A copy of all Standard Operating Procedures
Time to Change- Jersey Style made this OPRA request to Howell Township This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Howell Township,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I certify under penalty of NJSA 2C:28-3 that I have not been convicted of an indictable offense. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
1. A copy of all Standard Operating Procedures from the Howell Township Police Department that are active as of 10-1-2017.
Yours faithfully,
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Dear Howell Township,
This is a followup on the OPRA request originally sent on October 31, 2017. It was due on November 13, 2017.
Yours faithfully,
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Good morning,
Attached please find your response to your OPRA request that was emailed
on November 16, 2017.
Thank you,
Maria Hesselbarth
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 x2241
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Dear Maria Hesselbarth,
The wrong documents were sent to me. I requested a copy of all Standard Operating Procedures from the Howell Township Police Department that are active as of 10-1-2017.
Yours sincerely,
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Good Morning,
I have again attached your request dated November 8th, as you can see the request was for Public Synopsis of Disciplinary Actions, NOT Standard Operating Procedures. If you would like those documents I would suggest submitting a new OPRA request and I would be more than happy to process.
Thank you,
Regards,
Donna Belton
Administrative Assistant
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500, ext. 2000
[email address]
Dear Donna Belton,
It appears you are mixing up the different OPRA requests that I sent you so far. My OPRA request that is dated 10-31-2017 is for 'A copy of all Standard Operating Procedures from the Howell Township Police Department that are active as of 10-1-2017.' Please comply with my OPRA request ASAP because you are severely overdue.
Yours sincerely,
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Jennifer,
Attached please find the complete list of OPRA requests that were sent thru the Howell Website from 10/26 thru 11/8, which as you can see yours request was not one of them. As requested please send a copy of the confirmation and your request so we will be able to find out the issue. Also, as I explained on the phone I would be more than happy to process your request as of today if you want to forward to me.
Thank you in advance.
Regards,
Donna Belton
Administrative Assistant
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500, ext. 2000
[email address]
Jennifer,
I think we have gotten to the bottom of the request you submitted on 10/31/2017, it seems it went our spam file. We are unsure why this might have happened, but I will be processing this OPRA as of today. I apologize for the inconvenience and delay in this response.
Donna
Good Morning Jennifer,
I was just following up on an email that was sent to you on November 28^th
from the Howell Township Police Department in reference to your OPRA
received by our office on November 27^th. The 7 day time limit has now
stopped on this OPRA until they have received your payment of $5.15, once
payment is received this request will be completed in a timely manner.
If I can be of further assistance please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Thank you in advance.
Regards,
Donna Belton
Administrative Assistant
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500, ext. 2000
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Dear Donna Belton,
In the interest of finding a reasonable solution to processing my OPRA request, I'm requesting the Police Department could waive the special service charge if an extension of sixty (60) days in order to accommodate the interests of both the requester and the agency.
Yours sincerely,
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Good Afternoon,
Attached please find the response to your OPRA received in our office
November 28^th. This will complete this request.
Thank you.
Regards,
Donna Belton
Administrative Assistant
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500, ext. 2000
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Good Afternoon,
Attached please find the response to your OPRA.
Thank you.
Regards,
Donna Belton
Administrative Assistant
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500, ext. 2000
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Dear Donna Belton,
I'm clarifying my OPRA request to state this.
1. A copy of all Standard Operating Procedures from the Howell Township Police Department that are 'current' as of 10-1-2017.
Yours sincerely,
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Jennifer,
As I explained in my earlier email we have supplied you with all the SOP's we have. If you would like to be more specific with your request I would be more than happy to look into it.
Thanks,
Donna
Dear Donna Belton,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I certify under penalty of NJSA 2C:28-3 that I have not been convicted of an indictable offense. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
1. A copy of all Standard Operating Procedures from the Howell Township Police Department that are currently in place as of 12-01-2017
Yours sincerely,
Time to Change- Jersey Style
Jen,
Again I need to respond to this OPRA the same way as I responded to your last OPRA in reference to the same subject. We have supplied you with all the Standard Operating Procedures to date. I have attached the response that was previously sent to you. This will close the OPRA received in my office yesterday.
Thank you and have a good day.
Donna
Dear Donna Belton,
This was sent to the wrong e-mail address.
Yours sincerely,
Time to Change- Jersey Style
Jen,
I'm sorry for that, I'm glad you did receive it. If you need anything else please let me know.
Have a good day.
Donna
Dear Donna Belton,
“It is impossible that your police department does not have other SOPs, as every agency has standard operating procedures on things like use of force, internal affairs, body cams, etc. Perhaps your police agency calls those SOPs by another name, such as a directive, policy, general order, etc. That is what I am seeking – all of the SOPs/General Orders/Directives/Policies that are currently in place.”
Yours sincerely,
Time to Change- Jersey Style
Jen,
I am in receipt of your new request with specific documents that you are requesting.
Thank you,
Donna
Good Morning Jen,
Attached please find a list of all the General Orders for the Police
Department. I just need to know which ones you’d like?
I will wait to hear from you before proceeding.
Thank you.
Regards,
Donna Belton
Administrative Assistant
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500, ext. 2000
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Good Afternoon Jen,
Attached please find the response to your OPRA received on December
14^th. I will await your response before proceeding with this request.
Thank you and Happy Holidays.
Regards,
Donna Belton
Administrative Assistant
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500, ext. 2000
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Dear Donna Belton,
In the interest of finding a reasonable solution to processing my OPRA request, I'm requesting the Police Department could waive the special service charge if an extension of sixty (60) days in order to accommodate the interests of both the requester and the agency. I'm asking for the fees to be waive because the request is serving the public interest by the records being published for free on OPRAmachine.com
Yours sincerely,
Time to Change- Jersey Style
Good Morning Jen,
Due to the scope of the request, the waiver of the special service charges are denied. If it helps you, we are in the process of posting the policies on the Web page. However, ONLY policies that have the public's interest in mind and do not jeopardize officer's safety and operation of the Police Department will be posted. At this point I will be closing this request and will not proceed until I receive payment.
Thank you and Happy New Year.
Donna
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