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LEAGUE FORMS ARBITRATION REFORM COMMITTEE
The
League has formed an Arbitration Reform Committee to seek
solutions to the out-of-control costs of police and fire
arbitration awards and contracts in New Jersey, which is
driving property taxes ever-upward. It is co-chaired
by Mayor Gene Feyl of Denville and Mayor Robert Bowser of
East Orange. Its members include:
| Gene
Feyl, Mayor, Denville-Co Chair |
Robert
Bowser, Mayor, East Orange-Co-Chair
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| Kevin
Boyle, Manager-Pequannock |
Robert
Bruschi, Administrator-Princeton Borough |
| Robert
Casey, Exec. Director-NJMMA |
Daniel
Coranoto, Deputy Mayor-Hampton Twp. |
| David
Delvecchio, Mayor, Lambertville |
Gerry
Dorf, League Counsel, Dorf & Dorf |
| Fred
Dressel, League Past President |
Greg
Fehrehbach, League Management Consultant |
| Deborah
Kole, League Attorney |
James
Lacava |
| Phyllis
Marchand, Mayor, Princeton Twp. |
Barbara
Mitrani, Councilwoman, Leonia |
| Barbara
Sacks |
Wayne
Smith, Mayor, Irvington |
| Jose
Torres, Mayor, Paterson |
Rudy
Wenzel, Mayor, Washington Twp. (Bergen) |
| James
White, Manager, East. Brunswick |
Ronald
Zilinski, CFO, Hillsborough |
The Committee
has met several times and has adopted a multi-pronged approach,
including publicizing the issue through newspapers, working
on procedural changes to speed up and streamline the arbitration
process, and seeking legislative change. League Labor
Counsel Gerald Dorf has drafted the following proposed amendment
to the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act:
The decision
of the Arbitrator:
- May not award
salary increase(s) in excess of P.L. 1976,c 68 (C.40A:4-45
et seq.).
- May provide
for salary increases limited to the budget cap imposed
by the State of New Jersey and/or any lawful adjustment
adopted by the Public Employer.
- May provide
for salary increases limited to the percentage established
by the State or the lawful adjustment adopted by the Public
Employer, as may be appropriate, on a department salary
line basis.
The Committee
will have a table in the Atrium at the 2005 League Conference
where more information on their activities and the entire
subject will be available.
If you have questions
or concerns about this topic or the Committee, please contact
Deborah Kole, Staff Attorney, at the League, ex. 37, or
at dkole@njslom.com
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Sample
Resolution Concerning Proposed Change to Arbitratio
NJLM -Arbitration Reform Committee
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LEAGUE FORMS ARBITRATION REFORM COMMITTEE
The
League has formed an Arbitration Reform Committee to seek
solutions to the out-of-control costs of police and fire
arbitration awards and contracts in New Jersey, which is
driving property taxes ever-upward. It is co-chaired
by Mayor Gene Feyl of Denville and Mayor Robert Bowser of
East Orange. Its members include:
| Gene
Feyl, Mayor, Denville-Co Chair |
Robert
Bowser, Mayor, East Orange-Co-Chair
|
| Kevin
Boyle, Manager-Pequannock |
Robert
Bruschi, Administrator-Princeton Borough |
| Robert
Casey, Exec. Director-NJMMA |
Daniel
Coranoto, Deputy Mayor-Hampton Twp. |
| David
Delvecchio, Mayor, Lambertville |
Gerry
Dorf, League Counsel, Dorf & Dorf |
| Fred
Dressel, League Past President |
Greg
Fehrehbach, League Management Consultant |
| Deborah
Kole, League Attorney |
James
Lacava |
| Phyllis
Marchand, Mayor, Princeton Twp. |
Barbara
Mitrani, Councilwoman, Leonia |
| Barbara
Sacks |
Wayne
Smith, Mayor, Irvington |
| Jose
Torres, Mayor, Paterson |
Rudy
Wenzel, Mayor, Washington Twp. (Bergen) |
| James
White, Manager, East. Brunswick |
Ronald
Zilinski, CFO, Hillsborough |
The Committee
has met several times and has adopted a multi-pronged approach,
including publicizing the issue through newspapers, working
on procedural changes to speed up and streamline the arbitration
process, and seeking legislative change. League Labor
Counsel Gerald Dorf has drafted the following proposed amendment
to the New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act:
The decision
of the Arbitrator:
- May not award
salary increase(s) in excess of P.L. 1976,c 68 (C.40A:4-45
et seq.).
- May provide
for salary increases limited to the budget cap imposed
by the State of New Jersey and/or any lawful adjustment
adopted by the Public Employer.
- May provide
for salary increases limited to the percentage established
by the State or the lawful adjustment adopted by the Public
Employer, as may be appropriate, on a department salary
line basis.
The Committee
will have a table in the Atrium at the 2005 League Conference
where more information on their activities and the entire
subject will be available.
If you have questions
or concerns about this topic or the Committee, please contact
Deborah Kole, Staff Attorney, at the League, ex. 37, or
at dkole@njslom.com
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| Sample
Resolution Concerning Proposed Change to Arbitration Law |
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