Dear North Brunswick Township,

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-6(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.

Thank you very much for your assistance with this request.

Yours faithfully,

Charlie Kratovil

Dear Ms. Sowell,

Thanks for the quick reply. To clarify, I am seeking copies of recordings from all 2024 meetings of the:
Township Council*
Planning Board
Zoning Board
Library Board
Rent Leveling/Mobile Home Board
Environmental Commission
Abilities Council
Ethics Board
Board of Health
Citizens Advisory Committee
Municipal Alliance
Recreation Advisory Committee
Youth Council Committee
Heritage Day Committee
September 11th Committee
Accident/Incident Review Board

*Note: You already provided me with the video from the 2024 Township Council reorganization meeting in response to a prior request, so it won't be necessary to provide it again.

Feel free to reach out again if you need any further clarification.

Yours sincerely,

Charlie Kratovil

Dear North Brunswick Township,

Thank you for the links to the videos. I appreciate being able to watch the meetings online. However, I am not able to save or download the videos. In this case, I will require the recordings as files. In the past, I know you've been able to release recordings to me on a disc. Is it possible we could make similar arrangements for the 2024 meeting videos? Alternatively, I believe there is a way for the Township to enable the videos to be downloaded at the links you shared. Currently, the "Save video as..." feature is disabled (you can see this if you play a video and right click on it). Perhaps this feature could be enabled and I could download the videos from the website.
Please let me know how you would like to proceed, thanks.

Yours faithfully,

Charlie Kratovil

Dear Ms. Sowell,

Yes, the addition of the download link allows for me to download the video. I really appreciate you and the North Brunswick Township team working to add this functionality. Please let me know when it's been added to the other 2024 videos and I will download them. I hope this can also be done for all future meetings as they are published. Have a nice evening and a wonderful weekend.

Yours sincerely,

Charlie Kratovil