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Hapatcong’s Clerk claims that she was excluded from certain executive session meetings at which the council discussed an internal complaint filed by her and other municipal employees. Her complaint states that her exclusion from those meetings “makes it impossible for [her]…to fulfill her statutory duties and also violates the Open Public Meetings Act with respect Read More …
UPDATE (Sept. 14, 2016): Colts Neck has had a change of heart regarding its lawsuit to have the records declared not public. They have decided to not pursue the lawsuit and have produced the records. ————- Colts Neck Township has filed a declaratory action seeking a court ruling as to whether a report relating Read More …
The GRC decided in Parave-Fogg v. Lower Alloways Creek Township that public meeting minutes are exempt from OPRA as “inter-agency, intra-agency advisory, consultative, or deliberative material” until they are approved by the public body. This often results in unreasonable delays in public access to these records. Delays of several years are not uncommon. The GRC 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 …
Gannett Media v. Raritan Borough litigation has finally come to a close after six years. The Borough has agreed to reimburse $650K in legal fees incurred by the news outlet. The case stemmed from Gannett’s request for payroll records in a searchable electronic format, which they were told wasn’t readily available and for which a Read More …