Good morning,

As it relates to your request, please be advised that under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et. seq., there are the following exemptions:

Personnel and pension records (however, the following information must be disclosed:
 An individual’s name, title, position, salary, payroll record, length of service, date of separation and the reason for such separation, and the amount and type of any pension received
 When required to be disclosed by another law, when disclosure is essential to the performance of official duties of a person duly authorized by this State or the US, or when authorized by an individual in interest
 Data contained in information which disclose conformity with specific experiential, educational or medical qualifications required for government employment or for receipt of a public pension, but not including any detailed medical or psychological information N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10

Based on the aforementioned exemption(s), the portion of the request to which the Township is able to respond is as follows, Vincent DeCesare, crossing guard, part-time hourly at $24.24 per hour. Health benefits information is not disclosable under OPRA. Your file is now closed. Thank you for your attention in this matter.

Cordially,

Dale A. Forde, MMC
Township Clerk
Township of Cedar Grove
525 Pompton Ave.
Cedar Grove NJ 07009
973-239-1410 ext. 204

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Vin <[OPRA #77967 email]>
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2025 2:49 PM
To: Dale Forde <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Cedar Grove Salary/Benefits

Dear Cedar Grove 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-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:

Current salary, title, and health benefit costs for the following Cedar Grove employee:

Vincent DeCesare

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,

JV

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