Serra v. Borough of Mountainside

*9The opinion of the court was delivered by

KING, J.A.D.

The principal issue here is whether the defendants, the Borough of Mountainside’s Mayor and Council, violated the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq., L. 1975, c. 231, frequently called the “Sunshine Law”, when they participated in private deliberations on the disciplinary complaints against plaintiff, Raymond Della Serra, a police sergeant. On cross-motions for summary judgment, the Law Division judge held that the Mayor and Council violated the Act and he voided their deliberations. 188 N.J.Super. 134 (Law Div.1983). We…