In re Essex County 1987 Judicial Budget Impasse

An impasse having arisen between the Board of Freeholders and the Assignment Judge of Essex County concerning the annual budget for the judiciary, and the Panel appointed pursuant to Rule 1:33-9 having proposed an increase of $2,115,989 in the 1987 appropriation for the judiciary;

And the Court having considered the exceptions of both the County and the Assignment Judge to the Panel’s recommendation;

And the Court having determined to approve an increase of $8,993 in order to fill 11 vacancies in the Probation Department, thereby bringing the Probation Department complement to the level that…