I chair the New Jersey Libertarian Party’s Open Government Advocacy Project. The Project’s goal is to encourage local governments around New Jersey to fully comply with the Open Public Records Act, Sen. Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act and other laws that foster open and transparent government. Today, I wrote to Mayor George Conard […]
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LFB Ethics Complaint Roster now on-line
As I stated in a February 7, 2009 post, the vast majority of municipalities in New Jersey do not have their own ethics boards. So, any citizen complaints alleging that local officials in these municipalities violate the Local Government Ethics Law are handled at the state level–by the Local Finance Board (LFB). Today, in response […]
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Order issued in Paff v. Keyport
On February 13, 2009, Monmouth County Assignment Judge Lawrence M. Lawson issued a final order resolving my Open Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act case against the Keyport Borough (Monmouth County) Council. The order and other significant case documents are on-line here. John Paff, ChairNew Jersey Libertarian Party’sOpen Government Advocacy ProjectSomerset, New Jersey
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Another attorney weighs in on “effective majority” question
On January 19, 2009, I wrote to the High Bridge (Hunterdon County) Mayor and Borough Council asking how meetings of the Council’s three-member committees (e.g. the Planning & Engineering Committee) are held in a manner consistent with the Open Public Meetings Act. My letter and Borough Attorney Barry S. Goodman’s February 13, 2009 are on-line […]
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More on “effective majority” question
I received a very thoughtful letter from Andover Township (Sussex County) attorney Fred Semrau in response to my questions about how meetings of committees of the Township Committee interplay with the requirements of the Sen. Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act. The correspondence is on-line here. Mr. Semrau concluded that a) the OPMA would […]