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Governor Murphy Delivers State of the State Address

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January 15, 2019 Lieutenant Governor Oliver, Senate President Sweeney, Assembly Speaker Coughlin, Majority Leaders Weinberg and Greenwald, Minority Leaders Kean and Bramnick, members of the Legislature, Chief Justice Rabner and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, former governors Florio, McGreevey, and Codey, distinguished faith leaders, honored guests, and fellow New Jerseyans.I had planned to give a very different speech today but, after reading the audit of New Jersey’s corporate tax incentives released last week, this is not a time for business as usual.One year ago,...
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NJAC ANNUAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING

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NJAC’s 69th Annual Celebration of County Government Conference Committee Meeting takes place on Friday, January 11th, and begins at 10:00 a.m. in the NJ Chemistry Council conference room located on the third floor of our building situated at 150 West State Street in Trenton. Please bring your suggestions and input on how to make the 2019 NJAC Annual Conference even better than past years!! In order to participate in this meeting, your company must be a member of our organization. If you are uncertain if your company is a member, please do not hesitate to contact Loren Wizman, Busine...
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Atlantic City Electric Environmental Commitment Receives Major International Recognition

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by Frank Tedesco, Senior Communications Specialist for Atlantic City Electric View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2019 – NJAC County Biz – January Environmental management practices a key pillar in company’s efforts to be a leader in addressing climate change and drive toward a cleaner future. Atlantic City Electric has earned major international recognition for its commitments and efforts to reduce the environmental impacts related to its business operations across New Jersey. This latest environmental achievement includes ...
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STATE HOUSE NEWS

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December 21, 2018 Edition Electronic Procurement        On December 17th, Governor Murphy signed into law one of NJAC’s top legislative priorities in Assembly, No. 3112 (Benson D-14/Mukerhi D-33)(Beach D-6/Oroho R-24), which now authorizes local governing bodies to use electronic procurement technologies. In summary, this new law permits local governing bodies to use electronic procurement for the receipt of proposals and quotations, competitive contracting, reverse auctions, the purchase of goods and services, the sale of personal property, and ot...
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Union County Seat, Elizabeth’s Gift to Employees and Residents

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View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 – NJAC County Biz – December by Alannah Dragonetti, Head of Marketing for GovPilot One of New Jersey’s most bustling cities can manage and resolve resident issues more efficiently using GovPilot’s Report a Concern process. Challenge Union County seat, Elizabeth, is one of New Jersey’s most densely populated cities. Until recently, residents would drop by or call city hall to report concerns to government officials. A paper-based resolution process meant documents were often lost or misplaced. Indeed, Elizabeth officials spent 30% of the...
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State House News

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November 2, 2018 Edition Code Red Alerts County governments across the State have been struggling to implement and fund the 2017 law that requires county emergency management coordinators to issue Code Blue alerts under certain circumstances.  With this in mind, NJAC plans to meet with the sponsors of Senate, No.  3121/Assembly, No. 4566 (Greenstien D14)(Vainieri Huttle D-37) to discuss our concerns with this legislation, which would require counties to establish Code Red alert plans during hot weather conditions. In summary, this bill would require a county office of emergency managemen...
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Tough Choices Required to Save NJ from Looming Fiscal Crisis

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View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 – NJAC County Biz – November by Steve Sweeney, President of the New Jersey Senate New Jersey faces a daunting fiscal crisis. For two decades, while you and your predecessors made the proper pension payments, New Jersey governors from both parties underfunded the pension system for teachers and state government workers. As a result, the State's unfunded liability for pensions and retiree health benefits now tops $150 billion -- four times the size of the state budget and over $16,000 per resident. Because pensions are a contractual ri...
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2019 NJAC MEETINGS & EVENTS

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CLICK ON MORE TO SEE A CLEAR AND CONCISE SCHEDULE FOR 2019 MEETINGS & EVENTS! NJAC MEETINGS & EVENTS January 18 @ 10:00 a.m. ANNUAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING NJAC Office Building - Trenton, NJ January 25 @ 11:00 a.m. REORGANIZATION MEETING FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS State House - Trenton, NJ March 22 @ 9:30 a.m. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING State House Annex Building - Trenton, NJ May 8 @ 9:00 a.m. ANNUAL CONFERENCE - CELEBRATION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT Caesars Hotel & Casino - Atlantic City, NJ ...
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State House News

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Electronic Procurement  On October 15th, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee will consider Assembly, No. 3112 (Benson D-14/Mukerhi D-33)(Beach D-6/Oroho R-24), which would authorize local governing bodies subject to the “Local Public Contracts Law” and “Public School Contracts Law” to use electronic procurement technologies. In summary, this legislation would authorize local governing bodies to use electronic procurement for the receipt of proposals and quotations, competitive contracting, reverse auctions, the purchase of goods and services, the sale of personal property, and ot...
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$150M High Tech High School Opens in Secaucus, NJ

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View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 – NJAC County Biz – October by Christina Forrest, Account Manager for Violet PR Environmentally friendly, expertly designed 350,000 SF technical school is now open to students Hudson County’s newest High Tech High School is open. Set on the 20-acre Frank J. Gargiulo Campus, the new $150 million facility will educate nearly 2,000 students in more than 70  leading-edge classrooms and specialty spaces. The Hudson County Improvement Authority (HCIA) managed the design and construction process for Hudson County Schools of Technology (HCST) an...
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