Transparency NJ

On July 9, 2008, I wrote to Mayor Pfeffer and the Woodstown Borough (Salem County) Council questioning the legality of the Borough not having a written contract with George G. Rosenberger, Jr., the Borough Solicitor. On February 10, 2009, I asked Borough Clerk Cynthia Dalessio for the Mayor and Council’s response to my July 9, […]

On February 10, 2009, attorney Walter Luers appeared before a three judge Appellate Division panel representing me in my Open Public Records Act case against Monmouth County. We are seeking reversal of Judge Jamie S. Perri’s February 14, 2008 ruling that the public is not entitled to see a settlement agreement between Monmouth County and […]

As a public service, the New Jersey Libertarian Party has uploaded the Police Manual for the Borough of Lawnside (Camden County) to the Internet. The manual outlines the rights and duties of officers and sets forth the department’s disciplinary policy. It is available by clicking here. John Paff, ChairNew Jersey Libertarian Party’sOpen Government Advocacy Project

I chair the New Jersey Libertarian Party’s Open Government Advocacy Project which seeks more openness and accountability from government, especially at the local level. I submitted an OPRA request to Pilesgrove Township for some of the Township Committee’s resolutions that authorize the exclusion of the public from Committee meetings (i.e. to go into closed or […]

I have submitted the following two OPRA requests to the Local Finance Board in an attempt to document the Board’s poor performance. John PaffSomerset, New Jersey —-Request Confirmation No. W41209 BACKGROUND: A May 30, 2008 article in the Record “Oury failed to file required disclosures, clerk says,” reported that Bergenfield Borough Clerk Catherine Navarro-Steinel had […]