[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Westwood 5-26-1987 by Ord. No. 87-3. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 5-23-1995 by Ord. No. 95-7; 9-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-17]
The public records of the Borough of Westwood shall be accessible
for examination and copying by the public in accordance with the terms
and conditions of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq., the Right to Know Law,
and upon the terms and conditions as hereinafter provided.
[Amended 5-23-1995 by Ord. No. 95-7; 9-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-17; 8-19-2003 by Ord. No. 03-12; 5-8-2007 by Ord. No. 07-03[1]]
There shall be paid to the Borough, through the offices of the
Borough Clerk, the following fees for the photocopying of any document
that is available to the public:
A.Â
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5b, the fee shall be $0.05 per letter
size page or smaller, and $0.07 per legal size page or larger; or
in such amount as said statutory fees may be amended.
B.Â
If actual costs for any duplication of a government record exceeds
the foregoing, the Borough shall charge the actual cost of duplicating
the record. The actual cost of duplicating the record shall be the
cost of materials and supplies used to make a copy of the record,
but shall not include the cost of labor or other overhead expenses
associated with making the copy.
C.Â
Compact disc: actual cost.
A.Â
Every citizen of the state shall have the right, during regular business
hours and under the reasonable supervision of a representative of
the custodian of public records (required by law to be made available
to the public), to inspect and examine such records upon payment of
a reasonable fee to defray the costs of such reasonable supervision
as hereinafter set forth:
(1)Â
The custodian of records may require four hours' advance notice if
supervision or assemblage of such records will be required.
B.Â
In those instances where clerical supervision or assistance is requested,
the person requesting said assistance shall deposit the sum of $10
in advance of making said request.
Nothing herein shall be construed to enlarge upon the statutory
right of citizens to inspect public records, nor is this chapter intended
to abridge or limit such statutory right. This chapter shall be construed
in order to promote the public purpose set forth in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1
et seq. while at the same time protecting public records from loss,
damage and disruption and to provide for the efficient functioning
of the municipal offices without unscheduled interruptions.
[Added 2-21-2023 by Ord. No. 23-2]
In order to protect the integrity of confidential government
records, and to prevent the disclosure of government records in a
manner contrary to the requirements of the New Jersey Open Public
Records Act,[1] it is unlawful for members of the public to enter any
municipal office area designated by the Borough to be restricted to
"Borough Employees Only." These areas shall include, but not be limited
to, designated office areas in the Westwood Municipal Building, Police
Department, Public Library, Community Center, and Department of Public
Works Building.
A.Â
PUBLIC
Definitions.
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Shall include any Borough resident or non-Borough resident,
but shall not include Westwood employees, elected or appointed officials.
B.Â
Restricted
Areas Any office area restricted from public access shall be marked
with a sign posted outside the office entrance, which shall state
that the area is restricted to "Borough Employees Only."
C.Â
Violations
and penalties. Any member of the public who trespasses in a restricted
area, as identified in this section, unless invited by a Borough employee
or official, may be escorted form the building by the Westwood Police
Department and/or subject to prosecution under N.J.S.A. 2C:18-3.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.
