Bill Text: NJ S441 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Limits annual fee increases in shared service agreement to 2 percent. *

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2011-12-15 - Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (42-26-3) [S441 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2010-S441-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 441

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

214th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  SHIRLEY K. TURNER

District 15 (Mercer)

Senator  ROBERT M. GORDON

District 38 (Bergen)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Limits annual fee increases in shared service agreement to 2 percent.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As amended by the Senate on November 22, 2010.

  

An Act concerning agreements for shared services and amending P.L.2007, c.63.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    Section 4 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-4) is amended to read as follows:

     4.    a. (1) Any local unit may enter into an agreement with any other local unit or units to provide or receive any service that each local unit participating in the agreement is empowered to provide or receive within its own jurisdiction, including services incidental to the primary purposes of any of the participating local units.

     (2)   Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any agreement between local units for the provision of shared services shall be entered into pursuant to sections 1 to 37 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 et al.); provided, however, that agreements regarding shared services that are otherwise regulated by statute, rule, or regulation are specifically excluded from sections 1 to 37 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 et al.).

     (3)   The board is authorized to render a decision in the determination of the statutory basis under which a specific shared service is governed.

     b.    Any agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be filed, for informational purposes, with the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the director.

     c.     Any agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall contain a provision limiting any annual increase in fees under the agreement or annual renewals or extensions of the agreement to be paid through the property tax to ¹[the greater of four] two¹ percent or the amount permitted by ¹[a waiver from the board] the voters of each local unit which is a party to the shared services agreement at a referendum held¹ pursuant to ¹subsection b. of¹ section 11 of P.L.2007, c.62 (C.40A:4-45.46).

(cf: P.L.2007, c.63, s.4)

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately and shall be applicable to shared service agreements executed after the date of enactment.