Dr. Berghammer,
I have received the resolutions appointing you.  Thank you for providing
them, though they legally should have been on the authority website by
now.
You told me the LHA would be launching a new website on August 1, and that
the new website would include all of the legally-required
information, including every resolution.  There is a state statute that
outlines the required information to be placed on all public housing
authority websites:
[1]https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/...
The authority's website is still woefully deficient in regards to
transparency: [2]https://www.lindenhousingauthority.org/d...
I don't see any resolutions since October 2024. Many other required
documents are missing, such as the recently-approved audit, meeting
minutes, etc.   
What happened to the new website?  When can we expect the authority to
come into compliance?
Additionally, I still have not received any response whatsoever to my
April 30 request for the total compensation of each authority employee
during the year 2024. I am including the request below - please respond to
confirm receipt:

Dear Linden Housing Authority,

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under NJSA
47:1A-10 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:
1) records sufficient to show the 2024 total pay for each current or
former authority employee

If possible, please include the total pay AND breakdowns by categories
such as base pay, overtime pay, and any other forms of additional
compensation such as stipends, allowances, bonuses, reimbursements,
payments in lieu of health benefits, transportation, etc.

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by
E-mail as an Excel spreadsheet attachment. If you have any questions for
me, feel free to call at 732-993-9697.

Please confirm you have received this request. 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

Hope to hear from you soon, thanks.
Charlie

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Record finally provided 8/11/2025
Note included from the Executive Director: "Please find staff salary for
the year 2024 for the Linden Housing Authority.  It is my understanding
that the staff was being paid by all three entities...Please note that
Jerry Volpe removed all of the check books and cancelled check for the
years 2023 and 2024.  The Linden Housing Authority do not have any record
as to how much Mr. Volpe  earned from all three entities as a QPA for
2023, 2024 an the early part of 2025"

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