[Adopted 3-8-2005 by Ord. No. 3-2005]
New Jersey has adopted the Open Public Records Law that has as its general
purpose making government records more available to the public than they have
been in the past. In certain instances, the production of archived records
or records in a format that is not the usual format maintained by the Township
or other special circumstances would be costly and time consuming. The New
Jersey Open Public Records Law permits the Township to require the payment
of fees, special service charges and/or special charges as a prerequisite
to the production of records requiring extraordinary time and effort, special
equipment and/or special formatting.
The fees of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5 shall apply to routine requests under the Open Public Records Law as it presently exists or as such fees might appear in future modifications or amendments to the statute. Such fees are provided in Chapter
A120, Fees.
Nothing in this article shall require the Custodian of Records or any
other Township official to examine, analyze, tabulate or interpret documents
that are subject to production under the New Jersey Open Public Records Law.
The Custodian of Records may waive the fees or other charges otherwise
chargeable if the requestor of government records is a governmental or educational
entity or a professional affiliate of the Township.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with or in conflict
with this article are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this article shall
be judged invalid, such adjudication shall apply only to the section, paragraph,
clause or provision so adjudged and the remainder shall he deemed valid and
effective.
This article shall take effect upon due passage and publication as provided
by law.