To: James M <[OPRA #41020 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - 2023 Municipal Budget
Date: March 21, 2023

Acknowledgement of receipt: The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on March 21, 2023.

This response to your request is being provided to you on the same business day as the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request (below) sought access to:

"A copy of the 2023 Municipal Budget as introduced in the March 20, 2023 Town Council Meeting."

The attached document is responsive to your request.

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of Clark to deny access. At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your
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From: James M <[OPRA #41020 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2023 10:09 AM
To: Clerk's Dept. <[Clark Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - 2023 Municipal Budget

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Dear Clark Township,

This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:

A copy of the 2023 Municipal Budget as introduced in the March 20, 2023 Town Council Meeting.

Yours faithfully,

James M

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