Conflict of Interest Emails
Dear Monroe Township School District (Middlesex),
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:
Any and all emails as of April 27 written to/from Board Member Katie Fabiano and/or her husband, Brian Fabiano, to/from the Monroe Township Board of Education, Chrissy Skurbe, the NJSBA or its representative, and/or Vito Gagliardi/Porzio, Bromberg, and Newman, regarding any alleged conflict of interest with regard to the Superintendent search and/or evaluation, containg the key words "conflicted," "conflict of interest," "ethics," "violation" and "recuse."
Yours faithfully,
Judy Bloom
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-----Original Message-----
From: Judy Bloom <[OPRA #32690 email]>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2022 4:14 PM
To: Reeshemah Zielinski <[email address]>
Subject: [External Email]OPRA request - Conflict of Interest Emails
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Monroe Township IT Department
Dear Monroe Township School District (Middlesex),
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:
Any and all emails as of April 27 written to/from Board Member Katie Fabiano and/or her husband, Brian Fabiano, to/from the Monroe Township Board of Education, Chrissy Skurbe, the NJSBA or its representative, and/or Vito Gagliardi/Porzio, Bromberg, and Newman, regarding any alleged conflict of interest with regard to the Superintendent search and/or evaluation, containg the key words "conflicted," "conflict of interest," "ethics," "violation" and "recuse."
Yours faithfully,
Judy Bloom
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Dear Ms. Bloom,
The Board is in receipt of your Open Public Records Act ("OPRA") request. Your request requires additional time to respond due to personnel capacity matters and due to the significant demands placed on the District with regard to the exceptionally large number of OPRA requests the Board has received. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i). Specifically, OPRA states that “the requestor shall be advised by the custodian when the record can be made available. If the record is not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.” Accordingly, your request requires an extension of time until July 6, 2022.
-----Original Message-----
From: Judy Bloom <[OPRA #32690 email]>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2022 4:14 PM
To: Reeshemah Zielinski <[email address]>
Subject: [External Email]OPRA request - Conflict of Interest Emails
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Monroe Township IT Department
Dear Monroe Township School District (Middlesex),
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:
Any and all emails as of April 27 written to/from Board Member Katie Fabiano and/or her husband, Brian Fabiano, to/from the Monroe Township Board of Education, Chrissy Skurbe, the NJSBA or its representative, and/or Vito Gagliardi/Porzio, Bromberg, and Newman, regarding any alleged conflict of interest with regard to the Superintendent search and/or evaluation, containg the key words "conflicted," "conflict of interest," "ethics," "violation" and "recuse."
Yours faithfully,
Judy Bloom
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[OPRA #32690 email]
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Dear Ms. Bloom:
The District received your OPRA request on June 6, 2022. The Custodian requested an extension until July 6, 2022 due to the District’s personnel capacity matters and due to the significant demands placed on the District with regard to the exceptionally large number of OPRA requests the Board has received. You have requested the following government records:
• Any and all emails as of April 27 written to/from Board Member Katie Fabiano and/or her husband, Brian Fabiano, to/from the Monroe Township Board of Education, Chrissy Skurbe, the NJSBA or its representative, and/or Vito Gagliardi/Porzio, Bromberg, and Newman, regarding any alleged conflict of interest with regard to the Superintendent search and/or evaluation, containg the key words "conflicted," "conflict of interest," "ethics," "violation" and "recuse."
Please be advised that your request is denied as being overbroad under OPRA’s requirements. See MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 NJ. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005), Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30 (App. Div. 2005), New Jersey Builders Association v. New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, 390 N.J. Super. 166 (App. Div. 2007) and the Council’s decision in Schuler v. Borough of Bloomsbury, GRC Complaint No. 2007-151 (February 2009). Under the above decisions, in order to specifically identify an e-mail, OPRA requests must contain (1) the content and/or subject of the e-mail, (2) the specific date or range of dates during which the e-mail was transmitted or the emails were transmitted, and (3) a valid e-mail request must identify the sender and/or the recipient thereof.
A review of your request reveals that it does not comply with OPRA’s requirements as your request seeks emails “as of April 27” and does not provide the Custodian with a specific date or range of dates. Because your request does not meet the threshold requirements for a valid OPRA request, the Custodian has not reviewed any documents requested. As a result, the Custodian does not waive any other exceptions to disclosure under OPRA that might be applicable to your request in its current form.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Reeshemah Zielinski
-----Original Message-----
From: Reeshemah Zielinski
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 5:15 PM
To: Judy Bloom <[OPRA #32690 email]>
Cc: Chari Chanley <[email address]>; Joann Byrnes <[email address]>; Bauch, Richard H. <[email address]>; Sisco, Rodger J. <[email address]>
Subject: RE: [External Email]OPRA request - Conflict of Interest Emails
Dear Ms. Bloom,
The Board is in receipt of your Open Public Records Act ("OPRA") request. Your request requires additional time to respond due to personnel capacity matters and due to the significant demands placed on the District with regard to the exceptionally large number of OPRA requests the Board has received. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i). Specifically, OPRA states that “the requestor shall be advised by the custodian when the record can be made available. If the record is not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.” Accordingly, your request requires an extension of time until July 6, 2022.
-----Original Message-----
From: Judy Bloom <[OPRA #32690 email]>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2022 4:14 PM
To: Reeshemah Zielinski <[email address]>
Subject: [External Email]OPRA request - Conflict of Interest Emails
[You don't often get email from [OPRA #32690 email]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the school district. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
Monroe Township IT Department
Dear Monroe Township School District (Middlesex),
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:
Any and all emails as of April 27 written to/from Board Member Katie Fabiano and/or her husband, Brian Fabiano, to/from the Monroe Township Board of Education, Chrissy Skurbe, the NJSBA or its representative, and/or Vito Gagliardi/Porzio, Bromberg, and Newman, regarding any alleged conflict of interest with regard to the Superintendent search and/or evaluation, containg the key words "conflicted," "conflict of interest," "ethics," "violation" and "recuse."
Yours faithfully,
Judy Bloom
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Please use deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #32690 email]
Is [email address] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Monroe Township School District (Middlesex)? 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:
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View this OPRA request & responses online:
https://opramachine.com/request/conflict...
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 organisation's website.
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