Dear OPRA Requester:

The Camden City School District (“District”) is in receipt of your request for records pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et seq. Specifically, you requested: “the current number of employees in the collective bargaining unit for the Camden school district and the current number of employees with the NJEA dues withheld from the paychecks."

Please find the below information responsive to your request:

Currently, we have 1,164 employees in the collective bargaining unit, with 1,036 of them paying dues as of May 2024. Please note that this number does not include employees who are on a leave of absence.

If you have any questions regarding this response, you may contact me at the email address or phone number below. Should you disagree with this response, you have the right to appeal. OPRA permits a person who believes he or she has been illegally denied access to a public record to file a complaint with the GRC, or file suit in Superior Court to challenge the decision and compel disclosure. For more information, you may contact GRC by phone at 1-866-850-0511, by e-mail at [email address], or visit the GRC web site at https://nj.gov/grc/.

Sincerely,

Samantha L. Price, Esq.| General Counsel/Acting Chief of Staff
Camden City School District|1033 Cambridge Street| Camden, NJ 08105
(c) 856-220-0978
(o) 856-966-2000 x64330
[email address]

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Subject: OPRA request - Current number of employees in collective bargaining unit and number of employees with NJEA dues withheld from their paychecks

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Dear Camden Board of Education,

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: Please provide the current number of employees in the collective bargaining unit for the Camden school district and the current number of employees with NJEA dues withheld from their paychecks.

Yours faithfully,

Sunlight Policy Center

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