Employee Payroll and Pension Records
ASK NJ Media made this OPRA request to Berkeley Township This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Berkeley Township,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I certify under penalty of NJSA 2C:28-3 that I have not been convicted of an indictable offense. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
I'm requesting the following records of any and all employees for the year of 2017. Each employee record should contain: an individual’s name, title, position, salary(and longevity pay, overtime pay if applicable), payroll record, length of service, date of separation and the reason for such separation, and the amount and type of any pension received.....pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10.
Yours faithfully,
ASK NJ Media Co.
To whom it may concern,
The Berkeley Township Clerk's Office received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 6, 2017. The official Records Custodian, Beverly M. Carle received your OPRA request on the same date. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is December 15, 2017. This response to your request is being provided to you on the 6th business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
records of any and all employees for the year of 2017. Each employee record should contain: an individual’s name, title, position, salary(and longevity pay, overtime pay if applicable), payroll record, length of service, date of separation and the reason for such separation, - Attached
and the amount and type of any pension received.....pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10. Berkeley Township has no documents responsive to this portion of your request Berkeley Township has no document responsive to this portion of your request. Berkeley Township's Pensions are paid through the State of New Jersey PERS & PFRS pensions
These records are being transmitted to you via email as per your request. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b., the cost associated with this request is $0.00.
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 Berkeley Township 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.