PUBLIC ACCESS TO RECORDS
OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT

Request for Public Records Form

The Clerk’s Office will acknowledgment receipt of your request.  If you have not received an email acknowledgment within 2 days of submittal please call our office.

The New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA), effective July 8, 2002, affords individuals greater access to government records for both inspection and duplication. The public has access to government records, except those documents which fall under the defined exclusions. The Municipal Clerk has been designated as the official Custodian of Records. With the completion of the Request for Public Records form and delivered to the Municipal Clerk, access to most documents can be attained. For more information regarding the Open Public Records Act, access the Government Records Council at www.nj.gov/grc.

  • Immediate Access Records

Resolutions and Ordinances (not drafts) 
Budgets (not inclusive of working documents)
Bills, Vouchers, Contracts 
Collective Negotiation Agreements (Final) 
Employee Salaries and Overtime Information
Approved Minutes

  • Police Records
    To obtain Police records under The New Jersey Open Public Records Act (OPRA) please fill out the Request for Public Records form and return it to the Clerk’s Office for processing or you can obtain the form from the Clerk’s Office, located in the Township Municipal Building, 271 Clarksville Road between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
  • Records that Cannot be Disclosed