Ruling Supports Dozens of Raises in Bergenfield

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BERGENFIELD The borough does not need to reverse the raises of all employees listed in a controversial 2006 salary ordinance, a judge has ruled.

The Bergenfield Property Owners Association filed a lawsuit in April 2006 aimed at invalidating the ordinance that gave raises to dozens of borough employees. The group also demanded that Borough Clerk Catherine Navarro-Steinel's contract which was originally set for four years be deemed invalid. State law allows clerks to have contracts of a maximum of three years.

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Ruling Supports Dozens of Raises in Bergenfield

Judge Menelaos W. Toskos ruled last week that the mayor and council cannot receive the raises set by the ordinance...

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