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UPDATE (2/23/2018): Following approximately 40 minutes of meeting discussion, the Committee did not act on the proposal. This further supports the need for legislative reform and modernization of the OPMA. Original post: Transparency, accountability, and the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) are on the agenda for tonight’s 7:00 PM Raritan Township Committee meeting (Feb. 20, 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 …
Not only is the new Mayor of Raritan making noises (and rightly so) that they need to settle the Gannett v. Raritan appeal over the payroll data, but Raritan has also sued its payroll provider because ADS allegedly provided Raritan with “inaccurate information.” -NJFOG Asbury Park Press January 5, 2016 by Mike Deak RARITAN BOROUGH Read More …
NJFOG President Walter Luers is quoted in this article about Gannett Media’s lawsuit concerning access to records in a usable electronic format. Generally, a requestor has a right to a document or record in its native format. For example, if a record was created in Excel, you can request the Excel spreadsheet. -NJFOG Asbury Park Press Feb. 6, 2014 Read More …