Dear Englishtown 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 contracts between Englishtown and Police Chief Peter Cooke approved at Council meeting of December 28, 2022

Yours faithfully,

Anonymous

Dear Englishtown Borough,

"OPRA requires that custodians must ordinarily grant immediate access to budgets, bills, vouchers, CONTRACTS (including collective negotiations agreements and individual employment contracts), and public employee salary and overtime information......In such instances, the custodian must provide access as immediately as possible. Agencies should act reasonably, however, using their best efforts to comply with this requirement. If a custodian cannot provide immediate access to records for a legitimate reason, the custodian must reduce such reason to writing and request an extension of time to comply with the immediate statutory requirement."

A response to this request is overdue. Please provide the documents requested, which were the contracts approved between the Police Chief Peter Cooke and the borough at the December 28, 2022 council meeting.

Yours faithfully,

Anonymous

Dear Clerk,

The original request was sent on January 28, 2023, a month after approval. It is not understood how a contract listed on the agenda and approved by the Mayor and Council at a council meeting is not yet "received". Please advise as to the expected response date.

Yours sincerely,

Anonymous