Judge Alexander P. Waugh issued his decision today (January 22, 2007)
in the case of Paff v. Monroe Township Board of Education.

He granted my motion for summary judgment and denied the Board's
cross-motion for summary judgment. He also ordered the Board to pay
my court costs. In pertinent part, Judge Waugh held that "the
paramount public policy [behind the Open Public Meetings Act] is not
the convenience of the public entity, but rather the right of New
Jersey citizens to have adequate advance notice of and the right to
attend all meetings . . . [and to] vindicate that right, the Board
must make a good faith effort to provide the public with as much
knowledge as possible without endangering the 'public interest' or the
rights of others."

The full text of Judge Waugh's decision and the legal briefs and other
pertinent documents are available at

www.LPCNJ.org/OGTF/MonroeBOEWebready.pdf

John Paff
Somerset, New Jersey