Tag: OPRA

  • Shrewsbury council opposes OPRA changes

    Shrewsbury council opposes OPRA changes

    SHREWSBURY The Borough Council approved a resolution expressing opposition to legislative proposals regarding the Open Public Meetings Act and Open Public Records Act. The New Jersey Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee took action on Senate Bill Nos. 1045 and 1046, which amend the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) and Open Public Records Act (OPRA), on…

  • Lawsuit alleges deficiencies with minutes, meeting notices in Spotswood

    Lawsuit alleges deficiencies with minutes, meeting notices in Spotswood

    By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — When it comes to the status of minutes from dozens of public and nonpublic meetings, the Spotswood Board of Education (BOE) will need to have a better answer than “the dog ate it.” The New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG), a nonprofit that promotes transparency in government,…