Borough of Haddon Heights, NJ Chapter 78 Records, Public

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Haddon Heights as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Fees — See Ch. 213.

Article I Records Request System

[Adopted 9-5-2006 by Ord. No. 1221]

§ 78-1 Custodian.

The Municipal Clerk is the custodian of the records and is authorized to appoint deputy custodians as necessary.

§ 78-2 Request form information.

A. Requestor's information:

(1) Name.

(2) Address.

(3) Telephone number.

B. Description of records sought.

C. Are records available?

D. Date records will be available.

E. Fee.

F. Deposit required.

G. If the request is denied, please state the reasons.

H. Signature of requestor.

I. Date of request.

J. Date request received by custodian.

K. Date request fulfilled or denied.

L. Signature of custodian.

§ 78-3 Fees.

Persons desiring to review or receive copies of government records held by the Borough of Haddon Heights shall complete the request form and present to the Borough Clerk during normal office hours. Prepayment of fees is required when the expected costs of copying exceeds $15. Records will normally be available for inspection within seven days of the request. In the event you disagree with any decision concerning your request, you have the right to file an appeal pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. In the event copies are requested, the charge listed in § 450-164 will apply.[1] Whenever the requested documents cannot be reproduced by ordinary means or whenever the request involves an extraordinary expenditure of time and effort, there will be a special service charge based upon the actual direct costs of providing the copies. An extraordinary expenditure of time or effort shall be in circumstances where, in the opinion of the custodian, the time involved in gathering the records will exceed two hours. In that event, the special service charge shall be the number of estimated hours to compile and/or copy the requested records times the normal hourly rate of the employee designated to gather and/or copy such records. A deposit equal to this special service charge plus the regular fees will be required to be posted. In the event that the actual time is different that the estimate, additional payment or a refund, as the case may be, shall be required. The custodian shall redact from any record any social security number, credit number, unlisted telephone number and/or driver's license number of any person.

[1] Editor's Note: See Ch. 213, Fees.