Blog Category: Municipal Government
Appellate Division Upholds Termination of Chemistry Teacher
Jul 12, 2018 | Written by: | Share
A tenured chemistry teacher recently appealed a trial court’s decision in his case against the Hunterdon Central Regional High School District Board (the “Board”). The Board had referred...
OPRA and Security Camera Footage
Jul 10, 2018 | Written by: | Share
The New Jersey Supreme Court in Gilleran v. Twp. of Bloomfield, 227, N.J. 159 (2016) set forth a test to determine whether security footage of public buildings should be disclosed pursuant to an Open...
NJ Supreme Court Reverses Appellate Division’s Expansion of Rice Notice Requirement
Jun 29, 2018 | Written by: | Share
Recently, in Kean Federation of Teachers v. Ada, 2018 WL 3062207 (N.J. June 21, 2018), the New Jersey Supreme Court overturned the Appellate Division’s decision that required all employees to...
NJ Supreme Court Affirms That Only Complete Development Applications are Protected by “Time of Application” Rule
Jun 28, 2018 | Written by: | Share
In Dunbar Homes, Inc. v. Zoning Bd. of Adj. of Franklin Twp., 2018 WL 3041000 (N.J. June 20, 2018), the NJ Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Appellate Division that incomplete development...
Proposed Legislation on Municipal Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs)
Jun 12, 2018 | Written by: | Share
Many municipalities in New Jersey, faced with either deteriorating downtowns, blighted properties, or affordable housing litigation threats from developers, are creatively using PILOTs (payments in...
Tax Court Upholds Assessment Where Plaintiff’s Appraiser Fails to Verify Comparable Sales Data
Dec 6, 2017 | Written by: | Share
The Tax Court recently held that an appraiser must verify the data associated with comparable sales used in an appraisal report in order to provide reliable evidence of fair market value of a property...
Gebhardt & Kiefer Successfully Defends Privacy Interests of Municipal Employee in OPRA Payroll Records Lawsuit
Dec 5, 2017 | Written by: | Share
On November 17, 2017, the Appellate Division issued its decision in favor of Gebhardt & Kiefer’s client, the Borough of Washington. Tara St. Angelo, Esq. argued the appeal on behalf of...
Volunteer Firemen May Not Pursue a Whistleblower Claim Under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act
Oct 26, 2017 | Written by: | Share
Judge Accurso of the Appellate Division recently ruled in the case of Jeffrey Sauter v. Colts Neck Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 that volunteer firemen are not entitled to the protection of the...
Are Municipal Fire Companies Subject to the Open Public Records Act?
Aug 30, 2017 | Written by: | Share
For a number of years, there have been vexing questions as to whether volunteer fire companies are considered public entities or simply a group of volunteers who get together to fight fires. The...
City’s Delay in Abating Dangerous Condition Deemed Not Unreasonable
May 23, 2017 | Written by: | Share
The Appellate Division recently held that a delay of more than one year in abating a “dangerous condition” was not “palpably unreasonable” because the municipality was required to publicly bid...