New Jersey League of Municipalities

Updates on the New Jersey Legislature
Special Session Joint Committees

League Letters	News Clippings, Columns & Op-Ed	Hearings & Proceedings	Resources
Special Session/Other Property Tax Relief-Reform Laws

Joint Committee Reports and Governor Corzine Speech at League Annual Conference (Note, the Joint reports listed below were issued Nov. 15 and revised Dec. 1)
Nov 16	Governor Corzine's Address at the NJLM Conference
Dec 1	Joint Committee on Government Consolidation and Shared Services Report
Dec 1	Joint Committee on Public Employee Benefits Reform Report
Dec 1	Joint Committee Constitutional Reform& Citizen Property Tax Convention Report
Dec 1	Joint Committee Public School Funding Reform Report
League Letters
Oct 17	AARP-NJ and League of Municipalities to Unite for Passage of Public Question #1
June 1	State Budget Issues
May 10	Pension Reform Bill Signed into Law
Apr 3	Governor Signs A-1 (Caps and Credits) A-4 (CORE Reforms)
Mar 23	League’s Analysis of Valuation Reports
Mar 16	Legislative Developments I. Budget Testimony II. Comptroller Bill III. ‘BRAC’ Bill
Mar 12	Property Tax Measures Pending Governor's Signature
Feb 27	Local Government News
Feb 12	A-1/S-20 Tax Levy Cap Bill - Follow up to 2/9/07 Letter
Jan 30	Mayors Letter - Assembly Action on Several Special Property Tax Session Bills
Jan 30	LEAGUE ANALYSIS: S-17 – provides (1) a ban on dual office holding and (2) remove the exemptions for several professional service contractors.
Jan 30	LEAGUE ANALYSIS: A-2 – An independent Office of State Comptroller
Jan 30	LEAGUE ANALYSIS: A-1 – Property tax levy cap and credit/rebate program
Jan. 30	LEAGUE ANALYSIS: A-15/S-12, aka the “BRAC” bill
Jan. 14	Mayor David DelVecchio (NJLM President) interviewed about Property Taxes
Jan. 10	State of the State - League Reaction
Dec. 13	URGENT: Opposition to S-2, State Comptroller Legislation
Dec. 13	S-1, Municipal Consolidation State to Deny State AID on Consolidation Vote
Dec. 8	Constitutional Change Committee Meeting on Three Matters
Dec. 8	Assembly Voting Session on Property Tax Bills
Dec. 8	Joint Committee on Pension Reform Surprise Development on A-2
Nov. 28	Report of Joint Legislative Committee On Public Employee Benefits Reform
Nov. 28	Final Report of the Joint Committee on Constitutional Change, etc.
Nov. 27	Recommendations of the Joint Legislative Committee on Government Consolidation and Shared Services
Nov. 16	Joint Committee Reports and Special Property Tax Sessions
Nov. 13	The New Jersey Tax Crisis: November 15, 2006 is D-Day
Nov. 3	Public Hearing Notice on Consolidation and Shared Services
Oct. 27	Public Hearing Notice on Consolidation and Shared Services
Oct. 25	League Urges Joint Committee Review PFRS
Oct. 13	Mandatory Consolidation Process Issues SJR-47 and S2244
Oct. 11	Comments on Proposed S-2244 on Consolidation of Certain Services
Oct. 10	League Urges Legislature to Knock Down Barricades to Cooperation
Oct. 6	Meeting of Joint Legislative Committee on Constitutional Reform and a Citizens Convention (October 5, 2006)
Oct. 5	Government Consolidation and Shared Services
Oct. 4	Position Statement of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities - Joint Legislative Committee on Government Consolidation and Shared Services
Sept. 29	League Addresses Need for Constitutional Relief Guarantees
Sept. 28	Statement by Mayor Gary Passanante, NJLM Executive Board Member, before the Joint Constitutional Reform and Citizens Convention Meeting
Sept. 19	League Position Statement on Pension and Health Benefit Reforms
Sept. 15	Joint Constitutional Reform and Citizens Convention Meeting September 14, 2006
Sept. 15	Regional property taxation catches lawmaker interest; others wary
Sept. 14	The Joint Committee on Consolidation and Shared Services
Sept. 14	Joint Committee on Constitutional, Reform & Citizens Convention to See Local, County & State Property Assessment Systems Compared
Sept. 12	Public Hearing on Public Employee Benefits Reform
Sept. 6	League of Municipalities/Association of Municipal Assessors of New Jersey Position Statement Before the Joint Legislative Committee on Constitutional Reform and a Citizens Convention Thursday, September 7, 2006
Sept. 6	League and Assessors to Address Joint Committee on Uniformity Clause and Tax Exemptions
Aug 31	Joint Legislative Committee on Employee Benefits
Aug 31	Mayors Meeting on Notification of Site Remediation
Aug 31	August 30 Meeting of the Joint Legislative Committee on Government Consolidation and Shared Services
Aug 23	Joint Committee Meeting on Employee Benefits
Aug 17	Legislative Special Session Update
Aug 11	Joint Constitutional and Citizens Convention Committee Meeting
Aug. 10	Joint Committee on Public School Funding Reform
Aug 9	Mayors Letter regarding the Joint Committee on Public Employee Pensions and Benefits
Aug 8	Consolidation and Shared Services
Aug 4	League Letter to Special Session Committee Members
Aug 1	Special Session for Property Tax Reform takes Shape
July 28	League Responds to Governor's Address and Start of Legislative Special Session
July 28	Special Session on Property Tax Reform
July 27	Pension & Health Benefits Costs
July 27	Constitutional Dedication of Half of the Sales Tax increase to Property Tax Reform

News Clippings, Columns & Op-Ed
May 21	State Must Increased "Dedication" To Property Tax Reform
Mar. 12	Tax convention idea done for another year (The Times)
Jan. 30	Mayors feel left out of NJ tax loop (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jan. 15	Tax plan raises (Star Ledger)
Dec. 17	Let's see real property tax reform (Star Ledger)
Dec. 14	Mayors scoff at state's tax-reform effort (Star Ledger)
Dec. 12	Property Tax Reformers Just 'Nibbling Around Edges' (NorthJersey.com)
Dec. 10	Governor's Letter to Senate President Codey and Assembly Speaker Roberts on Pension Benefit Reforms
Nov. 26	Limited Progress Seen in Tax-Reform Recommendations (Home News Tribune)
Nov. 20	Joint Committee Reports and Property Tax Reform
Oct. 18	Bill aiding shared services offers tools for tax reform (Home News Tribune)
Oct. 17	Crunch Time on Property Taxes (NY Times)
Oct. 12	Assembly Speaker Vows Pension Reform
Oct. 12	Roberts pushes for town mergers in property tax fix (NJ.com)
Oct. 12	Property Tax Relief needed now (Courier Post)
Oct. 12	Top Democrats offer rival tax-cutting ideas (Star Ledger)
Oct. 9	Home Rule is not the Source of Our Property Tax Problem
Oct 5	Give voters a say on town mergers, tax panel is urged (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sept 27	Special panel that would mull town mergers to be considered (Newsday)
Sept 18	Property-tax-reform effort moving at snail's pace (Home News Tribune)
Sept 12	Tax Reform is a Question of Fairness
Sept 12	Consolidation Should Be Voluntary
Sept 10	Consolidation No Magic Bullet - Tax cutters told (NorthJersey.com)
Aug 11	Small town autonomy at heart of Jersey's property tax debate Newsday.com
Aug 10	Same Old Joke on Property Taxes - The Star Ledger
Aug 6	A $1.1 million gamble in property tax fight
Aug 3	Property Taxes Belie the Simple Solutions
Hearings & Proceedings (Please note the links below require the Windows Media Play)
Joint Committee on Gov't Consolidation and Shared Services
Dec. 7	Video of Decber 7th Session
Nov. 20	Video of November 20th Session
Nov 15	Joint Committee Report
Oct 25	Video of October 25th Session
Oct 18	Video of October 18th Session
Oct 11	Video of October 11th Session
Oct 4	Video of October 4th Session
Sep 27	Video of September 27th Session
Sep 13	Video of September 13th Session
Sep 6	Video of September 6th Session
Aug 30	Video of August 8th Session
Aug 8	Video of August 8th Session

Joint Legislative Com. on Public Employee Benefits Reform
Dec 7	Audio of December 7th Session
Nov 27	Video of November 27th Session
Nov 15	Joint Committee Report
Oct 25	Audio of October 25th Session
Oct 18	Audio of October 18th Session
Oct 12	Video of October 12th Session
Sep 19	Audio of September 19th Session
Sept 13	Video of September 13th Session
Aug 31	Video of August 31st Session
Aug 24	Video of August 9th Session
Aug 23	Video of August 9th Session
Aug 9	Video of August 9th Session

Joint Leg.Com. on Con.Reform & Cit. Prop.Tax Con. Convention
Dec 7	Audio of December 7th Session
Nov 21	Video of November 21st Session
Nov 15	Joint Committee Report
Oct 27	The Joint Legislative Committee on Constitutional Reform and Citizens Property Tax Constitutional Convention will NOT meet on Thursday, November 2, 2006.
Oct 19	Video of October 19th Session
Oct 12	Video of October 12th Session
Oct 5	Video of October 5th Session
Sep 28	Audio of September 28th Session
Sep 21	Audio of September 21st Session
Sep 14	Video of September 14th Session
Sep 7	Video of September 7th Session
Aug 17	Video of August 4th Session
Aug 4	Video of August 4th Session

Joint Legislative Committee on Public School Funding Reform
Dec 7	Audio of December 7th Session
Nov 27	Video of November 27th Session
Nov 15	Joint Committee Report
Oct. 24	Video of October 24th Session
Oct. 17	Audio of October 17th Session
Oct. 10	Audio of October 10th Session
Oct. 3	Video of October 3rd Session
Sep 26	Video of September 26th Session
Sep 19	Video of September 19th Session
Sep 12	Video of September 12th Session
Sep 5	Video of September 5th Session
Aug 29	Video of August 29th Session
Aug 22	Video of August 22nd Session
Aug 10	Video of August 10th Session

Resources
Nov 9	Codey, Roberts Seeking 20 Percent Property Tax Reduction for Most Households
Oct 23	League Position on Local Option Taxes
Oct 20	Statement by Honorable Gary Passanante before the Joint Legislative Committee on Constitutional Reform and a Citizens Property Tax Reform Convention
Oct 12	Statement of L. Mason Neely on Public Employment Pensions and Benefits
Oct 12	Mandatory Consolidation Process Issues (SJR-47 and S-2244)
Sept 14	Statement of Bernard C. Haney
Aug 29	A Closer Look at the Special Joint Committees for Property Tax Reform (PDF)
Aug 10	Streamlining Government Functions
Aug 10	Property Taxes, State and Local Taxes and the New Jersey Constitution
Aug 10	Property Taxes, State and Local Taxes and the New Jersey Constitution - Supplemental Slides
Aug 10	Public School Funding in New Jersey
Aug 9	Joint Committee on Public Employee Benefits Reform
Aug 9	Remarks before the Joint Legislative Committee on Colsolidation and Shared Services by Reagan Burkholder
Aug 2	Joint Committees - NJ State Legislature
Aug 2	ACR-3 supplementing 1 the Joint Rules of the Senate and the General Assembly to establish four joint legislative committees
Aug 2	Legislative Calendar - Joint Committee meetings, Aug 4 - Aug. 10
Aug 1	Special Session - Membership of Four Committees
July 28	Governor Corzine's Address to Joint Special Legislative Session as Prepared for Delivery

Special Session/Other Property Tax Relief-Reform Laws
P.L.2007, c.7. -see S695 Increases maximum municipal dog license fee from $7 to $21. * Pamphlet Law 1 pages Approved 1/24/2007 PDF Format HTML Format
P.L.2007, c.16. -see A3676 Revises various provisions of The New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJ QSAC) public school district monitoring system. Pamphlet Law 20 pages Approved 1/25/2007 PDF Format HTML Format
P.L.2007, c.39. -see A13 Eliminates various inactive commissions, committees, councils and boards. Pamphlet Law 20 pages Approved 1/29/2007 PDF Format HTML Format
P.L.2007, c.42. -see A17 Eliminates various mandates imposed on public school districts. Pamphlet Law 4 pages Approved 2/15/2007 PDF Format HTML Format
P.L.2007, c.43. -see S50 Establishes the "New Jersey Tax and Fiscal Policy Study Commission" to study the State and local tax structure and related fiscal issues. Pamphlet Law 2 pages Approved 2/21/2007 PDF Format HTML Format
P.L.2007, c.49. -see S14 Provides for mandatory forfeiture of retirement benefits and mandatory imprisonment for public officers or employees convicted of certain crimes. Pamphlet Law 10 pages Approved 3/15/2007 PDF Format HTML Format
P.L.2007, c.52. -see A2 Establishes an independent Office of State Comptroller and consolidates financial audit and performance reviews of State and local government units. Pamphlet Law 16 pages Approved 3/15/2007 PDF Format HTML Format
P.L.2007, c.53. -see A5 Provides for various school district accountability measures. Pamphlet Law 11 pages Approved 3/15/2007 PDF Format HTML Format
P.L.2007, c.54. -see A15 Establishes "Local Unit Alignment, Reorganization, and Consolidation Commission"; establishes measures for local government efficiency; appropriates $95,000. Pamphlet Law 6 pages Approved 3/15/2007 PDF Format HTML Format
P.L.2007, c.62. -see A1 Establishes homestead credits to reduce property taxes; imposes 4% cap on local tax levies; permits Local Finance Board to define capital and non-bondable current expenses; makes an appropriation. Pamphlet Law 36 pages Approved 4/3/2007 PDF Format HTML Format
P.L.2007, c.63. -see A4 Implements CORE proposals, including "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act"; user -friendly budgets; revision of county superintendent of schools title and duties.* Pamphlet Law 29 pages Approved 4/3/2007 PDF Format HTML Format
P.L.2007, c.92. -see S17 Implements various recommendations of Joint Legislative Committee on Public Employee Benefits Reform concerning benefits and certain terms and conditions of public office and employment. Advance Law 59 pages Approved 5/9/2007 PDF Format HTML Format

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