May 5, 2023

State Issues

Mayors: Take Action Today for Restoration of Municipal Funding!

Mayors, have you signed the “Open Letter to the Administration and the State Legislature Urging Restoration of Energy Tax Receipts Property Tax Relief Fund?”

If not, please join the over 300 (and counting) of your fellow Mayors in calling for the restoration of Energy Tax Relief (ETR) funding to municipalities.

The League, along with our partners at the Conference of Mayors and the Urban Mayors Association, have long supported the restoration of Energy Tax receipts to municipalities and this letter will supplement our efforts to secure the restoration of this local funding, which has been diverted by the State for over 10 years.

Key state budget decisions are being debated now and we need your assistance to realize this property tax relief to all of New Jersey’s municipalities. If you have not signed the letter yet, please email Mike Cerra at mcerra@njlm.org for a link to sign on.

Contact: Mike Cerra, Executive Director, mcerra@njlm.org, 609-695-3481, x120.

100% Participation by Municipalities in Latest Opioid Settlement

All 241 eligible municipalities have signed the latest nationwide opioid settlement agreements. This puts the state, county, and eligible municipalities on track to receive the maximum amount available from the State’s $508.1 million award under the agreement.

Contact: Frank Marshall, Esq., Associate General Counsel, fmarshall@njlm.org, 609-695-3481, x137.

DCA Budget Breakdown

The proposed FY 2024 budget allocates $1.152 billion to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA), reflecting a reduction of 19.6% or $280 million from the adjusted appropriation of $1.432 billion in FY 2023.

DCA Issues LFN Explaining LIHWAP and Winter Termination Program

The Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has issued Local Finance Notice 2023-09 (LFN 2023-09), explaining recent legislation regarding participation in the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) and the Winter Termination Program.

Contact: Frank Marshall, Esq., Associate General Counsel, fmarshall@njlm.org, 609-695-3481, x137.

Federal Issues

USDA Rural Development Grant Deadline Approaching on June 15

The application process for USDA Rural Development New Jersey Community Facilities Loan & Grant Program is open for public-body entities and nonprofits to improve rural community facilities. The deadline to apply is June 15.

Contact: Paul Penna, Senior Legislative Analyst, ppenna@njlm.org, 609-695-3481, x110.

Also of Interest

DEP Environmental Justice Rule Briefing

On May 12, NJ DEP will be hosting a virtual briefing on the newly adopted Environmental Justice Rule.

NJIT Hosts Technical Assistance for Resilience Program

NJIT - Technical Assistance for Resilience Program (TARP) will be hosting a Hazard Mitigation Workshop on June 7 on its campus in Newark.

GFOA Women@Work Event

On June 2, the Government Finance Officers Association of New Jersey will hold its GFOA Women@Work event at the Trenton Country Club, Trenton, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.

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