Gov. Chris Christie's first budget proposal includes cuts to many state departments, but it also includes cuts to local aid.

Christie said he and his team worked to ensure "no school district in New Jersey will face a reduction in aid that  is greater than 5 percent of their school budget."

In municipal aid, he is proposing a cut of $445 million to various programs, "but it has been designed to minimize the effect on any one municipality."

Additionally, Christie introduced what he called a "toolkit" to keep taxes down. the first is a constitutional amendment to cap the growth of property taxes at 2.5 percent. The amendment would also cap state spending at 2.5 percent per year.

He also said there needs to be reform for the collective bargaining arbitration system and also for civil service, two things Millburn officials have said is needed.

"In the task of getting control of our finances and turning New Jersey around, we cannot do it alone," Christie said. "If we do not see spending control at the county, municipal and school board level, we will be leaving the job undone. Today's pain will have been suffered in vain. So local governments and school districts must be our partners in this shared sacrifice."