#2 2011-01-04 09:28:13
The township charged him $5, which is the amount stipulated by the township records fee ordinance.
Coulter argued that he should only pay a few cents — the actual cost of the CD. He said the cost of the CD was "excessive" and in October 2008 decided to file a complaint with the New Jersey Government Records Council.
How much does it cost to get some secretary to make the copy? A lot more than $5. $20 is probably a good guess for the 1/2 hour of time to get it all done. So they are both wrong.
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#3 2011-01-04 13:12:46
GooberMcNutly wrote:
How much does it cost to get some secretary to make the copy? A lot more than $5. $20 is probably a good guess for the 1/2 hour of time to get it all done. So they are both wrong.
So you pay your civil servants twice, right? Public meetings are all but white noise distraction anyway.
Want to know what's going on, talk to municipal employees, your local serfs; cops, fire fighters, librarians, teachers, even dept heads. They'll chew your ear off.
The penalty for ignoring FOIA requests in Massachusetts is a public wrist slapping.
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