County of Bergen v. Department of Civil Service

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Carton, J. A. D.

The main question required to be resolved on this appeal is whether a county board of chosen freeholders or the county prosecutor, as employers, have the power and authority to transfer members from the county police force to full-time investigative positions in the prosecutor’s office without first obtaining approval from the Civil Service Commission.

The issue comes before us as the result of an appeal by-plaintiff County of Bergen from an order of the Civil Service Commission directing that a competitive examination be held for county…