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1 KEVIN J. AZZARA v. TOWNSHIP OF WATERFORD -- rank: 1000

... permanent full-time member of a police department or force." N.J.S.A. 52:17B-69.2. The interpretation of this provision is the basis of the ... contending his appointment was permanent from the outset pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:17B-69.2, and he could not be terminated except for cause after ... the Township's. He concluded that the plain language of N.J.S.A. 52:17B-69.2 required plaintiff's appointment to be permanent from the outset ... Ibid. Our analysis therefore requires consideration of the language of N.J.S.A. 52:17B-69.2, related statutes and legal principles, the purpose of the 1998 alternate route amendment, and any relevant legislative history. N.J.S.A. 52:17B-69.2 provides: "A person who completes a police training course pursuant ... regulations adopted thereunder." N.J.S.A. 52:17B-67. N.J.S.A. 52:17B-69.2 must be read in conjunction with that definition, which ...

docket:	A4023-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-04-20
status:	published
citation:	392 N.J. Super. 322 920 A.2d 725
Document Size:	54892