DONOVAN v. BERGEN COUNTY BD.

DOCKET NO. L-2313-12

91 A.3d 1220 (2012)

436 N.J. Super. 91

Kathleen A. DONOVAN, County Executive of Bergen County and Edward Trawinski, County Administrator of Bergen County, Plaintiffs, v. BERGEN COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS and John D. Mitchell, Freeholder Chairman, Defendants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Bergen County.

Decided September 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Scrivo , Newark, for plaintiffs (McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, attorneys).

Leonard E. Seaman, III for defendants (Law Offices of Richard Malagiere, attorneys).


TOSKOS, J.S.C.

Plaintiffs, Kathleen Donovan, County Executive of Bergen County, and Edward Trawinski, County Administrator of Bergen County (collectively, "plaintiffs"), filed this action in lieu of prerogative writs against defendants, Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders ("Board") and Board Chairman, John D. Mitchell (collectively, "defendants"). This case presents two issues regarding the separation of powers between the county executive and board of freeholders...

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