MUNICIPAL COUNCIL v. ESSEX COUNTY


259 N.J. Super. 211 (1992)

611 A.2d 1157

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, PLAINTIFF, v. ESSEX COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, PATRICIA MCGARRY DRAKE, ESSEX COUNTY CLERK, AND CARMINE CASCIANO, SUPERINTENDENT OF ELECTIONS, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Essex County.

Decided July 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen C. Goger, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for the plaintiff (Michelle Hollar-Gregory, Corporation Counsel).

David Dembe, Deputy Attorney General, for the defendant, Essex County Board of Elections (Robert J. Del Tufo, Attorney General).


CASSINI, J.S.C.

Plaintiff, Municipal Council of the City of Newark (hereinafter "Newark"), moved for summary judgment on the issue of whether the defendant Essex County Board of Elections (hereinafter "Board") violated the Open Public Meetings Act (hereinafter "OPMA"), N.J.S.A. 10:4-6, et seq.

In the Spring of 1991, the Board met with the City Clerk of each municipality within the county to redraw the ward lines pursuant to the Municipal Ward...

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