Media Toolkit for Communications

Social Media Posts

The League has created a series of social media posts to help clear up some misconceptions about municipal budgets. Please help us spread these messages on your municipal social media profiles so that we can educate all and encourage action to ensure flexibility and budgeting options for municipalities facing budget shortfalls due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You may follow this link to download the images below.

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Samples Posts

Below are a series of posts developed for Facebook and Twitter. Please be sure to include the hashtag #MunisAreEssential.

Facebook
Local government budgets have experienced substantial and unexpected shortfalls as a result of COVID-19, and municipalities will be forced to make tough cuts. This may include the furloughing of essential employees.

Under the current CARES Act, 100% of municipalities in NJ will NOT receive direct financial assistance. Contact your legislators to ensure that local governments are considered in future bills. #MunisAreEssential #CitiesAreEssential #COVID19 3 million municipal worker jobs are at risk threatening cuts to basic community services

Twitter
Municipal budgets have experienced shortfalls due to #COVID19 & will be forced to make cuts, such as furloughing essential employees. Contact legislators so that local budgets are considered #MunisAreEssential #CitiesAreEssential


Facebook & Twitter
Declaring bankruptcy would likely cripple municipalities for years. #MunisAreEssential #CitiesAreEssential #COVID19 Declaring bankruptcy would likely cripple municipalities for years





Facebook
Local governments are asking for flexibility to use federally allocated money for revenue shortfalls as a result of COVID-19, to prevent the layoff and furloughs of law enforcement officers, fire fighters, 911 dispatchers, teachers, and other government workers. #MunisAreEssential #CitiesAreEssential #COVID19 Local governments are asking for flexibility to use federally allocated money for revenue shortfalls

Twitter
Local govts are asking for flexibility to use federally allocated $ for revenue shortfalls resulting from #COVID19 to prevent the layoff& furloughs of law enforcement officers/fire fighters/911 dispatchers/teachers & other government workers #MunisAreEssential #CitiesAreEssential



Facebook

States dictate whether and by how much municipalities can raise taxes, and over the past 30 years, this local authority has become increasingly restricted. In response to COVID-19, municipalities are turning to their last resort option, which is to severely cut services at a time when the community needs them most, layoff and furlough employees, and pull back on capital projects, further impacting local employment, business contracts and overall investment in the economy. #MunisAreEssential #CitiesAreEssential #COVID19 States dictate whether and by how much municipalities can raise taxes

Twitter

Municipalities don’t have complete authority over their revenue raising abilities. Due to #COVID19 municipalities are turning to last resort options which will severely cut services, lead to layoffs & furloughs & pull back on capital projects #MunisAreEssential #CitiesAreEssential



Facebook
Local government budgets have experienced substantial and unexpected shortfalls as a result of COVID-19, and municipalities will be forced to make tough cuts. This may include the furloughing of essential employees.

Under the current CARES Act, 100% of municipalities in NJ will NOT receive direct financial assistance. 100 percent NJ's municipalities are not receiving direct funding under the current CARES ActContact your legislators to ensure that local governments are considered in future bills. #MunisAreEssential #CitiesAreEssential #COVID19

Twitter
Municipal budgets have experienced shortfalls due to #COVID19 & will be forced to make cuts, such as furloughing essential employees. Contact legislators so that local budgets are considered #MunisAreEssential #CitiesAreEssential