Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader

By: Keith D. Barrack, Esq. & Edward F. Brennan, Esq.

On March 25, 2009, the Civil Service Commission announced that it has granted State and local governments the ability to achieve budgetary savings in Fiscal Year 2009 through temporary furloughs of permanent and part-time employees. In order to implement a furlough program, the County or local entity must file an application before the Civil Service Commission. The temporary measure takes effect immediately and will be in place for 60 days. The Civil Service Commission has also proposed an identical rule that, once formal comment has been received, will extend the furlough program through the end of State Fiscal Year 2010.

We urge County and municipal entities seeking to take advantage of the furlough program during Fiscal Year 2009 to move quickly in order to meet the emergency rule 60 day window. Both the emergency and proposed furlough rules set forth the manner in which the furloughs may be implemented and require 15 days notice to the furloughed employees.

Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader’s attorneys have knowledge and expertise required to assist public entities in preparing a plan that will comply with the newly approved furlough program, prepare the application to the Civil Service Commission, and prepare comments in support of adoption of the rule through State Fiscal Year 2010.

For more information on this program, please contact Keith D. Barrack, Esq. at 201-843-5858 or email him at kbarrack@florioperrucci.com. Additional assistance may be received by contacting Edward F. Brennan at 856-853-5530 or ebrennan@florioperrucci.com.

Keith D. Barrack

Mr. Barrack is a partner with Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader, working with the firm in the areas of redevelopment / land use / government affairs, public governance and public contracting.

Keith joined the firm in April 2006 from the New Jersey Governor's office where he served as assistant counsel. In that capacity, he worked with the chief counsel to the Governor and Director of Authorities Unit providing legal services to state authorities including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, and the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority. His previous responsibilities in Trenton included serving as Deputy Attorney General for the Division of Law and Public Safety where he worked with environmental and litigation issues.

Keith received a bachelor of science degree from Rutgers University School of Business and a Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University School of Law at Camden. He then served as a law clerk for the Honorable Richard S. Rebeck, J.S.C., in the Superior Court of New Jersey. Prior to moving into the public sector, he was an associate at Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, L.L.P.

He is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

kbarrack@florioperrucci.com

Edward F. "Ted" Brennan

Mr. Brennan is an associate with Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Fader, working in the practice areas of Municipal and Real Estate/Land Use Law.

Ted received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and his Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University School of Law at Camden. While in law school, he was an intern with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs' Division of Smart Growth.

Following graduation from law school, Ted served as a law clerk in the Camden County Superior Court with the Honorable Louis R. Meloni. He later worked as an associate with the law firm of Lario & Saldutti in Haddonfield prior to joining the firm.

Ted is admitted to practice law in New Jersey.