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Borough of Middlesex

Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request

Reference # OPR-2026-00307

Dear Joe P ,

This email is in regards to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
received on 07/10/2026.

The OPRA request sought access to the following:

Dear Middlesex Borough,
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 FY 2025 & 2026 (1/1/26 - 7/1/26) total
pay for each current or former employee
If possible, please include the total pay AND breakdowns by categories
such as base pay, overtime pay, and any other forms of extra compensations
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.
Yours faithfully,
Joe P

Currently, your request fails to identify with reasonable clarity the
specific government records sought, as is required by Bent v. Stafford
Police Department, 381 N.J.Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). At this time,
we request clarification of your OPRA request. Please respond by email to
[2][email address] and identify the specific government
records sought so that we may process your request. Failure to respond in
writing within the next seven (7) business days may result in the closure
of your OPRA request.

Please note the following comment(s) from the Custodian of Records:

Please be advised that your request seeks information or asks questions,
therefore, it is not encompassed by OPRA.  See New Jersey Builders
Association v. New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, 390 N.J.Super.
166, 180 (App. Div. 2007).  Your request does not specifically identify a
government record, therefore, we are unable to fulfill your request.
Please identify what records you are requesting in regards to ( ` records
sufficient to show the FY 2025 & 2026 (1/1/26 - 7/1/26) total pay for each
current or former employee` )so that we may process your request.

Please be advised that the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to
your request begins again from the day after the Custodian of Records
receipt of your clarification.

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 Borough of Middlesex 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 County.

This is an automated email notification, please do not reply. If you have
any questions about this request please contact us at (732) 356-7400 and
quote the reference number above.

Sincerely,

Kelsey Meixner

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