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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 04:14:54
Document Index: 166941877

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 427', '§ 427', '§ 427', '§ 427', '§ 427', '§ 427', '§ 427']

Township of Bloomfield, NJ Records, Public Access to
§ 427-1 Policy.
§ 427-2 Custodian of records; records request form.
§ 427-3 Inspection and copying of public records.
§ 427-4 Time limits for compliance.
§ 427-5 Posting of appeals procedure.
§ 427-6 Viewing of government records; removal prohibited.
§ 427-7 Procedures and fees for purchasing copies of public records.
Chapter 427 Records, Public Access to
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Bloomfield Council 2-4-2008 by Ord. No. 08-05. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the Township to recognize the public's general right to know pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.). All records kept in the course of official duties by any Township officer or employee shall be deemed to be "government records," as that term is defined by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, and such records shall be subject to inspection by the public unless exempt under the statute or other regulation, common law practice, executive order of the Governor, rules of court, federal law or judicial decision.
Unless a shorter time period is otherwise provided by statute, regulation or executive order, the Clerk shall grant access to a government record or deny a request for access to a record as soon as possible, but not later than seven business days after receiving the request, provided that the record is currently available and not in storage or archived. In the event that the Clerk fails to respond within seven business days after receiving a request, the failure to respond shall be deemed a denial of the request, unless the requestor has elected not to provide a name, address or telephone number or other means of contacting the requestor. If the requestor has elected not to provide a name, address, or telephone number or other means of contacting the requestor, the Clerk shall not be required to respond until the requestor reappears before the custodian seeking a response to the original request. If the government record is in storage or archived, the requestor shall be so advised within seven business days after the Clerk receives the request. The requestor shall be advised by the Clerk when the record can be made available. If the record is not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.
[Amended 10-18-2010 by Ord. No. 10-36]
Copies of records may be purchased for the fee prescribed by law or regulation. As prescribed by law HR 559, effective November 1, 2010, copying fees shall be as follows:
Letter and legal.
Ward and district map: $5.
Zoning map: $10.
Street map: $3/small and $5/large.
Drug-free school zone map: $10/sheet.
Soils survey map: $5.
Site plan: $5.
Subdivision plat: $5.
Tax maps: $5.
Engineering plans: As per Chapter 117.
Zoning Ordinance: $80.
Master Plan: $200.
Redevelopment: $250.
Police accident reports: Same as Subsection A above, if requested in person. Five cents per page letter, $0.07 per legal-size, except $12 for DWI reports.
Police accident reports, when copies are requested other than in person: $2 per report. If mailed the fee will be $2 for the report plus the rest of the cost of postage.
Photographs: $5 each photo.
Copy of DVD.
Tape supplied by requestor: n/a.
Tape supplied by municipality: $1.
Copy of electronic document or database. The following fees cover the cost of copying existing files to a floppy disk or CD. Any requests for software conversions shall be subject to the special service charge described below. For security reasons, the use of a floppy disk or CD provided by the requestor is prohibited.
CD: $25 plus cost of CD ($1 each).
DVD: $25 plus cost of DVD ($1 each).
Microfilm: n/a.
Mailing labels: $35 minimum charge in each case.
$0.04 per label for first set.
$0.03 per label for two or more sets.
$0.05 per label for the first set.
$0.04 per label for two or more sets.
A special service charge shall not be imposed. The actual cost of duplicating the record, where the nature, format, manner of collation or volume of printed matter is such that it cannot be reproduced by ordinary document-copying equipment in ordinary business size or where such record involves an extraordinary expenditure of time and effort to accommodate the request. The requestor shall be required to prepay a deposit.
Conversion of records from one medium to another. Cost of duplication will be the cost by the Township to duplicate as requested; man hours or administrative fee will not be charged.
Conversion of paper record to electronic form:
One to 10 pages: $0.75 per page.
All over 20: $0.25 per page.