Sponsored by:
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
SYNOPSIS
Allows local government water system employees to reside in all municipalities served by water system.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning local government water system employees and supplementing various parts of the statutory law.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Any person employed by a municipal authority in relation to the operation of its water system may reside within any municipality served by the water system. Any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive to the contrary shall be void and have no force or effect.
2. Any person employed by a municipality in relation to the operation of its water system may reside within any municipality served by the water system. Any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive to the contrary shall be void and have no force or effect.
3. Any person employed by a commission may reside within any municipality served by the water system. Any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive to the contrary shall be void and have no force or effect.
4. Any person employed by a local unit in relation to the operation of its water system may reside within any municipality served by the water system. Any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive to the contrary shall be void and have no force or effect.
5. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would allow local government water system employees to reside in any municipality that is served by the water system. Currently, local governments may make residency in a particular jurisdiction a condition of employment with its water system. This is sometimes the case when the local government that established or operates the water system requires its employees to reside in that jurisdiction even if other jurisdictions are served by the water system. The bill would change these residency requirements and allow local government water system employees to live in any jurisdiction served by the water system.