Governor Christie: NJ Taxpayers Seeing Result

Today, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie released the Year Two Best Practices Checklist results, which he says demonstrate that the majority of municipalities are adhering to good governance practices and working to achieve greater efficiencies.

These results -- for the approximately 545 municipalities operating on a calendar year budget -- were compiled by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA).

“The Best Practices Initiative is an effective way to encourage municipalities to consider, embrace and implement a wide range of procedures and protocols that will help improve financial accountability and transparency that will inevitably lead to savings for property taxpayers,” says Christie. “While we continue pressing for additional property tax relief like civil service reform and ending sick time payouts abuse, municipalities can do their part to control property taxes by implementing these common sense, good government practices. I am encouraged to see that the vast majority of cities and towns have truly begun undertaking the Best Practices Checklist in earnest.”