Municipal Contracts

May 5, 2008 - 1:12pm
PRESS RELEASE

Rice Bill To Ensure Greater Accountability In Local Contracts Approved

RICE BILL TO ENSURE GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY IN LOCAL CONTRACTS APPROVED

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Ronald L. Rice which would require that local contracts must be approved by a majority of the full membership of the municipal council, as opposed to a majority of council members present, was unanimously approved by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee today.

“Government must be accountable to the people – all the people – when dealing with the people’s money,” said Senator Rice, D-Essex. “In my opinion, any interpretation of existing law which violates this basic spirit of government accountability is wrong. New Jersey’s taxpayers need to have the assurances of their local leaders that government is operating by the rules, and not using legal semantics to pass fly-by-night contracts which aren’t in the public’s interest.”

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