Court consent order cites Lyndhurst officials’ violation of OPMA’s notice requirement

On June 16, 2017, a Bergen County Court found that a March 2016 joint meeting of the Lyndhurst Township Commission and Board of Ed. was not properly noticed and issued a consent order requiring that a shared service agreement be rescinded.  A re-vote is required for the agreement, which included construction of a new school. Read More …

Little Egg Harbor Fire Co. agrees to adhere to Meetings Act

PRESS RELEASE June 11, 2016   The New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) secured a court consent order on May 31 against the Little Egg Harbor Fire District #3 that requires the Board of Fire Commissioners to follow provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA). NJFOG filed an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Read More …

CASE SUMMARY: NJFOG v. Long Beach Island Board of Education

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 …

Lumberton public records go missing … a second time

UPDATE (8/17/15) – Judge Marc M. Baldwin will preside over the hearing in Paff v. Lumberton.  The hearing is currently scheduled for September 4, 2015. UPDATE (8/18/2015) – Click here for a Burlington County Times news story on this topic.  According to the township attorney, the 2011-2013 closed session meeting minutes were stored on a thumb Read More …