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On March 9, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a State of
Emergency which has had an impact on Wallington and its vendors and
professionals. Wallington is dealing with limited staff and numerous issues
related to this emergency. Additionally, on March 18, 2020, Wallington
closed its borough offices to the public and instituted limited work hours.

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, New Jersey pursuant to A3849 requires
custodians of records to make a ‘reasonable effort’ to comply with OPRA
requests within seven (7) business days. However, it allows a relaxation of
the deadlines in this emergency. Certain constraints on this office related
to the outbreak of COVID-19 require an extension of to answer your request
until April 30, 2020

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Borough of Wallington to deny access.
At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court
of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC)
by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may contact the GRC
by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton,
NJ, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their web site at
www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law.
All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be
directed to the Court Clerk in your County.

Respectfully,
Greg Zagaja
Deputy Clerk

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A search was conducted with the 2014 archives and IT Also conducted a
search for e-mail evidence with negative results. As a result a Paff form
has been attached and no documents were identified.

This OPRA shall be considered fulfilled.
Respectfully,
Greg Zagaja
Deputy Clerk

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