Middletown Township Pba Local 124, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Township of Middletown, Defendant-Appellant; Middletown…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division’s confirmation of an arbitrator’s award granting health benefits to police retirees who had accumulated twenty‑five years of service credit, holding that the statute authorizing such benefits does not require an ordinance or resolution unless the municipality chooses to set a service‑time floor. The Court applied the “reasonably debatable” standard of review and found the award did not violate clear statutory mandates.