Over the past few months, NJAC has been meeting with State leaders to discuss our legislative goals for the remainder of the 2022/23 session with the following two matters concerning online legal notices and county reorganization meetings as our top priorities. ONLINE LEGAL NOTICES ISSUE: NJAC is urging State leaders to pass legislation that would provide local governing bodies with the opportunity to electronically publish legal notices in a newspaper’s website or digital publication. In general, current law requires purchasing officials, clerks of the boards, planning departments, improvem...

BAN ON THE SALE OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is accepting comments on Governor Murphy’s plan to prohibit the sale of vehicles with internal combustion engines by 2035. You may review the proposed rules in their entirety by visiting  https://dep.nj.gov/rules/notice-of-rule-proposals/20230821a/ and may submit comments  by the close of business on October 20, 2023. In general, the proposed rules would incorporate by reference California’s Advanced Clear Car II (ACC II) regulation, which will require manufacturers of passenger cars an...

NJAC is advocating for the following legislative goals during the remainder of the 2022/23 session as they would help county governments across the State operate in a more efficient and effective manner. LEGAL NOTICES ISSUE: NJAC is urging State leaders to pass legislation that would provide local governing bodies with the opportunity to electronically publish legal notices in a newspaper’s website or digital publication. In general, current law requires purchasing officials, clerks of the boards, planning departments, improvement authorities, and several others to publish onerous written in...