Green Township urges state to allow legal notices on municipal websites

The Green Township Committee on Feb. 19 unanimously adopted Resolution 2025‑60 urging the New Jersey Legislature to authorize municipalities and other local governments to publish legal notices on their official websites.

The resolution, moved by Michael Rose and seconded by Margaret Phillips, cited the March 1, 2025 sunset of P.L. 2024 c.106 and said digitization of news outlets and reductions in print circulation have made compliance with public‑notice rules more difficult and costly for local governments. The motion passed on a 3–0 roll call vote (Phillips, Rose and Mayor Virginia “Ginnie” Raffay voting aye; James DeYoung and Bader Qarmout were absent).

The text of the resolution says that allowing legal notices on a local government's official website would “streamline an antiquated and overly burdensome process and save valuable time, resources, and property taxpayer dollars.” The resolution directs the clerk to send copies to Governor Phil Murphy, legislative leaders and the local delegation.

Township officials said the resolution responds to recent changes in regional media distribution. The resolution text references NJ Advanced Media’s announcement that some daily print publications were terminating and frames online posting as a way to ensure “clear, transparent, and timely” public notice.

The committee did not set a local posting policy at the meeting; the resolution is a formal request to state lawmakers rather than a local rule change. The clerk’s office will transmit the resolution copies to the named state officials and to the New Jersey State League of Municipalities as indicated in the resolution.