Lawsuit claims that Bridgeton violated Open Public Meetings Act

NJFOG posted last fall about the financial trouble and mismanagement at the Bridgeton Port Authority, which has not been operating for some time.  The Authority’s board was re-formed in recent years with appointees consisting mainly of city council members, who are now being sued for their failure to disclose at public meetings the sale of Read More …

$773,000 in DPW overtime for one month? Paterson council wants answers.

Stories like this are why submitting OPRA requests for even basic information like payroll, overtime and check registers can reveal potential misconduct and abuse. -NJFOG Published by NorthJersey.com July 29, 2015 By JOE MALINCONICO Paterson Press Read full article here. PATERSON — Four city council members are calling for an investigation into the possibility that Read More …