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astutely observed that the emergence of the Internet allowing information to be shared more easily should prompt the Legislature to reconsider adopting a more transparent and modern view of what municipalities should share via published agendas.”
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The Second Annual Haydn S. Smith Memorial Basketball Tournament is set for Sept. 10 at Hegeman Park, Sand Road. The Fifth Annual Boots vs. Badges Softball Tournament, honoring the memory of Detective Tyron D. Franklin, is set for Sept. 24 at Westvale Park. Mayor Ray Arroyo tells Pascack Press both growing borough traditions are “hugely important community-unifying events representing the best of Westwood: fellowship, inclusion, and memory. They honor the indelible mark that Haydn and Tyron left upon us and our town.” Do you play basketball? Do you have a team you can assemble? Then youʼre ready to go! Thatʼs the start of the invitation to join the Second Annual Haydn S. Smith Memorial Basketball Tournament. Flyers are going up all over the borough. Smith was a longtime Westwood resident and prominent community leader, instrumental in the revitalization of Hegeman Park and the development of members of the Westwood community. The tournament is free and open to the public. Register at 10 a.m. Tip off at noon. Visit on Facebook.
electronic notice for agendas and related documents, upon the approval of three-quarters of its members.
The exemptions include: •If a delay would cause “substantial harm” to the public interest; •If the meeting is limited to discussion and acting on such matters of urgency and importance; •If electronic notice is provided as soon as possible following the meeting scheduling; and 4) if the public body “could not reasonably have foreseen the need for such a meeting.”
In mid-June, the council voted 5-0 (Councilman Frank Pizzella was absent) to support Resolution 22-118, calling for 16 OPRA statewide reforms to reduce the time and effort required of municipal clerks to fulfill local OPRA requests. The resolution noted reform legislation on OPRA had remained stagnant since 2019, when first introduced.
Asked why three years went by and 16 prior OPRA reforms called for remained unaddressed, Ruocco said, “As was explained to me and other mayors who attend monthly meetings of the (Bergen County League of Municipalities) chapter, there seems to be an inherent bias in favor of greater public disclosure.”
Ruocco said, “But municipalities are now pointing out the abuses and expenses related to excessive OPRA requests, some of which have led to the release of personal information of residents or otherwise have threatened their privacy. So, the municipal empire is striking back, so to speak. I would note that my transparency resolution would actually serve as a means to reduce OPRA requests.”
Ruocco told Pascack Press in June that after attending a state League of Municipalities seminar with a panel of attorneys, “I learned that this practice of denying information to the public was taking place around the state since many municipalities were auto-
Assembly: Members worked with Ruocco on draft matically applying in blanket fashion a certain exemption contained in OPRA that treated agreements coming before Council for a vote as drafts or works in progress.” He said the attorneys acknowledged it was legal, but raised questions about why elected officials would routinely do this. There is no requirement that municipalities apply that particular OPRA standard. Municipalities are free to adopt other reasonable standards or make exceptions to the blanket application of the “draft” standard, Ruocco said then.
