Basic Employee Info as of 10/1/2024
Charlie Kratovil made this OPRA request to Plainsboro as part of a batch sent to 100 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 Plainsboro,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under NJSA 47:1A-10 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 payroll records, documents, lists, reports or statements sufficient to show:
1) the name, title/position, department/division, current salary, and hire date for all salaried employees as of today, October 1, 2024
2) the name, title/position, department/division, current hourly pay rate(s), and hire date for all hourly employees, as of today, October 1, 2024
3) the names of all current employees enrolled in each public pension system as of today, October 1, 2024
4) the names of all current and former employees receiving compensation in the form of a healthcare program/plan as of today, October 1, 2024
5) the name and pay status of each employee currently suspended from duty, as of today, October 1, 2024
6) the name, title/position, department/division, final salary, hire date, separation date, and reason for separation for all employees who left employment since January 1, 2024
7) the 2024 total year-to-date (YTD) base pay, overtime pay, and other extra pay for each current or former employee, including all stipends/allowances, bonuses, reimbursements and other payments or perks granted each employee, as of today, October 1, 2024
If an employee has different rates of pay for different work or different roles, please indicate each of the pay rates in the response. Please also be specific about the stated purpose of any extra payments, such as bonuses, stipends, and reimbursements.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments, and the preferred file type is Microsoft Excel spreadsheet(s). 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
October 2, 2024
Charlie Kratovil
Via email: [1][OPRA #67463 email]
Dear Mr. Kratovil,
The Township of Plainsboro received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on October 2, 2024. The official Records Custodian, Carol J.
Torres, received your OPRA request on the same date. As such, the seven
(7) business day deadline to respond to your request is October 11, 2024.
This response to your request is being provided to you on the same date as
the custodian’s receipt of said request.
The OPRA request sought access to the following:
“Please provide payroll records, documents, lists, reports or statements
sufficient to show:
1) the name, title/position, department/division, current salary, and
hire date for all salaried employees as of today, October 1, 2024
2) the name, title/position, department/division, current hourly pay
rate(s), and hire date for all hourly employees, as of today, October 1,
2024
3) the names of all current employees enrolled in each public pension
system as of today, October 1, 2024
4) the names of all current and former employees receiving
compensation in the form of a healthcare program/plan as of today, October
1, 2024
5) the name and pay status of each employee currently suspended from
duty, as of today, October 1, 2024
6) the name, title/position, department/division, final salary, hire
date, separation date, and reason for separation for all employees who
left employment since January 1, 2024
7) the 2024 total year-to-date (YTD) base pay, overtime pay, and
other extra pay for each current or former employee, including all
stipends/allowances, bonuses, reimbursements and other payments or perks
granted each employee, as of today, October 1, 2024
If an employee has different rates of pay for different work or different
roles, please indicate each of the pay rates in the response. Please also
be specific about the stated purpose of any extra payments, such as
bonuses, stipends, and reimbursements.”
Response: Your request requires additional time beyond the immediate
statutory requirement outlined in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(e) due to a constraint
in the availability of key personnel with access to the requested files
and data. In compliance with the seven business day deadline, you will
receive a response with the records by October 11, 2024.
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 by the Plainsboro Township Clerk 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 [2][email address], or
through their website at [3]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.
Sincerely,
Melissa Lopez
Administrative Assistant I | Clerk’s Office
Email: [4][email address]
Phone: (609) 799-0909 Extension: 1803
641 Plainsboro Rd, Plainsboro, NJ 08536
[5]Plainsboro, NJ | Official Website
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2. mailto:[email address]
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4. mailto:[email address]
October 9, 2024
Charlie Kratovil
Via email: [1][OPRA #67463 email]
Dear Mr. Kratovil,
The Township of Plainsboro received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on October 2, 2024. The official Records Custodian, Carol J.
Torres, received your OPRA request on the same date. As such, the seven
(7) business day deadline to respond to your request is October 11, 2024.
This response to your request is being provided to you on the fifth (5)
business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
The OPRA request sought access to the following:
Please provide payroll records, documents, lists, reports or statements
sufficient to show:
1) the name, title/position, department/division, current salary, and
hire date for all salaried employees as of today, October 1, 2024
Response: Please review the responsive record titled
“EmployeeInfo100124.xlsx”
2) the name, title/position, department/division, current hourly pay
rate(s), and hire date for all hourly employees, as of today, October 1,
2024
Response: Please review the responsive record titled
“EmployeeInfo100124.xlsx”
3) the names of all current employees enrolled in each public pension
system as of today, October 1, 2024
Response: Please review the responsive record titled
“PensionList10012024.xlsx”
4) the names of all current and former employees receiving
compensation in the form of a healthcare program/plan as of today, October
1, 2024
Response: Please review the responsive records titled
“SHBPActiveOctober2024current.csv” and
“SHBPRetireesOctober2024current.cvs”
5) the name and pay status of each employee currently suspended from
duty, as of today, October 1, 2024
Response: No responsive record exists in the Township of Plainsboro.
6) the name, title/position, department/division, final salary, hire
date, separation date, and reason for separation for all employees who
left employment since January 1, 2024
Response: Please review the responsive record titled
“TerminationReport100124.xlsx”
7) the 2024 total year-to-date (YTD) base pay, overtime pay, and
other extra pay for each current or former employee, including all
stipends/allowances, bonuses, reimbursements and other payments or perks
granted each employee, as of today, October 1, 2024
Response: Please review the responsive record titled
“EmployeeInfo100124.xlsx”
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 by the Plainsboro Township Clerk 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 [2][email address], or
through their website at [3]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.
Sincerely,
Melissa Lopez
Administrative Assistant I | Clerk’s Office
Email: [4][email address]
Phone: (609) 799-0909 Extension: 1803
641 Plainsboro Rd, Plainsboro, NJ 08536
[5]Plainsboro, NJ | Official Website
References
Visible links
1. mailto:[OPRA #67463 email]
2. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.state.nj.us/grc
4. mailto:[email address]