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“The courts have held that once an investigation is closed, the government’s interest in confidentiality is less,” said Paff, who believes that the public has a right to know what an investigation is about, even if no charges are eventually filed. -NJFOG Press of Atlantic City / PressofAtlanticCity.com By RICHARD DEGENER, Staff Writer November 17, Read More …
NJFOG’s John Paff is quoted in this article about the secrecy surrounding records concerning the officers who shot Trenton juvenile Radazz Hearns. – NJFOG The Trentonian Oct. 27, 2015 By Isaac Avilucea (full article here, partially re-posted below) Looking to maintain a shroud of secrecy regarding information about three police officers involved in the shooting Read More …
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 …
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 …
UPDATE (2/5/16): The bill was re-introduced in the 2016-2017 session as S342 / A943. — Few can argue that the proper handling of ethics matters is an integral part of open, transparent government. Thus, it may interest our readers to know about Bill S729 (A1195), which proposes fundamental changes to New Jersey’s Local Government Ethics Read More …