Board of Directors’ Meeting

Committee Room 4 of the State House Annex Building 125 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. is networking between NJAC Board of Directors and NJAC Business Associate Members Meeting commences at 10:00 a.m.     Please note that NJAC Board of Directors Meetings are for members only.
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Night at the Rodeo

The Southern New Jersey Freeholders' Association invites all elected officials, county employees plus families and friends to a Night at the Rodeo! Cowtown Rodeo 7:30 p.m. 780 Harding Highway in Pilesgrove, NJ 08098 Special rates are being offered on this evening ONLY with reserved tickets, and tickets are first come, first served! Tickets must be purchased in advance through Brenda Banks of Salem County.  Ms. Banks can be reached at (856) 935-7510 x8203 or Brenda.Banks@salemcountynj.gov.  Adult tickets are $10, Children 12 & under are $5, and children under the age of 2 are free. ...
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The New Jersey Business Summit: A Time for Action

Join business executives from across New Jersey for a first-of-its-kind summit at the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City on September 17 and 18. The goal of the Summit will be to look at key issues that New Jersey leaders need to address in order to increase the State's positive economic momentum and improve our competitiveness. The two day Summit will feature an unprecendented collaboration of many of the State's chambers of commerce, business trade associations, representatives of the Christie administration and state legislature, not-for-profits, labor, higher education, local government offic...
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How High Can They Go? Prosecutor’s Officers Salaries Rival County Exec’s

by Michelle Brunetti Post, Staff Writer for the Press of Atlantic City  New contracts for the unionized sergeants, lieutenants and captains of the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office bring the pay for superior officers close to or above that of the county executive and administrator. County Executive Dennis Levinson makes $141,930, and County Administrator Jerry Del Rosso makes $130,924.  The two have responsibility for oversight of all county government. Captains in the Prosecutor's Office make $138,550 this year, and their salary will rise to $152,962 in 2020, the final year of the superi...
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State House News: July 3, 2015

Although we’re still in the process of reviewing the 282 page document for its impact on county government, Governor Chris Christie signed into law on June 26th as P.L. 2015, c.63 Senate, No. 2016 (Sarlo D-Bergen/Schaer D-Bergen/Passaic), which appropriates $33.8 billion in State funds and $17.3 billion in federal funds for the State budget in fiscal year 2016. Of note and as was the case last fiscal year, the Governor included in the budget an additional $4.0 million as supplemental County Aid to mitigate the reduction in funding to Bergen, Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth,...
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State House News: June 26, 2015

Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) & Open Public Records Act (OPRA) NJAC would like to thank Senators Weinberg and Pennacchio, and advocates of this legislation for taking the time to meet with us on several occasions to discuss possible solutions for making the bills more palatable for local governing bodies.  NJAC is a proponent of transparency and openness in government; and, supports many of the important and timely provisions contained in this legislation including the ones that would authorize local governing bodies to charge fees to commercial entities under certain circumstances and...
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NJAC’s 5th Annual Night at the Ballpark

Trenton Won Against Binghamton On July 23, 2015 Trenton Thunder took on the Binghamton Mets with a 7-3 win on Irish Heritage Night before a crowd of 7, 481 fans.  It was a wonderful night filled with bagpipers, dancers, great Double A baseball, and fireworks.  NJAC staff, county officials and department heads, and a few of its terrific business associate members watched the Thunder victor over the Mets from Suite 14 of the Arm and Hammer Park.          
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Ensuring Preparedness During School Safety Crises

Whitepaper Presents Real-World Examples and Recommendations by Dr. William M. Toms of Fairleigh Dickinson University and Beth Clay of Mutualink, Inc. View the entire newsletter for more articles:  The problem of school safety and security needs to be addressed through strategic collaboration, according to a new whitepaper authored by Dr. William M. Toms, a faculty member at Fairleigh Dickinson University and retired New Jersey State Police Major, in collaboration with Mutualink, a company specializing in interoperable communications for schools, public safety, defense, and more. “Ensur...
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County Officials Push to Keep Local Pensions Out of State Mess

by Nicholas Huba of the Atlantic City Press With the New Jersey pension system possibly heading for insolvency, a state commission has suggested that towns and counties help bridge the growing funding gap. Local officials, who say they made their state-mandated contribution to the pension system while the state ignored its payments, don’t want anything to do with that recommendation. “Money was squandered,” said Gerald M. Thornton, director of the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders. “We can’t allow these pensions plans to be merged. We have followed the rules and made the contribut...
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