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Spring Lake Heights introduces ordinance to allow fee for body‑worn camera OPRA requests; short‑term rental rules under review
Summary
Councilwoman Sara King introduced Ordinance 2025-16 to establish a special service charge allowing the borough to recoup staff time when producing body-worn camera footage under the Open Public Records Act. King also said draft rules for short-term rentals (AirBnB) are under review by the borough attorney.
SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS, N.J. — The Spring Lake Heights Borough Council on Oct. 6 introduced Ordinance 2025-16 to establish a "Special Service Charge" permitting fees to offset the staff time required to compile body-worn camera footage in response to Open Public Records Act (OPRA) requests.
Councilwoman Sara King, who introduced the ordinance, said applicants currently can request body-worn camera footage through OPRA, “which is quite an intense process taking an officer hours to complete. This would allow for a service charge.” The ordinance was introduced and a public hearing was scheduled for Oct. 20, 2025.
King also reported she has begun drafting rules and regulations for short-term rentals (AirBnB) and has provided the draft materials to the borough attorney for review. No ordinance or ordinance number for short-term rentals was introduced at this meeting; the work was described as in progress.
During public comment residents asked about transparency surrounding a resolution to appoint a firm for a municipal kayak launch. Resident Kerry Murray said the resolution was not listed on the published agenda; Mayor Christopher Campion said the item had been added that evening while contractual details were still being finalized. Borough Clerk Janine Gillis told residents a copy of the agreement would not be available that night but should be available the following afternoon and would require an OPRA request.
The ordinance introduction followed routine municipal reports and several other resolutions approving contracts and bills lists. The public hearing on Ordinance 2025-16 is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Oct. 20, 2025.
