Appointed Officials Directory as of 10/1/2024

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Dear South Bound Brook Borough,

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

Christina Fischer, South Bound Brook Borough

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-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Kratovil <[OPRA #67526 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 7:38 PM
To: Christina Fischer <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Appointed Officials Directory as of 10/1/2024

Dear South Bound Brook Borough,

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; Borough Council, Planning Board and Historical Commission

(b) the number of members or positions; attached

(c) a list of currently appointed members, along with their terms of office; attached (Elizabeth Konkle term expires 12/31/2024, Jitendra Shah term expires 12/31/2024, Anne Dedousis term expires 12/31/2025 and Richard Eickhorst term expires 12/31/2026.

(d) vacancies; attached

(e) general frequency of meetings; and attached

(f) the appointing authority and the enabling statute, ordinance, or resolution, if any. All ordinances can be found at www.sbbnj.com

THIS COMPLETES YOUR OPRA REQUEST, IF YOU SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT MY OFFICE, THANK YOU.

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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