Part-Time NJ County Commissioners Receive Full-Time Health Benefits Despite 2010 Law
• Elected officials seated after 2010 must work full time to get state health insurance
• At least one NJ county provides health benefits to commissioners described as part-time
• Mercer County commissioners earned $32,853 last year but have outside jobs
• County publicly says commissioners are part-time but treats them as full-time for benefits
• Law seeks to limit full-time perks for part-time officials, but commissioners get them anyway