Good afternoon fellow Municipal Clerks!!!
I wanted to reach out to you on behalf of the Executive Board regarding the upcoming MCANJ Annual Conference. The Municipal Clerks' Association of New Jersey (MCANJ) is excited to announce its collaboration with Rutgers University's Center for Government Services to present the 2025 Municipal Clerks' Continuing Education Conference on April 8 - 10, 2025 at the Hard Rock in Atlantic City. This collaboration was announced at last year’s conference during the Annual Meeting and subsequently in the Quill following . The collaboration in part is to bring a more diverse educational opportunity/experience to our members and to provide more IIMC credits to our members who are moving forward with broadening their horizons with a Certified or Master Municipal Clerk Certification through IIMC. MCANJ members earn more credits through a University than with the MCANJ organization alone when submitted. Our contract with Rutgers is for three years. If things work out we can renew the contract for an additional three years. The contract with Rutgers was finalized in October of this year and planning for the 2025 Conference began shortly thereafter. Both MCANJ and Rutgers will work together on conference budgets, education sessions, venues, etc. This is a joint collaboration and nothing but in the best interest of the Municipal Clerks and the Association.
* The 2025 Conference will be held at the Hard Rock in Atlantic City from April 8-10, 2025. It will be a 2 ½ day conference with CEUs available in all DCA categories and CMC/MMC points.
* The conference agenda will be available and registration will open in January 2025!
* Rutgers has created a website to house all Municipal Clerks' Conference information. You can reach the Clerks' Conference Website<https://cgs.rutgers.edu/municipal-clerks-continuing-education-conference> through this link or by inserting this web address into your browser - https://cgs.rutgers.edu/municipal-clerks-continuing-education-conference.
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Currently Available: Hard Rock Overnights
Reserve your overnights at the Hard Rock. Hotel reservation information and group codes are online. For attendees booking their overnights with a purchase order, please note that the Hard Rock must receive the check by March 4th.
* For overnight planning purposes, breakfast and educational sessions begin around 7:30/8:00am each day.
I hope you find the above information helpful and we look forward to working with Rutgers on this conference and future conferences! Hope to see you there!!!
Wishing you and your family a very healthy and fun filled holiday season!!
Michele
Michele L. Bobrowski, RMC, CMC, MMC, Athenian Fellow
Past President
MCANJ
The June 2025 Primary Election Date is possibly going to move from June 3 to June 10 due to the observance of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. Today, December 16th Senate State Government is considering S-3965, which reschedules the June 2025 primary election date. At this time there is no Assembly companion bill, but NJLM anticipates seeing one shortly. Both the Senate and Assembly have a voting session scheduled for Thursday, December 19th.
Statement from Governor Murphy, Senate President Scutari & Speaker Coughlin:
Office Of The Governor
JOINT STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR MURPHY, SENATE PRESIDENT SCUTARI,
AND SPEAKER COUGHLIN
"The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and everyone deserves the freedom to have their voice heard at the ballot box. We have an obligation to encourage participation and ensure everyone can participate in and trust our electoral system. We cannot allow deeply held and legitimate religious beliefs to become a barrier to voting. We support moving the 2025 primary to June 10 and will work together to accomplish that goal."
Once the MCANJ Executive Board is made aware of the vote from this bill we will forward the final results to our membership. We wanted you to be aware of this proposed date change for planning purposes.
Michele
Michele L. Bobrowski, RMC, CMC, MMC, Athenian Fellow
Past President
MCANJ
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Happy Monday to all-
We know many are working on their Re-Org agendas at this time and wanted to let you know that the MCANJ Executive Board has been made aware of the following updates occurring this week which will hopefully bring resolution (if not temporary) to what we are to do regarding publishing legal ads for our offices:
Senator Sarlo and Senate President Scutari have introduced S-3957, which allows public bodies to continue using newspapers for required public notices and legal advertisements until certain specified dates regardless of format. The bill is before the Senate Judiciary on Monday, December 16th and there is a Senate voting session on Thursday, December 19th. The Assembly companion bill was added to the Assembly Appropriation Committee agenda for today, Monday, December 16th.
S-3957 would allow any newspaper used by a public body as the official newspaper from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 to still meet the definition of a newspaper under the law regardless of physical or digital format of the newspaper’s publication from January 1, 2025 to March 1, 2025.
Link to S-3957 - https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4000/3957_I1.PDF<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fpub.njleg.state.nj.us%2…>
The NJLM anticipates that both bills will be before the full Senate and Assembly on Thursday, December 19th.
Stay tuned………………………..
Michele
Michele L. Bobrowski, RMC, CMC, MMC, Athenian Fellow
Past President
MCANJ
Dear Association,
As we enter 2025, the new Affordable Housing requirements will begin for our Municipalities and us as Municipal Clerks with the 1st Resolution being required for approval by January 31st on the matter. Many of you are aware that there is proposed legislation out there that could impact Round 4 housing numbers and could alter the timelines of resolutions and ordinances being adopted in 2025 if the new legislation is adopted. Last year, the Executive Board was sent a ton of resolutions from Municipal Clerks as their Municipalities adopted them regarding affordable housing and the impact of the new regulations. The New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys (NJILGA) has asked that we share the attached proposed legislation with you along with a draft resolution (in word) if your Municipality wishes to consider it prior to the new year. Many Municipalities have already begun to adopt this resolution, some Municipalities are looking for draft language of a resolution with similar language so we are sharing the attached with you as requested by the NJILGA.
Please see below:
The New Jersey Institute of Local Government Attorneys (NJILGA) supports the attached legislation supporting a calculation of fair share obligations for Round 4 that is rooted in reality. (See First Attachment). In stark contrast, the formula in the present version of the Fair Housing Act calls for obligations that, in the opinion of many municipalities, are divorced from the reality of what can reasonably be expected of municipalities. Also attached is a chart comparing the obligations the Department of Community Affairs reported to each municipality on October 18, 2024 to the obligations that would result if the Legislature adopts the Proposed Legislation. (See Second Attachment). Everyone is encouraged to locate his or her town in the chart so he or she can see what the DCA is reporting the municipality’s obligation should be to what it would be if the Legislature adopts the Proposed Legislation. Finally, for any municipality that may wish to adopt a resolution to support the Legislation, attached is a draft resolution that can be easily tailored to the municipality and adopted. (See Third Attachment).
If your Attorney, Mayor, Council, Committee, etc. have any questions, Atty. Surenian would be happy to answer them. (his contact information can be found below).
Jeffrey R. Surenian, Esq.
Surenian, Edwards, Buzak & Nolan LLC
Main: 311 Broadway, Suite A|Point Pleasant Beach| NJ 08742
Montville: 150 River Road, Suite N-4 |Montville|NJ 07045
Tele: 732-612-3100 | Fax: 732-612-3101| JRS(a)Surenian.com<mailto:JRS@Surenian.com> |www.Surenian.com<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.Surenian.com&c=E,1,…>
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Registration is now live for the Legal Defense Fund Seminar to be held January 22, 2025 in Woodbridge. Only LDF members are eligible to attend the seminar. Attached is the seminar program, which is offering 4 CEUS.
Click here to register!<https://www.njclerks.org/cn/webpage.cfm?tpid=16676>
You must log in with your Member ID and password in order to register.
Thank you!
MCANJ Website Manager
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Need some presents for the upcoming holidays?
The Pampered Chef Fundraiser is still open.
The money raised will help offset the costs of future MCANJ events. Place an order & you will be entered into a drawing for a Mystery Door Prize when the show closes.
Please feel free to share this email with your colleagues, friends and family.
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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024-2025 Clerk of the Year and the Harold Weiner Mentor award!
Clerk of the Year Nomination
CRITERIA TO BE NOMINATED: A County Association or an individual Clerk may nominate a candidate for Municipal Clerk of the Year. Previous honorees are those individuals who have made positive contributions to our profession for the benefit of all of us. The Association invites you to submit the name of a Municipal Clerk who has had an impact on our profession and who should be considered for this prestigious honor. All nominees must be members of the Municipal Clerks’ Association of NJ, Inc., currently employed as Municipal Clerks and tenured in their positions. Current members of the Executive Board and former recipients of the award are not eligible. Qualifications must include activities within the MCANJ and may include related community and volunteer work. The selection of the annual “Municipal Clerk of the Year” is made by the Executive Board and announced at the Association’s Annual Meeting held during the Association’s Annual Education Conference held each spring.
Click here for the Clerk of the Year Nomination Form<https://www.njclerks.org/documents/Clerk%20of%20the%20Year%20Nomination%20A…>
Harold Weiner Mentor Nomination
CRITERIA TO BE NOMINATED: Nominations for the Harold Weiner Mentor Award will be accepted from an individual Clerk and a MCANJ member in good standing who has benefited because of their mentor in which they are nominating. The Association invites you to submit the name of a Nominee who has had an impact on your profession and who should be considered for this prestigious honor.
Click here for the Harold Weiner Mentor Nomination Form<https://www.njclerks.org/documents/Harold%20Weiner%20Mentor%20Nomination%20…>
Nominations are due by December 31st!
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Good afternoon All-
Unfortunately we all have had to return to our offices today after a nice four day weekend.
I just wanted to send out an email blast to you all since many if not all of you have received numerous emails last week from the NJ Division of Alcohol Beverage Control pertaining to the following:
“Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:17B-237.1, certain licensed establishments are required to post prescribed human trafficking public awareness signs, in English and Spanish, in places that are clearly conspicuous and visible to employees and the public. The following license holders are subject to the law: Plenary ("33") and Seasonal ("34") Retail Consumption Licensees; Plenary Retail Consumption with Broad Package Privilege Licensees ("32"); Hotel/Motel Licensees ("36"); Special Concessionaire Permittees ("14"); Club Licensees ("31"); and Retail Transit Licensees ("13").
The Division has issued an Advisory Notice (AN 2024-09<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https*3a*2…>) (in which a link to the two signs is provided) on this requirement. Licensees are responsible for downloading the signs. The Division intends to promulgate regulations requiring the posting of these signs.”
Please be advised that there is nothing for the Municipal Clerks to do on our end pertaining to this matter. All licensees that are responsible for posting these signs have been informed by the NJ Division of Alcohol Beverage Control as well. The email blast from the NJ Division of Alcohol Beverage Control that went out to all the Municipal Clerks was just for informational purposes and nothing more. There is nothing required of you to do.
Hope you had a nice Thanksgiving with your loved ones!!
Sincerely,
Michele
Michele L. Bobrowski, RMC, CMC, MMC, Athenian Fellow
Past President
MCANJ
Eastampton Municipal Clerk Kim-Marie White is one of five remarkable women being honored at the 2024 NJLM Annual Conference on Wednesday, November 20th where elected officials and local government enthusiasts will gather to celebrate the accomplishments of outstanding women in New Jersey government.
These five women along with Kim-Marie are being recognized for what they have achieved professionally while also inspiring and helping others in local government.
The Municipal Clerks’ Association of New Jersey would like to congratulate MCANJ Past-President Kim-Marie White, Municipal Clerk, Registrar, Township Manager, and Qualified Purchasing Agent of Eastampton Township on being the 1st Municipal Clerk to ever be selected for this honor and we could not be more excited for her!!
All of us Municipal Clerks know what Kim-Marie has brought to the table for our profession over the years and continues to do so as she mentors our new RMC’s year after year through the Rutgers certification program. Kim-Marie is a Municipal Clerk who needs no introduction and this award is so very well deserved. Kim-Marie leads by example of who a Municipal Clerk is: hardworking, fearless, determined, confident, passionate, and empowering.
Congratulations Kim-Marie on this distinguished honor!! All of us Municipal Clerks across New Jersey are super proud of you!!!
MCANJ Executive Board
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Dear MCANJ Members:
The New Jersey State League of Municipalities is quickly approaching, and we are hoping to see you all there. We will be at Booth #706. Please stop by and drop a business card for a chance to win a $25.00 gift card.
Also, below is a list of the classes that the League of Municipalities and the Municipal Clerk’s Association are sponsoring. This will make it easy for you to know which classes to attend and the CEU’s generated from that class.
Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
Legislative Update – RMC / 2 CEU Professional Development
9:00 am – 10:40 am
ACCC - Room 402
Expert Insights on Liquor License Transfer Regulations – RMC / 1.5 CEU Licensing
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
ACCC - Room 402
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
Update on the Open Public Records Act – RMC / 1.5 CEU Records
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
ACCC – Room 402
Ask the GRC – RMC / 1.5 CEU Records
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
ACCC – Room 402
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
Update on Elections – RMC / 2 CEU Elections
9:00 am – 10:15 am
ACCC – Room 301
Also, Attendees are invited to donate non-perishable food items during Conference week. Donation boxes will be located onsite throughout the Atlantic City Convention Center in coordination with the Community Food Bank of NJ. Most-needed items include canned protein, canned fruits and vegetables, and beans and rice. This is an opportunity to support local communities and help the 650,000 people in New Jersey who are struggling with hunger by filling the empty plates of our neighbors.
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