New Jersey Foundation for Open Government
Shining a light on local government
Last week, NJFOG announced that it had sent a letter to the Government Records Council (GRC) requesting that the GRC review an OPRA response from the City of Bayonne granting itself an extension of time to fill a request without providing a specific reason or response date. NJFOG asked the GRC to advise the city Read More …
The drafters of OPRA wisely required records custodians, absent a good reason, to either grant or deny access to requested records within seven business days. Without a hard deadline, records requests could be stalled indefinitely. In a December 9, 2015 letter, the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) asked the Government Records Council to Read More …