MAYOR'S NEWSLINE

February 2007

IMPORTANT EVENTS - PAST AND FUTURE
And staff contacts for more information
Also consult the calendar
For Seminar details, contact David Harkness ext. 18.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Elected Officials Hall of Fame 2007 Scholarship Competition League website featured in NJ Lawyer Magazine New League Staff Telephone Extensions Mayors Needed for Legislative Committee

FROM THE PRESIDENT
By David DelVecchio, Mayor, Lambertville

On January 17, local elected officials from all around New Jersey gathered in the State House Complex in Trenton to hear major policy statements from Governor Corzine and key legislative leaders.

We want to thank the Governor, who took time from his busy schedule to address his colleagues on the local level. We also want to thank Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman, Minority Leader Alex DeCroce, Assemblyman Lou Greenwald, and Senators John Adler and Leonard Lance for their time and for their honest appraisals of the prospects for public policy progress this year. We finally want to commend the dozens of mayors and governing body members who came to Trenton on a chilly Wednesday morning for this important and informative session.

The main theme of all speakers was the need for timely and decisive action toward property tax reform. Other major policy areas discussed included, health and pension costs, interest arbitration, school funding, local budget caps and the State budget deficit.

EXECUTIVE BOARD

2007 SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
-Contact Michael Darcy ext.116

Recently, the League mailed information to all mayors concerning the Annual Louis Bay II Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship Competition.  Mayor Phyllis Marchand of Princeton Township chairs the Scholarship Competition. This popular competition is open to all high school juniors and seniors throughout the state. The top three winners each receive $1,000 scholarships from the League.

Mayors play an integral role in the success of this program because your office publicizes its availability, judges the local entries, and distributes the checks and certificates supplied by the League.  You should publicize the scholarship to your local schools and judging committee.  Your local winning entry must be submitted to the League office by April 3, so we can announce the three statewide winners by May 5.

MAYORS NEEDED TO SERVE ON LEAGUE’S LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
-Contact Helen Yeldell ext. 112

The League is looking for Mayors to serve on our Legislative Committee. By volunteering your time, you will be able to participate in shaping League legislative policy. The Committee meets eight to nine times a year in Princeton, usually during the last week of the month. The Legislative Committee consists of four sub committees: Pensions and Elections; Finance and Taxation; Land Use; and General Legislation. Contact Helen Yeldell for details and if you are interested in serving.

LEAGUE’S WEBSITE IS FEATURED
IN NJ LAWYER MAGAZINE
-Contact Bill Dressel at ext. 122

New Jersey Lawyer magazine featured the League’s website in their “Winning Websites” column of the December 2006 issue. This column features websites that lawyers throughout the state find useful. Our website was featured as “filled with information on a multitude of topics relevant to municipal law.” Please be sure to use www.njslom.org  as your resource for information on municipal government as well.

VISIT LEAGUE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
-Contact www.njslom.org