UPDATE (3/29/2018): The 3/28/2018 hearing was tabled due to not being properly advertised. UPDATE (3/28/2018): The second reading — and public hearing — for Mansfield Ordinance 2018-02 is on the agenda for tonight’s Township Committee meeting (3/28/2018). It’s not Continue Reading →
UPDATE (2/23/2018): Following approximately 40 minutes of meeting discussion, the Committee did not act on the proposal. This further supports the need for legislative reform and modernization of the OPMA. Original post: Transparency, accountability, and the Open Public Meetings Act Continue Reading →
This is a real life example of what can be at stake, as the public is denied the right to a voice. Here’s a perfect example of public reaction when a government agency exercises its right NOT to open a Continue Reading →
An appellate court ruled that “reason for separation” under OPRA does not include an employee’s motivation for resigning. However, the court also ruled that a records request concerning an employee’s separation should prompt a broad search of agency records, not Continue Reading →
In a letter-to-the-editor, NJFOG responds to recent commentary by the Municipal Clerks Association regarding the OPRA reform legislation (S1046). Read our letter below and find more information about the OPRA and OPMA reform legislation on our website here. OPRA update Continue Reading →
In an unpublished opinion issued on 11/14/2017, an Appellate Court ruled that the State Local Finance Board (LFB) must have a quorum of two thirds of its members to act. The ruling concerned the LFB’s vote, when only half of Continue Reading →
TAKE ACTION: PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL your Senator and Assembly persons TODAY and tell them to support bills S1045 and S1046. Find your legislators and their contact information here. Your rights are at risk, and action is needed. The Continue Reading →
This article by Planet Princeton provides a great summary of bills S1045 & S1046, which modernize and reform the state’s Open Public Meetings and Records Acts. IT IS WORTH READING! Here is one excerpt from the article that describes some Continue Reading →
