2026 NJAPZA ANNUAL LUNCHEON
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NJAPZA Officers 2026-2028
President
Sal Poli
Construction Official, Building Subcode, Fire Subcode & Zoning Officer
Township of Denville
Vice President
Alicia K. Losonczy
Planning/Zoning Board of Adjustment Administrator
City of Bayonne
Treasurer
Miriam R. Perez
Assistant Business Administrator
& Director of the Division of Arts & Culture
Maplewood Township
Secretary
Jackie Coombs-Hollis
Individuals holding Rutgers Planning & Zoning certificate(s) can earn continuing education hours towards their renewals by attending pre-approved sessions at the League of Municipalities conference. Information to search for pre-approved sessions and certificate renewal information can be viewed HERE. This information may be updated as additional event details become available.
Member Alert!
Update: Statewide Online System for Public Notices
Recent legislation signed by the Governor significantly changes how public notices are published in New Jersey. Under P.L. 2025, c.72 (S-4654), the long-standing requirement to publish legal notices in printed newspapers has been replaced with online publication.
Effective March 1, 2026, municipalities and other public entities must publish required legal notices on their official municipal websites. Notices must be accessible to the public free of charge, maintained online for the required notice period, and archived thereafter.
The law also directs the State to maintain a central online portal linking to each public entity’s legal notice page, allowing residents to locate public notices statewide from a single location.
What This Means for NJAPZA Members
For municipal planning, zoning, and land use staff, this change affects how many municipal notices are published and accessed by the public. While the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law (MLUL) continues to govern other notice requirements—such as certified mail notice to property owners within 200 feet—the publication of many public entity notices will now occur online rather than through traditional newspaper advertisements.
NJAPZA members should ensure that their municipality has:
- Established a public notices page on the municipal website
- Provided the required link to the State for inclusion in the statewide public notice directory
Resources:
Division of Local Government Services – Local Finance Notice
Changes to Legal Notice Publication Requirements
Statewide Public Notice Portal
https://www.nj.gov/state/statewide-legal-notices-list.shtml
Legislation
P.L. 2025, c.72 – Public Notice Reform Law
President's Corner
NJAPZA Achieves Affiliate Member Status with the New Jersey League of Municipalities
Dear NJAPZA Members,
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2026, the New Jersey Association of Planning & Zoning Administrators (NJAPZA) has become an Affiliate Member of the New Jersey League of Municipalities.
This affiliation represents an important milestone for NJAPZA and reflects the continued growth and professionalism of the Association. It affirms NJAPZA’s long-standing role as a professional and educational resource within New Jersey’s land-use community and is the result of sustained efforts to strengthen the Association’s organizational structure and engagement with the broader municipal community.
League affiliation also helps NJAPZA further fulfill its mission by expanding opportunities for education, collaboration, and professional development, while strengthening the Association’s ability to promote effective and efficient municipal government. It deepens NJAPZA’s connection to municipal leaders across the state and creates new opportunities to contribute professional insight to statewide discussions affecting local government.
Through this affiliation, the League gains the perspective and representation of municipal planning and zoning professionals who work in local government every day. NJAPZA’s members are primarily municipal employees who support governing bodies, planning boards, and zoning boards by administering land-use regulations and implementing municipal policy at the local level. This hands-on experience adds an important dimension to the League’s land-use discussions and strengthens its representation of municipal interests.
This new affiliation does not change NJAPZA’s long-standing affiliate relationship with the New Jersey Planning Officials (NJPO), which has been a valued partner organization since 1989. NJPO represents the volunteer members who serve on local planning and zoning boards throughout New Jersey. That partnership remains an important and respected part of NJAPZA’s professional relationships.
Most importantly, this milestone reflects the professionalism, dedication, and hard work of NJAPZA’s members. Much of the work performed by planning and zoning administrators occurs behind the scenes, yet it is essential to the effective functioning of local government. The high standards upheld by our members through education, ethics, and public service are what made this affiliation possible.
Thank you to our members for the professionalism you bring to your work every day and for the commitment you demonstrate to your communities and to the Association.
Sincerely,
Sal Poli
President
New Jersey Association of Planning & Zoning Administrators
Articles
By: F. Clifford Gibbons, Esq.
General Counsel, NJAPZA
8/5/2022- Governor Murphy Signs S-1368/A-2687 (Scutari/Mukherji) – Requires business owners and rental unit owners to maintain certain liability insurance policies and annually register a certificate of insurance with the municipality where the business or rental unit is located. Municipalities are permitted to charge a reasonable administrative fee for the certificate of registration; however, no guidelines on the specific content the certificate of insurance issued by the municipality should contain are provided.