N.J. Admin. Code § 15:30-4.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 15:30-4.5 - The negotiation process

(a) Negotiation sessions shall be conducted as follows:

1. At the discretion of the Executive Director, the staff of the Office of Planning Advocacy will meet, either in-person or virtually, upon request, with the authorized representatives of each negotiating entity, to reach agreement on issues raised in the Cross-Acceptance Response Templates and from the public comments and to identify those issues requiring negotiation between the negotiating committee of the State Planning Commission and the authorized representatives of the negotiating entities.

2. Each municipality that submits an individual municipal Cross-Acceptance Response Template, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-3.6(c), may choose to discuss and negotiate the issues presented in its Response Template with the Commission's negotiating committee, with the appropriate negotiating entity represented if the negotiating entity has filed a Cross-Acceptance Response Template. Prior to such discussion and negotiations, the committee designated by the municipality pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-4.4 shall meet with the staff of the Office of Planning Advocacy to reach agreement on those issues raised in the municipal Cross-Acceptance Response Template and from the public comments requiring negotiation between the negotiating committee and the authorized representatives of the municipality.

3. The State Planning Commission's negotiating committee and the authorized representatives of each negotiating entity will meet to negotiate those issues identified at (a)1 above. The State Planning Commission's negotiating committee and the authorized representatives of each municipality involved in individual negotiation sessions pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-4.1 will meet to negotiate those issues identified at (a)2 above.

(b) Agreements reached during negotiation sessions and any remaining disagreements shall be published by the Office of Planning Advocacy in periodic reports which shall be available to the general public at the Office of Planning Advocacy and on the Office of Planning Advocacy website, county offices, and State depository libraries. Further distribution shall be made to the State Planning Commission and the parties involved and to those interested persons and organizations who have registered with the Office of Planning Advocacy pursuant to N.J.A.C. 15:30-1.6(b).

N.J. Admin. Code § 15:30-4.5

Amended and Recodified from 5:85-4.5 by 56 N.J.R. 41(b), effective 1/2/2024