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Laura presented Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) summary to the Mayors. CRASE was designed and built on the Avoid, Deny, Defend strategy of the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training developed by Texas University. Laura said you should be aware of your surroundings, know your exits, and plan what you would do in […]

The N.J. Dept. of Environmental Protection Here are some, but not all, of the folks who came to explain the new flood risk study. In the largest guest contingent ever to visit the mayors, people from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection, and the County of Ocean came to

This is what your Golf Classic participation supports.: these are the OCMayors scholarship winners for 2018 at the awards breakfast, in Toms River Thursday, May 24. Tom enjoys breakfast with the mayors. In his talk to the mayors, Rep. MacArthur noted his concern with the U.S. budget deficit and defended his vote in favor of

New Jersey League of Municipalities Michael Darcy and to his left, Freeholder Joe Vicari Michael Darcy discussed a number of issues with the mayors, including these. The Assembly and Senate have passed S-5/A-3671 transfering management of Police and Fire Retirement System to a Board of Trustees. This will shift control of the fund from balanced

N.J. Division of Local Government Services Tim noted that municipal taxes in Ocean County had risen 1.64% from 2016 to 2017, lower than the state average, and that county taxes had risen by 2.54%, higher than the state average. However, he warned the 2% cap on municipal tax increases is still in place while the

Techxtend, the security and digital services company of Eatontown, sponsored the meeting on the subject of local government security. Techxtend VP Kevin Askew introduced Jim Reilly to explain the capabilities of Bosch USA, a Techxtend partner. Bosch’s Jim Reilly discussed Bosch’s high-definition video surveillance systems that enable detailed views of streets, parking lots, and public

The Mayors’ guests were Ocean County Sheriff Michael Mastronardy (on the left above) and Prosecutor Joseph Coronato (right). They updated the Mayors on the work of their offices. Sheriff Mastronardy, for example, spoke about foreclosed properties coming onto the market and what that means for municipalities. He also said some assets are being purchased at

A trio of Verizon executives briefed the mayors. They expressed Verizon’s concern for the communities the company serves and outlined some of the public issues it confronts – from cell-tower placement to radio frequency exposure to the growing need for bandwidth. They provided a brochure that discusses those issues and more. You can download a

N.J. Department of Environmental Protection In this, his last visit with the OCMayors as DEP commissioner, Bob said the last months of the Christie administration and his tenure at the DEP will be busy. Looking back, Bob said the agency had become easier to deal with. Over the years, he explained, procedures and agency decisions

New Jerse State League of Municipalities In his second year as head of the League and on his second briefing for the mayors, Michael brought us up to date on the League’s efforts to modify the new requirement that municipal public defenders be present at Superior Court bail hearings. Those attorneys usually bill municipalities for