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JERSEY CITY v. JERSEY CITY POLICE OFFICERS BENEVOLENT ASSOC.

154 N.J. 555 (1998)

713 A.2d 472

IN THE MATTER OF CITY OF JERSEY CITY, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT, v. JERSEY CITY POLICE OFFICERS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, CHARGING PARTY-RESPONDENT, AND JERSEY CITY POLICE SUPERIOR OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, CHARGING PARTY.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin R. Pachman, argued the cause for appellant (Mr. Pachman, attorney; Robin T. McMahon, on the briefs).

Bruce D. Leder, argued the cause for respondent Jersey City Police Officers Benevolent Association (Schneider, Goldberger, Cohen, Finn, Solomon, Leder & Montalbano; attorneys; Jacqueline Jassner Poquette, former counsel, on the brief).

Robert E. Anderson, General Counsel, argued the cause for respondent Public Employment Relations Commission.

Robert P. Curley submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae New Jersey State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police (Markowitz & Richman, attorneys).

Joseph Licata, submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae New Jersey State AFL-CIO (Loccke & Correia, attorneys; Richard D. Loccke, of counsel).

Paul L. Kleinbaum and Edward H. O'Hare, submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association (Zazzali, Zazzali, Fagella & Nowak, attorneys).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by STEIN, J.

This appeal requires us to determine whether a city must negotiate with police unions before implementing a plan to transfer police officers from administrative and non-police positions to operational positions and to fill the administrative and non-police positions with civilian personnel. As part of a claimed reorganization of its police force, the City of Jersey City (City) sought to transfer officers formerly...

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