Warren County Community College v. Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

LaVECCHIA, J.

In this case we must decide whether a board of school estimate of a county college, created pursuant to an abridged version of the procedures delineated in N.J.S.A. 18A:64A-1 to -25, nonetheless has the authority under that statutory framework to compel a county’s board of chosen freeholders to fund a capital project for the college. Because the college was established without an opportunity for public input as contemplated by the legislative scheme, and because the statutory power to mandate appropriations through the certification…