Communications regarding censure of Councilman Rossi
Dear Ship Bottom Borough,
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:
All communications between the administration and councilman Rossi regarding the censure, report on the incident presented, and evidence of him fulfilling the obligation for training based on the attached article https://www.thesandpaper.net/articles/sh...
Yours faithfully,
Ship Bottom Citizen
Good afternoon,
In response to your OPRA request please see below.
"All communications between the administration and councilman Rossi" There is no email correspondence between the administration (Borough Coordinator) and councilman Rossi.
"Report on incident presented" No such document exists.
"Evidence of him fulfilling the obligation for training based on the article from the "Sand Paper". This record falls under attorney client privilege.
Respectfully,
Kristy Davis, RMC, CMR
Municipal Clerk/ Registrar
Ship Bottom Borough
1621 Long Beach Blvd.
Ship Bottom, NJ 08008
(609)494-2171 X116
Dear Kristy Davis,
Thank you for your response, however, there was a communication that caused the investigation and official business was being conducted, irrespective of whether it was on a personal or a governmental account and the communication is subject to an OPRA request. In addition, a censure and training cannot be subject to attorney-client privilege as it is not a personnel matter as the councilman is not an employee but a matter of public record of an elected official.
Yours sincerely,
RICARDO G