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In an unpublished opinion issued on 11/14/2017, an Appellate Court ruled that the State Local Finance Board (LFB) must have a quorum of two thirds of its members to act.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 its members were present, to overturn the decision of a local ethics board. NJ Read More …
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 …
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 …
UPDATE (2/5/16): The bill was re-introduced in the 2016-2017 session as S342 / A943. — Few can argue that the proper handling of ethics matters is an integral part of open, transparent government. Thus, it may interest our readers to know about Bill S729 (A1195), which proposes fundamental changes to New Jersey’s Local Government Ethics Read More …
The Bridgeton Port Authority has not been operating for years. They have no ships, no bridges and no port and for many years no board of commissioners. They also failed to prepare budgets and audits for years and did not maintain a website as required by state law. Recently, the Authority’s board was reconstituted with Read More …