Bergen Freeholders defeat contract to absorb Demarest police into county police
Friday, December 28, 2012 Last updated: Friday December 28, 2012, 4:15 PM
BY DEENA YELLIN AND JOHN ENSSLIN
STAFF WRITER
The Record
The Bergen County freeholders Friday rejected a contract that called for the county to police Demarest, with several freeholders saying the proposed savings of the 7-year-deal were not clear enough.
By a 4-3 vote, the board voted against the proposal. Freeholders John Mitchell, John Felice, David Ganz and Joan Voss voted no. Freeholders Robert Hermansen, Maura DeNicola and John Driscoll voted yes.
The Demarest Council introduced and voted on a seven-year contract last week calling for the Bergen County Police to absorb the 13-member department and provide the borough with service. The council is scheduled to hold a public hearing and final vote on the issue on Monday.