Municipalities Weigh Options for Future Labor Deals

Posted on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 by kim@njac.org

by David Cruz, Senior Correspondent of NJTV News Please view the video here. Back in the early days of the Christie administration, the Republican governor unveiled a tool kit intended to give municipalities a way to control property taxes. Included in that kit was a 2% cap on public employee salary increases, salary arbitration awards and on local tax increases. The new governor allowed the salaries and arbitration award limits to expire last year, though. The 2% limits on local tax increases, however, was permanent, and that has created the potential for budget imbalances, which brought ...

N.J. Cops and Firefighters are Asking for Much Bigger Raises. Here’s Why.

Posted on July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 by kim@njac.org

by Samantha Marcus | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com After West Windsor’s police contract expired at the end of last year and negotiations with the township stalled, the union turned to an arbitrator to break the impasse. The local union’s demands? Four percent annual pay hikes for sergeants and for patrolmen at the top of the scale and 2 percent annual wage increases for everyone else, in addition to the standard wage increases officers receive for additional years of service. The township of course came in with a lower counter-offer. And, ultimately, the arbitrator awarded two years of 2-perc...

Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Address

Posted on March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 by kim@njac.org

by Governor Philip Murphy March 5, 2019 - Lieutenant Governor Oliver. Senate President Sweeney, Speaker Coughlin, Majority Leaders Weinberg and Greenwald, Minority Leaders Kean and Bramnick, and members of the 218th Legislature. Former Governors. Chief Justice Rabner. Judge Grant. Members of the Cabinet. Faith leaders. Honored guests. Friends and fellow New Jerseyans. Our license plates say, “New Jersey, the Garden State.” But even more than that, New Jersey is the middle-class state. We are all in this together. And, coming together is how we succeed. So, today I am presenting a budget t...

The Structure and Role of County Government in New Jersey

Posted on February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 by kim@njac.org

by Michael Hill, NJTV News Correspondent February 25, 2019 - New Jersey is the only state with county freeholders — in other states they’re county commissioners. In New Jersey, all 21 counties have boards of freeholders. It’s a centuries-old English term for someone who owned land without debt. In the American colonies, only freeholders could hold public office. “The number one question we get asked is ‘what is a freeholder?’ And I always say a freehold is — as a municipality has a town council, a county has a county council, and that’s what the board of freeholders are,” said Amy Gatto,...

ESSEX COUNTY FREEHOLDER PRESIDENT BRENDAN W. GILL SWORN IN AS 78TH NJAC PRESIDENT

Posted on January 25, 2019February 5, 2019 by kim@njac.org

On Friday, January 25, 2019 the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) held its Annual Board of Directors Reorganization Meeting in the Senate Chambers of the New Jersey State House, where Essex County Freeholder President Brendan W. Gill was sworn in as the 2019 NJAC President by Governor Phil Murphy. The 2019 Board of Directors were also sworn in along with the following executive members: Mary H. Melfi, Hunterdon County Clerk as the 2018 NJAC President E. Marie Hayes, Cape May County Freeholder as the 2019 NJAC 1st VP John Cimino, Mercer County Freeholder Chair as th...

NJ SNAP Recipients Receive February Benefits

Posted on January 21, 2019February 4, 2019 by kim@njac.org

February SNAP Benefits Paid Early Amid Continued Federal Shutdown State Continues to Urge End to Federal Shutdown Jan. 18, 2019 (TRENTON) – The New Jersey Department of Human Services announced today that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for February have successfully been paid early amid the continued federal government shutdown. Recipients who received a SNAP benefit in January and who were approved for continued assistance received their February benefits Thursday on their Families First Card. New Jersey...

Governor Murphy Delivers State of the State Address

Posted on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 by kim@njac.org

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,...

Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Address

Posted on March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 by kim@njac.org

by Governor Philip Murphy March 13, 2018 (Remarks prepared for delivery) Lieutenant Governor Oliver. Senate President Sweeney, Speaker Coughlin, Majority Leaders Weinberg and Greenwald, Minority Leaders Kean and Bramnick, and members of the 218th Legislature. Former Governors. Members of the Supreme Court. Members of the Cabinet. Reverend clergy. Honored guests. My fellow New Jerseyans. I must begin by acknowledging the continued perseverance of the hundreds of thousands of residents impacted by the recent storms. Rest assured, we will not stop un...

LOCAL LEADERS DISAPPOINTED LABOR REFUSES TO RELEASE REPORT

Posted on January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 by kim@njac.org

The New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) and the New Jersey State League of Municipalities (NJSLOM) are disappointed that the public safety union representatives of the Police and Fire Interest Arbitration Impact Task Force are refusing to release the Task Force’s final Report, which was due on December 31, 2017. “The decision of the labor representatives to block the release of the Task Force’s final Report is very disappointing as State leaders have been waiting to review the document before deciding on whether to support extending the 2% cap on binding interest arbitration awards, w...

2018 NJAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING SCHEDULE

Posted on December 26, 2017February 2, 2018 by kim@njac.org

Friday, January 26, 2018 11:00 a.m. Senate Chambers - NJ State House, Trenton Friday, March 23, 2018 9:30 a.m. Senate Committee Room 6 - NJ State House Annex, Trenton Thursday, May 10, 2018 9:00 a.m. Palladium Ballroom - Caesar's, Atlantic City Friday, May 11, 2018 9:00 a.m. Palladium Ballroom - Caesar's, Atlantic City Friday, June 29, 2018 9:30 a.m. ...