New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Ass'n, Local 29 v. Town of Irvington

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Pashman, J.

This case presents for review important issues concerning the interrelationship of the Local Government Cap Law, N. J. 8. A. 40A:4-45.1 et seq., and the compulsory interest arbitration provisions of the Employer-Employee Relations Act, N. J. 8. A. 34:13A-14 et seq. First, we must decide whether costs incurred to implement compulsory arbitral awards need be taken into account by municipalities when determining whether their final budgetary appropriations have exceeded the limits imposed by the Cap Law. Second, we must delineate the standards…