State board denies NJFOG’s request to improve handling of ethics complaints

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release March 29, 2016   The State Local Finance Board (LFB) has rejected a Petition for Rulemaking submitted by the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) that sought changes to the Board’s procedure for handling ethics complaints filed against local government officials.  NJFOG proposed time limits for handling the investigations Read More …

NJFOG seeks changes in how ethics complaints are handled

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release On August 31, 2015, the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government, Inc. (NJFOG) submitted a formal Petition for Rulemaking to the Local Finance Board (LFB) within the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA). (The petition and NJFOG’s cover letter can also be found on the DCA’s website.) NJFOG’s petition Read More …