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Send Your Coalition Letter Today
With only 16 days left before the 2% cap on interest arbitration awards expire, your voices need to be heard! Even if you are one of the thousands of local officials, representing millions of our taxpayers, who already publicly called on the Legislature to extend the 2% Interest Arbitration cap by resolution, by letter, by email or by phone, please do it one more time. Please contact your State representatives, the Legislative Leaders, Governor Christie, and Governor-Elect Murphy expressing the urgent need for the extension of the 2% cap on interest arbitration awards.
Coalition Letter
You may also want to consider sending a coalition letter with your county officials and mayors like Essex County (PDF), Middlesex County (PDF) mayors, or the Camden County (PDF) freeholders, which is available here.
Report
"2017 Report of the Governor's Appointees to the Police and Fire Public Interest Arbitration Impact Task Force (PDF)," a report on the 2% cap on Interest Arbitration by Michael J. Dee, Esq. - Chair Appointee of the Governor; Robert M. Czech, Esq. Chair and CEO Civil Service Commission State of New Jersey - Appointee of the Governor; Timothy Cunningham, Esq. Director, Division of Local Government Services Department of Community Affairs State of New Jersey - Appointee of the Governor; Hon. Declan O'Scanlon, Jr. Assemblyman - District 13 - Appointee of the Governor.
- “Why Christie says your property taxes could spike next year” article by Matt Arco with quotes from New Jersey State League of Municipalities Executive Director Michael J. Darcy, CAE
- "Are Democrats Dragging Their Feet on Arbitration Cap for Cops, Firefighters?” article by John Reitmeyer
- “Murphy’s arbitration cap copout” editorial by Courier News Editorial Board, August 31, 2017
- Sweeney: No Vote on Police and Fire Salary Cap Before Election, article by Christian Hetrick, August 31, 2017
- 2% Arbitration Cap Needs to Be Extended; Article posted by the Star-Ledger Editorial Board on August 27