Monthly Meetings
NJMMA holds monthly meetings including a speaker or
educational
session & lunch for a small fee. Monthly meetings allow for networking
with other managers & assistants, sharing ideas, & creating community
partnerships. The last meeting of the year is an annual awards program
recognizing members for outstanding service to local government.
Spring Conference
The annual Spring Conference includes 2 ½ days of educational
seminars & workshops, roundtable discussions, & fellowship with
colleagues from around the state. Spring Conference fees are not
included in the membership fee.
Managers in Transition Program
(MIT)
The purpose of this program is to provide a support
system for
members during periods between public sector management positions
through a multifaceted approach designed to protect legal & financial
interests & to maintain the member’s sense of self worth. NJMMA
County Coordinators will strive to maintain regular contact with the
manager in transition & call on others to contact the individual for
support. All NJMMA members are encouraged to support managers
in transition, including but not limited to, member employment of MIT’s
for special projects, member hosting MIT for the purpose of providing
office facility &/or office support (may be a bartered exchange), &
personal outreach by members to MIT’s.
Mentoring Program
The purpose is to give the assistant or deputy additional
on-the-job
training opportunities by experiencing daily operations &/or by
participating in a special project in another municipality, thereby
gaining skills & experience in areas of municipal operations other
than those in which they are currently involved. Time will also be
dedicated to discussing professional development & career
opportunities. Assistants & deputies work with another manager in
another municipality for one day per week for four weeks.
NJMMA Committees
NJMMA has many standing committees contributing to
the overall
effectiveness of the organization & providing members with an
opportunity to be involved to a greater degree. The current committees
are assistants, awards, county coordinators, education, ethics,
legislative, membership, professional contracts, recognition & spring
conference. Members are encouraged to participate.
Membership Opportunities
Membership is offered to individuals and not the municipality or entity
they represent.
Membership
in the Association shall include Corporate membership including Life,
Honorary Life, and Retired members. In addition there are Associate
Partners who participate in all of the educational and social activities of
the Association but do not have voting privileges. These Associate
categories include Non-Corporate, Cooperating, Affiliate, Student and
Supporter Partners.
The
Association also has a Affiliate Corporate
Partnership Program for representatives of business and
commercial interests. For further information on this program, please
contact the Executive Director of the Association.
New
applicants shall file application forms with the Executive Director who
shall present them to the Membership Committee Chair. The Membership Chair
will review them, discuss the request with the Applicant and present new
applicants to the Executive Board at their next meeting. If the Executive
Board approves, the candidacy for membership shall be published once in the
Association Newsletter next following the meeting. If after thirty (30)
days following publication, the Secretary has received no objections, then
membership shall be considered granted to the applicant. If any member
raises objection, the matter shall be reviewed by the Executive Board whose
decision shall be final.
Annual dues
are effective January 1 through December 31. The dues of a new member who
joins in or after September will be credit against the dues for the upcoming
year.
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Corporate Membership
$150 per year ($140 for electronic only newsletter)
Any person occupying a position of a municipal or county manager,
administrator, executive, assistant, or deputy who agrees to comply with
the restrictions concerning not holding elected or appointed political
office as outlined in the Code of Ethics. Corporate members have full
voting privileges.
Life and Honorary Life memberships are bestowed by the Executive Board
upon retired members who have been active in the association or in local
government affairs for a number of years or upon those individuals who,
although not a local government appointee, have provided assistance to
local government on a continuing basis for a number of years.
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Retired Membership
$25 per year ($20 for electronic only newsletter)
Any person who has retired from active local government service and was a
corporate member in good standing in NJMMA prior to his/her retirement.
Retired members are eligible to participate in all NJMMA activities and
will receive all notices, newsletters, etc. provided to corporate
members.
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Non-Corporate Partners
$150 per year ($140 for electronic only newsletter)
Those serving in local government management positions, state employees,
and educators who agree to comply with the restrictions concerning not
holding elected or appointed political office as outlined in the Code of
Ethics.
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Cooperating Partners
$150 per year ($140 for electronic only newsletter)
Those individuals who are active in local government and ascribe to strong
professional management in local government and who would otherwise be
eligible for corporate membership except that they hold an elective or
appointed political office in the community in which they work or reside.
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Student Partners
$15 per year ($10 for electronic only newsletter)
Full or part-time students currently matriculated in a course leading to a
degree in Public Administration or any related field and not qualifying in
any of the other membership categories.
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Supporter Partners
$25 per year ($20 for electronic only newsletter)
Those who endorse the goals and objectives of the association and wish to
be included in its communication and training programs but who do not
currently hold a local government position in New Jersey.
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Subscription
$20 per year ($10 for electronic only newsletter)
The NJMMA newsletter will be available to any subscriber without necessity
of membership.
Mail the completed
application to Bob Casey, Executive Director, NJMMA, 13 Walker Avenue,
Succasunna, N. J. 07876. If you have any questions concerning the
Association or membership, please contact an Officer of the Association or
the Executive Director (201-874-4050).
To view or print a Membership
Application select one of the following:
The New Jersey Municipal
Management Association (NJMMA) is an organization of professional local government
administrators & assistants whose goal is to improve the quality of local government
in New Jersey through professional management. The Association creates an information
network offering the free flow of ideas thereby enhancing each member’s ability to
deal with the problems & pressures of the profession.
NJMMA is allied with the
International City & County Management Association (ICMA) & subscribes to its Code
of Ethics. The Code specifies 12 ethical principles of personal & professional
conduct, including complete dedication to good government. These standards go well beyond
those required by law & include a provision that members shall "refrain from
participating in the elections of the members of the employing legislative body, &
from all partisan political activities that could impair performance as a professional
administrator." NJMMA members must adhere to the ICMA Code of Ethics & must
demonstrate ethical & legal awareness in personal & professional relationships
& be dedicated to the highest principles of honesty, integrity, & excellence in
management.
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