Sponsored by:
Senator RAJ MUKHERJI
District 32 (Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
Expands certain permission to offer incentives for employee retirement or termination of employment to municipalities.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act allowing municipalities to offer incentives for employee retirement or termination of employment and amending P.L.2000, c.126.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 44 of P.L.2000, c.126 (C.43:8C-2.1) is amended to read as follows:
44. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1999, c.59 (C.43:8C-2) to the contrary, but subject to the other provisions of that law, a municipal or county governing body may, by ordinance or resolution, adopt an incentive program to encourage the retirement or termination of employment of municipal or county government employees, regardless of whether the municipality or county is entering into an interlocal services contract or a joint services contract. The incentive program shall be submitted to the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs for approval. The director may condition approval on modifications to the incentive program. Following approval of the incentive program by the director, the municipal or county government may implement the program and offer the incentives to its employees.
(cf: P.L.2000, c.126, s.44)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill authorizes municipalities to adopt, by ordinance, an incentive program to encourage the retirement or termination of employment regardless of whether the municipality is entering into an interlocal services contract or a joint services contract. Current law allows only counties to adopt such a program.