Urgent Action Alert – Contact Your State Senator and Assembly Representatives - USER FEE BILL S-1914 released from Committee heading to the Senate floor Yesterday the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee released with amendments S-1914, which requires certain user fees for the provision of traditional municipal services to be included within the 2% municipal and county property tax levy cap. In addition, Assemblyman Burzichelli has proposed for introduction the Assembly companion, A-2975.
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Affordable Housing, COAH Trust Funds, A-2950
On Monday, Assemblyman Jerry Green (D-22), Chair of the Assembly Housing and Local Government Committee, introduced A-2950, which would extend the time municipalities have to commit fees and payments-in-lieu of constructing affordable units to six years. The League supports this legislation.
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Property Tax Funding Restoration Committee Action Scheduled
Last week, we told you that on May 17, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee would likely vote on S-1900, a bill to phase-in the restoration of $449 million, for municipal property tax relief. The bill that the Committee will consider is a bit different from the draft we previously reviewed.
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Property Tax Funding Restoration Committee Action Scheduled - On May 17, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee is likely to vote on S-1900, a bill to phase-in the restoration of $439 million, for municipal property tax relief. For more on the bill, see our letter of May 4
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Mayors Brownfield Site Remediation Roundtable Event
The NJ State League of Municipalities in conjunction with the NJDEP are once again sponsoring the Mayors Brownfield Site Remediation Roundtable Event on Tuesday, June 19th.
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Invitation to Join the Mayors Committee on Life Sciences
It is hard to believe we have reached the two-year anniversary of the Mayors Committee on Life Sciences.
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From Time to Time
A Quarterly Report from the Executive Director
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Support our Vets - Participate in this year’s Jeans for Troops Day
On behalf of those heroic men and women who have put their lives on the line to protect our interests all around the globe, I want to join with Mayor Booker and GI Go Fund Executive Director Jack Fanous to encourage you to consider in participating in this year’s GI Go Jeans for Troops Day on May 24, 2012.
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Federal Update
The staff of the National League of Cities (NLC), has provided us with an action update on a number of federal issues.
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Hurricane Season Starts June 1st – 10 Tips to Enhance Your Community's Crisis Management Capability
Hurricane Season starts June 1 and lasts through November 30th. Typically you will hear the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Hurricane Center informing the public about hurricanes and other associated severe weather hazards, providing knowledge which can be used to take preparedness actions.
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Administrator or Manager Recruitment and Selection Advisory Service
I would like to remind you of the important and useful Administrator or Manager Recruitment and Selection Advisory Service, offered jointly by the League and the New Jersey Municipal Management Association (NJMMA)
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Hiring our Heroes-Mega Job Fair
In January 2011, ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve) State Committees across America launched a focused effort to assist our service members & their spouses in finding meaningful employment. EIP strives to serve America’s employers by enabling them access to a pool of talented men and women of America’s Citizen Warriors.
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League Interlocal Advisory Service
With a renewed focus on shared services we want to remind you of our long standing advisory service on Interlocal Services.
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Recent United States Supreme Court decision on qualified immunity for part time government employees
I wanted to make you aware of a recent case of interest to public bodies decided by the United States Supreme Court, Filarsky v. Delia.
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Sample resolution in support of A-2454 Eliminates Unemployment for Seasonal Workers
At our last League Conference, Mayors Carl Shupp of Cape May Point and Dr. Edward J. Mahaney of Cape May introduced Conference Resolution Number 2011-02, urging the state legislature to alter the eligibility requirements for unemployment insurance for seasonal public entity workers.
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New Procedures for Local Financial Disclosure Statement
The Division of Local Government Services issued Local Finance Notice 2012-8 which outlines the new filing procedures for the 2012 Financial Disclosure Statements.
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