Transparency NJ

At a special meeting to be held on January 14, 2009, at 7 p.m. the Rutherford Mayor and Council will discuss amendments to the Council’s bylaws. In its January 12, 2009 letter, the Libertarian Party’s Open Government Advocacy Project offered some comments and suggestions regarding Rutherford’s bylaws. That letter, along with a copy of the […]

This is in today’s paper. John PaffSomerset, New Jersey——————-$245K paid to settle police brutality suits by Veronica Slaght / Hunterdon County Democrat Wednesday January 14, 2009, 12:29 PM READINGTON TWP. — Two police brutality lawsuits were settled for a total of $245,000, according to agreements recently unearthed by open public records advocate John Paff. Mr. […]

On January 12, 2009, the Asbury Park Press ran a story (see below) about a former Oceanport councilman being fined $1,000 for a knowing and willful violation of the Open Public Records Act. I have obtained the Judge’s written decision and have put it on-line here. —————Former councilman fined $1,000 for violating public-records law By […]

In an unpublished trial court decision released today, Bergen County Superior Court Assignment Judge Peter E. Doyne denied Paramus Borough’s lawsuit seeking a declaration that the Borough Attorney must review all non-routine OPRA requests submitted to the Borough Clerk. The decision is here. Originally distributed on January 13, 2009

According to statute, a borough’s municipal governing body consist of an elected mayor plus six elected council members, for a total of seven. N.J.S.A. 40A:60-2. A quorum consists either of four members of council or the mayor plus three members of council. N.J.S.A. 40A:60-3(d). I’m trying to understand exactly how many members of a borough […]