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On October 13, 2017, Mercer County Judge Mary Jacobson issued injunctions requiring Open Public Meetings Act compliance by both the Public and Charter Schools in Princeton, New Jersey. Judge Jacobson also pointed out the irony of one board violating OPMA while suing the other for OPMA violations! While NJFOG was not involved in this lawsuit, Read More …
The Appellate Division has ruled that the absence of discussion about a person’s employment prior to a vote does not relieve the board of its responsibility to advise the employee of his/her right to have the matter publicly discussed. The published decision states: “…[T]he fact that the board voted…without discussion in order to avoid sending…Rice Read More …
A Morris County activist has sued the City of Passaic for alleged OPMA violations, including boilerplate executive session resolutions and non-comprehensive minutes. -NJFOG — BY RICHARD COWEN STAFF WRITER | THE RECORD February 23, 2016 Read article here.
A recent exchange between NJFOG’s John Paff and the Borough of Leonia, a Bergen County borough with a population of about 9000, concerns the municipality’s various shortcomings with regard to the Open Public Meetings Act. Paff was notified by resident Roland Weimer about a letter from Borough Attorney Douglas M. Bern that claimed that minutes from Read More …
On 9/15, Nutley’s governing body adopted video recording guidelines meant for all township boards. We haven’t seen the new resolution yet, but the below article lists some criteria that look similar to prior provisions. The article also notes that a North Jersey Media Group attorney advised the township prior to the vote “that North Jersey Read More …