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19-103
No. Date of Adoption June 2D, 21719
SUPPORTING SENATE BILL S -2899
WHEREAS, Senate Bill S -2899, enacted by the Senate and General Assembly, would
allow municipalities and boards of education to jointly contract for certain group
insurance benefits for their employees; and
WHEREAS, as such, S -2899, specifically amends existing statutes to expand the
definition of local units under contracts for group insurance to include boards of
education; and
WHEREAS, as a result, municipalities and boards of education could jointly contract for
group health insurance benefits and certain other types of group insurance benefits for
their employees; and
WHEREAS, this commonsense legislation provides governing bodies and boards of
education with another tool to lower health costs; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey League of Municipalities strongly supports S -2899 as
released and has requested that all of its members go on record similarly supporting the
same.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Carteret, County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey, as follows:
1. That the Borough of Carteret hereby supports Senate Bill S-
2899 released by the Senate and General Assembly.
2. That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the New Jersey
League of Municipalities, Senator Vin Gopal, Senator
Christopher Connors, Senator Joseph Vitale, Assembly
Speaker Craig Coughlin and Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez.
Adopted this 20"' day of June, 2019
and certified as a true copy of the
original on June 21, 2019.
KATHLEEN M. BARNEY, MMC
Municipal Clerk
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
COUNCILMAN
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NO
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COUNCILMAN
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DIAZ
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X - Indicate Vote AB - Absent NV - Not Voting
XOR - Indicates Vote to Overrule Veto
Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council
Jtrn 20, 2019
CLERK
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