Open Public Records Act (OPRA)

Reference # OPRA-2024-00023

Date Entered: 1/17/2024 10:09:51 AM

Dear Good Citizen,

This email is to confirm submission of your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request.

Additional emails will be sent upon processing of your request.

The request seeks access to the following records:

Dear Point Pleasant Beach Borough,
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:  All texts, emails, notes or any other form of
communication sent, received or produces by Council Woman Crowley on her
cell phone (732-492-2080) which she was witnessed using during the council
meeting on January 16, 2024.  This request is limited to the start of the
meeting at 6:00 PM till the conclusion of the meeting on said date.
Yours faithfully,
Good Citizen

A copy of the request is attached for your records.

Please do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

Borough of Point Pleasant Beach

Custodian of Records

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Open Public Records Act (OPRA)

Reference # OPRA-2024-00023

Date Entered: 1/17/2024 10:09:00 AM

Dear Good Citizen,

This email is to confirm receipt of your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request.

The Custodian of Records received your request on 01/17/2024. As such, the
seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is 01/26/2024.

The request seeks access to the following records:

Dear Point Pleasant Beach Borough,
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:  All texts, emails, notes or any other form of
communication sent, received or produces by Council Woman Crowley on her
cell phone (732-492-2080) which she was witnessed using during the council
meeting on January 16, 2024.  This request is limited to the start of the
meeting at 6:00 PM till the conclusion of the meeting on said date.
Yours faithfully,
Good Citizen

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 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.

Please do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

Borough of Point Pleasant Beach

Custodian of Records

Open Public Records Act (OPRA)

Reference # OPRA-2024-00023

Date Entered: 1/17/2024 10:09:00 AM

Dear Good Citizen,

This email is regarding the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
received on 01/17/2024.

The request seeks access to the following records:

Dear Point Pleasant Beach Borough,
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:  All texts, emails, notes or any other form of
communication sent, received or produces by Council Woman Crowley on her
cell phone (732-492-2080) which she was witnessed using during the council
meeting on January 16, 2024.  This request is limited to the start of the
meeting at 6:00 PM till the conclusion of the meeting on said date.
Yours faithfully,
Good Citizen

Accordingly, the request has been denied per N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, Executive
Order No. 21, or Executive Order No. 26, or otherwise as listed below:

Department Statute Other

You have a right to challenge the decision 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 [1][email address], or at their web site
at [2]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.

Please do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

Borough of Point Pleasant Beach

Custodian of Records

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Open Public Records Act (OPRA)

Reference # OPRA-2024-00023

Date Entered: 1/17/2024 10:09:00 AM

Dear Good Citizen,

Please note the following comment by Public User on 1/18/2024 11:22:00 AM:

Your request for communications is denied as it fails to specifically
identify the government records sought. An OPRA request seeking messages,
communications, or other correspondence must provide “1) [the] content
and/or subject of the [correspondence]; 2) the specific date or range of
dates during which the [correspondence] was transmitted ... ; and 3) [the]
identity [of] the sender and/or recipient of said [correspondence].”
Elcavage v. West Milford Township, GRC Complaint No. 2009-07 (April 2010);
see also Serringer v. Office of Governor of State, A-0837-15T2, 2017 WL
2610646 (App. Div. June 16, 2017))(“In order to limit a blanket request,
the subject matter of the type of document sought should be identified in
the request. ... With these guiding principles in mind, we conclude from
our review that plaintiff`s request was overly broad.”)  The request fails
to identify the content and/or subject of the communications, and is
therefore invalid.

Sincerely,

Borough of Point Pleasant Beach

Custodian of Records

Your request for communications is denied as it fails to specifically
identify the government records sought. An OPRA request seeking messages,
communications, or other correspondence must provide “1) [the] content
and/or subject of the [correspondence]; 2) the specific date or range of
dates during which the [correspondence] was transmitted ... ; and 3) [the]
identity [of] the sender and/or recipient of said [correspondence].”
Elcavage v. West Milford Township, GRC Complaint No. 2009-07 (April 2010);
see also Serringer v. Office of Governor of State, A-0837-15T2, 2017 WL
2610646 (App. Div. June 16, 2017))(“In order to limit a blanket request,
the subject matter of the type of document sought should be identified in
the request. ... With these guiding principles in mind, we conclude from
our review that plaintiff`s request was overly broad.”)  The request fails
to identify the content and/or subject of the communications, and is
therefore invalid.Your request for communications is denied as it fails to
specifically identify the government records sought. An OPRA request
seeking messages, communications, or other correspondence must provide “1)
[the] content and/or subject of the [correspondence]; 2) the specific date
or range of dates during which the [correspondence] was transmitted ... ;
and 3) [the] identity [of] the sender and/or recipient of said
[correspondence].” Elcavage v. West Milford Township, GRC Complaint No.
2009-07 (April 2010); see also Serringer v. Office of Governor of State,
A-0837-15T2, 2017 WL 2610646 (App. Div. June 16, 2017))(“In order to limit
a blanket request, the subject matter of the type of document sought
should be identified in the request. ... With these guiding principles in
mind, we conclude from our review that plaintiff`s request was overly
broad.”)  The request fails to identify the content and/or subject of the
communications, and is therefore invalid.