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No.
06-315
Date of AdorH on
December 7, 2006
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RESOLUTION OPPOSING SENATE BILL S-807/ EXPANSIO OF HEALTH
BENEFITS
WHEREAS Senate Bill #807 requires all health insurers and teState Health
Benefits Program (SHBP) to provide unlimited health insurance coverage for
treatment of alcoholism and other substance use disorders under amc terms and
conditions as other illnesses; and
WHEREAS, S-807 would add to already spiraling healthcare c sts that burden
prope11y taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, a fiscal estimate provided by the State Office of Leg slalive Services
places the first year costs alone for local government at $7.8 million ollars; and
WHEREAS, Since the Special Legislative Session on Property ax Ref 01111 was
charged to forge a path that would lead to reform by cutting taxe not increasing
spending, it is unconscionable for the Legislature to demonstrate such an unwise
disregard of another major cost driver on local property taxpayers; an
WHEREAS the New Jersey League of Municipalities strongly 0 poses S-807 as
released and has requested that all of its members to go on record si 1ilarlyopposing
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 D llows:
I. That the Borough of Cal1eret hereby trongly opposes
Senate Bill # 807.
2. That a copy of this Resolution be forw rdcd to Senator
Joseph F. Vitale, Assemblyman Jol S. Wisniewski
al1d Assemhlyman Joseph Vas.
Adopted this 7th day of Dec mber, 2006
and certified as a true cop of the
original on December 8, 200
ATHLEEN M. BARNEY
Municipal Clerk
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
YES NO NV A.B. COUNCILMAN
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X
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X -Indicate Vote AS - Absent NV Not VotIng
Adopled at a meeting of the 1\-1unicipaJ Council