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Ocean Township Police Internal Affairs

One of the most secretive areas in local government is the police department’s “internal affairs” process. Through several OPRA requests, I have obtained internal affairs records from the Ocean Township Police Department in Ocean County (i.e. Waretown). I have uploaded here, public filings regarding OTPD disciplinary actions from 2004 through 2007. There are two different […]

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Use of Email by public bodies

Here’s an article that touches on the permissible and impermissible uses of email by public officials. The League of Municipalities’ publication–“The Perils of E-mail”–discussed in the article is on the League’s site here. —————————————-New Jersey towns cautioned against using e-mail to sidestep public meeting lawsMonday, December 15, 2008By STEPHEN J. NOVAKThe Express-Times WASHINGTON – It […]