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Dugan is Sal’s Attorney

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:

Complete general ledger and financial statements for the years 2010-2023.

Yours faithfully,

Dugan is Sal’s Attorney

Clerk's Dept., Clark Township

Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.

Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669

WARNING: Email received by or sent to Township officials is subject to the Open Public Records Act [OPRA]. This means that absent some specific privilege, all such communications are considered a public record and are subject to publication and/or dissemination to the public upon request.

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Clerk's Dept., Clark Township

6 Attachments

To: Dugan is Sal’s Attorney <[OPRA #56329 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Accounting
Date: December 22, 2023

The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 21, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 21, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is January 3, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to:

“Complete general ledger and financial statements for the years 2010-2023.”

Response:

All retrievable, responsive records are being provided as attachments in multiple emails due to the size of the files requested. The final email will be indicated as such.

The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”

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 Township of Clark 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.

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Clerk's Dept., Clark Township

7 Attachments

To: Dugan is Sal’s Attorney <[OPRA #56329 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Accounting
Date: December 22, 2023

The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 21, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 21, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is January 3, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to:

“Complete general ledger and financial statements for the years 2010-2023.”

Response:

All retrievable, responsive records are being provided as attachments in multiple emails due to the size of the files requested. The final email will be indicated as such.

The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”

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 Township of Clark 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.

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Clerk's Dept., Clark Township

9 Attachments

To: Dugan is Sal’s Attorney <[OPRA #56329 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Accounting
Date: December 22, 2023

The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 21, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 21, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is January 3, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to:

“Complete general ledger and financial statements for the years 2010-2023.”

Response:

All retrievable, responsive records are being provided as attachments in multiple emails due to the size of the files requested. The final email will be indicated as such.

The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”

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 Township of Clark 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.

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Clerk's Dept., Clark Township

15 Attachments

To: Dugan is Sal’s Attorney <[OPRA #56329 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Accounting
Date: December 22, 2023

The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 21, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 21, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is January 3, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to:

“Complete general ledger and financial statements for the years 2010-2023.”

Response:

All retrievable, responsive records are being provided as attachments in multiple emails due to the size of the files requested. The final email will be indicated as such.

The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”

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 Township of Clark 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.

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Clerk's Dept., Clark Township

13 Attachments

To: Dugan is Sal’s Attorney <[OPRA #56329 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Accounting
Date: December 22, 2023

The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 21, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 21, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is January 3, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to:

“Complete general ledger and financial statements for the years 2010-2023.”

Response:

All retrievable, responsive records are being provided as attachments in multiple emails due to the size of the files requested. The final email will be indicated as such.

The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”

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 Township of Clark 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.

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Clerk's Dept., Clark Township

14 Attachments

To: Dugan is Sal’s Attorney <[OPRA #56329 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Accounting
Date: December 22, 2023

The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 21, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 21, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is January 3, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to:

“Complete general ledger and financial statements for the years 2010-2023.”

Response:

All retrievable, responsive records are being provided as attachments in multiple emails due to the size of the files requested. The final email will be indicated as such.

The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”

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 Township of Clark 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.

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Clerk's Dept., Clark Township

6 Attachments

To: Dugan is Sal’s Attorney <[OPRA #56329 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Accounting
Date: December 22, 2023

The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 21, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 21, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is January 3, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to:

“Complete general ledger and financial statements for the years 2010-2023.”

Response:

All retrievable, responsive records are being provided as attachments in multiple emails due to the size of the files requested. The final email will be indicated as such.

The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”

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 Township of Clark 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.

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Clerk's Dept., Clark Township

2 Attachments

To: Dugan is Sal’s Attorney <[OPRA #56329 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Accounting
Date: December 22, 2023

The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 21, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 21, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is January 3, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to:

“Complete general ledger and financial statements for the years 2010-2023.”

Response:

All retrievable, responsive records are being provided as attachments in multiple emails due to the size of the files requested. The final email will be indicated as such.

The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”

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 Township of Clark 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.

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Clerk's Dept., Clark Township

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    Annual Financial Statement Year 2013.pdf

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    Annual Financial Statement Year 2012.pdf

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To: Dugan is Sal’s Attorney <[OPRA #56329 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Accounting
Date: December 22, 2023

The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 21, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 21, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is January 3, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to:

“Complete general ledger and financial statements for the years 2010-2023.”

Response:

All retrievable, responsive records are being provided as attachments in multiple emails due to the size of the files requested. The final email will be indicated as such.

The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”

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 Township of Clark 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.

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Clerk's Dept., Clark Township

2 Attachments

  • Attachment

    Annual Financial Statement Year 2015.pdf

    5.4M View Download

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    Annual Financial Statement Year 2014.pdf

    4.2M View Download

To: Dugan is Sal’s Attorney <[OPRA #56329 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Accounting
Date: December 22, 2023

The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 21, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 21, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is January 3, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to:

“Complete general ledger and financial statements for the years 2010-2023.”

Response:

All retrievable, responsive records are being provided as attachments in multiple emails due to the size of the files requested. The final email will be indicated as such.

The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”

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 Township of Clark 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.

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Clerk's Dept., Clark Township

2 Attachments

To: Dugan is Sal’s Attorney <[OPRA #56329 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Accounting
Date: December 22, 2023

The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 21, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 21, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is January 3, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to:

“Complete general ledger and financial statements for the years 2010-2023.”

Response:

All retrievable, responsive records are being provided as attachments in multiple emails due to the size of the files requested. The final email will be indicated as such.

The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”

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 Township of Clark 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.

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Clerk's Dept., Clark Township

2 Attachments

To: Dugan is Sal’s Attorney <[OPRA #56329 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Accounting
Date: December 22, 2023

The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 21, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 21, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is January 3, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to:

“Complete general ledger and financial statements for the years 2010-2023.”

Response:

All retrievable, responsive records are being provided as attachments in multiple emails due to the size of the files requested. The final email will be indicated as such.

The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”

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 Township of Clark 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.

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Clerk's Dept., Clark Township

2 Attachments

To: Dugan is Sal’s Attorney <[OPRA #56329 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Accounting
Date: December 22, 2023

The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 21, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 21, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is January 3, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to:

“Complete general ledger and financial statements for the years 2010-2023.”

Response:

All retrievable, responsive records are being provided as attachments in multiple emails due to the size of the files requested. The final email will be indicated as such.

The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”

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 Township of Clark 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.

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