23-02 Ordinance to Exceed the Municipal Budget
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 ordinance 23-02 AN ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK (N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14)
Yours faithfully,
James M
To: James M <[OPRA #39746 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request
Date: January 30, 2023
Your request has been received.
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on January 30, 2023, 3:48 pm. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on January 30, 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 ordinance 23-02 AN ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK (N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14)"
The requested ordinance is attached. It is also available on the township website www.ourclark.com click on government, then resolutions and ordinances.
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