at Mercer County Community College located at 1200 Old Trenton Road in West Windsor. This event is co-sponsored by the New Jersey County Jail Warden's Association. REGISTRATION Pre-registration for this event is required.  Early bird registration ends on April 18th; however registrations will still be accepted afterwards with a slight increase.  If you pre-register 8 or more indivi...
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Shade Tree Spring Forum

Monmouth County Public Works & Engineering Department is hosting a Shade Tree Spring Forum on Wednesday, March 27th, at the Monmouth County Fire Academy located at 1027 Highway 33 East in Freehold, NJ.  The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 3:00 p.m. This free event provides the opportunity for you to network with colleagues and experts in the shade tree field and keep current on emerging issues and reducing risk in community forestry. CEU credits are available!! Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and presentations commence at 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m.   Welcome Remarks ...
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NJLM Webinar – Minimum Wage Increase

The New Jersey League of Municipalities is holding a webinar, "The New Jersey Minimum Wage Increase:  What It Means for Public Employers," on Wednesday, March 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. On January 28, 2019 Governor Murphy signed into law a piece of legislation that increases the New Jersey minimum wage and expanded the requirements to public employers. This legislation gradually increases the New Jersey minimum wage, over five years, from $8.85 an hour to $15.00 an hour.  This webinar will explain the impact of this legislation and how it will affect public employers. Presenters: ...
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Election Technology

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. See and test the latest innovations in voting equipment and electronic poll books on March 7, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Trenton War Memorial located at One Memorial Drive in Trenton. A light lunch and refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Shona Mack-Pollock at (973) 225-3674 or shonam@passaiccountynj.org OR Mary H. Melfi at (908) 788-1214 or countyclerk@co.hunterdon.nj.us. This event is sponsored by:
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NJ League Professional Development Program

Everything Elected Officials Should Know About Immigration Law February 28, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel located at 700 Hope Road in Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 This seminar will explain what Elected Officials should understand regarding Immigration Law. Mayor Michael Wildes, Esq. of Englewood City will begin the seminar with a general overview of Immigration Law focusing on: How people immigrate into the United States, legally and illegally, and how they can fall out of status, as well as the psychology of living in the United States wi...
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ESSEX COUNTY FREEHOLDER PRESIDENT BRENDAN W. GILL SWORN IN AS 78TH NJAC PRESIDENT

On Friday, January 25, 2019 the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) held its Annual Board of Directors Reorganization Meeting in the Senate Chambers of the New Jersey State House, where Essex County Freeholder President Brendan W. Gill was sworn in as the 2019 NJAC President by Governor Phil Murphy. The 2019 Board of Directors were also sworn in along with the following executive members: Mary H. Melfi, Hunterdon County Clerk as the 2018 NJAC President E. Marie Hayes, Cape May County Freeholder as the 2019 NJAC 1st VP John Cimino, Mercer County Freeholder Chair as th...
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NJ SNAP Recipients Receive February Benefits

          February SNAP Benefits Paid Early Amid Continued Federal Shutdown State Continues to Urge End to Federal Shutdown Jan. 18, 2019 (TRENTON) – The New Jersey Department of Human Services announced today that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for February have successfully been paid early amid the continued federal government shutdown. Recipients who received a SNAP benefit in January and who were approved for continued assistance received their February benefits Thursday on their Families First Card. New Jersey...
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