Correspondence with Borough of Englishtown
Dear New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services,
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:
Correspondence (email or letter) with Borough of Englishtown sent by DLGS during the period 5/1/25 to 10/03/25. Specific employees pursuant to this request would be Michael Rogers, Michele Meade, and Jason Martucci.
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,
Audit questions
Good afternoon,
This is in response to your OPRA request.
With respect to this request, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(g) states: "A custodian shall not be required to complete a request, including for, but not limited to, mail, email, text messages, correspondence, or social media postings and messages, if the request does not identify a specific job title or accounts to be searched, a specific subject matter, and is not confined to a reasonable time period, or if the custodian determines that the request would require research and the collection of information from the contents of government records and the creation of new government records setting forth that research and information. It shall be sufficient for a requestor to identify specific individuals by the individual’s job title and position."
That being said, please clarify the following:
1) Please identify specific subject matter(s) or keyword(s) to be searched regarding this request for correspondence.
Thank you.
Alessandra Case
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Division of Local Government Services
Dear OPRA LGS [DCA],
Thank you for your timely response. Key word search would be the following:
Chief Financial Officer
CFO
Contract CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
Appointment
Mayor Daniel Francisco
Yours sincerely,
Audit questions
Good afternoon,
Please be advised that Division staff require additional time to fulfill your request. We are requesting a seven (7) business day extension and will respond to you no later than Friday, October 24, 2025.
Thank you,
Matt
Matthew Gallello, CMFO, RMC
Analyst - FAST / LEAP / SREP / LOSAP
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Division of Local Government Services
Good afternoon,
Attached are the records responsive to your request.
This request is now considered closed.
Have a good weekend,
Matt
Matthew Gallello, CMFO, RMC
Analyst - FAST / LEAP / SREP / LOSAP
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Division of Local Government Services