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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

New Jerse Division of Local Government Services Jason Martucci is the legislative liaison for the New Jersey Division of Local Government Services. Jason stood in for his boss, Division Director Tim Cunningham who was originally scheduled to speak. As you might expect from his title, Jason provided the mayors an update on actions in the

New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District We thank Rep. MacArthur’s Director of Constituent Services, Norikl Kowalewski for providing this report: Congressman MacArthur talked about what he has been doing and focusing on in Congress. He talked about the Air Force’s KC-46 refuelers, and the great news that they will be brought to the Joint Base. He

New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness Dr. Christopher Rodriguez, Director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) outlined the security threats we face, including the growing challenge of cyber crime and terrorism. Chris had been scheduled to speak at our September meeting but his appearance was preempted by the