Dear Washington Township (Bergen),

Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. 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.

Records requested:

Please send any and all records regarding the volunteer and/or employment of Benjamin P. Ritter (Ben Ritter) with your municipality from 2014 until the present.

Please send a copy of the entire personnel file of Benjamin P Ritter (Ben Ritter) and any/all training records, licensures, or credentials in your possession from 2014 until present

Records relating to the hiring, discharge, performance, awards, credentials, Salary history, benefits, information such as leave balances and usage of dates, date of hire, and any and all paystubs during the time of Benjamin Ritter’s volunteer or employment with your municipality from 2014 until the present

Please send as well any and all records pertaining to any background investigation done on Benjamin P Ritter (Ben Ritter) from 2014 until the present

My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.

Yours faithfully,

Concerned Citizen