Communications and Hiring
Dear Wall 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:
- Hiring announcement for the Wall Township Business Administrator.
- Salary of the Wall Township Business Administrator
- Email communications between the Wall Twp Business Administrator and Shaun Golden, and Robert Dawson.
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,
Michael Kaufman
The Township of Wall is in receipt of your OPRA request and will respond within the statutory time required by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.
Keri Pagnoni, RMC, CMR
Deputy Clerk, Deputy Registrar
2700 Allaire Road
Wall, NJ 07719
(732)449-8444 ext. 2262
Fax: (732)449-8992
Visit us at http://wallnj.com/211/Clerks-Office
For ease of reference the Township has broken your request into three parts:
1. Hiring announcement for the Wall Township Business Administrator.
2. Salary of the Wall Township Business Administrator
3. Email communications between the Wall Twp Business Administrator and Shaun Golden, and Robert Dawson.
With respect to Items No 1: $235,311.00 annual
With respect to Item No. 2: please see attached.
With respect to Item No. 3: Please be advised that your request does not identify a specific government records. As such, your request is an invalid OPRA request. A proper request under OPRA must identify with reasonable clarity those documents that are desired. Custodians are not required to conduct research or create new records in response to an OPRA request
A valid request to conduct an email search contains the following:
• To and/or from: ([email address])
• Date range: needs to be provided
• Subject/keyword search: needs to be provided
Emails with the domain of @townshipofwall.com and @wallnj.gov are maintained by the Township. Emails sent to/from outside domains will be picked up if they have copied/sent to an email address with the township domain.
In addition, key word searches are extremely sensitive. For example, abbreviations like, “MV” for Motor Vehicle would pick up all emails that reference the letters “M” and “V” in sequence; producing thousands of results. Similarly, using employee titles like “Clerk” or “Collector” would likely produce all emails sent from those departments as they are a part of their signatures.
Upon receipt of this information, we will begin our search for responsive records. The more detailed the information provided will aid the search and quality of results. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq the Township is provided seven business days to respond upon receipt of clarification.
Keri Pagnoni, RMC, CMR
Deputy Clerk, Deputy Registrar
2700 Allaire Road
Wall, NJ 07719
(732)449-8444 ext. 2262
Fax: (732)449-8992
Visit us at http://wallnj.com/211/Clerks-Office
Please be advised that if the Township does not receive written clarification by December 1, 2025, the Township will deem the request answered and closed.
Keri Pagnoni, RMC, CMR
Deputy Clerk, Deputy Registrar
2700 Allaire Road
Wall, NJ 07719
(732)449-8444 ext. 2262
Fax: (732)449-8992
Visit us at http://wallnj.com/211/Clerks-Office
Dear OPRA,
To: Tim Clayton, John Tobia
From: Shaun Golden, Robert Dawson, Timothy Sidley, Robert McLaughlin
• Date range: January 1, 2023
• Subject/keyword search: Emergency Medical Services, EMS, Medstar, Monmouth County EMS, Monmouth County emergency medical services, Wall Township EMS, Police EMS
Yours sincerely,
Michael Kaufman
Good Afternoon
I want to confirm that the date range is 1/1/2023-present?
Keri Pagnoni, RMC, CMR
Deputy Clerk, Deputy Registrar
2700 Allaire Road
Wall, NJ 07719
(732)449-8444 ext. 2262
Fax: (732)449-8992
Visit us at http://wallnj.com/211/Clerks-Office
You can expect a response on or before December 11, 2025. Accordingly, the Township continues to reserves the right for an extension of time, if necessary. In the event of a clarification or appeal, Township reserves the right to raise any other ground for denial not raised in this response. The failure of Township to assert an exception or privilege at this time does not act as a waiver of any grounds for denial.
Keri Pagnoni, RMC, CMR
Deputy Clerk, Deputy Registrar
2700 Allaire Road
Wall, NJ 07719
(732)449-8444 ext. 2262
Fax: (732)449-8992
Visit us at http://wallnj.com/211/Clerks-Office
Good Afternoon Mr. Kaufman:
Please find the Township's response and responsive record attached. Your OPRA request is now deemed answered and closed. In the event of a clarification or appeal, Township reserves the right to raise any other ground for denial not raised in this response. The failure of Township to assert an exception or privilege at this time does not act as a waiver of any grounds for denial.
Keri Pagnoni, RMC, CMR
Deputy Clerk, Deputy Registrar
2700 Allaire Road
Wall, NJ 07719
(732)449-8444 ext. 2262
Fax: (732)449-8992
Visit us at http://wallnj.com/211/Clerks-Office