Board of Trustees of Mercer County Community College v. Sypek

*454The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bischoff, J. A. D.

The issue raised by this appeal is whether the Optional County Charter Law (Charter Law), N. J. S. A. 40:41A-1 et seq., supersedes legislation under Title 18A, “Education,” pertaining to county colleges, N. J. S. A. 18A:64A-1 et seq., and vocational schools, N. J. S. A. 18A:54-1 et seq., where they are inconsistent. The trial judge, in an opinion published at 151 N. J. Super. 1 (Law Div. 1977), held that it did, and plaintiffs appeal.

The factual background is undisputed and is succinctly stated in the opinion of the trial judge as…