Free OPMA/OPRA seminar on November 8, 2017. VIDEO AVAILABLE!

Join NJFOG and guest speaker Senator Loretta Weinberg in Bergen County on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 to learn more about New Jersey’s Open Public Meetings and Records laws (OPMA and OPRA). Senator Weinberg is the primary sponsor of reform legislation S1045 (OPMA) and S1046 (OPRA). Click here for more information about this event!   VIDEO:  Read More …

Sussex Borough drops open government initiative

Some time back, NJFOG officer and well-known open government advocate John Paff visited Sussex Borough at the Mayor’s request to help them write up an amendment to their administrative code establishing open government practices. Unfortunately, the Borough let it drop after the Mayor became a Freeholder, and the New Jersey Herald lambasted the Borough in Read More …

Belleville editorial: Local chance to celebrate Sunshine Week

A big thanks to the Belleville Times for their coverage of our March 15 event!  -NJFOG — March 10, 2016 Belleville Times EDITORIAL “Next week is Sunshine Week, a nationwide celebration of access to public information. To coincide with the celebration, the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government will hold a free seminar on Tuesday, Read More …

Summit Housing Authority sued for public meeting and records violations

UPDATE (8/22/2015) – See bottom of this post for the list of case documents to date. — Press Release July 9, 2015 For immediate release CONTACT: New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) https://njfog.org/contact/ The Housing Authority used to keep minutes for its non-public meetings – they are required to – but stopped a few years ago. At 10:00 Read More …

South Orange Strikes Down Proposed ‘Open Governance’ Ordinance

NJFOG is a bit behind on posting this story, which was reported in mid-April. It is worth reading. Kudos to South Orange Village President Alex Torpey for his efforts to promote open, transparent, accountable government. – NJFOG  Alex Torpey The Village Green of Maplewood and South Orange April 15, 2015 By Carolyn Maynard-Parisi (Full article here Read More …