Dear Ms. Johnston,

Please see the acknowledgment below.

Zoraida Mosquera

Confidential Secretary

Office of the Clerk of the Board

Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor

10 Elizabethtown Plaza

Elizabeth, NJ 07207

Phone: 908.527.4142 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][Union County request email]

To: Edward Johnston

From: James E. Pellettiere, RMC, QPA, Clerk of the Board

Date: 10/10/2023

Re: Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request(s) Acknowledgment

This office received your OPRA Request for Emails between Director Bibi
Taylor and County Manager Oatman related to the formation of the 2023
County Budget on 10/10/2023. OPRA requires that a response be provided
within 7 business days, beginning the first business day after receipt of
the request. We will have a response prepared by 10/19/2023. Records are
typically provided to requestors in electronic format, for which there is
usually no cost. However, the County will advise of any fees before the
charge is incurred.

OPRA ordinarily grants immediate access to budgets, bills, vouchers,
contracts (including collective negotiations agreements and individual
employment contracts), and public employee salary and overtime
information. While the County makes every effort to provide immediate
access to such documents, processing may take longer depending on the
amount of records requested, medium requested, if documents are in use, if
redaction is required or documents are in storage, or if the request
requires extensive work to complete. The same is true for requests for
non-immediate access documents. When additional time is needed to process
a request, the County provides requestors with written updates
accordingly.

If no records are available, or the record(s) are exempt in accordance
with OPRA, the County will advise accordingly; if your OPRA request is
denied, you have a right to appeal the decision. You may file your appeal
with the New Jersey Government Records Council (GRC) or the New Jersey
Superior Court, as provided by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 and 7. For additional
information on the appeal process, please visit:
[2]http://www.nj.gov/grc/register/appeal/. Thank you in advance for your
anticipated cooperation and patience while we work to fulfill your OPRA
request.

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Dear Mr. Johnston,

I am writing to obtain clarification of your October 10, 2023 OPRA
requests for emails between Director Taylor and County Manager Oatman
related to the formation of the 2023 county budget, respectively.

Therefore, please provide a Date Range, so the County can properly process
your OPRA requests.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. – Zoraida

Zoraida Mosquera

Confidential Secretary

Office of the Clerk of the Board

Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor

10 Elizabethtown Plaza

Elizabeth, NJ 07207

Phone: 908.527.4142 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][Union County request email]

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Dear Mr. Johnston,

This email is a formal and complete response to your October 10, 2023,
OPRA request for emails between Director Taylor and County Manager Oatman
related to the  formation of the 2023 county budget from January 1, 2023
to January 7, 2023, as per your clarification of October 12, 2023.

Please be advised there are no records to provide for your request. Thank
you for your attention to this matter. – Marlena

Marlena M. Russo

OPRA Compliance Manager

Office of the Clerk of the Board

Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor

10 Elizabethtown Plaza

Elizabeth, NJ 07207

Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][Union County request email]

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