SENATE COMMUNITY AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 2702

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MAY 6, 2024

      The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 2702.

      This bill amends the “Optional County Charter Law,” P.L. 1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-1 et seq.), to specify that county boards are to establish the annual salary of certain county employees by ordinance.  The bill provides that adoption of an ordinance is not to be required for compensation that is excluded from an officer’s or employee’s pensionable salary.