View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 – NJAC County Biz – December by Alannah Dragonetti, Head of Marketing for GovPilot One of New Jersey’s most bustling cities can manage and resolve resident issues more efficiently using GovPilot’s Report a Concern process. Challenge Union County seat, Elizabeth, is one of New Jersey’s most densely populated cities. Until recently, residents would drop by or call city hall to report concerns to government officials. A paper-based resolution process meant documents were often lost or misplaced. Indeed, Elizabeth officials spent 30% of the...

View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 – NJAC County Biz – November by Steve Sweeney, President of the New Jersey Senate New Jersey faces a daunting fiscal crisis. For two decades, while you and your predecessors made the proper pension payments, New Jersey governors from both parties underfunded the pension system for teachers and state government workers. As a result, the State's unfunded liability for pensions and retiree health benefits now tops $150 billion -- four times the size of the state budget and over $16,000 per resident. Because pensions are a contractual ri...

View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 – NJAC County Biz – October by Christina Forrest, Account Manager for Violet PR Environmentally friendly, expertly designed 350,000 SF technical school is now open to students Hudson County’s newest High Tech High School is open. Set on the 20-acre Frank J. Gargiulo Campus, the new $150 million facility will educate nearly 2,000 students in more than 70  leading-edge classrooms and specialty spaces. The Hudson County Improvement Authority (HCIA) managed the design and construction process for Hudson County Schools of Technology (HCST) an...

View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 - NJAC County Biz - September by Cynthia Scott, Public Information Officer of Sheriff's Office for Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni, Gov. James McGreevey and certified peer recovery specialists are embarking on a new initiative for incarcerated individuals with substance use disorder called Next Step. The drug recovery program, which is the first of its kind in the state, is aimed at combatting drug addiction and reducing jail reentry by offering a new path for inmates with addiction. According to a...

View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 – NJAC County Biz – August by William F. Moen, Jr., Freeholder for Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders On May 23, I was honored and humbled to travel to Washington, D.C. where I was joined by our Congressman Donald Norcross as I delivered interviews conducted with Camden County veterans to the Library of Congress. It has been said that history is our greatest teacher. I was grateful to present the heroic stories of Camden County’s veterans to our nation’s official repository of history, the Library of Congress. More than 26,000 vet...

View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 – NJAC County Biz – July Burlington County’s groundbreaking program has potential to be a national model by Jason P. Tosches, Public Information Officer for Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders Burlington County government is leading the way when it comes to enhancing the safety and security of county schools with a $20 million grant program that is the first of its kind in the state and a model for the nation, said Freeholder Director Kate Gibbs today. “As an elected official, I refuse to standby and do nothing while we wait for...

View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 - NJAC County Biz - June On April 10th, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, appeared before a joint hearing of the United States Senate judiciary and commerce committees in Washington DC., to clarify how the social networking giant aggregates and applies information on its 2.2 billion users in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica controversy. No, Zuckerberg maintained, Facebook does not sell user data to advertisers. No, the mobile app does not mine audio from user’s phone conversations. Zuckerberg may have effectively dispelled misconceptions...

by Jennifer Dowd, Marketing Director for Kronos, Inc. View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 – NJAC County Biz – March When disaster strikes, Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) assistance is called upon.  This year, though, FEMA has been put through the ringer and stretched farther than predicted.  Individuals, small businesses, and municipalities applying for assistance or looking for reimbursement are faced with the fear that there simply might not be enough cash to go around even with additional funding being approved.  City and county governments may feel part...

by Megan Byers, Marketing Coordinator for DMR Architects View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 – NJAC County Biz – February Early December 2017 marked the official start of construction of the Garfield Police Headquarters in Garfield, NJ, a new facility that will replace the formerly undersized and inadequate facility the department of nearly 70 currently operates from. The beginning of construction is an exciting milestone, as it represents the culmination of a design process that overcame numerous challenges and worked through a variety of needs, requirements and trends in...

by Alannah Dragonetti, Head of Marketing for GovPilot View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2018 – NJAC County Biz – January  Each new year brings an opportunity for improvement. In 2018, GovPilot is taking that opportunity and flying with it! Introducing: Jet Mode—an interface that makes it easier than ever to find, process and share your most critical data. Updates Old Favorites Jet Mode improves upon key GovPilot features, including: PropertyProfile The cornerstone of our platform, GovPilot’s PropertyProfile feature ensures that all constituent data links to the appropriate...