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Home My Public Portal Aboutr 05:027 2R£73úluìiútt úf ì4£ ~úrúu£4 úf ([ttrÌ£r£Ì1 ~ - :if- Date of Adopt¡o~ January 13, 2005 No. 05-27 RESOLUTION URGING OPPOSITION TO A-3529 WHEREAS, on November 8, 2004, the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division reaffirmed that government workers cannot receive both a full ordinary disability pension and workers compensation benefits at the same time for the same injury; and WHEREAS, on November 22, 2004, A-3529 was introduced in response to this court decision to permit such a double payment retroactive to August, 1997, and this bill later has its second reading and is now awaiting a full Assembly vote; and WHEREAS, if A-3529 is adopted, government workers will receive substantially more income while out on workers compensation than they would receive if still on the job and the language of this bill purports to "restore" a benefit which never existed in the law; and WHEREAS, if A-3529 is adopted, it will have a significant negative financial impact on New Jersey's already fiscally stressed municipalities; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Governing Body of the Municipality of Carteret joins with the New Jersey League of Municipalities and the Municipal Excess Liability Fund in urging you to oppose A-3529 and to support the referral of A-3529 to the Pension and health Benefits Review Commission for further fiscal analysis; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded to Acting Governor Codey, to our State Senator and to our representatives in the General Assembly, as well as to the New Jersey League of Municipalities. Adopted this 13th day of January, 2005 And certified as a true copy of the Original on January 14, 2005. KATHLEEN M. BARNEY Municipal Clerk LINDA A. RIVERA ASSISTANT MUNICIPAL CLERK RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE COUNCILMAN YES NO NV A.B. COUNCILMAN YES NO NV A.B. BElLINO X NAPLES X DIAl X RIOS X KRUM X SITARZ X x - Indicate Vote AS - Absent NY - Not Voting XOR - Indicat¡:s Yore to Overrule Veto Adopted at a meetiI,1g of the Municipal Council /~J 2005 ~£j,~ '"