Email announcing promotions from Chief of Police
Dear Howell 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 most recent email from the chief of police to the police employees announcing the latest promotions within the police department. This includes the promotions of the following ranks - sergeant, lieutenant, captain.
Thank you.
Richard Howell
Good Morning,
We are in receipt of your OPRA request.
Regards,
Xiomara Ortiz
Administrative Assistant III
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
(732) 938-4500 Ext. 2241
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Dear Mr. Howell,
The official Records Custodian for the Township of Howell, received your
OPRA request on December 5, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is December 14, 2023.
Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days
to fulfill. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47: IA-5.i. Specifically, OPRA states that, "the requestor shall
be advised by the custodian when the record can be made available. If the
record is not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.
"
Your request requires an extension of time until January 5, 2024.
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 Township of Howell 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.
Regards,
Xiomara Ortiz
Administrative Assistant III
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
(732) 938-4500 Ext. 2241
NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This message, including any prior messages and attachments, may contain
advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential
information or privileged communications of the Township of Howell. Access
to this message by anyone other than the sender and the intended
recipient(s) is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient of
this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or not
taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written consent of the
Township, is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, you
should not save, scan, transmit, print, use or disseminate this message or
any information contained in this message in any way and you should
promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. Please
notify the sender by return e-mail if you have received this message in
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Dear Xiomara Ortiz,
I do not understand why there is an extension to this request. The email either exists or it does not. Again, there are purposeful repeated delays to all of my requests. This seems to be a common trend involving those responsible for public records. Please provide this email (if it does exist) by end of business day 19 December 2023. I do not agree to any further delay.
Thank you
Richard Howell
Dear Mr. Howell,
The official Records Custodian for the Township of Howell, received your
OPRA request on December 5, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is January 5, 2024.
Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days
to fulfill. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47: IA-5.i. Specifically, OPRA states that, "the requestor shall
be advised by the custodian when the record can be made available. If the
record is not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.
"
Your request requires an extension of time until January 26, 2024.
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 Township of Howell 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.
Regards,
Xiomara Ortiz
Administrative Assistant III
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
(732) 938-4500 Ext. 2241
NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This message, including any prior messages and attachments, may contain
advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential
information or privileged communications of the Township of Howell. Access
to this message by anyone other than the sender and the intended
recipient(s) is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient of
this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or not
taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written consent of the
Township, is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, you
should not save, scan, transmit, print, use or disseminate this message or
any information contained in this message in any way and you should
promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. Please
notify the sender by return e-mail if you have received this message in
error.
Good Afternoon,
Please see attached requested information.
This completes your OPRA request.
Regards,
Xiomara Ortiz
Administrative Assistant III
Clerk’s Office
4567 Route 9 North
2^nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
(732) 938-4500 Ext. 2241
NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This message, including any prior messages and attachments, may contain
advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential
information or privileged communications of the Township of Howell. Access
to this message by anyone other than the sender and the intended
recipient(s) is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient of
this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or not
taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written consent of the
Township, is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, you
should not save, scan, transmit, print, use or disseminate this message or
any information contained in this message in any way and you should
promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. Please
notify the sender by return e-mail if you have received this message in
error.