Fair Lawn Retired Policemen v. Borough of Fair Lawn

The opinion of the court was delivered by

LANDAU, J.AD.

This is an appeal and cross appeal from a Law Division order dated May 16,1996 striking down, as violative of N.J.S.A. 40A-.10-23, a 1988 Borough of Fair Lawn ordinance which established a multi-tiered plan for sharing cost of medical insurance coverage with its retirees. The trial court reinstated a 1977 ordinance which had provided a 50%-of-premium payment for its retired employees.

Plaintiff, Fair Lawn Retired Policemen (FLRP), an unincorporated association of former policemen who retired prior to 1988, appeals, disputing this…