Communications
Dear Clark 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:
1. I would like details on who is paid and how much for salaries and wages under the communications budget category
2. Please send detail information on all expenses occurred in the category other expenses for communications for fiscal year 2025.
3. Please send a job description of all employees that have job duties related to communications
4. Copies of any shared services agreements with the board of education in regards to sharing any communications employees.
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,
Anonymous Resident
Your request has been received (4/13/26) and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Please send future requests to [email address]
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
To: Anonymous Resident <[OPRA #89639 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Communications
Date: April 14, 2026
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on Friday, April 10, 2026 11:10 PM. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on April 13, 2026. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is April 23, 2026. This response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to:
1. I would like details on who is paid and how much for salaries and wages under the communications budget category
2. Please send detail information on all expenses occurred in the category other expenses for communications for fiscal year 2025.
3. Please send a job description of all employees that have job duties related to communications
4. Copies of any shared services agreements with the board of education in regards to sharing any communications employees.
Response:
The attached record(s) is/are responsive to your request and is/are provided in their entirety.
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 Township of Clark 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 [email address], or at their web site at 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.
Dear Clerk's Dept.,
I attempted to open the spreadsheet of salaries and expenses but it is blank. Just shows #ref in each column. Can you double check please
Yours sincerely,
Anonymous Resident
It opens on my end, but I've attached it as a Word Document to make it easier for you to open.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Avenue
Clark, New Jersey 07066
732-388-3669