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Sussex County commissioners enter executive session to discuss collective-bargaining contracts and litigation
Summary
At its Sept. 24 meeting in Newton, the Sussex County Board of County Commissioners approved an amended agenda and adopted a resolution to meet in executive session to discuss two collective-bargaining matters and pending litigation, citing state open-meetings law.
The Sussex County Board of County Commissioners met Sept. 24, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Sussex County Administrative Center in Newton and approved an amended agenda before adopting a resolution to enter executive session to discuss collective-bargaining agreements and litigation.
The board voted to approve the agenda as amended after the scheduled presentation by the American Red Cross was postponed. The board then adopted a resolution, citing the Open Public Meetings Act (chapter 231, P.L. 1975) and N.J.S.A. 10:4-12 and 10:4-13, to hold a closed-session meeting to address specified matters exempt from public discussion under state law.
Why it matters: the executive session items listed in the resolution include matters relating to collective bargaining — specifically the PBA contract and the CWA contract — and litigation described as “Newton Green” and “general…
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