Communications
Dear Ocean County Tax Board,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
Email communications between the tax board and Toms River pertaining to the BASF, "Ciba Geigi" property in Toms River; Members of the Tax Board, Toms River elected officials, (past and present), it's legal team, and anyone employed or contracted by the township of Toms River that has communicated via email with the County Tax Board about the property specified above.
Sincerely,
Daniel T. Rodrick
Ward 2 Councilman, Toms River
Dear Mr. Rodrick:
The Ocean County Board of Taxation received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on April 9, 2020.
Your OPRA request sought access to “Email communications between the tax board and Toms River pertaining to the BASF, "Ciba Geigi" property in Toms River; Members of the Tax Board, Toms River elected officials, (past and present), it's legal team, and anyone employed or contracted by the township of Toms River that has communicated via email with the County Tax Board about the property specified above.”
Please accept this email as a reply to your recent request for government records. After a search of emails regarding your request, attached please find a copy of the correspondence between Ms. Christine Allen, Assistant Tax Administrator and Mr. Carl Dileo, Tax Collector for Toms River Township. (Please note, the Township has not provided us with the total loss as of yet so there has been no further email reply).
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled as required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Records Custodian of the Ocean County Board of Taxation to deny access. At your option, you may institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Superior Court Clerk located in your County (and see www.judiciary.state.nj.us).
Alternatively, you may file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing a 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 through their web site at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law.
Sincerely,
Chelsea Skuby
_____________________________
Chelsea Skuby, CTA
County Tax Administrator
Ocean County Board of Taxation
732-929-2008
732-506-5197 (fax)
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information and attachments contained in this message may contain advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, which is privileged and confidential and is intended only for the use of the individual(s) named above and others who have been specifically authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication without prior written consent is strictly prohibited. Please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message if you have received this in error.
-----Original Message-----
From: Councilman Daniel Rodrick <[OPRA #10602 email]>
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2020 2:43 PM
To: Skuby, Chelsea <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Communications
Dear Ocean County Tax Board,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
Email communications between the tax board and Toms River pertaining to the BASF, "Ciba Geigi" property in Toms River; Members of the Tax Board, Toms River elected officials, (past and present), it's legal team, and anyone employed or contracted by the township of Toms River that has communicated via email with the County Tax Board about the property specified above.
Sincerely,
Daniel T. Rodrick
Ward 2 Councilman, Toms River
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please use deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #10602 email]
Is [Ocean County Tax Board request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Ocean County Tax Board? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://opramachine.com/help/officers
View this OPRA request & responses online:
https://opramachine.com/request/communic...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organization's website.
-------------------------------------------------------------------