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1 DAVID W. OPDERBECK v. MIDLAND PARK BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 1000

... official business without having provided "adequate notice" to the public. N.J.S.A. 10:4-9(a). The OPMA provides two separate, yet related, means for public bodies to provide the notice required by N.J.S.A. 10:4-9(a). Read in pari materia with the requirements of N ... hours before all meetings, the full agenda for such meetings. N.J.S.A. 10:4-9.1, which was adopted by the Legislature effective November 4 ... both federal and non-federal interoperable packet switched data networks. [ N.J.S.A. 10:4-9.1 (emphasis added).] Thus, as N.J.S.A. 10:4-9.2 makes clear, "no electronic notice issued pursuant to this ... with technological or scientific advancements. In 2002, the Legislature adopted N.J.S.A. 10:4-9.1, giving public bodies the option to "provide electronic ...

docket:	a2520-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-08-18
status:	published
citation:	442 N.J.Super. 40 120 A.3d 967
Document Size:	57772

2 State v. Michael Hayes -- rank: 990

... meet without having provided “adequate notice” to the public, N.J.S.A. 10:4-9, which is defined as “written advance notice of at ... result in “substantial harm to the public interest.” N.J.S.A. 10:4-9(b). Second, N.J.S.A. 10:4-12(b ... absence of having provided “adequate notice” to the public. N.J.S.A. 10:4-9. Further, the statute provides a specific definition of what constitutes ... its original enactment to provide for notification through the Internet, N.J.S.A. 10:4-9.1, it also specifies that electronic notice shall not � ... or be considered in lieu of” the statutory adequate notice, N.J.S.A. 10:4-9.2. The two exceptions that permit a public body to ... without having provided such “adequate notice” are contained in N.J.S.A. 10:4-9(b) and N.J.S.A. 10:4-12( ...

docket:	A-13-10
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2011-03-31
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citation:	205 N.J. 522 16 A.3d 1028
Document Size:	84636

3 WILLIAM N. SOSIS v. TOWNSHIP OF MANSFIELD COMMITTEE -- rank: 990

... public emergencies. L. 2020, c. 11, § 1 (codified at N.J.S.A. 10:4-9.3). Several months later, in September 2020, the New Jersey ... 21 5 eight hours of the meeting in accordance with N.J.S.A. 10:4-9. Finally, in count four, plaintiff contended that defendants failed or ... N.J.S.A. 10:4-18; notice of meetings, N.J.S.A. 10:4-9; and the keeping and public release of minutes, N.J ... in posting the agenda was inexcusable and a violation of N.J.S.A. 10:4-9. N.J.S.A. 10:4-9 states 'no public body shall hold a meeting unless adequate ... to the extent known, the agenda' of any covered meeting. N.J.S.A. 10:4-9.1. A-2661-21 15 The New Jersey Supreme ...

docket:	a2661-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2024-01-18
status:	Unpublished
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4 Kean Federation of Teachers v. Ada Morell -- rank: 861

... requirements. A. The OPMA establishes requirements for notice of meetings, N.J.S.A. 10:4-9, publication of an annual schedule of regular meetings, N.J ... s requirements as to adequacy of notice to the public. N.J.S.A. 10:4-9. Except as identified, the OPMA requires the meetings of public ...

docket:	a_84_16
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2018-06-21
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5 IAN SMITH, ET AL. VS. THE BOROUGH OF BELLMAWR, ET AL. -- rank: 852

... governing body are subject to the requirements of the OPMA. N.J.S.A. 10:4-9. This statute mandates that except under limited circumstances, 'no public ...

docket:	a1489-21
court:	appellate
decided:	2024-07-22
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	75877

6 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a0320-19.opn.html -- rank: 846

... meeting 'unless adequate notice . . . has been provided to the public.' N.J.S.A. 10:4-9(a) (emphasis added). The OPMA defines 'meeting' as a gathering ... 6 Electronic notice via the internet, now permissible pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10 :4- 9.1, is not adequate statutory notice. McGovern, 211 N.J. at 100-01 (citing N.J.S.A. 10:4-9.2). A-0320-19T1 12 [t]he annual notice, merely ... existence of a matter of public urgency and importance under N.J.S.A. 10:4-9. [Id. at 416.] Here, the Board's acting secretary's ...

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7 ESTATE OF CARL & ADELE DOLENTE VS BOROUGH OF PINE HILL & PLANNING BOARD OF BOROUGH OF PINE HILL -- rank: 796

... existence of a matter of public urgency and importance under N.J.S.A. 10:4-9. ����That is particularly so in light of the language the ...

docket:	a1542-97
court:	njappellate
decided:	1998-06-30
status:	published
citation:	313 N.J.Super. 410
Document Size:	16611

8 DANIEL J. ROE v. PLANNING BOARD OF THE BOROUGH OF MONTVALE -- rank: 766

... matters to be discussed and acted upon at those meetings. N.J.S.A. 10:4-9, -9.1, -9.2, -10, -18, and -19. The term ...

docket:	a3564-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-03-10
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	62502

9 ENZO MARINELLI v. TOWNSHIP OF LOPATCONG -- rank: 763

... unless adequate notice thereof has been provided to the public." N.J.S.A. 10:4-9(a). A "public body" includes any board, council, or group ... the municipality . . . . [ N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(d).] N.J.S.A. 10:4-9(a) provides that "no public body shall hold a meeting ... is limited to those matters of urgency and importance only. N.J.S.A. 10:4-9(b)(1) and (2). The provisions in subsection (b)(3 ... could have been provided, it nevertheless failed to do so. [ N.J.S.A. 10:4-9(b)(3) and (4).] N.J.S.A. 10:4 ...

docket:	a5124-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-04-18
status:	unpublished
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10 GARY KUEHNAPFEL v. RAYMOND CHINTALL, WEST DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP MAYOR SAMUEL CIANFARINI, WEST DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP COMMITTEEPERSON; SEAN KILPATRICK, WEST DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP DEPUTY MAYOR and the TOWNSHIP OF WEST DEPTFORD - -- rank: 747

... meetings and the items to be discussed and acted upon. N.J.S.A. 10:4-9; see also N.J.S.A. 10:4-9.1, -9.2, -10, -18, and -19. OPMA also requires ...

docket:	a3238-12
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	Published
citation:
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11 R.D.A. v. HUNTERDON CENTRAL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 729

... to be 10 A-5011-16T3 discussed and acted upon. N.J.S.A. 10:4-9 to -10, -18 to -19. OPMA also requires that meetings ...

docket:	a5011-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-06-29
status:	unpublished
citation:
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12 SIDNEY S. KANTER v. THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE BOROUGH OF WALLINGTON -- rank: 686

... unless adequate notice thereof has been provided to the public." N.J.S.A. 10:4-9. The OPMA defines "adequate notice" as follows: "Adequate notice" means ...

docket:	a3191-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-02-01
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	31438

13 CONCERNED RESIDENTS OF ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, INC v. BOROUGH OF ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS -- rank: 643

... COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE, please take notice pursuant N.J.S.A. 10:4- 9.1, a Special Meeting of the Mayor and Council of ... statutory exceptions that do not relate to the issues here. N.J.S.A. 10:4-9. The Act defines 'adequate notice' as 'written advance notice of ...

docket:	a1680-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-03-11
status:	Unpublished
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14 WELLS H. KEDDIE, ET AL V. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY -- rank: 615

... unless adequate notice thereof has been provided to the public. ��������[ N.J.S.A. 10:4-9.] The term "public body" is defined for purposes of the ...

docket:	a4858-93
court:	njappellate
decided:	1996-01-04
status:	published
citation:	286 N.J.Super. 285
Document Size:	32375

15 JOEL SCHWARTZ and CORRINE O'HARA v. PRINCETON BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 612

... public body must provide 'adequate notice' of all public meetings. N.J.S.A. 10:4-9. Under the OPMA, adequate notice is defined as A-1151 ...

docket:	a1151-18
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2020-10-30
status:	Unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	21958