HomeMy Public PortalAboutr 02:295No. 02-295 Date of AdoptionJu]'-~-u-~L'-~8-4~--18 2002
APPOINTING THE GHIEF OF POLICE AS GUSTODIAN OF
RECORDS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, Section 2 of P.L. 2001, c. 404, amending and supplementing
the Open Public Records Act (N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.), provides that the
officer officially designated by formal action of the Governing Body of a
public agency may be the Custodian of Government Records that are
made, maintained or kept on file by said agency; and
WHEREAS, Section 2 of P.L. 2001, c. 404, further provides that a Law
Enforcement Agency is a Public Agency determined by the Attorney
General to have law enforcement responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the Carteret Police Department has cleady been determined
to have law enforcement responsibilities and prepares, maintains or
otherwise keeps on file government records in carrying out its law
enforcement responsibilities; and
WHEREAS, the Chief of Police has advised the Governing Body that the
Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office has recommended that all
municipalities within the County designate by resolution the Chief of Police
and/or his designee as the Custodian of Government Records for the
respective police department.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Mayor and Council of the
Borough of Carteret as follows:
1. That the Chief of Police and/or his designee is hereby
designated the Custodian of Government Records for the Carteret Police
Department.
2. That the Chief of Police and/or his designee may be
indemnified in performing their responsibilities under the Open Public
Records Act.
Adopted this 18th day of July, 2002
and certified as a true copy of the
original on July 19, 2002.
KATHLEEN M. BARNEY
Municipal Clerk
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
COUNCILMAN YES NO NV A.B. COUNCILMAN YES NO NV A.B.
pAR'I'S I X SANTORO X
RE]2MAN X SOHAYDA X
RIOS X SOSNOWSKI X
X - Indicate Vote AB - Absent NV - Not Voting XOR - Indicates Vote to Overrule Veto
AdopredatameetingoftheMunicipalCouncil ~.~_July 18, 2002