Introduction:
The Municipal Clerk's Office is responsible for the agendas, resolutions and ordinances for the Mayor and Council, for all Elections, for voter registration, various licenses and is the liaison between the residents and the Council.
Open Public Records
The Municipal Clerk is the secretary for the Borough Council and maintains the official records and Borough contracts.
To obtain public records, please print out the attached OPRA (Open Public Records Act) Request Form. Upon completing the form, please email it to Nicholas Magarelli at nmagarelli@fairlawn.org or bring it to the Municipal Clerk's Office in Borough Hall.
A written response will be received within 7 business days. Your responsive documents will be received within 7, 14 or 21 business days, in accordance to New Jersey OPRA Laws.
*We highly suggest that you do not use third party websites or applications when making an OPRA requests. Very often the requests do not make it to us or the response documents do not make it back to the requestor when using these sites. It is important to us that there is complete transparency and that YOU receive your records in a timely fashion. We cannot be held liable for requests that do not make it to us or response documents that don't make it to you. Therefore we encourage you to utilize the above form for accuracy and accountability.
PLEASE NOTE: Effective September 3, 2024, the New Jersey Open Public Records Law (OPRA) have been updated.
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(f) and N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(g)
All OPRA requests provided on September 3, 2024 or thereafter, must include the following:
Under penalty of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-3, I certify that
1. I HAVE / HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States;
2. I, or another person, WILL / WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose;
3. I AM / AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
OPRA request(s) that do not include this information will not be processed and will be returned to the requestor so the request can be updated with the above listed information.
OPRA requestors that refuse to include the above listed information will be reported to the State of New Jersey's Government Records Council and may face a penalty.
For more information on OPRA, follow this link to the New Jersey Government Records Council website
Council Meeting Agenda:
The Meeting agenda for the next Borough Council Meeting will be posted as it becomes available and to the extent known at the time of posting.
Please visit the Agenda & Minutes Page.
Council, Board And Committee Meeting Dates:
Please visit the Meeting Schedule Page.
Borough Ordinances & Codes
To access the Borough's list of Ordinances and Codes follow this link.
Elections
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON BECOMING A POLL WORKER
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE VOTER INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO
Anyone wishing to register to vote MUST:
- Be a citizen of the United States
- Be 18 years of age on or before the election day
- Have resided in the county at least 30 days
- Register at least 29 days prior to the election
You must re-register if:
- You move from one county to another
- You have a name change due to marriage, divorce or Judgement of the Court
- Any change of address
Voter Registration Information
Vote by Mail:
Registered voters can apply to vote by mail. Just click on the link for the State's Division of Elections website and download the correct County application:
Bergen County residents should mail their application to:
John S. Hogan
Bergen County Clerk
One Bergen County Plaza, Room 130
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
Garage / Yard Sales:
Notice: There are no permits required for holding a garage or yard sale but residents may not post signs in the 10' right of way, including telephone poles, bus stops, streets signs or the grass area.
Known Contaminated Sites:
For a listing of active, pending or closed sites and remedial action permits within the Borough, please visit the NJDEP Known Contaminated Sites Reports page.