June 27, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 5 Area The seven Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority commissioners who received dismissal letters from NBCUA commissioners will retain jobs, benefits Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan in April will be allowed to retain their jobs, compensation, and The Ridgewood YMCA’s 39th Annual Golf Outing will be held Monday, Sept. 24 at the Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly. Proceeds from the event will support the YMCA’s Good Works Programs. The event, which begins at 9:30 a.m., will feature a day of golf, cocktails, and dinner. The day will begin at 9:30 a.m. with registration and breakfast. The shotgun start will be at 11 a.m. The dinner, scheduled for 6 p.m., will include awards, prize announcements, and an auction. The Ridgewood YMCA Good Works Programs address the needs of the community, striving to turn no one away, Ridgewood YMCA sets September golf event regardless of their ability to pay. Good Works Programs include Living Strong, Living Well, a strength and conditioning program for cancer patients and survivors; Delay the Disease, a program designed to introduce the benefits of exercise to people with Parkinson’s disease; and Rainbows, which provides peer support for children who have suffered a painful family loss. To register for the outing, or for more information, including donation and sponsorship opportunities, call Jen Batelli at (201) 444-5600, extension 320, or visit www. ridgewoodymca.org/golf-outing. benefits. In his ruling, Bergen County Superior Court Judge Alexander Carver III found that Donovan had acted beyond the scope of her authority when she attempted to fire the commissioners for refusing to stop accepting their medical benefits and $5,000 stipends. Judge Carver also overturned Donovan’s vetoes of the authority’s minutes. An appeal of his decision is expected. Earlier this year, the county counsel’s office filed a lawsuit to recover the compensation paid to the seven commissioners since November 2011. The commissioners were charged with accepting the stipends and health benefits despite Donovan’s vetoes, which were upheld by the New Jersey Division of Local Government Services. The NBCUA’s suit challenged Donovan’s vetoes and her right to fire the authority’s commissioners. Before Judge Carver rendered his decision, the Bergen County Board of Freeholders voted unanimously to halt any future pay and benefits to Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority commissioners, thereby rescinding a 1979 ordinance. The seven commissioners who received dismissal letters from Donovan include Chairman William F. Dator of Mahwah, Vice Chairman Michael Kasparian of Ho-HoKus, and Commissioners Brian Chewcaskie of Allendale, Peter Dachnowicz of Waldwick, Frank Kelaher of Ramsey, Marion Plumley of Midland Park, and Jason T. Shafron of Wyckoff.