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Pitman work session discusses backing legislation to allow legal notices on government websites
Summary
At the Feb. 10 work session Administrator Sandra McCafferty presented Resolution No. 49, 2025 to support pending legislation that would permit municipalities to meet legal‑notice requirements by posting notices on official government websites; a temporary fix runs through March 1, 2025.
Mayor Razze called the Borough of Pitman work session to order at 7:01 p.m. on Feb. 10. Administrator Sandra McCafferty told council members that with the increasing digitization of print newspapers, "municipalities across the State are finding it difficult to meet statutory requirements of publishing legal notices," and that legislation is being discussed to address the problem, with a temporary fix in place until March 1, 2025.
McCafferty described Resolution No. 49, 2025 as a statement of support for legislation that would allow municipalities to be in compliance if legal notices are published on official government websites. Councilors did not object to the idea during the work session, but no formal vote on the resolution was recorded at the work session; the resolution is listed on the regular meeting agenda. Resident Nick Aspras later asked whether posting notices online would include 200‑foot property‑owner notification lists; McCafferty said she had not heard those lists would be included in current discussions.
The discussion matters to residents and applicants who rely on legal‑notice processes for hearings, land‑use changes and permit applications. The next procedural step is the regular meeting where Resolution No. 49 appears on the agenda; any formal action would be recorded there.
