52:27BBBB-2 Findings, declarations relative to municipal stabilization and recovery.
2. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. The short and long-term fiscal stability of local government units is essential to the interests of the citizens of this State to assure the efficient and effective provision of necessary governmental services vital to public health, safety, and welfare, including the fiscal health of our State's municipalities.
b. In certain extreme cases, local governments that experience severe fiscal distress become incapable of addressing the circumstances that led to that extraordinary distress or of developing a comprehensive plan for financial rehabilitation and recovery.
c. It is necessary and appropriate for the State to take action to assist local governments experiencing severe budget imbalances and other conditions of severe fiscal distress or emergency by requiring prudent fiscal management and operational efficiencies in the provision of public services.
d. As the State entity primarily responsible for the financial integrity and stability of all local government units, the Local Finance Board should be authorized, under certain limited circumstances, to develop a comprehensive rehabilitation plan for local governments that are experiencing severe fiscal distress, and to act on behalf of local government units to remedy the distress.
L.2016, c.4, s.2.
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