Request: 

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.
The maximum authorized cost is $0
Records requested:
Body Worn Camera footage of all traffic stops between
6-1-25 and 6-5-25
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,
Tony Michael

Washington Township response:

As you may know, OPRA allows public agencies to impose special
service charges whenever the nature, format, manner of collation, or
volume of a government record embodied in the form of printed matter to be
inspected, examined, or copied pursuant to this section is such that the
record cannot be reproduced by ordinary document copying equipment in
ordinary business size or when fulfilling a request requires an
extraordinary expenditure of time and effort. 

Given the voluminous number of records responsive for these requests we
will need to impose a special service charge.  More specifically, in
regards to the amount of BWC videos and the process of making the required
redactions.  If you would like the Township to engage in evaluating the
special service charge please advise us. 

I will wait for your response prior to proceeding any further with your
request.  

Thank you and have a good day.

Christine Ciallella, RMC/CMR
Township Clerk/Planning Board Secretary
Township of Washington
Office: 856-589-0520 ext. 2214
Fax: 856-589-9177