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Sub-quorums of a public body are not subject to the OPMA, so subcommmittee meetings are usually held in private. Often that’s where the real discussion and decision happens, with little more than a sterile rubber stamping by the full board in public session, in many cases. As the article notes, “when the [Sussex-Wantage] board last Read More …
The New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) filed a lawsuit (Docket No. MER-L-11-15) against the Trenton Board of Education earlier this year. The suit involves multiple violations of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) and Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA). NJFOG previously announced that OPRA counts were decided in our favor, with a hearing Read More …