Dear South Amboy Housing Authority,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-5(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.

I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.

I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested: all existing recordings of public meetings held in 2024.

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. However, I recognize that many recordings, especially video recordings, are too large to send via email. If that is the case, I can recommend: 1) uploading the recordings to a Google Drive folder and sharing it with my Google account: ckratovil, or 2) using the free service WeTransfer to send the recordings to my email address: [email address]

I am also open to other methods, including picking up a flash drive or CD/DVD at your office, or receiving the same via US mail at our PO Box: #3180, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. Please confirm you have received this request and feel free to contact me at 732-993-9697 with any questions or to make any necessary arrangements. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.

Yours faithfully,

Charlie Kratovil

Hi, I'm following up on the request for South Amboy HA's board meeting recordings. Do any exist?

Yours faithfully,

Charlie Kratovil

Why not? I don't understand. What format are the recordings in?

Yours sincerely,

Charlie Kratovil

Dear Mr. Noble,

I understand recordings are often too large to email. I can recommend a few options.

One is to copy the recordings onto a flash drive and I can come pick it up at your offices. Alternatively I can bring a flash drive to you for this purpose. Additionally there are free internet-based options for electronic file transfer including Google Drive and WeTransfer.com. I've used both successfully to transfer large files before.

Let me know your preference when you get the chance and we can work it out, thanks.

Yours sincerely,

Charlie Kratovil

Dear Mark Noble,

Thanks for your help. I can probably come by tomorrow. What are the hours of operation?

Yours sincerely,

Charlie Kratovil

Dear Mr. Noble,

Thanks for the information. I am not able to stop by this week, but I can come to the office during business hours on Monday, March 3 and retrieve the recordings.

Yours sincerely,

Charlie Kratovil