As we approach the New Year, we will be reviewing the major public law issues that impacted public entities in New Jersey. In the area of public employment law, 2016 saw a number of legal developments, including new laws and precedential court decisions. DOL Overtime Law: A federal judge is
The New Jersey Department of Community Affair’s Division of Local Government Services (DLGS) recently published a Local Finance Notice regarding several new laws that impact local government and/or school procurement. Covered topics include bidder ownership disclosure, competitive contracting, contracts for asphalt work, claimant certification for utility bills, federal military equipment
Gov. Chris Christie recently signed legislation into law that establishes a new category of special law enforcement officers. The Class Three special law enforcement (SLEO III) officers will be authorized to provide security in New Jersey’s public and nonpublic schools and county colleges. Previously, boards of education were authorized to hire
In IMO Robbinsville Twp BOE v. Washington Twp Educ. Assoc., the Supreme Court of New Jersey significantly narrowed its 2015 decision in IMO Borough of Keyport. In so ruling, the court reversed what it saw as an improper expansion of its ruling to authorize a school board to unilaterally impose
Legislation is advancing in the New Jersey Assembly that would require the compilation of a list of all unfunded mandates on municipalities and counties. Assembly Bill No. 1034 would require the Commissioner of Community Affairs to compile a list of all ongoing mandates required by the state and federal government
In Gilleran v. Township of Bloomfield, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that security footage from a camera located outside a town hall was not subject to disclosure under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). According to the state’s highest court, “Compelling release on demand of security surveillance video would be
In 1959 Highway 34, LLC v. Township of Wall, the Tax Court of New Jersey refused to dismiss a tax appeal as untimely. The court held that while the plaintiff did miss the filing deadline pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:3-21(a)(2), the complaint should not be dismissed because the Notice of Assessment
In Galloway Township v. Duncan, the New Jersey Tax Court addressed when a veteran who suffers from a service-connected 100 percent permanent disability meets the legislatively imposed requirements for the personal residence tax exemption. The Facts of the Case Defendant taxpayer, Lucienne Reed Duncan, M.D., sought personal residence tax exemption
