East Windsor Council Opposes Expiration Of Arbitration Caps

EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, NJ — East Windsor Council has voiced its opposition to the sunset provision of the temporary 2 percent cap on police and fire arbitration contract awards.

Council voiced its opposition in a recent resolution, the Windsor-Hights Herald reports. The resolution states that salary costs drive property tax increases to a great extent.

The legislation, commonly referred to as the Arbitration Cap was first passed in 2010 and extended in 2014. The extension was signed by Gov. Chris Christie and supported by State Sen. President Steve Sweeney. It expires on Dec. 31 of this year.

Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, the Republican candidate for governor in the Nov. 7 election, supports the legislation. She recently attacked Democratic candidate Phil Murphy for not saying whether he supports the continuation of the legislation or not, according to northjersey.com.

The 2 percent cap on the property tax levy was also initially passed in 2010, but that cap is permanent. East Windsor Council states in its resolution that if the cap on police and fire arbitration contract awards expires and the cap with the property tax levy remains, it would be forced to reduce or eliminate services to accommodate salary increases.

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