Municipal offices, work areas, break rooms, storage areas and other such areas including the designated police parking lot and all areas not open to the public, located in or adjacent to any property owned, leased, or controlled by the Township shall be secured against public entry for the purpose of protecting documents, digital data and other written, copied or printed materials and materials displayed on computer terminals or screens, that are not subject to the Open Public Records Act which may include, but are not limited to, personal identifier information that is protected by the statutes of the State of New Jersey and the laws of the United States and to provide a productive, safe and secure work environment in which Township officials and employees can perform their official duties and responsibilities unimpeded or disturbed by intrusion or disruption.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Manalapan 5-22-2024 by Ord. No. 2024-10. Amendments noted where applicable.]
All persons entering in or onto Township owned property, buildings, structures and other facilities shall be subject to the following conditions upon entering onto, into or remaining in any such property, building, structure or facility:
A.
All persons shall have access only to areas that are open to the public and shall not proceed past any posted sign as provided for herein and shall not enter before such time that the property, building, structure, or facility has been opened to the public. No person shall remain therein after such property, building, structure, or facility has been closed to the public.
B.
All persons entering in or onto Township property, buildings, structures, grounds and facilities shall comply with the directions of any Township employee, official or agent to immediately leave any area that has been designated as a restricted area and to immediately relocate to the nearest public area. Such directions, notwithstanding any posted signage, shall constitute notice of violation of the conditions of entry imposed upon members of the public.
The Township Committee shall determine, by resolution, the designation of all restricted areas, and the times all Township property, building, structures, parking lots and facilities shall be open and closed to members of the public.
The Township shall post the following signage:
A.
A copy of the terms and conditions of entry into any Township building, structure lot or facility shall be placed at the main entrance of all buildings, structures or facilities to which public access is permitted, together with the times when the property, building, structure or facility is open to the public.
B.
At the entry point of all secured areas not open to members of the public inside buildings, structures or facilities and in all exterior areas which are required to be secured, such as but not limited to equipment storage areas, parking areas for Township or Township employee vehicles or places that pose a danger to the public a sign shall be posted which shall state, "Stop, Restricted Area, Authorized Personal Only, violators shall be subject to prosecution."