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November 17, 2021

Municipal Clerks: Please forward to your Mayor, Governing Body, and Department Heads.

To assist in providing guidance and information we have created a COVID-19 resource page. We will continue to update the page as we get pertinent information and include announcements in our Daily Updates.

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Day 2: 106^th Annual League Conference

The Conference is in full swing today with a wide variety of sessions, exhibits, and events on the schedule. If you’re already onsite and have been verified with an official green sticker on your badge, you’re ready to go!

If today is your first day at the Conference, please take a moment to review our Health & Safety policy to ensure you are prepared to mask and verify your vaccine/negative test.
Also, before you arrive, download the Annual Conference App for an easy-to-navigate guide to the Conference

Today there are more than 70 sessions and events set to go, so there’s something for everyone! Mayors, don’t miss the League’s Boxed Luncheon at noon with Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck, and NJDEP Commissioners Shawn LaTourette. Also support Women in Municipal Government by attending the committee’s Networking & Awards Event at 5:15. Don’t have a ticket? Visit the end of the registration desk near the entrance to Hall C to purchase a ticket or be added to the waiting list.

Other highlights include:

• Cannabis Regulatory Update (9:00 a.m., Room 403). An overview of the newly adopted regulations by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission to implement the legalization of adult recreational use of cannabis.
• State of the State’s Health (10:45, Room 402). NJ Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli and other New Jersey health leaders discuss the state of the state's health officers. 
• NJUMA Session: Building Community: The Necessity of Civilian Complaint Review Boards (10:45 a.m. Room 419.) Join Mayors Ras Baraka, Adrian Mapp, Andre Sayegh, and Dahlia Vertreese with Assemblywoman Angela McKnight to learn more about the state’s first civilian complaint review board in Newark and the future of CCRBs.
• Legislative Leaders: What’s Next in Trenton (1:30, Room 201/202). Join Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick, and Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean. With the 2021 election behind us, hear from the State's Legislative Leaders what's on their agenda for lame duck and into 2022.
• Recent OPRA Decisions (1:30, Room 402). Government Records Council Executive Director Frank Caruson will provide highlights of recent notable OPRA decisions from the courts and the Government Records Council.
• New Urban Enterprise Zone Law (3:30, Room 416). Join Assembly members Angela McKnight, Gary Schaer, and Raj Mukherji, as well as Mayors J. Christian Bollwage, Hector Lora, and Helmin Caba for this, which will explore the impact that the new Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) law will have on municipalities, resource allocation, and assistance; as well as how and why businesses are choosing UEZs to relocate, create new jobs, and invest within our communities. 
• New Jersey’s Transition to an Equitable Green Economy (1:30, Room 417). Join NJLM President, Mayor Janice Kovach and Governor’s Officer of Climate Action Executive Director Jane Cohen, NJDEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette, and NJ Economic Development Authority CEO Tim Sullivan as they discuss New Jersey's plans to be a leader in environmental justice and the transition to an equitable clean energy economy.
• Eagleton Holland Ethics (3:30, Room 303). This year's Holland Ethics program will discuss the growing threat of hate-based activities nationally and in New Jersey and how municipalities can best prepare and respond.

Reminder: CEU Scanning for Credits

For those attending sessions to earn CEU credits, please remember to scan in and out of the session using the touch-free scanning system. As you enter an educational session you will scan your badge face side up at the badge scanner at the entrance.

Once you have scanned your badge, the scanner will make a “beep” sound. You may now enter the session.  

When the session has finished, you will sign out for the session the same way you signed in. All attendees must scan in and out for credit.  All certificates will display the attendee's sign-in and sign-out time.

If the scanner does not work properly, please let the Room Monitors on the 3^rd floor near classrooms 305 and 306 or the 4th floor near classrooms 405 and 406 know.

You will be able to download your certificates through the CEU tracking system and print them out from your home or office computer. Certificates will be available for printing on Monday, November 29.

For more information on the CEU process, please download our Frequently Asked Questions PDF

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