Caroline Shafto, Human Resources Administrator's Application for Employment
Dear Howell Township,
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-5(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: Any and all applications for employment submitted by Caroline Shafto to Howell Township in 2023 for the position of human resources administrator or any other Howell Township job postings, including emails related to Caroline Shafto's application for employment. I am entitled to this information according to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10.
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,
Chana Solomons
Good morning,
Your OPRA request is under review. You should receive a response by the end of business on 7/13/26.
Thank you.
JillAbernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241
Good afternoon,
Please be advised that in order to fulfill OPRA requests 26-1665/1666 an extension is required. Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i
If the documents are available prior to the extension to 7/22/26 they will be sent to you.
Thank you.
JillAbernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241
Good afternoon,
Attached, please find the documents in response to your OPRA request 26-1665.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10. Personnel records of an individual employee are not government records and are not available for public access. Please note that, the emails requested would be considered personnel records. Additionally the request for all emails “related to” a subject, without identification of sender, recipient, or date range, would require the custodian to conduct research. OPRA requires a request for identifiable government records and does not obligate a custodian to conduct research. See MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005).
This request is complete.
Thank you.
JillAbernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241
Good afternoon,
Attached, please find the document in response to your OPRA request 26-1666.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10. Personnel records of an individual employee are not government records and are not available for public access. Please note that, the emails requested would be considered personnel records. Additionally the request for all emails “related to” a subject, without identification of sender, recipient, or date range, would require the custodian to conduct research. OPRA requires a request for identifiable government records and does not obligate a custodian to conduct research. See MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005).
This request is complete.
Thank you.
JillAbernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241
Dear Jill Abernathy,
This request asked for Caroline Shafto's application for employment, not her resume. The resume was a separate OPRA request. Please send the requested information.
Yours sincerely,
Chana Solomons
Good morning,
I have been advised that at that time an application was not completed for the position. The posting for the position asked for a letter of interest and resume. There were no other responsive documents for this request.
Thank you.
Jill Abernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241