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Hudson County adopts rules for use of county buildings; counsel says measure balances access and operations, critics warn of chill on recording
Summary
The board adopted a county‑building use ordinance after a public hearing in which county counsel described the measure as balancing public recording rights and employees' ability to conduct work; media activists said the rules risk restricting press access and civil liberties. Commissioner William O'Dea voted no.
Hudson County adopted a second‑reading ordinance establishing regulations for the use of county buildings at its Jan. 23 meeting. County Counsel Donato J. Battista told the board the measure "is not a prohibition" on recording but is intended "to balance the right of conducting business, the right of the employees performing the work, and the right of the public to know what's going on in the County building." (Donato J. Battista, Hudson County Counsel.)
Several members of the public pushed back during…
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