Month: April 2018

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PFRS Reform Bill Heads to Gov. Murphy

On By knova

The New Jersey Legislature has approved legislation to reform the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) by transferring management to a Board of Trustees. The PFRS bill now awaits consideration by Governor Phil Murphy.  As more fully detailed in a prior post, Senate Bill 5/Assembly Bill 3671 (S-5/A-3671) transfers management

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Categories : Open Public Records ActTags : Leave a comment

NJ Court Expands OPRA Access to Settlements Involving Public Entities

On By John G. Geppert, Jr.

In Evening Journal Ass’n v. City of Bayonne & Robert F. Sloan, a New Jersey judge held that sealed settlements involving public entities may be subject to disclosure under the state’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA).  Facts of the Case The OPRA case sprung from a civil lawsuit filed against

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