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Hapatcong’s Clerk claims that she was excluded from certain executive session meetings at which the council discussed an internal complaint filed by her and other municipal employees. Her complaint states that her exclusion from those meetings “makes it impossible for [her]…to fulfill her statutory duties and also violates the Open Public Meetings Act with respect Read More …
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release September 1, 2016 UPDATE (9/27/16): The time of the Oct. 13th hearing has been changed to 10:00 AM. This hearing date, hour and location is subject to change. If you plan to attend, please call the court offices at 732-519-3413 the day prior to confirm that the hearing Read More …
The GRC decided in Parave-Fogg v. Lower Alloways Creek Township that public meeting minutes are exempt from OPRA as “inter-agency, intra-agency advisory, consultative, or deliberative material” until they are approved by the public body. This often results in unreasonable delays in public access to these records. Delays of several years are not uncommon. The GRC Read More …
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 …
Case Name: NJFOG v. Long Beach Island Board of Education Docket Number: OCN-L-579-16 County / Vicinage: Ocean Filing Date: March 2, 2016 Presiding Judge: Lynch Ford, Marlene Status: Closed Overview: The complaint alleges multiple violations of the OPMA and OPRA. The complaint cites the Board for violating OPRA by ignoring portions of NJFOG’s records request Read More …