Kenneth Timko,

The official Records Custodian for the Township of Long Beach, received
your OPRA request on Friday, February 11, 2025.  As such, the seven (7)
business day deadline to respond to your request is February 21, 2025. 
This response to your request is being provided to you on the seventh
business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

OPRA allows public agencies to impose special service charges whenever the
nature, format, manner of collation, or volume of a government record
embodied in the form of printed matter to be inspected, examined, or
copied pursuant to this section is such that the record cannot be
reproduced by ordinary document copying equipment in ordinary business
size or when fulfilling a request requires an extraordinary expenditure of
time and effort. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.c.  Special service charges must be
based upon the actual direct cost of providing the copy or copies. 

OPRA mandates that the requestor shall have the opportunity to review and
object to the charge prior to it being incurred.  See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.c.
As such, a detailed estimate is provided below:

·      Where the required work can be performed by an officer and/or
employee of the Municipal Clerk’s office, the special service charge shall
be equal to the prorated salary of the lowest salaried employee in the
Municipal Clerk’s office for the time expended to comply with the request.
The estimated review time is one minute per page for any redactions that
may be needed. The fee per page is for review regardless of if any pages
have been redacted or not.

·      Pursuant to Long Beach Township §5-10C (3)(d): The requestor shall
have the opportunity to review and object to the special service charge
prior to it being incurred. If the requester wishes to proceed with the
production of the records, the requestor shall provide 50% of the estimate
for the special services fee prior to commencement of the work and shall
pay the remainder of the special service charge once the work is completed
and as a condition of receipt of the documents requested. No documents
shall be produced without full payment of the special service charge.

• The approximate time for redaction is 2.45 hrs for 147 pages of review
at the hourly wage of $25.94=$63.55.  The required deposit would be
$31.78.

Kindly respond in writing with your acceptance or rejection of this
estimated charge.  We will not begin to process this request until we
receive your written acceptance. 

Respectfully,

Kristen Bellitto, CMR

Assistant Municipal Clerk / Mayor’s Secretary

Township of Long Beach

609.361.6633

Kenneth Timko,

Good afternoon.  You received a response on February 21, 2025, for a
service fee agreement.  We have not heard back from you with acceptance or
denial of this agreement.  If we do not receive a response from you before
4:00 pm today, March 5, 2025, we will consider this OPRA request closed.
 Thank you and be well.

Respectfully,

Kristen Bellitto, CMR

Assistant Municipal Clerk / Mayor’s Secretary

Township of Long Beach

609.361.6633

From: Kristen Bellitto
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2025 2:16 PM
To: [OPRA #71822 email]
Cc: Danielle Lavalle <[Long Beach Township request email]>
Subject: K. Timko OPRA Response - Bills

Kenneth Timko,

The official Records Custodian for the Township of Long Beach, received
your OPRA request on Friday, February 11, 2025.  As such, the seven (7)
business day deadline to respond to your request is February 21, 2025. 
This response to your request is being provided to you on the seventh
business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

OPRA allows public agencies to impose special service charges whenever the
nature, format, manner of collation, or volume of a government record
embodied in the form of printed matter to be inspected, examined, or
copied pursuant to this section is such that the record cannot be
reproduced by ordinary document copying equipment in ordinary business
size or when fulfilling a request requires an extraordinary expenditure of
time and effort. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.c.  Special service charges must be
based upon the actual direct cost of providing the copy or copies. 

OPRA mandates that the requestor shall have the opportunity to review and
object to the charge prior to it being incurred.  See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.c.
As such, a detailed estimate is provided below:

·      Where the required work can be performed by an officer and/or
employee of the Municipal Clerk’s office, the special service charge shall
be equal to the prorated salary of the lowest salaried employee in the
Municipal Clerk’s office for the time expended to comply with the request.
The estimated review time is one minute per page for any redactions that
may be needed. The fee per page is for review regardless of if any pages
have been redacted or not.

·      Pursuant to Long Beach Township §5-10C (3)(d): The requestor shall
have the opportunity to review and object to the special service charge
prior to it being incurred. If the requester wishes to proceed with the
production of the records, the requestor shall provide 50% of the estimate
for the special services fee prior to commencement of the work and shall
pay the remainder of the special service charge once the work is completed
and as a condition of receipt of the documents requested. No documents
shall be produced without full payment of the special service charge.

• The approximate time for redaction is 2.45 hrs for 147 pages of review
at the hourly wage of $25.94=$63.55.  The required deposit would be
$31.78.

Kindly respond in writing with your acceptance or rejection of this
estimated charge.  We will not begin to process this request until we
receive your written acceptance. 

Respectfully,

Kristen Bellitto, CMR

Assistant Municipal Clerk / Mayor’s Secretary

Township of Long Beach

609.361.6633