Appointed Officials Directory as of 10/1/2024
Charlie Kratovil made this OPRA request to South Amboy City as part of a batch sent to 37 authorities Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.
Dear South Amboy City,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under the OPRA and the common law right of access. I am a journalist with New Brunswick Today and Trenton Makes News, and require the records for my reporting on New Jersey's local governments, school districts, and autonomous authorities. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Please provide a copy of your current directory of appointed officials, as of today, 10/1/2024, including at least the following information for every authority, board and commission:
(a) the name of the authority, board, or commission;
(b) the number of members or positions;
(c) a list of currently appointed members, along with their terms of office;
(d) vacancies;
(e) general frequency of meetings; and
(f) the appointing authority and the enabling statute, ordinance, or resolution, if any.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as an attachment.
If no current directory exists, or if the directory is missing some of the above information, be guided by NJSA 40A:9-9.2, which requires the above directory to be maintained on an ongoing basis and to include, at a minimum, the information that I am presently requesting.
Please confirm you have received this request, and feel free to contact me at 732-993-9697 if I can be helpful in clarifying this request. Thanks very much and have a nice day.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Dear South Amboy City,
Please confirm if you received my 10/1/2024 request titled "Appointed Officials Directory as of 10/1/2024." I have not received a response yet. Thanks for your time and consideration.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Please send me the original email for the OPRA you were requesting.
Thank you
Erin Senape
City Clerks Office
City of South Amboy
140 North Broadway
South Amboy NJ 08879
732.525.5920
[1][email address]
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Please always send to my email.
I will give you an updated OPRA form also
Thank you
Erin Senape
From: Erin Senape
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 9:45 AM
To: [OPRA #67525 email]
Subject: RE: OPRA Request
Please always send to my email.
I will give you an updated OPRA form also
Thank you
Erin Senape
Hi Erin,
Below is my OPRA request for the appointed officials directory.
Charlie Kratovil
Dear South Amboy City,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under the
OPRA and the common law right of access. I am a journalist with New
Brunswick Today and Trenton Makes News, and require the records for my
reporting on New Jersey's local governments, school districts, and
autonomous authorities. I am not required to fill out an official form or
use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA
47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of
the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a
completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New
Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Please provide a copy of your current directory of appointed officials, as
of today, 10/1/2024, including at least the following information for
every authority, board and commission:
(a) the name of the authority, board, or commission;
(b) the number of members or positions;
(c) a list of currently appointed members, along with their terms of
office;
(d) vacancies;
(e) general frequency of meetings; and
(f) the appointing authority and the enabling statute, ordinance, or
resolution, if any.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail
as an attachment.
If no current directory exists, or if the directory is missing some of the
above information, be guided by NJSA 40A:9-9.2, which requires the above
directory to be maintained on an ongoing basis and to include, at a
minimum, the information that I am presently requesting.
Please confirm you have received this request, and feel free to contact me
at 732-993-9697 if I can be helpful in clarifying this request. Thanks
very much and have a nice day.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Hi Charlie:
I believe I already sent you the information.
I will send it to you at the above email address also.
If you need additional info let me know : )
Thank you
Erin Senape
City Clerk’s Office
City of South Amboy
140 North Broadway
South Amboy NJ 08879
732.525.5920
[1][email address]
From: Charlie Kratovil <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 10:54 AM
To: Erin Senape <[email address]>
Cc: [OPRA #67525 email]
Subject: Re-sending OPRA request - Appointed Officials Directory as of
10/1/2024
Hi Erin,
Below is my OPRA request for the appointed officials directory.
Charlie Kratovil
Dear South Amboy City,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under the
OPRA and the common law right of access. I am a journalist with New
Brunswick Today and Trenton Makes News, and require the records for my
reporting on New Jersey's local governments, school districts, and
autonomous authorities. I am not required to fill out an official form or
use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA
47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of
the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a
completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New
Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Please provide a copy of your current directory of appointed officials, as
of today, 10/1/2024, including at least the following information for
every authority, board and commission:
(a) the name of the authority, board, or commission;
(b) the number of members or positions;
(c) a list of currently appointed members, along with their terms of
office;
(d) vacancies;
(e) general frequency of meetings; and
(f) the appointing authority and the enabling statute, ordinance, or
resolution, if any.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail
as an attachment.
If no current directory exists, or if the directory is missing some of the
above information, be guided by NJSA 40A:9-9.2, which requires the above
directory to be maintained on an ongoing basis and to include, at a
minimum, the information that I am presently requesting.
Please confirm you have received this request, and feel free to contact me
at 732-993-9697 if I can be helpful in clarifying this request. Thanks
very much and have a nice day.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
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Hi Erin,
Thank you for the records. I think there's some confusion in that I filed
two different records requests on 10/1. One of them may have come through
a couple of times, as I was attempting to file it with both the South
Amboy Redevelopment Agency and the City at the same time. I later heard
from the RA that your response was inclusive of their information, too.
Let's put aside that request, which pertained to paid public employees.
The other request I filed was for the directory of appointed officials
(i.e. your volunteer board and commission members). I have not received
anything responsive to that. The records you attached to your most recent
email pertain to the request about employees, save for the last 15 pages,
which are copies of our emails regarding the other request. Nowhere in
the documentation I received is the directory that I requested. As I
noted in the request, NJSA 40A:9-9.2 requires the directory to be
maintained on an ongoing basis.
Please share with me the directory, thanks for your help.
Charlie Kratovil
On Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 11:09 AM Erin Senape <[1][email address]>
wrote:
Hi Charlie
Please see info on your OPRA request.
Thank you
Erin Senape
City Clerk’s Office
City of South Amboy
140 North Broadway
South Amboy NJ 08879
732.525.5920
[2][email address]
From: Erin Senape
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 10:58 AM
To: Charlie Kratovil <[3][email address]>
Cc: [4][OPRA #67525 email]
Subject: RE: Re-sending OPRA request - Appointed Officials Directory as
of 10/1/2024
Hi Charlie:
I believe I already sent you the information.
I will send it to you at the above email address also.
If you need additional info let me know : )
Thank you
Erin Senape
City Clerk’s Office
City of South Amboy
140 North Broadway
South Amboy NJ 08879
732.525.5920
[5][email address]
From: Charlie Kratovil <[6][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 10:54 AM
To: Erin Senape <[7][email address]>
Cc: [8][OPRA #67525 email]
Subject: Re-sending OPRA request - Appointed Officials Directory as of
10/1/2024
Hi Erin,
Below is my OPRA request for the appointed officials directory.
Charlie Kratovil
Dear South Amboy City,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under the
OPRA and the common law right of access. I am a journalist with New
Brunswick Today and Trenton Makes News, and require the records for my
reporting on New Jersey's local governments, school districts, and
autonomous authorities. I am not required to fill out an official form
or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA
47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of
the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a
completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of
New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial
purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Please provide a copy of your current directory of appointed officials,
as of today, 10/1/2024, including at least the following information for
every authority, board and commission:
(a) the name of the authority, board, or commission;
(b) the number of members or positions;
(c) a list of currently appointed members, along with their terms of
office;
(d) vacancies;
(e) general frequency of meetings; and
(f) the appointing authority and the enabling statute, ordinance, or
resolution, if any.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by
E-mail as an attachment.
If no current directory exists, or if the directory is missing some of
the above information, be guided by NJSA 40A:9-9.2, which requires the
above directory to be maintained on an ongoing basis and to include, at
a minimum, the information that I am presently requesting.
Please confirm you have received this request, and feel free to contact
me at 732-993-9697 if I can be helpful in clarifying this request.
Thanks very much and have a nice day.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
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8. mailto:[OPRA #67525 email]
Hi Charlie:
Please send me anything you would need in OPRA form.
I will do them right away. They usually only take up to seven days.
Sometimes I get them sooner and will send info sooner.
Sometimes if they are not sent to me directly, they can get lost in the
process. Please send them all to [1][email address]
As for the redevelopment agency, I have nothing to do with them.
But you can send me an OPRA for them and I will make sure it gets to them.
If you have information for anyone or any department you can send it to me
in OPRA form and I will make sure it gets to the correct person and
department.
We will get back to you asap.
I never talked to the redevelopment agency on anything. I am not sure
what that is.
Call me anytime : )
Thank you
Erin Senape
City Clerks Office
City of South Amboy
140 North Broadway
South Amboy NJ 08879
732.525.5941
[2][email address]
From: Charlie Kratovil <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 2:18 PM
To: Erin Senape <[email address]>
Cc: [OPRA #67525 email]
Subject: Re: FW: Re-sending OPRA request - Appointed Officials Directory
as of 10/1/2024
Hi Erin,
Thank you for the records. I think there's some confusion in that I filed
two different records requests on 10/1. One of them may have come through
a couple of times, as I was attempting to file it with both the South
Amboy Redevelopment Agency and the City at the same time. I later heard
from the RA that your response was inclusive of their information, too.
Let's put aside that request, which pertained to paid public employees.
The other request I filed was for the directory of appointed officials
(i.e. your volunteer board and commission members). I have not received
anything responsive to that. The records you attached to your most recent
email pertain to the request about employees, save for the last 15 pages,
which are copies of our emails regarding the other request. Nowhere in
the documentation I received is the directory that I requested. As I
noted in the request, NJSA 40A:9-9.2 requires the directory to be
maintained on an ongoing basis.
Please share with me the directory, thanks for your help.
Charlie Kratovil
On Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 11:09 AM Erin Senape <[3][email address]>
wrote:
Hi Charlie
Please see info on your OPRA request.
Thank you
Erin Senape
City Clerk’s Office
City of South Amboy
140 North Broadway
South Amboy NJ 08879
732.525.5920
[4][email address]
From: Erin Senape
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 10:58 AM
To: Charlie Kratovil <[5][email address]>
Cc: [6][OPRA #67525 email]
Subject: RE: Re-sending OPRA request - Appointed Officials Directory as
of 10/1/2024
Hi Charlie:
I believe I already sent you the information.
I will send it to you at the above email address also.
If you need additional info let me know : )
Thank you
Erin Senape
City Clerk’s Office
City of South Amboy
140 North Broadway
South Amboy NJ 08879
732.525.5920
[7][email address]
From: Charlie Kratovil <[8][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 10:54 AM
To: Erin Senape <[9][email address]>
Cc: [10][OPRA #67525 email]
Subject: Re-sending OPRA request - Appointed Officials Directory as of
10/1/2024
Hi Erin,
Below is my OPRA request for the appointed officials directory.
Charlie Kratovil
Dear South Amboy City,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under the
OPRA and the common law right of access. I am a journalist with New
Brunswick Today and Trenton Makes News, and require the records for my
reporting on New Jersey's local governments, school districts, and
autonomous authorities. I am not required to fill out an official form
or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA
47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of
the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a
completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of
New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial
purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Please provide a copy of your current directory of appointed officials,
as of today, 10/1/2024, including at least the following information for
every authority, board and commission:
(a) the name of the authority, board, or commission;
(b) the number of members or positions;
(c) a list of currently appointed members, along with their terms of
office;
(d) vacancies;
(e) general frequency of meetings; and
(f) the appointing authority and the enabling statute, ordinance, or
resolution, if any.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by
E-mail as an attachment.
If no current directory exists, or if the directory is missing some of
the above information, be guided by NJSA 40A:9-9.2, which requires the
above directory to be maintained on an ongoing basis and to include, at
a minimum, the information that I am presently requesting.
Please confirm you have received this request, and feel free to contact
me at 732-993-9697 if I can be helpful in clarifying this request.
Thanks very much and have a nice day.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
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Dear Erin,
It looks like you sent me the names of some officials, I guess the City Council, and a list of the members of the Redevelopment Agency. What about the other boards and commissions? Does your office maintain a directory with all of them as required by state law?
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
Hi Charles:
I am sure they do.
I worked here for 20 years and just got switched into this department.
I will ask again that I need all, as it come from other departments.
Thank you
Erin Senape
732.525.59541
Hi Charles:
Please send me an OPRA request "who sits on the Planning Board and who sits on Zoning Board and put In there all other boards throughout the City of South Amboy".
AND THIS OF COURSE:
"Re-sending OPRA request - Appointed Officials Directory as of 10/1/2024"
Thank you
Erin
Thank you
Erin Senape
City Clerks Office
City of South Amboy
140 North Broadway
South Amboy NJ 08879
732.525.5920
[1][email address]
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Erin,
I sent an OPRA request October 1 for the directory of all boards/commissions, etc. I will not be filing another request at this time. Instead I'm asking you to comply with the original request. You can see the language I submitted 10/1/24 below - it should have yielded a directory that you're required to maintain:
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under the OPRA and the common law right of access. I am a journalist with New Brunswick Today and Trenton Makes News, and require the records for my reporting on New Jersey's local governments, school districts, and autonomous authorities. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Please provide a copy of your current directory of appointed officials, as of today, 10/1/2024, including at least the following information for every authority, board and commission:
(a) the name of the authority, board, or commission;
(b) the number of members or positions;
(c) a list of currently appointed members, along with their terms of office;
(d) vacancies;
(e) general frequency of meetings; and
(f) the appointing authority and the enabling statute, ordinance, or resolution, if any.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as an attachment.
If no current directory exists, or if the directory is missing some of the above information, be guided by NJSA 40A:9-9.2, which requires the above directory to be maintained on an ongoing basis and to include, at a minimum, the information that I am presently requesting.
Please confirm you have received this request, and feel free to contact me at 732-993-9697 if I can be helpful in clarifying this request. Thanks very much and have a nice day.
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
Hi Charles:
I asked my both what other boards do you have and she told me:
Housing Authority- Mark Noble - sent email
Library - Elaine Gaber - sending email
I am just waiting for their response.
I believe you have everything else.
Thank you
Erin
Just keeping you up to date
Charlie Kratovil,
Here is our response to your OPRA Request.
Mark Noble
Executive Director
South Amboy Housing Authority
Thanks for your email, but there are no requested records included in the
response. Just scanned, marked-up copies of your emails.
Does South Amboy maintain a directory of appointed officials as
required by NJSA 40A:9-9.2? If so, please provide a copy. If not, you
must create and maintain the directory to comply with the law.
Charlie
On Thu, Oct 31, 2024 at 9:46 AM Erin Senape <[1][email address]>
wrote:
Dear Erin,
Thank you, but you did not address my question. So far, I've received a list of members for the SARA and the SAHA. I've not received anything at all regarding the Arts Alliance, Library Board, Planning/Zoning Board, Historic Preservation Commission, Green Team, Municipal Alliance, Parade Committee or any other appointed body that may exist.
I don't understand why I've had to ask so many times: Does the Clerk's Office maintain a current directory of these boards and their membership? If the Clerk's Office doesn't maintain such a directory (and therefore you have to send a bunch of emails to determine who is actually on these boards), then the city is in violation of the law I cited. There is a good reason that this law exists, and if South Amboy is not complying with it, we have a problem. If I can be helpful in explaining any further, please don't hesitate to call me at 732-993-9697. I'll forward to your response, thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Charlie Kratovil
From library
From: Elaine R. Gaber <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, November 4, 2024 3:38 PM
To: Erin Senape <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request
Erin,
Here is the information you requested...
Dowdell Library of South Amboy
Library Trustees (5-year terms)
Seven members of the Board
Meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month
Mary Rager
Holly Hughes
Rachel DeMasi
Deborah Brown
Kaylin Vee
Rico Vasquez (appointed by the Mayor)
Judith Raskoshin (School Superintendent's representative)
Regards,
Elaine
Elaine R. Gaber, Director
Sadie Pope Dowdell Library
100 Harold G. Hoffman Plaza
South Amboy, New Jersey 08879
T: 732.721.6060 F: 732.721.1054
Email: [1][email address]
Web: [2]www.dowdell.org
Follow us on Twitter [3]https://twitter.com/salibrary
Like us on Facebook [4]https://www.facebook.com/southamboylibrary
Sign up for the eNewsletter [5]www.dowdell.org
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From: "Erin Senape" <[6][email address]>
Sent: 11/4/24 3:29 PM
To: "[7][email address]" <[8][email address]>
Subject: OPRA request
Hi Elaine:
Please send me the board members for the Library it is for an OPRA that is
due.
The one I sent you last week.
Thank you
Erin Senape
City Clerks Office
City of South Amboy
140 North Broadway
South Amboy NJ 08879
732.525.5920
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Thank you
Erin Senape
City Clerk’s Office
City of South Amboy
140 North Broadway
South Amboy NJ 08879
732.525.5941
[email address]