Review Of   OPRA and OPMA (Open Public Meeting's Act)

Presented By: Jennica Bileci, RMC

Review Of   OPRA and OPMA (Open Public Meeting’s Act)

Applied to DCA 4 CEU’s Records, RMC; 3 Management, CPWM;

3 General/Secondary, CTC; 3 CEU’s Office, CMFO  

Credits for RPPO/RPPS have been applied for

Lecture Schedule
Dates		Friday, September 17, 2010
Locations		Washington Town Hall 523 Egg Harbor Road Sewell, NJ 08080
Seminar	Review Of   OPRA and OPMA (Open Public Meeting’s Act)
Course Description	I.             General Overview of OPRA a.       Definition of a Government Record b.      Openness and Transparency to government actions II.          New Changes to the Law a.       Fax Transmissions (Paff vs. East Orange)                                                          i.      Not all government agencies have a dedicate line for a fax and therefore cannot accept a fax b.      Refusal to accept request on official form (Renna v. County of Union)                                                          i.      Use a form for an OPRA request if it comes in a different form but contains all the pertinent information, you must accept it. III.       Procedural Guidelines a.       Methods for Submitting OPRA Requests b.      Proper Response to an OPRA Request c.       Extension of Time to Respond to a Request d.      Denial of Requests e.       Assessing Special Service Charges f.        Redaction of Information                                                          i.      Home addresses                                                        ii.      Telephone Numbers IV.        Disclosable or Not Disclosable? a.       24 Exemptions www.nj.gov/grc/custodians/exempt b.      Draft, Unapproved Minutes V.           Open Public Meeting’s Act a.       Purpose of the Act b.      Notice Requirements c.       Exceptions to OPMA VI.        Closed Session a.       Resolution Required  b.      Solicitor and Clerk Interaction c.       Affirming actions by proper action in public session
Registration	9:00-9:30 Registration, Networking, /Coffee/Danish
Lecture	Instruction commences promptly at 9:30 am. and  concludes  by 12:50 pm.  Lunch is from12:50-1:30 pm.
Meals	Lunch is included
Cost	$99 per registration
Payment Policy	Make checks/vouchers payable and send to: A.M. /P.M.Training Services, 254 Grove Ave., Verona, NJ 07044 Or fax your registration to (973) 571-0661 (Please note that if you register, and fail to cancel 48 hours in advance, you are responsible for payment.)