I am in receipt of your request for the following:

“ I am seeking all communications regarding grants as well as all documentation regarding the safe streets program. Please include all money spent from the grant as well as any accounting documents regarding the funds."

Currently, your request fails to identify with reasonable clarity the specific government records sought. As written the request for communications regarding grants as well as all documentation regarding the safe streets program including all money spent from the grant as well as any accounting documents regarding is unclear and overly-broad. At this time, we request clarification of your OPRA request.

Generally, requests for communications must identify senders and recipients of the messages, the subject matter, and must also include a time frame or dates from which the correspondences were sent. See Elcavage v. West Milford Twp. (Passaic), GRC Complaint No. 2009-07 (April 2010). At a minimum, a request must be specific enough that a custodian is not required to “exercise subjective judgment in determining which records must be produced.” Simmons v. Mercado, 247 N.J. 24, 43 (2021). Please respond in writing and identify the specific communications sought including sender, recipient, subject and timeframe so that we may process your request. To that end, please identify the particular individuals whose emails you seek (i.e., those which have been sent or received by the Council, Mayor, Administrator etc.). You may also clarify your Request in a manner that you deem appropriate so long as it identifies with reasonable clarity the records sought. Failure to provide written clarification of your request will result in the closure of this OPRA request.

Please feel free to contact with any questions.

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