New Jersey Law Journal Publishes New Handbook for Municipal Officials and Attorneys
2010 New Jersey Local Government Deskbook, by Thomas P. Scrivo, Esq.

The New Jersey Law Journal, in cooperation with the New Jersey League of Municipalities, has published New Jersey Local Government Deskbook, by Thomas P. Scrivo.

Fully revised and up-to-date, the 2010 Edition covers the business of running a town from the perspective of its local governing bodies and town officials. This plain-language handbook organizes and updates a town's procedural and regulatory obligations. 

For Town Officials and Personnel: Council Members, Town Engineers, Clerks, Tax Assessment Officers, Municipal Attorneys, Municipal Managers, Planning Boards, Zoning Boards of Adjustment, Civil Defense and Emergency Management Personnel, Housing and Redevelopment Officers, Election Officers, Parking Authorities, Municipal Court Personnel, Sewage and Utilities Commissions, Board of Health Officers, Historic Preservations Commissions, Environmental Commissions, Municipal Port Authorities, Rent Control Boards. Condemnation and Redevelopment Boards, Mayors, Freeholders.

ALSO PERFECT FOR Attorneys Practicing in Municipal Law, Government Contracts Law, Public Finance/Bonds, Labor and Employment Law, Land Use and Zoning, Election Law, Environmental Law, Tax Law, Real Estate, Construction Law, and Litigation.

Chapters Include:
Open Meetings
Public Access to Government Records
Powers of Municipal Officials
Autonomous Departments and Agencies
Municipal Ethics
Procurement, Public Bidding
Condemnation and Redevelopment
Real Property Taxation
Labor and Employment Law, ERISA
Municipalitie' Relationships with other Governmental Entities
Public Utilities
Claims Against Public Entities, Litigation
Election Law
Public Spending, Finance
Structure of Municipal Governments
Local Legislative Procedure

GET NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS up to speed quickly, and keep copies on hand for various town boards and their attorneys.

"Notwithstanding its stated purpose of being written for laypersons, the volume nonetheless fulfills the expectations of a deskbook for attorneys; the table of cases itself runs 47 pages.  It s not meant to be an exhaustive treatise, but an orientation, a starting point, and it does that."

Steven M. Richman, Duane Morris, LLP

New Jersey Lawyer Magazine

"Legal questions on all aspects of municipal governance are now available in an easy-to- read manual which codifies all relevant statutes the technician and the lay municipal official can access to get the answers they need from one source which traditionally would require hours of legal research from many sources."

William G. Dressel, Jr., Executive Director

New Jersey State League of Municipalities

"New Jersey Local Governmental Deskbook provides an outstanding roadmap and source of ready reference for municipal officials and attorneys&The fact that the volume will be updated annually assures that readers will have access to up-to-date information in a field characterized by an ever-changing landscape."

Lewis Goldshore, Esq., Goldshore Cash & Kalac

"A quick primer on the Open Public Meetings Act."

Jeffrey Speiser, partner

Stern & Kilcullen, Roseland