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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

Office of Local Government Assistance New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Kerry provided a brief overview of DEP issues relevant to shore communities. Those issues included public access to beaches and emergency preparedness — particularly where intense storms are concerned. She stressed her availability to municipalities and urged that the state be consulted on local

Our Monday meeting was eclipsed by a bomb that detonated Saturday morning on the route of a planned Seaside Park Semper Fi 5K Charity Run. Though no one was injured, this was clearly an act of terrorism. In fact it turned out to be one just one element of a coordinated attack involving targets in

Assemblyman Ron Dancer briefed the mayors on his work in Trenton. The legislature is hammering out a budget, he said, cautioning that the budget is only numbers and can be superseded by law at any time. Amendments to the state constitution, on the other hand, cannot be superseded. Ron outlined three such amendments that will

U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey William E. Fitzpatrick briefed the Mayors on the work of U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Fitzpatrick is the First Assitant U.S. Attorney in the district and is based in Newark. The agency also has offices in Trenton and Camden. The primary focus of