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From:
[email protected]
To:
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject:
Amendments to OPRA/OPMA Bills
Date:
Thursday, June 14, 2018 9:47:14 AM
Attachments:
S107 Amendments.pdf
S106 Amendments.pdf
Attached are the proposed amendments to Senator Weinberg’s OPRA/OPMA bills and below is the
OLS description of the changes. 
 
Please review and provide your thoughts.
 
If you are so inclined you can listen to today’s 1pm Senate State Government Committee hearing at
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/media/live_audio.asp. You will need to refresh the link, maybe several
times, until you see LISTEN. Click on Listen to for the hearing. There may be moments of silence.
 
Lori
 
From: Couture, Louis 
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 7:00 PM
To: Lori Buckelew
Subject: Amendments to S106 andS107
 
Hi Lori,
 
As promised, please find attached the draft amendments for tomorrow.
 
Here are the OLS descriptions:
 
S106 PROPOSED COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS :
                    The committee proposes to amend the bill to:
permit members of public bodies to communicate privately with independent consultants or
advisors about matters on an agenda;
require that the Legislature keep comprehensive, rather than reasonably comprehensible,
minutes of its meetings;
clarify that minutes shall be made available to the public within 15 business days after its next
meeting; 
provides municipalities with 5,000 or less inhabitants, boards of education with 500 or less
pupils, and public authorities with less than $10 million in assets will have 20 business days
after the next meeting to make the amendments available to the public;
permits a public body to vote in favor of a reasonable delay in making the minutes available
due to an emergency;
requires the Legislature to record its voting sessions;
requires subcommittees to prepare reports of meetings that are closed to the public;
removes language concerning a public body keeping reports of meetings of subcommittees.
 
 
S107 PROPOSED COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:
                The committee proposes to amend the bill to:
remove a provision permitting volunteer fire companies or departments to contract with a
municipal governing body to have its clerk serve as the fire company’s records custodian;
exclude volunteer fire companies and departments from the definition of “public agency” and
“quasi-governmental agency”;
exempt from disclosure any portion of a document that discloses personal identifying
information of minors, except when permitted by law for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle
Commission, or when driver information is disclosed to insurance companies for use in
connection with claims investigation activities, antifraud activities, rating or underwriting;
remove a provision that would have included interns and volunteer employees in the
definition of “public employee”;
permit a public agency to charge a special service charge whenever a person requests a paper
copy of a record that is available electronically after  the person was advised that the record
may be emailed at no charge to the requestor or advised as to the specific location that the
record may be accessed online;
removes the requirement that the sole purpose of a requestor’s request must be harassment
in order to file a petition in court against the requestor;
incorporates into the “New Jersey Open Data Initiative” law, N.J.S.A.52:18A-234.1 et seq,
rather than creating a new section of law, the requirement that the State maintain a single,
searchable Internet website providing certain State agency information;
requires the Office of Information Technology to develop and maintain a searchable, online
database to which units of local government may submit any government record for retention
on the database;
updates certain provisions to current law and updates references to specific dates; and
makes a technical correction.
 
Let me know what you think. You can share the description with other groups, but please refrain
from sharing the documents with people outside the League.
 
Thanks,
 
Louis Couture
NJ Senate Democratic Office
 
From:
Galland, Kevin
To:
[email protected]
Subject:
FW: MCANJ Statement OPMA OPRA
Date:
Thursday, June 14, 2018 1:03:42 PM
FYI
 
From: Galland, Kevin 
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 12:15 PM
To: Mitchell, Shane ([email protected]); '[email protected]'
Cc: Zawadski, Dina ([email protected]); Diane Pflugfelder ([email protected]); Gore,
Eileen ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]; Denise Cafone ([email protected])
Subject: MCANJ Statement OPMA OPRA
 
Good Afternoon Shane:
 
Just wanted to reach out to you to let you know that the email below, sent by the current President
of the MCANJ, is the opinion of one individual who happens to be the current President of the
Association.  Unfortunately, the content of the email was created without input from the balance of
the MCANJ Executive Board, nor did the balance of the Board have the opportunity to review and/or
discuss its content prior to its release.
 
My personal opinion was not to take a position on the amendments as I believe our meeting of April
30th was the foundation for moving forward in a positive manner.  To express a negative position
would not be new news and would only reestablish/reinforce our prior adversarial relationship.  It
goes without saying that our Association, representing Municipal Clerks, would have extreme
difficulty in supporting any OPRA legislation, but we are committed to working with the Senator in
the future to express, at a minimum, our differences. 
 
Regards on behalf of the following MCANJ Executive Board:
Kevin Galland – 1st V.P.
Diane Pflugfelder  – 2nd V.P.
Kim Marie White – Secretary
Denise Szabo – Immediate Past President
Joel Popkin – MCANJ Executive Director
 
 
 
From: Dina Zawadski [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 5:16 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: Galland, Kevin; Diane Pflugfelder; [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]; Lori Buckelew ([email protected])
Subject: statement
 
Good afternoon:
 
As President of MCANJ Association, we held many discussions with the Executive Board and MCANJ
representatives, MCANJ does not believe a realistic solution is feasible and does not seem that our
substantial differences can be resolved unless the amendments being proposed tomorrow address
our previous concerns. At this time  we still oppose these bills.  The costs and practical burden of
your legislation, discussed at length in the past are simply too much to overcome in attempting to
reach a consensus on the existing legislation.
 
Thank you.
Dina L. Zawadski, RMC,CMC
Township Clerk
MCANJ President
Public Information Officer
1011 Cooper St.
Deptford, NJ 08096
[email protected]
 
 
(p) 856-686-2203
(fax) 856-845-8804
 
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From:
[email protected]
To:
[email protected]
Subject:
FW: OPRA Seminar April 16, 2018
Date:
Friday, April 13, 2018 9:01:20 AM
Attachments:
image001.png
image003.png
DOCSLIB-#651139-v1-OPRA_Presentation_April_2018.DOC
Fyi J
 
 
Danielle Holland-Htut, Program Specialist
New Jersey State League of Municipalities
222 West State Street   Trenton, NJ 08608
Phone: 609-695-3481 ext 118
Fax: 609-695-0151
[email protected]
 
 
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From: Carl Woodward [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2018 12:16 PM
To: Danielle Holland; Lewis Scheindlin ([email protected])
Subject: OPRA Seminar April 16, 2018
 
Danielle,
 
Attached please find my update on OPRA cases for 2017 and the first quarter of 2018.  It should be
available for distribution to the attendees, either in hard copy or on-line, or both.  I will not be using
a Powerpoint, but will refer to various decisions summarized therein.
 
Please contact me with any questions.  Looking forward to seeing you on Monday.
 
Kindest regards,
 
Carl R. Woodward, III
Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein,
Brody & Agnello, P.A.
5 Becker Farm Road
Roseland, New Jersey 07068
Phone:  (973) 994-1700
Fax:  (973) 994-1744
Email:  [email protected]
 
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From:
[email protected]
To:
[email protected]
Subject:
FW: Talking Points on OPRA/OPMA
Date:
Thursday, June 14, 2018 11:38:35 AM
Attachments:
image001.png
image003.png
passanate.docx
 
 
From: Lori Buckelew 
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 11:38 AM
To: [email protected]
Cc: Michael F. Cerra <[email protected]>
Subject: Talking Points on OPRA/OPMA
 
Mayor,
 
As you requested, attached are some talking points on OPRA/OPMA. If you have any questions or
need additional information please do not hesitate contact on my cell 732-895-9611. I will be
heading down to the Statehouse shortly.
 
Lori
 
Lori Buckelew
Senior Legislative Analyst
NJ League of Municipalities
609.695.3481 x112
 
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From:
[email protected]
To:
[email protected]
Cc:
[email protected]
Subject:
FW: URGENT: Opposition to S-106 (OPMA) & S-107 (OPRA)
Date:
Thursday, June 14, 2018 10:48:01 AM
Attachments:
OPMA-OPRAResolutions.pdf
FYI.
 
From: Lisa Tilton [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 10:43 AM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]
Cc: [email protected]; Michael F. Cerra <[email protected]>; Michael J. Darcy, CAE
<[email protected]>; [email protected]; Steve Martinelli Sr.
<[email protected]>; David Turner <[email protected]>;
[email protected]; Dominic DiYanni <[email protected]>;
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: URGENT: Opposition to S-106 (OPMA) & S-107 (OPRA)
 
Dear Senators:
Senator James Beach,
Senator Shirley K. Turner,
Senator Chris A. Brown,
Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez,
Senator Samuel D. Thompson,
 
Please accept this email on behalf of Buena Vista Township Mayor Chuck Chiarello and Township
Committee regarding the proposed legislation S-106 and S-107 slated for discussion today at the
Senate Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee.
 
Buena Vista Township vehemently opposes the legislative proposals regarding the Open Public
Meetings Act (OPMA) and Open Public Records Act (OPRA) as stated in Bills S-106 and S-107. 
Enactment of these bills as proposed would increase and pose unfunded mandates on municipalities
in order to comply with the new standards.  Reforms can be made to recognize the burden on local
governments while honoring the intent of these Acts.
 
Buena Vista Township has previously opposed and continues to oppose proposed legislation to the
Open Public Meetings Act and Open Public Records Act as described in the attached adopted
resolutions. The Township strongly requests you take these resolutions under consideration and
reject Senate Bill Nos. 106 and 107 and draft new legislation to modernize OPMA and OPRA while
providing municipalities and clerks with the resources to effectuate these changes for the benefit of
the public.
 
Thank you for your time and consideration.
 
Lisa A. Tilton, RMC/CMR
Township Clerk / Registrar
Planning / Zoning Board Secretary
Insurance Fund Commissioner
Buena Vista Township
890 Harding Highway
PO Box 605
Buena, NJ 08310
856-697-2100 Ext. 11
Fax: 856-697-8651
www.buenavistanj.com
 
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From:
[email protected]
To:
[email protected]
Subject:
FW: URGENT: Opposition to S-106 (OPMA) & S-107 (OPRA)
Date:
Thursday, June 14, 2018 10:46:54 AM
Attachments:
OPMA-OPRAResolutions.pdf
 
 
From: Lisa Tilton [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 10:43 AM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]
Cc: [email protected]; Michael F. Cerra <[email protected]>; Michael J. Darcy, CAE
<[email protected]>; [email protected]; Steve Martinelli Sr.
<[email protected]>; David Turner <[email protected]>;
[email protected]; Dominic DiYanni <[email protected]>;
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: URGENT: Opposition to S-106 (OPMA) & S-107 (OPRA)
 
Dear Senators:
Senator James Beach,
Senator Shirley K. Turner,
Senator Chris A. Brown,
Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez,
Senator Samuel D. Thompson,
 
Please accept this email on behalf of Buena Vista Township Mayor Chuck Chiarello and Township
Committee regarding the proposed legislation S-106 and S-107 slated for discussion today at the
Senate Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee.
 
Buena Vista Township vehemently opposes the legislative proposals regarding the Open Public
Meetings Act (OPMA) and Open Public Records Act (OPRA) as stated in Bills S-106 and S-107. 
Enactment of these bills as proposed would increase and pose unfunded mandates on municipalities
in order to comply with the new standards.  Reforms can be made to recognize the burden on local
governments while honoring the intent of these Acts.
 
Buena Vista Township has previously opposed and continues to oppose proposed legislation to the
Open Public Meetings Act and Open Public Records Act as described in the attached adopted
resolutions. The Township strongly requests you take these resolutions under consideration and
reject Senate Bill Nos. 106 and 107 and draft new legislation to modernize OPMA and OPRA while
providing municipalities and clerks with the resources to effectuate these changes for the benefit of
the public.
 
Thank you for your time and consideration.
 
Lisa A. Tilton, RMC/CMR
Township Clerk / Registrar
Planning / Zoning Board Secretary
Insurance Fund Commissioner
Buena Vista Township
890 Harding Highway
PO Box 605
Buena, NJ 08310
856-697-2100 Ext. 11
Fax: 856-697-8651
www.buenavistanj.com
 
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From:
[email protected]
To:
[email protected]
Subject:
Fwd: MCANJ Statement OPMA OPRA
Date:
Thursday, June 14, 2018 1:13:04 PM
Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
-------- Original message --------
From: "Galland, Kevin" <[email protected]>
Date: 6/14/18 1:03 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: Lori Buckelew <[email protected]>
Subject: FW: MCANJ Statement OPMA OPRA
FYI
 
From: Galland, Kevin 
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 12:15 PM
To: Mitchell, Shane ([email protected]); '[email protected]'
Cc: Zawadski, Dina ([email protected]); Diane Pflugfelder ([email protected]); Gore,
Eileen ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]; Denise Cafone ([email protected])
Subject: MCANJ Statement OPMA OPRA
 
Good Afternoon Shane:
 
Just wanted to reach out to you to let you know that the email below, sent by the current President
of the MCANJ, is the opinion of one individual who happens to be the current President of the
Association.  Unfortunately, the content of the email was created without input from the balance of
the MCANJ Executive Board, nor did the balance of the Board have the opportunity to review and/or
discuss its content prior to its release.
 
My personal opinion was not to take a position on the amendments as I believe our meeting of April
30th was the foundation for moving forward in a positive manner.  To express a negative position
would not be new news and would only reestablish/reinforce our prior adversarial relationship.  It
goes without saying that our Association, representing Municipal Clerks, would have extreme
difficulty in supporting any OPRA legislation, but we are committed to working with the Senator in
the future to express, at a minimum, our differences. 
 
Regards on behalf of the following MCANJ Executive Board:
Kevin Galland – 1st V.P.
Diane Pflugfelder  – 2nd V.P.
Kim Marie White – Secretary
Denise Szabo – Immediate Past President
Joel Popkin – MCANJ Executive Director
 
 
 
From: Dina Zawadski [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 5:16 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: Galland, Kevin; Diane Pflugfelder; [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]; Lori Buckelew ([email protected])
Subject: statement
 
Good afternoon:
 
As President of MCANJ Association, we held many discussions with the Executive Board and MCANJ
representatives, MCANJ does not believe a realistic solution is feasible and does not seem that our
substantial differences can be resolved unless the amendments being proposed tomorrow address
our previous concerns. At this time  we still oppose these bills.  The costs and practical burden of
your legislation, discussed at length in the past are simply too much to overcome in attempting to
reach a consensus on the existing legislation.
 
Thank you.
Dina L. Zawadski, RMC,CMC
Township Clerk
MCANJ President
Public Information Officer
1011 Cooper St.
Deptford, NJ 08096
[email protected]
 
 
(p) 856-686-2203
(fax) 856-845-8804
 
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From:
Paul Tomasko
To:
[email protected]; [email protected]
Subject:
Fwd: Memorandum on proposed OPRA and OPMA legislation
Date:
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 4:02:15 PM
Attachments:
[1617806] Comments to S1045-217.pdf
Comments to S1046-217.pdf
Mike and Lori, 
FYI. 
Are the OPMA and OPRA bills still being pushed?
Thanks,
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephanie Wehmann <[email protected]>
To: Paul Tomasko <[email protected]>
Cc: Nancy Wehmann <[email protected]>
Sent: Tue, Feb 6, 2018 3:14 pm
Subject: FW: Memorandum on proposed OPRA and OPMA legislation
 
 
From: John L. Shahdanian II [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2018 2:35 PM
To: Stephanie Wehmann <[email protected]>; Boro Clerk <[email protected]>
Subject: Memorandum on proposed OPRA and OPMA legislation
 
Mayor Tomasko:
 
Attached please find the memoranda regarding the pending bills on OPRA/OPMA.
 
Regards,
 
John Shahdanian
 
JOHN L. SHAHDANIAN II
CHASAN LAMPARELLO MALLON & CAPPUZZO, PC 
300 LIGHTING WAY, SUITE 200  
SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY 07094
201-809-6038
201-348-6633
[email protected]
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From:
Carl Woodward
To:
Danielle Holland ([email protected]); LewisScheindlin ([email protected])
Subject:
OPRA Seminar April 16, 2018
Date:
Thursday, April 12, 2018 12:15:55 PM
Attachments:
DOCSLIB-#651139-v1-OPRA_Presentation_April_2018.DOC
Danielle,
 
Attached please find my update on OPRA cases for 2017 and the first quarter of 2018.  It should be
available for distribution to the attendees, either in hard copy or on-line, or both.  I will not be using
a Powerpoint, but will refer to various decisions summarized therein.
 
Please contact me with any questions.  Looking forward to seeing you on Monday.
 
Kindest regards,
 
Carl R. Woodward, III
Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein,
Brody & Agnello, P.A.
5 Becker Farm Road
Roseland, New Jersey 07068
Phone:  (973) 994-1700
Fax:  (973) 994-1744
Email:  [email protected]
 
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From:
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To:
[email protected]
Subject:
Personal Email under OPRA
Date:
Thursday, April 12, 2018 9:56:19 AM
Attachments:
Gettler v Wantage - OPRA Email Accounts.pdf
DAndrea v NJ Civil Service - GRC Decision.pdf
Paul,
 
Attached to this email please find two pdf documents.  The first is William Gettler v. Twp. of
Wantage, a decision from the GRC.  This case reviews the issue of redacting personal emails from an
OPRA request.  The GRC analyzes disclosure using the Burnett factors and likens personal email
addresses to unlisted phone numbers, thus making it proper to redact such information.
 
The second pdf attached is the GRC’s final decision in James D’Andrea v. NJ Civil Service
Commission.  This case upheld the Gettler ruling and reiterated that personal email addresses should
be redacted from OPRA requests.
 
If you have any questions or if there is anything else I can assist with, please let me know.
 
Regards,
Frank
 
Frank Marshall, Esq., Staff Attorney
New Jersey State League of Municipalities
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Trenton, NJ 08608
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From:
[email protected]
To:
[email protected]
Subject:
RE: MCANJ Statement OPMA OPRA
Date:
Thursday, June 14, 2018 1:20:29 PM
Huh?
 
From: Lori Buckelew 
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 1:13 PM
To: Michael F. Cerra <[email protected]>
Subject: Fwd: MCANJ Statement OPMA OPRA
 
 
 
 
 
Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
 
 
-------- Original message --------
From: "Galland, Kevin" <[email protected]>
Date: 6/14/18 1:03 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: Lori Buckelew <[email protected]>
Subject: FW: MCANJ Statement OPMA OPRA
 
FYI
 
From: Galland, Kevin 
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 12:15 PM
To: Mitchell, Shane ([email protected]); '[email protected]'
Cc: Zawadski, Dina ([email protected]); Diane Pflugfelder ([email protected]); Gore,
Eileen ([email protected]); [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]; Denise Cafone ([email protected])
Subject: MCANJ Statement OPMA OPRA
 
Good Afternoon Shane:
 
Just wanted to reach out to you to let you know that the email below, sent by the current President
of the MCANJ, is the opinion of one individual who happens to be the current President of the
Association.  Unfortunately, the content of the email was created without input from the balance of
the MCANJ Executive Board, nor did the balance of the Board have the opportunity to review and/or
discuss its content prior to its release.
 
My personal opinion was not to take a position on the amendments as I believe our meeting of April
30th was the foundation for moving forward in a positive manner.  To express a negative position
would not be new news and would only reestablish/reinforce our prior adversarial relationship.  It
goes without saying that our Association, representing Municipal Clerks, would have extreme
difficulty in supporting any OPRA legislation, but we are committed to working with the Senator in
the future to express, at a minimum, our differences. 
 
Regards on behalf of the following MCANJ Executive Board:
Kevin Galland – 1st V.P.
Diane Pflugfelder  – 2nd V.P.
Kim Marie White – Secretary
Denise Szabo – Immediate Past President
Joel Popkin – MCANJ Executive Director
 
 
 
From: Dina Zawadski [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 5:16 PM
To: [email protected]
Cc: Galland, Kevin; Diane Pflugfelder; [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]; Lori Buckelew ([email protected])
Subject: statement
 
Good afternoon:
 
As President of MCANJ Association, we held many discussions with the Executive Board and MCANJ
representatives, MCANJ does not believe a realistic solution is feasible and does not seem that our
substantial differences can be resolved unless the amendments being proposed tomorrow address
our previous concerns. At this time  we still oppose these bills.  The costs and practical burden of
your legislation, discussed at length in the past are simply too much to overcome in attempting to
reach a consensus on the existing legislation.
 
Thank you.
Dina L. Zawadski, RMC,CMC
Township Clerk
MCANJ President
Public Information Officer
1011 Cooper St.
Deptford, NJ 08096
[email protected]
 
 
(p) 856-686-2203
(fax) 856-845-8804
 
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From:
[email protected]
To:
[email protected]
Subject:
RE: OPRA In Depth: Privacy and Law Enforcement Issues
Date:
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 3:16:14 PM
Attachments:
ScheindlinLeague2018.pptx
DOCSLIB-#651139-v1-OPRA_Presentation_April_2018.DOC
Good Afternoon Edith,
For this particular seminar I am not able to offer a refund.  I can send you the information from the seminar(see
attached ) and I will absolutely forward your questions onto the speakers so they can answer you directly.
Danielle Holland-Htut, Program Specialist
New Jersey State League of Municipalities
222 West State Street   Trenton, NJ 08608
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-----Original Message-----
From: Clerk's Dept. [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 4:40 PM
To: Danielle Holland
Subject: FW: OPRA In Depth: Privacy and Law Enforcement Issues
Importance: High
To: D. Holland, NJLM
From: Edith Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA questions
Date: April 17, 2018
The Tax Collector and I were registered for yesterday's class. Flooding and poor visibility made it too dangerous for
us to make the trip. The PO is sitting on my desk, ready to be paid. Is the township obligated to pay even though we
could not get there? If so, can we have a credit to attend a class at a later date?
Please ask the presenters: Carl Woodward, Esq. and Lew Scheindlin, Esq. to address the following concerns:
1.      Within the Tax Office I have received Oprah requests for all delinquent balances on properties, overpayments
on properties, tax sale properties and list of open Tax Liens.
I am aware, according to State Statute that we are required to provide this information.
My concerns:
1.      After filing such OPRA requests as listed above, I have received numerous calls from residents:
a.      Senior Citizens that had delinquent balances for taxes were receiving calls or letters from someone claiming to
be representing the tax office of Clark - and advising them that they were at risk of losing their property for this
delinquency.
b.      A resident, that had an open lien on his property, came to the office very irate- saying that someone knocked
on their door saying that they were going to have their house taken away for an open lien. The resident was
extremely upset because his teenage daughter was home alone when this person came and really made her nervous.
c.      Residents are receiving soliciting calls offering their services - to help them obtain a refund for an
overpayment on their taxes.
These are only a few of the scenarios.  It concerns me that this information is being used to take advantage of our
citizens.  Since our responsibility as Tax Collector's is to protect and serve the tax payer, I feel we need to address
this concern.  There has to be a way to fulfill the requests while protecting the homeowners.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Laura Caliguire
Tax Collector
Township of Clark
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2018 2:31 PM
To: Clerk's Dept. <[email protected]>
Subject: OPRA In Depth: Privacy and Law Enforcement Issues
Dear Municipal Clerk:
On April 16, 2018 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Tinton Falls from 8:30a.m. to 12:30p.m. the NJ League of
Municipalities will have a seminar titled "OPRA In
Depth: Privacy and Law Enforcement Issues." This seminar will discuss two critical areas of OPRA: the statute's
privacy provision, and OPRA's requirements governing law enforcement records. Topics to be discussed with regard
to privacy issues include: the application of OPRA's privacy exemption to various government records and
information contained in government records; recent case law developments concerning OPRA and privacy
interests; and the procedures that public bodies should follow when in receipt of an OPRA request that presents a
privacy issue. The seminar will also provide an in depth review of OPRA and law enforcement records. This
includes an overview of the statute's provisions concerning investigatory and security records, and also a discussion
of recent court cases on the public's access to law enforcement records, such as police reports and videos from
dashcams, bodycams and surveillance cameras. In addition, there will be a discussion of other recent notable OPRA
opinions issued by the courts.
Presenters:
- Carl Woodward, Esq, League Associate Counsel, Carella,Byrne,Cecchi,Olstein,Brody & Agnello,P.C.
- Lew Scheindlin, Esq, Former Assistant Attorney General for OPRA, New Jersey Division of  Law,  Office of
Attorney General, Firm of  Lewis A. Scheindlin, Esq.
Member Rate: $70.00* / Non-Member: $90.00 *Member rate applies to: Municipalities, State, County, and
Municipal Utilities & Authorities. 
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4.0PD;NJCLE-4.0;PACLE-3.5*
Registration: www.njslom.org/seminars/
More Information: 609-695-3481 ext 118 or [email protected]
DISTRIBUTION: Municipal Clerk, Chief Financial Officer, Tax Collector / County Freeholder Board Clerk, Chief
Financial Officer / Authority Officials / Fire District Officials / Procurement Officials
From:
[email protected]
To:
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Cc:
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject:
Scheeler Decision- NJ Citizen OPRA requests
Date:
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 10:19:58 AM
Attachments:
a2092-15a2704-15a2716-15.pdf
All,
 
The Appellate Division, today, issued its opinion in Scheeler v. Cape May (consolidated with other
cases.)  This was a published decision.   The court found that OPRA requests are not limited to NJ
residents but available to all.  A copy of the decision is attached.
 
“We conclude that the reference to "citizens" – found in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 and nowhere else in
OPRA — expresses the Legislature's general intent to make New Jersey government records
open to the public, rather than expressing an intent to limit access to only New Jersey residents
or domiciliaries. Because the more specific provisions of OPRA refer to "any person," and
because OPRA is to be construed broadly to achieve the Legislature's over-arching goal of
making public records freely available, we conclude that the right to request records under
OPRA is not limited to "citizens" of New Jersey.”
 
Frank Marshall, Esq., Staff Attorney
New Jersey State League of Municipalities
609-695-3481 extn 137
222 West State St.
Trenton, NJ 08608
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From:
[email protected]
To:
[email protected]
Cc:
[email protected]
Subject:
Talking Points on OPRA/OPMA
Date:
Thursday, June 14, 2018 11:37:32 AM
Attachments:
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passanate.docx
Mayor,
 
As you requested, attached are some talking points on OPRA/OPMA. If you have any questions or
need additional information please do not hesitate contact on my cell 732-895-9611. I will be
heading down to the Statehouse shortly.
 
Lori
 
Lori Buckelew
Senior Legislative Analyst
NJ League of Municipalities
609.695.3481 x112
 
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From:
Lisa Tilton
To:
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];
[email protected]
Cc:
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Steve
Martinelli Sr .; David Turner; [email protected]; Dominic DiYanni;
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject:
URGENT: Opposition to S-106 (OPMA) & S-107 (OPRA)
Date:
Thursday, June 14, 2018 10:45:53 AM
Attachments:
OPMA-OPRAResolutions.pdf
Dear Senators:
Senator James Beach,
Senator Shirley K. Turner,
Senator Chris A. Brown,
Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez,
Senator Samuel D. Thompson,
 
Please accept this email on behalf of Buena Vista Township Mayor Chuck Chiarello and Township
Committee regarding the proposed legislation S-106 and S-107 slated for discussion today at the
Senate Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee.
 
Buena Vista Township vehemently opposes the legislative proposals regarding the Open Public
Meetings Act (OPMA) and Open Public Records Act (OPRA) as stated in Bills S-106 and S-107. 
Enactment of these bills as proposed would increase and pose unfunded mandates on municipalities
in order to comply with the new standards.  Reforms can be made to recognize the burden on local
governments while honoring the intent of these Acts.
 
Buena Vista Township has previously opposed and continues to oppose proposed legislation to the
Open Public Meetings Act and Open Public Records Act as described in the attached adopted
resolutions. The Township strongly requests you take these resolutions under consideration and
reject Senate Bill Nos. 106 and 107 and draft new legislation to modernize OPMA and OPRA while
providing municipalities and clerks with the resources to effectuate these changes for the benefit of
the public.
 
Thank you for your time and consideration.
 
Lisa A. Tilton, RMC/CMR
Township Clerk / Registrar
Planning / Zoning Board Secretary
Insurance Fund Commissioner
Buena Vista Township
890 Harding Highway
PO Box 605
Buena, NJ 08310
856-697-2100 Ext. 11
Fax: 856-697-8651
www.buenavistanj.com
 
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