[brief] ...........................................................................................................  6  Hammond v. City of Patterson, 145 N.J. Super 452 (App. Div. 1976) .................................................................................. 10, 11  In re Election Law Enforcement Comm’n Advisory Op. No. 01-2008, 201 N.J. 254 (2010)..............................................................................................................  7  In Re Young, 202 N.J. 50 (2010)  ...............................................................................................................  7  Kalogeras v. 239 Broad Ave., L.L.C., 202 N.J. 349 (2010).  .............................................................................................................  15  Minsavage for Minsavage v. Bd. of Trs., Teachers’ Pension & Annuity Fund, 240 N.J. 103 (2019).  ............................................................................................................  14  Piatt v. Police & Firemen’s Ret. Sys., 443 N.J. Super 80 (App. Div. 2015)  .......................................................................................  6  Richardson v. Bd. of Trs., Police & Firemen’s Ret. Sys., 192 N.J. 189 (2007)  ...............................................................................................................  6, 8 Rooth v. Bd. of Trs., Pub. Emps.’ Ret. Sys., 472 N.J. Super 357 (App. Div. 2022)  .....................................................................................  6 SMB Assocs. v. Dep’t of Env’t Prot., 264 N.J. Super 38 (App. Div. 1993) .......................................................................................  17  SSI Medical Servs. v. HHS, Div. of Medical Assistance & Health Servs., 146 N.J. 614 (1996) ..............................................................................................................  13 State v. Hoffman, 149 N.J. 564 (1997) ..............................................................................................................  11  State v. Malik, 365 N.J. Super 267 (App. Div. 2003) ...................................................................................  6  State v. Regis, 208 N.J. 439 (2011) ...........................................................................................................  9, 13 Sussex Commons Assocs., LLC v. Rutgers, 210 N.J. 531 (2012) ..................................................................................................................  8  STATUTES L. 1985, c. 175 .............................................................................................................................  1 L. 2019, c. 157 ..........................................................................................................................  1, 7, 10 N.J.S.A. 43:16A-3 .......................................................................................................................  16  N.J.S.A. 53:5A-8 ..........................................................................................................................  1 N.J.S.A. 53:5A-10 .........................................................................................................................  4, 6, 7, 9, 10 N.J.S.A. 53:5A-27 .......................................................................................................................  1  Ricci Act ....................................................................................................................................  1, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12  PROCEDURAL HISTORY AND COUNTERSTATEMENT OF FACTS