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4. The recent reforms to the Open Public Records Act (P.L. 2024, c.16) included a State appropriation of $4 million to provide grants to local governments for the purpose of making government records accessible under OPRA available electronically, including through the use of shared services agreements.
   
   Please complete the brief survey below so we can prepare to advocate for the use of the grant funding.
   
   

6. First Name*
7. Last Name*
9. Title*
10. Email Address*
12. Municipality/Organization *
13. County*
    -- Select One --AtlanticBergenBurlingtonCamdenCape MayCumberlandEssexGloucesterHudsonHunterdonMercerMiddlesexMonmouthMorrisOceanPassaicSalemSomersetSussexUnionWarren
15. 1. Does your local government have an Electronic Image Processing System Registration issued by the State's Records Committee?*

    1. Yes
    2. No
    3. In the process of obtaining
17. 2. If you answer no to question 1, which of the following equipment/software do you have? (please check all that apply)

    1. PDF Editor Program
    2. Scanner
    3. Work Center
    4. In-House IT Department

    1. IT Vendor
    2. Cloud based storage
    3. Document Center webpage
    4. None
19. 3. What are roadblocks for your local government to have digitized records and digital access to records? (please check all that apply). If you answer other, please explain below.*

    1. Technology Access
    2. Financial Support
    3. Knowledge
    4. Skill set
    5. Personnel

    1. ADA Accessibility programing
    2. Digital Storage
    3. Maintenance Costs
    4. Acquistion Costs
    5. Other
21. If you answered other to question 3 please explain below.
23. 4. In order to more proficiently digitize records, what tools and/or resources are necessary for your local government?*
25. 5. What total cost do you estimate to successfully digitize your government records?*

    1. under $5,000
    2. $5,001 to $10,000
    3. $10,001 to $15,000
    4. $15,001 to $20,000
    5. Over $20,001
27. 6. Would you consider a shared service agreement to digitize your local government records?*

    1. Yes
    2. No
29. 7. If established, would you participate in a state operated electronic record depository? *

    1. Yes
    2. No
31. 8. Any suggestions for the use of the grant funds?
33. Thank you for completing this survey.
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