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North Bergen School Board wouldn’t cooperate with the state comptroller’s audit request, wanted first to know why they were picked, spent tax dollars to fight it and lost at both the trial and appellate court levels. NJFOG treasurer John Paff described the situation as follows: “In 2015, the State Comptroller decided to conduct a performance Read More …
On July 9, 2016, attorney Richard Gutman of Montclair filed a GRC complaint on behalf of Libertarians for Transparent Government challenging the Summit Board of Education’s 1) requirement that its OPRA request form be used, and 2) decision to unilaterally grant itself an extension that went well beyond the seven business-day period. As to the Read More …
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release On March 2, 2016, the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) filed suit in Ocean County Superior Court claiming that the Long Beach Island Board of Education committed multiple violations of the state’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA) and Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA). The case, New Jersey Foundation Read More …
ACLU of New Jersey is appealing a Feb. 19 Superior Court decision upholding Atlantic City School District’s denial of public records to a Washington D.C. advocacy group because the group is based out-of-state. An Appellate Division decision has statewide application, so this is one to watch! -NJFOG — NJ.com | South Jersey Times By Don Read More …
This opinion piece blasts the High Point school board for non-compliance with the OPMA. The board apparently needs a lesson in how to conduct its public meetings. After entering closed session, the board failed to re-enter open session or properly adjourn the meeting. The board also failed to give public attendees an opportunity to address Read More …