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A New Jersey Appellate Court ruled on July 9, 2018 that a local governing body must approve at a public meeting the interpretive statement for any public question on the local ballot, such that the public will be afforded an opportunity to comment on the proposed statement language. From the article: “A three-judge Appellate Division Read More …
While allowing a lawsuit filed against the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) to proceed, a federal judge in New Jersey dismissed claims filed under state sunshine laws because the Pennsylvania legislature has not acted to apply its statute to the bi-state agency. Both Pennsylvania and New Jersey must enact substantially similar legislation to bring DRPA Read More …
The governing body in Byram Township (Sussex Co.) discussed the OPMA and OPRA reform legislation (S106 and S107) at its June 19, 2018 meeting and reached out to NJFOG for our input. We invite other local governments to do the same to become better informed. NJFOG welcomes the opportunity to discuss the bill provisions, in Read More …
In a move that runs counter to the public interest, some local governing bodies are adopting a resolution opposing legislation that would modernize and strengthen the state’s Open Public Meetings and Open Public Records Acts. Review the facts with our model resolution. Read More …
Does data once publicly available become non-public with the move to privatization? A new lawsuit asks that salient question. The particular issue in this case is the privatization of public water resources, a move that many of the state’s local governments have made or are now considering. A request by public advocacy organization Food and Read More …