Thank you for joining us last week at the New Jersey Association of Counties' (NJAC) 72nd annual celebration of county government attended by a world record 700 county and business leaders from across the great State of New Jersey.  Congratulations to our County Service Award winners listed below and to the Cumberland County Technical Education Center for defending its People’s Choice title at the 10th Annual County Vocational-Technical School Cook-Off Challenge further cementing its legacy as a Cook-Off Challenge dynasty. Maurice Fitzgibbons County Commissioner of the Year Award Virgini...

Budget in Brief FY 2024 02/28/2023 Budget Increases Robust Property Tax Relief, Provides Another Record Investment in School Funding Increased Investments in Affordable Housing, Higher Education, and Economic Growth Continues Path of Fiscal Responsibility with Another Full Pension Payment of $7.1 Billion, Additional $2.4 Billion to Reduce Debt Proposed Surplus Climbs to Record Heights at Just Over $10 Billion TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy delivered his sixth annual budget address on Tuesday, outlining a spending proposal for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY2024) that build...

For Immediate Release: January 25, 2023 Contact: John G. Donnadio, Executive Director (Trenton) The New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) is pleased to announce that it will swear-in Camden County Commissioner Jonathan L. Young as the Association’s 82nd President at 11:00 a.m. on January 27, 2023 in the Senate Chambers of the State House in Trenton. “I look forward to leading this outstanding organization in 2023 as we continue advocating for county governments across the State with a unified, proactive, and solution driven approach to solving critical issues,” said Camden County Comm...

Governor Murphy Delivers 2023 State of the State Address January 10, 2023  Remarks as Prepared for Delivery "Building the Next New Jersey" Lieutenant Governor Oliver. Senate President Scutari. Assembly Speaker Coughlin. Majority Leaders Ruiz and Greenwald. Minority Leaders Oroho and DiMaio. Members of the 220th Legislature, and especially the bipartisan escort committee who led me into this chamber. Chief Justice Rabner, Associate Justices Patterson, Pierre-Louis, Fasciale, and Wainer Apter. Judge Sabatino and Judge Grant. Members of the Cabinet. Senior Staff. Former Governors DiFra...

Below is the interim guidance on “workplace impairment” issued on Friday by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC).  In general, the CRC determined that “pursuant to N.J.S.A. 24:6I-52a(1), and in accordance with all state and federal laws, an employee shall not be subject to any adverse action by an employer solely due to the presence of cannabinoid metabolites in the employee’s bodily fluid as a result of engaging in conduct permitted under N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31 et al.” However: Employers have the right to maintain a drug free workplace consistent with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 24:6I-...

By Jackie Burke (New Jersey) - July 27, 2022   NJAC Executive Director John Donnadio, far left, accepts a check from SHI International Corp. to fund scholarships for county vocational-technical students who are pursuing post-secondary education at a New Jersey public institution. - Photos courtesy SHI International Corp.   A growing number of New Jersey-based companies are investing in the state’s county vocational-technical students, recognizing the potential for significant returns on that investment, including a future employee pipeline. Generous...

Here is the 988 Suicide Crisis & Lifeline Toolkit released yesterday by the Department of Human Services (DHS) where beginning on July 16th, you may call or text 988, or chat 988lifeline.org, if you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. As you may recall, Governor Murphy recently signed into law A-2036/S-311 (Benson D-14/Verrelli D-15)(Vitale D-19/Gopal D-11) as P.L. 2022, c.35 to establish a comprehensive statewide behavioral health crisis system of care of which the 988 Hotline is a key component.  For additional detail...

06/30/2022 Fiscally Responsible Plan includes a Record Surplus, another Full Pension Payment, and Substantially More Debt Reduction  Budget Makes New Jersey More Affordable by Delivering Record Tax Relief, Historic Levels of School Funding, Aid to Municipalities and Small Businesses Transformative Investments will Modernize Operations, Continue to Spur Economic Development, and Jumpstart Whole Industries TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY2023) Appropriations Act into law. The FY2023 budget builds on the historic progress made over the last four years, main...