
This complaint involves the disclosure of an attorney fee voucher that was initially disclosed with redactions.
Relevant Record(s) Requested: most recent attorney's bill or invoice from an outside private attorney hired by the Township of Fairfield Return to Top Findings and Recommendation of Executive Director Linda Ellen Fisher, That the complaint should be dismissed.īy affirmative vote of five Council members at its Septemmeeting, the Council voted to adopt and incorporate the Director's SeptemFindings and Recommendation and dismiss the complaint.Ī copy of this Order shall be provided to the requestor, the custodian and all legal counsel of record.The requestor was not a "prevailing party," and therefore,.
The custodian did not knowingly and willfully violate OPRA. Access had been provided to the government record sought. The Council considered the requestor's complaint and attachments: the custodian's Statement of Information and attachments communications on behalf of the requestor dated July 23, Octoand January 11, March 9, April 3 and communications on behalf of the custodian dated July 10 and Augand January 8, March 17, May 19, August 12 GRC staff communications dated Augthe Preliminary Findings and Recommendation of the Acting Executive Director dated Maand the Findings and Recommendations of the Acting Executive Director dated Septemthat: After communication between requestor and custodian and inquiry between Council staff and the custodian's attorney, access was provided to all remaining redacted material on or about Augon the grounds the underlying litigation was concluded and the need for redaction had been "obviated." The custodian provided access to non-privileged segments of the redacted material on June 26, 2002. for services rendered in on-going litigation but redacted the description of services on the ground it constituted attorney-client privileged material that was exempt from access under N.J.S.A. The custodian provided access to a Jinvoice from Jeffrey R. 47:1A-1 et seq., challenging the custodian's failure to provide access to the most recent invoice from outside counsel. 2002-39 filed pursuant to the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. Findings and Recommendation of Executive DirectorĪt its Septempublic meeting, the Government Records Council considered Complaint No.