By Bill Cleary
COMMUNITY REPORT CARD-Every municipality in the state of New Jersey was required by October 1 to file a new form entitled Local Government Best Practices. This form, which will determine how much state aid a municipality will receive is part of the governor\’s reform Tool Kit. Towns will only receive 100 percent of their state municipal aid payment if they respond \”yes\” to at least 76 out of 88 questions listed in the governor\’s \”Local Government Best Practices.\”
September 28 CNB requested a copy of the forms filed by the communities of Audubon, Bellmawr, Brooklawn, Gloucester City and Mount Ephraim via an email to each town clerk. The mayors of Brooklawn and Mt. Ephraim also received a copy of that request. As of this writing only Audubon and Gloucester City were courtesy enough to respond.
They were also asked if they thought the form was a good idea, if they had to spend additional money to meet the requirements (example update there website).
Audubon Commissioner William Gannon writes,
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