New Jersey Local Government Deskbook is a useful guide for attorneys, town officials, new council members, and other local town personnel, such as those in emergency management, housing and redevelopment, health, utilities, and environmental commissions. A plain-language handbook that organizes and updates a town's procedural and regulatory obligations, walking the reader through: Forms of Municipal Government Local Legislative Procedure Open Public Meetings Act Public Access to Government Records Powers of Municipal Officials Autonomous Agencies Ethics Condemnation and Redevelopment , Real Property Taxation Labor and Employment Public Utilities Claims Against Public Entities and Employees Elections Procurement Municipalities' Relationships with Other Govt. Entities Other Topics, including Public Safety and Code Administration and Enforcement , New Jersey Local Government Deskbook includes the fully updated and searchable version of A Guide To The Pay-To-Play Rules Governing Businesses In New Jersey Parts I-V , created by Steven H. Sholk, counsel in the Corporate Group at Gibbons P.C. in Newark. These extensive charts describe the pay-to-play rules at the state, county, and municipal levels. The book is also available in eBook and online formats, which provide broad search capabilities and links to cases and statutes.