Contracts, Vendor Lists, Employee Info
Dear Shrewsbury 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 professional services contracts and vendor lists authorized by the town, everyone who has been paid by the town or board in the last year (1/1/21-present).
Yours faithfully,
Student Writers Club
Please the attached documents in response to your Open Public Records Request. Please be advised that the portion of your request for “everyone who has been paid by the town or board in the last year” seeks information rather than a specific record, and thus constitutes an impermissible request for information, as an entity is not required to create a record in response to an OPRA request. See Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005) (noting that OPRA allows requests for specific records, not requests for general information, data or statistics). “While OPRA provides an alternative means of access to government documents not otherwise exempted from its reach, it is not intended as a research tool litigants may use to force government officials to identify and siphon useful information.” MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Div. of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 546-7 (App. Div. 2005) (“under OPRA, agencies are required to disclose only ‘identifiable’ government records not otherwise exempt. Wholesale requests for general information to be analyzed, collated and compiled by the responding government entity are not encompassed therein”). As such, this portion of your request is denied at this time.
Kerry Quinn, RMC, CMR
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Shrewsbury
732-741-4200 *108
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From: Student Writers Club <[OPRA #27486 email]>
Sent: Monday, December 6, 2021 5:24 PM
To: Kerry Quinn <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL]OPRA request - Contracts, Vendor Lists, Employee Info
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Dear Shrewsbury 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 professional services contracts and vendor lists authorized by the town, everyone who has been paid by the town or board in the last year (1/1/21-present).
Yours faithfully,
Student Writers Club
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