7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency Hotel , Princeton
For more details, visit www.midjerseychamber.org and click here to purchase your ticket(s).
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MIDJersey Chamber Technology Conference
Author: kim@njac.org
NJCJWA Golf Tournament & Annual Training Conference
October 2, 2017 - Golf Tournament, Atlantic City Country Club
October 3 - 5, 2017 - 20th Annual Training Conference, Harrah's Casino and Resort in Atlantic City
The executive committee members of the New Jersey County Jail Wardens Association (NJCJWA) invite you to attend their 20th Annual Training Conference taking place in Atlantic City. The conference kicks off on October 2nd with a golf tournament at the Atlantic City Country Club. Registration and breakfast begin at 7:30 a.m. and the shotgun start in a scramble format promptly begins at 9:00 a.m. The cost for individual golfers is ...
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2% Cap on Binding Interest Arbitration Awards
The New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJSLOM), the New Jersey Conference of Mayors (NJCOM), the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC), and elected officials from across the State held a press conference on Friday, September 22nd, at 1:00 p.m. on the steps of the State House Annex in Trenton. They urged State leaders to permanently extend the 2% cap on binding interest arbitration awards before the law sunsets at the end of this year.
The 2% cap on binding interest arbitration awards first enacted in 2010 and extended for an additional three years in 2014, has empowered municipal...
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Sussex County Employee Services (Central Administration) Director
Application deadline: September 22, 2017
The County of Sussex has a full-time position opening for the Employee Services (Central Administration) Director. Sussex County is seeking a professional to serve as the chief human resource administrator who will be responsible for the overall human resources function within the County. The successful candidate will direct and supervise the activities of the Division of Employee Services and act as a liaison between the County and the NJ Civil Service Commission. The candidate must possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or univers...
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NJAC BOARD of DIRECTORS MEETING
State House Annex Building - Committee Room 6
9:30 a.m. Networking between NJAC county and business associate members
10:00 a.m. Board Meeting commences by the announcement of President Heather Simmons
The Board of Directors of the New Jersey Association of Counties is scheduled to meet in Committee Room 6 of the State House Annex Building in Trenton on Friday, September 22nd.
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State House News
June 16, 2017
911 Fees
As previously reported, NJAC is in the process of collecting and summarizing the data from all twenty-one counties concerning the costs associated with operating and maintaining county 9-1-1 centers. As of this writing, 15 counties have reported that they’ve spent over $219.0 million in capital improvements over the last five years. These improvements may include facility upgrades; and, the purchase or lease of hardware and software such as telephone systems, computer aided dispatch, location mapping technology, voice recording technology, data analytics, and NextG...
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Horizon’s Innovations are Driving Improvements to Healthcare
by Allen J. Karp, Senior Vice President of Healthcare Management for Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
View the entire newsletter for more articles: 2017 – NJAC County Biz – June
Our healthcare delivery system is caught in a time warp. At one end of the spectrum, medical technology and approaches to care have never been more advanced. Yet, the way our health system is organized and financed is a relic of the past, making health care more expensive, untethered to quality and economically unsustainable.
Health care costs in the U.S. have risen annually and now top $3 trillio...
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TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME
State House News
May 26, 2017
Caps on Binding Interest Arbitration Awards
NJAC plans on working with the New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJSLOM) and the New Jersey Conference of Mayors (NJCM) to urge members of State Legislature and Governor Chris Christie to enact legislation that would permanently extend the 2% cap on binding interest arbitration awards set to expire on December 31st of 2017.
The 2% cap on binding interest arbitration awards first enacted in 2010 and extended for an additional three years in 2014, enables county governments across the State to effectively control public saf...
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Somerset County Freeholder Honored at Annual Conference
During last week's 67th NJAC Annual Conference held at Caesar's Resort and Hotel in Atlantic City, the New Jersey Association of Counties recognized and awarded Somerset County Freeholder Director Peter S. Palmer for his tireless dedication and commitment to the organization and county government on May 12, 2017.
Honorable Peter S. Palmer has 55 years of public service which began in 1962 where he served on the Bernardsville Board of Education. His career as a Somerset County Freeholder started in 1997 after serving on the Bernardsville Borough Council for 17 years and then 10 years as the t...
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