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13th Annual Current Issues in Planning and Zoning
Friday, June 14, 2013
The Imperia, Somerset
Overview
In cooperation with the New Jersey Association of Planning and Zoning Administrators, the Center for Government Services at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, offers two certificate programs:
- Planning and Zoning Administration
- Zoning Administration and Enforcement
Also, as a member of the Partners for Municipal Land Use Education, CGS offers a six-hour course for planning and zoning board members:
- Land Use for Board Members
For detailed information about these three programs, please visit the pages linked to the left.
Certification
Upon successful completion of the Planning and Zoning Administration program, a student may apply for a planning board/zoning board secretary certificate, which must be renewed every five (5) years.
Upon successful completion of the Zoning Administration and Enforcement program, a student may apply for a zoning official certificate, which also must be renewed every five (5) years.
Those individuals who hold the Board Secretary certificate and work full time in a municipal land-use office for a minimum of five years may be eligible to apply for the additional designation of Land Use Administrator. No additional courses are required prior to making application, but the applicant must be able to document extensive administrative and/or supervisory experience. They also must supply three (3) letters of professional reference and respond to a questionnaire. The Education Advisory Committee for the Center’s land use curricula reviews the applications, and qualified applicants are invited to an interview. Post-interview, the full Committee votes on the application, and the designation is awarded to those applicants approved by a simple majority of the committee membership.
Board Secretary and Zoning Official certificate applications are available on this website. Click on the appropriate link below:
Continuing Education
In order to maintain and renew a Board Secretary certificate, certificate holders must accrue fifteen (15) hours of continuing education related to land use and/or general administration. Those who hold the Zoning Official certificate must accrue twenty (20) hours of continuing education, and those who are awarded the Land Use Administrator designation must accrue thirty (30) hours of continuing education every five (5) years in order to renew the certificate.
It is the responsibility of the certificate-holders to keep track of their renewal credits and apply for renewal at the appropriate time. If a certificate is not renewed, it expires. An application for renewing any of the three credentials is available here.
Both the Center for Government Services and the New Jersey Association of Planning and Zoning Administrators offer continuing education seminars that give certificate holders the opportunity to accrue the necessary hours. CE credits toward certificate renewal is automatically awarded to those who attend the "Current Issues in Planning and Zoning" series, co-sponsored by CGS and NJAPZA. Credit is also approved by Rutgers for relevant seminars offered by a variety of organizations including the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, New Jersey Future, the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association, and New Jersey Planning Officials.
Conference
The Center for Government Services co-sponsors an annual Planning and Zoning Continuing Education Conference with the New Jersey Association of Planning and Zoning Administrators. Conference information will be posted here as details are finalized.
Save the Date!
13th Annual Current Issues in Planning and Zoning
Friday, June 14, 2013
The Imperia, Somerset