Animal Control Contract, Impound Facility, and Animal Control Logs
Dear Plainfield City,
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:
1. Executed contract between city of Plainfield and animal control providers for municipal animal control services.
2. Executed contract between city of Plainfield and its animal shelter for municipal shelter services and impound facilities. Please include the impound facility for stray cats and cat surrenders.
3.Animal control budget for years 2023 and 2024
4.Animal control call log for 2023 and 2024
Yours faithfully,
Elizabeth Mattfield
Dear Plainfield City,
Please advise if Plainfield will be responding to this OPRA request for Animal Control contracts, impound facilities, and logs.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Mattfield
Hello, I never received the original. Could you please resend directly to me?
Thanks,
Marilyn Nieves, R.M.C.
Deputy City Clerk | Office of the City Clerk
Hi Marilyn,
Here is the 1/24 request made through OPRA Machine:
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:
1. Executed contract between city of Plainfield and animal control providers for municipal animal control services.
2. Executed contract between city of Plainfield and its animal shelter for municipal shelter services and impound facilities. Please include the impound facility for stray cats and cat surrenders.
3.Animal control budget for years 2023 and 2024
4.Animal control call log for 2023 and 2024
Please let me know if any items need clarification and thank you so much for responding.
Yours sincerely,
Elizabeth Mattfield
Thank you, I have forwarded it to the appropriate department for handling.
Marilyn Nieves, R.M.C.
Deputy City Clerk | Office of the City Clerk
Please advise on the status of this request. The last communication was March 1, 2024 and the law required a response by 3/8/24.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Mattfield
I am currently out of the office. If you need immediate assistance, please
contact the City Clerk's Office at 908-753-3222.
Marilyn Nieves
Deputy City Clerk
Good evening, my apologies for not forwarding this sooner. Please see the
attached responses provided by the Health Division.
Marilyn Nieves, R.M.C.
Deputy City Clerk | Office of the City Clerk
Dear Ms. Nieves,
Thank you for the response--Is there any current contract for AC since the contract with Title Shot LLC sent in response states an end date of April 31, 2024?
My organization gets many calls regarding animal control and we strive to have accurate information for the residents of Plainfield.
Yours sincerely,
Elizabeth Mattfield
Good morning and apologies for the second e-mail -
Are the animal control logs available for 2023 and 2024 that I requested? This would be a document for all shelter intake and disposition of animals by Animal Control in Plainfield.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Mattfield
Good morning Elizabeth,
The request is too cumbersome to produce for the entire City of Plainfield. We are unable to produce the report you are requesting in any timeframe requested. The program the City utilizes requires searching property by property for issuing notices of violations, but it does not allow for a search by violations. It would require a search of one property at a time to see if the exact violations on the request were issued. This request is burdensome to the City and cannot be completed.
This will serve as the last communication regarding this OPRA request, and it is considered closed.
Thanks,
Marilyn Nieves, R.M.C.
Deputy City Clerk | Office of the City Clerk