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Diversity statistics, hiring, promoting, motor vehicle stops, and arrests

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Dear Cherry Hill Township,

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 following information for the Cherry Hill Police Department:

1)Diversity statistics broken down by race and sex for current sworn, non-supervision positions.
2)Diversity statistics broken down by race and sex for current sworn, supervisory positions.
3) Your hiring policy, procedures, guidelines, etc.
4)Any record which originated from a municipal employee and recommended the hiring of a specific employee from Jan 1, 2018 to present.
5)Your promotion policy, procedures, guidelines, etc.
6) Any record which originated from a municipal employee and recommended the promotion of a specific employee from Jan 1, 2018 to present
7)Diversity statistics broken down by race and sex for the occupants during motor vehicles for the last 12 months.
8)Diversity statistics broken down by race and sex for all individuals arrested during the last 12 months.

This request should be considered to to cover any non-privileged document in the broadest meaning of the term “document”, including without limitation handwritten notes, memoranda, correspondence, electronic and facsimile communications, documents maintain in paper or electronic format, and drafts.

Yours faithfully,

Equality Now

pchacker@chtownship.com,

1 Attachment

OPRA-Req-20-1356
Date Received: 11/3/2020
Status: Received
Applicant: Equality Now
Information Requested: 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 following information for the Cherry Hill
Police Department:

1)Diversity statistics broken down by race and sex for current
sworn, non-supervision positions.
2)Diversity statistics broken down by race and sex for current
sworn, supervisory positions.
3) Your hiring policy, procedures, guidelines, etc.
4)Any record which originated from a municipal employee and
recommended the hiring of a specific employee from Jan 1, 2018 to
present.
5)Your promotion policy, procedures, guidelines, etc.
6) Any record which originated from a municipal employee and
recommended the promotion of a specific employee from Jan 1, 2018
to present 7)Diversity statistics broken down by race and sex for
the occupants during motor vehicles for the last 12 months.
8)Diversity statistics broken down by race and sex for all
individuals arrested during the last 12 months.

This request should be considered to to cover any non-privileged
document in the broadest meaning of the term "document", including
without limitation handwritten notes, memoranda, correspondence,
electronic and facsimile communications, documents maintain in
paper or electronic format, and drafts.

Yours faithfully,

Equality Now

This message is in response to your OPRA request received on
November 3, 2020 which has been determined to be voluminous and as
such we will require additional time to provide the responsive
documents.

As we continue to search for any additional public documents
relative to your OPRA request received November 3, 2020 we have
attached the following responsive documents:

3. Cherry Hill Police Hiring Process
7. Diversity statistics broken down by race and sex for the
occupants during motor vehicles for the last 12 months.
8. Diversity statistics broken down by race and sex for all
individuals arrested during the last 12 months.

Our Expected response to your request will be no later than
11/30/2020.

If you have any additional questions and/or concerns, or if we can
be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our
office at (856) 488-7892.

Thank you for your time.

Nancy L. Saffos, RMC
Township Clerk
By: Patti Chacker
Spatial Data Logic 2020

pchacker@chtownship.com,

1 Attachment

OPRA-Req-20-1356
Date Received: 11/3/2020
Status: Completed
Date Completed: 11/30/2020
Applicant: Equality Now
Information Requested: 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 following information for the Cherry Hill
Police Department:

1)Diversity statistics broken down by race and sex for current
sworn, non-supervision positions.
2)Diversity statistics broken down by race and sex for current
sworn, supervisory positions.
3) Your hiring policy, procedures, guidelines, etc.
4)Any record which originated from a municipal employee and
recommended the hiring of a specific employee from Jan 1, 2018 to
present.
5)Your promotion policy, procedures, guidelines, etc.
6) Any record which originated from a municipal employee and
recommended the promotion of a specific employee from Jan 1, 2018
to present 7)Diversity statistics broken down by race and sex for
the occupants during motor vehicles for the last 12 months.
8)Diversity statistics broken down by race and sex for all
individuals arrested during the last 12 months.

This request should be considered to to cover any non-privileged
document in the broadest meaning of the term "document", including
without limitation handwritten notes, memoranda, correspondence,
electronic and facsimile communications, documents maintain in
paper or electronic format, and drafts.

Yours faithfully,

Equality Now

Equality Now,

In further response to your OPRA Request received November 3,
2020, we have no additional documents responsive to your request.

By way of this e-mail we have marked your OPRA request received
November 3, 2020 as satisfied and closed.

A copy of the Denial Poster with instructions to applicants who
wish to appeal any denial or part thereof is attached hereto. You
have the right to appeal the decision that the document or
documents are not public records. You may take your appeal to the
Government Records Council or the New Jersey Superior Court, as
provided by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.

If you have any additional questions and/or concerns, or if we can
be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our
office at (856) 488-7892.

Thank you for your time.

Nancy L. Saffos, RMC
Township Clerk
Patti Chacker
Spatial Data Logic 2020

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