Township Council Meeting — Agenda

MRS L 000300-20 05/22/2020 Pg 4 of 16 Trans ID: LCV2020932426 official business by any officer, commission, agency or authority of the State or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate boards thereof, or that has been received in the course of his or its official business by any such officer, commission, agency, or authority of the State or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate boards thereof. [N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1]. OPRA applies to all records which are required by law to be made, maintained or kept on file by Daily Journal v. Police Dept. of City of Vineland, 351 N.J. Super. 110 (App. Div. 2002). If a document is a public record, the public has an absolute right to access it under OPRA, unless specific exceptions apply. Williams v. Atlantic City Public Schools, 329 N.J. Super. 308 (App. Div. 2000), certif. denied, 165 N.J. 488. Public agencies have the burden of demonstrating that disclosure of a document is inappropriate. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. Should a custodian fail to respond to an OPRA request within -5(i)(1). In any proceeding shall be entitled to a reasonable - Smith v. Hudson Cnty. Register, 422 N.J. Super. 387, 394 (App. Div. to a settlement, so long as the relief resulted from the litigation. Teeters v. Div. of Youth & Family Servs., 387 N.J. Super. 423, 433-34 (App. Div. 2006), certif. den., 189 N.J. 426 (2007). However, rt should conduct a qualitative analysis that weighs such factors as the number of documents received versus 4 Pa045