Correspondence from Morris County Prosecutor Re: Civilian Public Safety Director
Dear Town of Dover,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
"All correspondence, by email, physical letter, or otherwise, sent to Town of Dover Elected or Appointed Officials, including but not limited to Mayor James Dodd, that was received during the time period of January 1, 2025 through October 1, 2025, from, or on behalf of Prosecutor Robert Carroll of the Morris County Prosecutor's Office, regarding a "actual or proposed ordinance regarding the Town of Dover Police Department and the responsibilities of a civilian public safety and/or police director"
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Stephen Jones
Dear Town of Dover,
I contacted your office by phone this morning at 973-366-2200 x1128, and the receptionist stated you, the Municipal Clerk, were in a meeting. I provided my name and phone number requesting a follow up to my OPRA request of 10/1/25, that has not been answered or acknowledged well past the statutory time frame to do so.
Please give me a call back or respond to my email. Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Stephen Jones
Good Morning,
I attempted to reach you by phone, however it went right to voicemail and your mailbox is full.
On October 10, 2025, I emailed you requesting an extension because the responsive records had not been provided. I’ve attached that email for your review. You will have a response by 10/24/25. If I receive the records prior to that date, I will gladly provide them to you sooner.
Thank you,
Tara M. Pettoni, RMC, CPM, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Town of Dover
37 North Sussex Street
Dover, NJ 07801
(973) 366-2200 ext. 1128
Dear Tara Pettoni,
Thank you so much, I look forward to your response by 10/24/25.
Yours sincerely,
Stephen Jones
Good Afternoon,
You submitted an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request Form to the Town of Dover which was received by the Municipal Clerk on 10/1/2025. Pursuant to the Act, the Town has 7 business days, beginning the day after receipt of the request by the Records Custodian, within which to respond. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request was 10/10/2025. An extension was requested until 10/24/25. Please accept this email as the Town’s response to your request.
Your request sought access to the following:
• "All correspondence, by email, physical letter, or otherwise, sent to Town of Dover Elected or Appointed Officials, including but not limited to Mayor James Dodd, that was received during the time period of January 1, 2025 through October 1, 2025, from, or on behalf of Prosecutor Robert Carroll of the Morris County Prosecutor's Office, regarding a "actual or proposed ordinance regarding the Town of Dover Police Department and the responsibilities of a civilian public safety and/or police director"
Attached, please find the records that to the best of my knowledge are believed to be responsive to your request.
There are no other records responsive to your OPRA Request. This request is now deemed complete and closed.
Thank you,
Tara M. Pettoni, RMC, CPM, CMC
Municipal Clerk
Town of Dover
37 North Sussex Street
Dover, NJ 07801
(973) 366-2200 ext. 1128