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A Morris County activist has sued the City of Passaic for alleged OPMA violations, including boilerplate executive session resolutions and non-comprehensive minutes. -NJFOG — BY RICHARD COWEN STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD February 23, 2016 Read article here.
Transparency advocate John Paff has filed suit against the Bellmawr Borough Council, which he claims does not record minutes for any of its caucus (workshop) meetings. In response to Paff’s 2/1/16 OPRA request for 2015 caucus meeting minutes, Borough Clerk Charles Sauter provided only the following short written response: “Our Caucus meetings are workshops and Read More …
A lawsuit filed against the New Jersey DEP seeks the release of a taxpayer-funded report that addresses how Liberty State Park can bring in revenue and that may shed light on privatization plans. An OPRA request for the report has been denied on the grounds that it “is not considered a government record pursuant to Read More …
UPDATE (8/17/15) – Judge Marc M. Baldwin will preside over the hearing in Paff v. Lumberton. The hearing is currently scheduled for September 4, 2015. UPDATE (8/18/2015) – Click here for a Burlington County Times news story on this topic. According to the township attorney, the 2011-2013 closed session meeting minutes were stored on a thumb Read More …
NJFOG posted last fall about the financial trouble and mismanagement at the Bridgeton Port Authority, which has not been operating for some time. The Authority’s board was re-formed in recent years with appointees consisting mainly of city council members, who are now being sued for their failure to disclose at public meetings the sale of Read More …