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JAC empowers regional governments
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MEMBER SINCE: 2001 | CATEGORY: Advocacy | LOCATION: Trenton | SIGNIFICANCE: NJAC
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advocates for programs and initiatives that empower county governments to operate

more effectively and efficiently.
nonpartisan organization that represents the
state’s only true regional form of government

with a uniied and proactive voice, the New Jersey
Association of Counties (NJAC) advocates for

programs and initiatives that empower county
governments to operate more efectively and eiciently.

NJAC’s extensive grassroots advocacy begins with an active
board of directors and includes: developing position statements;

testifying at public hearings and committee meetings; leading
timely workshops and strategic planning sessions; managing the

press and public relations; and promoting initiatives. Further,
NJAC conducts comprehensive research and analysis on a wide

range of topics, such as: interest arbitration, Medicaid expansion,

pension and health beneits, prosecutor oice funding, property
tax cap levy restrictions, and the Transportation Trust Fund.

NJAC also hosts a celebration of county government each
advance their careers in public service by studying procurement, spring, where county oicials share resources and ideas and

labor relations, iscal afairs, and ethics.
earn continuing education credits by participating in accredited
Finally, over the past four years, the NJAC Foundation has workshops. The annual conference also is home to a county

distributed over $135,000 in scholarships to county vocational- vocational-technical school cook-of challenge, where culinary
technical school graduates who plan to continue their education art students from schools across the state have been selected to

in New Jersey. Through the generosity of prominent businesses, compete for titles in taste, creativity, and food presentation.
such as Investors Bank, PSE&G, NJM Insurance Company, Additionally, NJAC operates County Nursing Homes of New

Verizon, and Wells Fargo, the NJAC Foundation has provided Jersey, which plays a signiicant role in advocating for county-op-
inancial assistance to hardworking students.
erated nursing homes as the safety net of care for low-income pa-

As county governments play a greater role in the everyday lives tients with medical conditions that typically prevent their admis-
of residents, NJAC will continue advocating for innovative pro- sion to privately owned nursing homes. NJAC also partners with

grams and initiatives that enhance the level of service provided the Rutgers University Center for Local Government Services

and save valuable taxpayer dollars.
to ofer the County Administrators Certiicate Program, open to
all local government employees and elected oicials choosing to

For more info, visit www.bgcmercer.org or call (609) 392-3191.

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