52:27D-508.3 Submission of reports to the director, Governor, Legislature.
3. a. Within one year of receiving a grant pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2025, c.377 (C.52:27D-508.2), each participating local government unit shall submit a report to the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, in a manner and on such forms as determined by the director, detailing: (1) the expenditures of the grant funds under the program; (2) the specific shared services, operating efficiencies, or improved delivery of services achieved as a result of the management enhancement review; and (3) the specific cost savings achieved as a result of the shared services, operating efficiencies, or improved delivery of services pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection. b. The director shall compile the reports submitted pursuant to subsection a. of this section for inclusion in a comparative profile of the participating local government units and shall post the profile for public inspection on the division’s Internet website in an easily accessible location. c. Within one year of posting the comparative profile required pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the director shall submit a report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature. The report shall contain information on the implementation of the grant program, including, but not limited to: the total number of applications received under the program; the total number of applications which were awarded grants, including the amounts of those grant awards; and a list of best practices concerning the streamlining of operations and reduction of costs for achieving local government unit efficiency. The director shall post the report required pursuant to this subsection for public inspection on the division’s Internet website in an easily accessible location. L.2025, c.377, s.3.