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REMINDER!
* MCANJ Conference registration is live! Visit www.njclerks.org<http://www.njclerks.org>. Early bird registration ends February 7th. Last day to register is February 28th. Hotel registration ends February 18th.
* Super 50/50 tickets are on sale now through the conference!
CONFERENCE UPDATES!
* Know of any retired or deceased Municipal Clerks? Email us their information so they can be included in the conference program and the next edition of the Quill.
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* We are seeking donations of wine bottles for the wine wall. Enclosed is a wine donation letter should an establishment in your town wish to donate. If you would like to donate please bring the wine with you to the conference. If you are not attending the conference and would like to make a donation please email president(a)mcanj.us<mailto:president@mcanj.us> and we can arrange a pickup.
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* We are also seeking donations for the tricky tray to be held at the conference. If you are attending the conference and would like to make a donation please bring it with you. If you are not attending the conference and would like to make a donation please email president(a)mcanj.us<mailto:president@mcanj.us> and we can arrange a pickup.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
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1. Tickets for the Super 50/50 are on sale now up to the conference.
1. In the latest edition of the Quill, it mentioned that Michele Seigfried is stepping down from a "Day in the Life of a Municipal Clerk". We all loved reading her stories and we probably can all relate. We wanted to let you all know that if you have any funny stories, please send them in. We will keep your name and municipality from being printed in the Quill. You can send to Michele Bobrowski at clerk(a)alexandrianj.gov or Kim-Marie White at president(a)mcanj.us
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3. Daniel's Law revision passed both Houses. See attached statement.
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Buy a ticket for yourself or join with a group and split the winnings. MCANJ is holding a Super 50/50 raffle (please see the attached flyer). We have 500 tickets and will be selling them at the MCANJ Annual Conference which begins March 21st. The winners will be announced during the President's dinner on March 23rd. The fundraiser will ensure we continue to meet our goals to secure future scholarships awards for the membership. Thank you and good luck!
Kim-Marie White, President
Municipal Clerks' Assn. of NJ
Be sure to join us! The time has come and registration is now open for the MCANJ Annual Conference for March 21-24th at the Hard Rock in Atlantic City. The conference theme is “Follow the Yellow Brick Road to your Educational Success”. The conference team is doing an outstanding job and was able to secure 17.5 CEU’s for Clerks, 1.5 CEU’s for Registrar and we applied for 13 hours for CMC/MMC.
Conference Registration<https://www.njclerks.org/cn/webpage.cfm?tpid=18056>
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Don't forget to register for the upcoming Legal Defense Fund Seminar. See attached flyer. Masks will be required at this event whether you are vaccinated or not. We will also socially distance the tables.
Registration deadline has been extended to January 6th.
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Please be advised that amendments to Daniel’s Law are expected to adopted soon and it is important you take note. Here is a brief general summary:
Daniel’s Law is designed to limit the disclosure of the home addresses of judicial officers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers as well as immediate family members of each residing in the same household. Recent amendments under A6171<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.njleg.state.nj.us%2…>/S4219<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.njleg.state.nj.us%2…> which is expected to be enacted soon, creates a process to implement Daniel’s Law which will be administered by the director of a new “Office of Information Privacy” (OIP) within the Department of Community Affairs (DCA). The OIP Director “shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner of Community Affairs” and will oversee the review and implementation process.
Under the new procedure, an eligible person must make an application through a state web portal in order to request protection under the law. (The legislature created a process for this, including providing funding and authorizing the state to hire a consultant to create a web-based portal for submission of requests.) The OIP Director will receive, review and either approve or deny all applications. Once approved, “[a] public agency shall redact or cease to disclose…the home address of a covered person approved by the Office of Information Privacy not later than 30 days following the approval.”
Certain notices will be impacted and the person requesting redaction “shall affirm in writing that the person understands that certain rights, duties, and obligations are affected as a result of the request, including” notices for development applications under the Municipal Land Use Law; election petitions and other materials; homes sales, lien, encumbrance and other real estate recordings; class action notifications; and other “legal, promotional, or official notice which would otherwise be provided to the person…”
The Department of Banking and Insurance is also empowered to issue rules and regulations within eighteen months consistent with the new law. The law forbids local government agencies from “knowingly” engaging in the “post, repost, publish or republish on the Internet of the home address” of someone who has applied and been approved by DCA under the law. Anyone who violates the law knowingly is liable for a $1,000 fine plus reasonable attorney’s fees and punitive damages.
This is a general summary and is not legal advice nor should you rely on this in any way in taking any action. Please consult with your municipal attorney for further specific advice. Please click here to access the Assembly bill: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A9999/6171_R1.HTM<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.njleg.state.nj.us%2…> and the Senate bill: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/S4500/4219_I1.HTM<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.njleg.state.nj.us%2…>
Thank you.
Kim-Marie White
MCANJ President
The MCANJ is having our Free Legal Seminar for Legal Defense Fund Members in January. Check out the attached flyer for registration information. Our speakers will be Jonathan Frodella, Esq. and Anne Mulhern, Esq. from Laddy, Clark & Ryan.
Mandatory Participation in Executive Sessions
Compensation Issues for Municipal Clerks
Appointments of Clerks (Regular, Acting and Deputy)
Rice Notice Refresher
Tenure Rights
What to do if you feel that a male is making more money than you and jobs are similar
Who does the Municipal Clerk report to? Administrator? Mayor? Governing Body Members?
What to do if you suspect you may have a Harassment Complaint
How to handle an unruly subordinate
Personnel Policies
Question/Answer period on other legal issues
Speaker John Mitch, Chairperson (10 minutes or so)
Cases and Issues Covered by the LDF/How it works and how to get assistance
Process for Filing for LDF Assistance
For all day we applied and received the following CEU's
1.0 CEU in Ethics and 2.0 in PD
1.0 hours for IIMC
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Diane M Pflugfelder RMC, MMC
Municipal Clerk/Administrator
Township of Liberty
349 Mountain Lake Road
Great Meadows, N.J. 07838
Telephone: 908.637.4579
Fax: 908.637.6916
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