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It’s always nice to see local governments taking steps to better organize and maintain their records. – NJFOG December 2, 2015 By MARK KITCHIN Staff Writer Observer-Tribune (article here and re-posted below) CHESTER TWP. – Records and how to keep and protect them was the subject of much of the Township Council meeting on Tuesday. Read More …
Settlement agreements entered into by governmental agencies are public documents. That is well-established. (See our Knowledge Corner HERE.) This OPRA case is interesting in that it concerns disclosure of the terms of the settlement before its final drafting and adoption by the governing body. – NJFOG December 2, 2015 (updated 12/3/15) By Richard Cowen staff writer | The Record Read More …
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release November 24, 2015 Does An OPRA Request Constitute Harassment? On Friday, October 30, 2015, the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (“NJFOG”) attended a hearing in Kaplan v. Kratovil at New Brunswick Family Court. The hearing was to determine whether the Court would enter a Final Restraining Order (“FRO”) against Read More …
UPDATE (9/10/2016): See bottom of post. — The pivotal question of whether or not a public agency can respond to a request for records by neither confirming nor denying that they exist is before the NJ Appellate Division. -NJFOG NorthJersey.com Nov. 17, 2015 By SALVADOR RIZZO State House Bureau | The Record (Full article here and Read More …
Two public records bills – S167 and S1840 – saw activity in Trenton on 11/16/2015. NJFOG testified. Find links to our testimony at https://njfog.org/legislation/. The bills, which were combined under S167, require certain gov’t records to be posted online and permit a custodian to direct a requestor there. A copy of the bill(s) themselves can Read More …