Ortley Beach Property Owners Ass'n v. Fire Commissioners

Plaintiffs Ortley Beach Property Owners Association and Daniel Polifroni appeal from the dismissal of their action which challenged a Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) adopted by the Fire Commissioners of Dover Township Fire District No. 1 as a type of retirement plan for volunteer firefighters. Plaintiffs unsuccessfully sought to challenge the constitutionality of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-193b, which exempted existing LOSAPs from the requirement that the creation of such programs be submitted to the district voters on a referendum basis, see N.J.S.A. 40A:14-185c. In effect, N.J.S.A. 40A:14-193…