This chapter shall be known as the "Access to
Public Records Ordinance" of the Township of Blairstown.
The Access to Public Records Ordinance is hereby
created pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.
The Township Clerk is hereby designated the
Custodian of Records for all public records maintained by the Township
and shall act in this capacity on behalf of the Township.
The Township shall make all public records accessible
to the citizens of this state in accordance with the procedures and
definitions set forth in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. unless said records
are exempt from inspection as set forth in said statute.
The Custodian of Records shall permit a public
record to be inspected, examined and copied by any person during regular
business hours of the Township Clerk and shall be permitted to redact
same in accordance with the governing statute.