[Ord. No. 2208 § 1]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the
meaning indicated:
Shall mean any building owned or leased by the Borough of
Roselle Park in which official municipal business is conducted.
Shall mean any gathering, whether corporal or by means of
communication equipment, which is attended by or open to all members
of a public body, held with the intent, on the part of the members
of the body present, to discuss or act as a unit upon the specific
public business of that body.
Shall mean the audio, still picture, or motion picture recording,
resulting from the use of a "recording device" as defined below.
Shall mean any audio recording device or any still picture
recording device (including but limited to cameras) or any motion
picture recording device (including but not limited to video or digital
recording cameras).
[Ord. No. 2208 § 1; Ord. No. 2259 § 1]
a.
Equipment and Personnel.
1.
Not more than two (2) recording devices, operated by no more than
one (1) member of the public each, shall be permitted at any public
meeting of any public body, including but not limited to the Borough
Council.
b.
Sound and Light Criteria.
1.
Only recording devices which do not produce distracting sound or
light shall be employed to cover public meetings of the Borough Council.
No artificial lighting device of any kind shall be employed in connection
with the use of a recording device.
2.
It shall be the affirmative duty of the individual seeking to record
a public meeting to demonstrate to the Mayor or his designee, adequately
in advance of any public hearing that the equipment sought to be utilized
meets the sound and light criteria enumerated herein. A failure to
obtain advance approval for the equipment prior to each public meeting
shall preclude its use at any such meeting.
c.
Notice.
1.
Notice shall be given to the Borough Clerk and any secretary of any
public body prior to the close of business of the day of the meeting
for which an individual is seeking permission to record the public
meeting and, if the meeting occurs on a day when municipal offices
are closed, prior to close of business on the last business day preceding
the meeting for which permission is sought.
2.
Permission to record the public meeting shall be granted on a first
come, first serve basis subject to compliance with the provisions
contained in these guidelines.
d.
Location of Equipment and Personnel.
1.
Recording device(s) shall be placed in an inconspicuous location
of the meeting room designated by any public body, including but not
limited to the Borough Council. The area(s) shall provide a generally
clear view of the proceedings by the recording device. The person
recording the public meeting shall not move about the meeting room
while the public meeting is being held.
e.
Recording device(s) shall not be placed in or removed from the meeting
room except prior to commencement and after adjournment of the public
meeting or during a recess.
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Notwithstanding the above, at the invitation or permission of
Mayor or his designee, any individual will be permitted to record
ceremonial proceedings (including but not limited to certificates
and proclamations) during a public meeting of the Borough Council.
[Ord. No. 2208 § 1]
Recording of proceedings in the Municipal Court are governed
by the Supreme Court guidelines.
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a.
For any violation of the within, upon conviction, the penalty shall
be a fine of not less than one hundred ($100) dollars or more than
one thousand ($1,000) dollars or imprisonment in the County Jail for
a term of not exceeding ninety (90) days, or for a period of community
service not exceeding ninety (90) days, or such combination of punishments
as a Municipal Judge, in his or her discretion deems appropriate or
just.
b.
Separate Violations. Each and every day in which a violation of any
provision of this Article exists shall constitute a separate violation.
c.
Application. The maximum penalty stated in this subsection is not
intended to state an appropriate penalty for each and every violation.
Any lesser penalty, including a minimal penalty or no penalty at all,
may be appropriate for a particular case or violation, except in those
instances where State law mandates a minimum penalty to be imposed.
