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1 Hon. Dana L. Redd v. Vance Bowman -- rank: 1000

... the Legislature enacted MRERA. L. 2002, c. 43 (codified at N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(a)). Pursuant to MRERA, the State funded projects in Camden ... acknowledged the failure of prior efforts to encourage economic growth. N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2 (a), (g). In addition to several provisions regarding the fiscal ... of life and the security of residents in qualified municipalities. [ N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2( l ).] In MRERA, the Legislature mandated that State and municipal ... the efficacy and cost of police services. See, e.g. , N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(b) (providing that municipalities qualified under MRERA “have a ...

docket:	A-71-13
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2015-08-11
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2 IN THE MATTER OF THE CITY OF CAMDEN -- rank: 928

... Camden (the City), by providing "extraordinary payments of State aid[.]" N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(i). The amount of State aid has, however, declined in ... conomically impoverished," and in a "continuing state of fiscal distress[.]" N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(a), (b). The Legislature observed that conditions in "those municipalities ... enormous taxpayer cost in municipalities without a sound tax base[,]" N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(b), and further, that "the ratable base in these municipalities has declined steadily during the 1990's[.]" N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(f). As a result, "[t]hese municipalities have experienced a ... has only been addressed through extraordinary payments of State aid[.]" N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(i). The Legislature declared: In light of the dire needs ... to assure the long-term financial viability of these municipalities. [ N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(o).] To be a qualified municipality under MRERA at ...

docket:	a1244-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-01-29
status:	published
citation:	429 N.J.Super. 309 58 A.3d 1186
Document Size:	83867

3 HONORABLE DANA L. REDD v. VANCE BOWMAN -- rank: 807

... provide a greater diversity of income levels among municipal inhabitants." N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(j) to (m). The Legislature intended MRERA to address those ... funds that would help the subject municipalities achieve such viability. N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(n), (o). MRERA requires the State Treasurer to prepare "an ... The COO serves during a "rehabilitation term" of five years, N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2.2(a), -6(a), -7(c)(1), although the Commissioner ... for a rehabilitation term of ten years rather than five. N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2.2(c), (d); L. 2007, c. 176, § 1. The ...

docket:	a5731-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-10-29
status:	published
citation:	433 N.J.Super. 178 77 A.3d 1230
Document Size:	58583

4 SAVE CAMDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS UNITY COMMUNITY CENTER OF SOUTH JERSEY, INC. v. CAMDEN CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 804

... restoring fiscal stability and, thereafter, returning governance to local control. N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(o). MRERA also authorized 'limited school district oversight' if the ... and was already subject to certain levels of State monitoring. N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB- 2.1(d), -4(d), -63; see also Camden City Bd ...

docket:	a0133-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-04-24
status:	published
citation:	454 N.J.Super. 478 186 A.3d 304
Document Size:	69097

5 JOSEPH A. MARINI v. CITY OF CAMDEN -- rank: 776

... faced by" the municipalities in such long-term financial distress. N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(o). As of 2007, Camden was the only municipality in which the MRERA had been implemented. N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2.2(b); see Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee, Statement ... a ten-year term, which the Legislature considered "more realistic." N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2.2(d) and -7(c)(1); see also L. 2007 ... it is to be construed broadly to effect this purpose. N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2. Marini acknowledged that the City had the power to adjust ...

docket:	a1762-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-08-26
status:	unpublished
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Document Size:	57938

6 CAMDEN CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, et al. v. JAMES E. McGREEVEY, et al. -- rank: 774

... which endures despite . . . a series of measures" by the State. N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(a). The distress was characterized by poverty, inadequate housing, high ... employ city residents, all "without any obvious signs of improvement." N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(b) through (f),(h),(k), and (m).     The Legislature observed ... well as continuing assistance to maintain police-force staffing levels. N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(g),(i),(l). Because neither government nor the private sector ... to assure the long-term financial viability of these municipalities." N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2(j),(o).     For the governance of a qualifying municipality, most ... in qualifying municipalities. L. 2002, c. 108, § 1(a),(c); N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2.1(a),(c).     The Legislature stated its belief that the ... as for the municipality. L. 2002, c. 108, § 1(d); N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2.1(d). The "limited school district oversight" that MRERA ...

docket:	A3900-02
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2004-06-09
status:	published
citation:	369 N.J. Super. 592 850 A.2d 505
Document Size:	33469

7 FRANK J. FULBROOK v. CITY OF CAMDEN, CAMDEN CITY PLANNING BOARD, CAMDEN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, SAUNDRA ROSS JOHNSON in her official capacity, and THEODORE Z. DAVIS, in his official capacity -- rank: 559

... and related problems of "economically impoverished" municipalities, such as Camden, N.J.S.A. 52:27BBB-2. As Judge Orlando explained, the statute intended to have the ...

docket:	a3076-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-12-05
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	30811