Employee Public Records
Dear Union County,
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-5(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:
Any and all contracts, perks, salary information, vehicle perks, bonuses, overtime, payroll clock and overtime data, EZ pass records, vehicle gas utilization, and any other compensation (monitary or non-monitary), for the following employee from January 1, 2025 to present:
1. Claudia Martins
2. Bibi Taylor
3. Edward Oatman
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,
njgovernmentauditor
Dear NJ Government Auditor,
Your April 6, 2026, OPRA request for Contracts, perks, salary information,
vehicle perks, bonuses, overtime, payroll clock and overtime data, EZ pass
records, vehicle gas utilization, and any other compensation (monetary or
non-monetary), for Claudia Martins, Bibi Taylor and Edward Oatman from
January 1, 2025, to present has been received and is being processed. In
accordance with OPRA, a response is due by April 15, 2026.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. – Marlena
Marlena M. Russo, RMC
OPRA Compliance Manager
Office of the Clerk of the Board
Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][Union County request email]
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Njgovernmentauditor:
While I am aware my office has advised our receipt of your OPRA Request,
please see the attached documents which meet the Immediate Access
requirement.
Subsequent to this email, my office will continue to work on obtaining any
and all responsive documents to your request within the allotted
timeframe.
Respectfully,
Jim Pellettiere
James E. Pellettiere
Clerk of the Board
Board of County Commissioners
County of Union
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, New Jersey 07207
(908) 527-4140 (phone)
(908) 289-4143 (fax)
[1]www.ucnj.org
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Dear Requestor,
I’m writing to obtain clarification of your April 6, 2026, OPRA request
for “perks”, “vehicle perks” and “any other monetary or non-monetary
compensation” for Claudia Martins, Bibi Taylor and Edward Oatman from
January 1, 2025 to present. In accordance with OPRA, so the county may
process your request, please clarify as to the specific government records
you seek.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. – Marlena
Marlena M. Russo, RMC
OPRA Compliance Manager
Office of the Clerk of the Board
Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][Union County request email]
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Dear Requestor,
This email is a formal and complete response to your April 6, 2026, OPRA
request for bonuses, overtime, payroll clock and overtime data, and
EZ-Pass records for Claudia Martins, Bibi Taylor and Edward Oatman, from
January 1, 2025, to present.
Please be advised there are no records to provide for these items. Thank
you for your attention to this matter. – Marlena
Marlena M. Russo, RMC
OPRA Compliance Manager
Office of the Clerk of the Board
Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][Union County request email]
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Good morning,
In an effort to clarify, please address the following direct questions:
1. Contracts for each of the mentioned employees
2. Assigned vehicles, year, make model, registration
3. EZ pass records for those vehicles and employees for the timeframe of January 1, 2024 to present.
3. Amount of paid time off.
4. Fuel used for those assigned vehicles from January 1, 2024 to present.
5. Current health benefits plan, including amounts paid by the employee and the county.
Yours sincerely,
njgovernmentauditor
Dear Requestor,
I’m writing to advise that a brief extension is needed to complete review
and respond to your April 6, 2026, OPRA request as to various items
concerning Claudia Martins, Bibi Taylor and Edward Oatman, from January 1,
2025 to present. Respectfully, we expect to provide a final response by
April 21, 2026.
As to contracts for Claudia Martins, Bibi Taylor and Edward Oatman, from
January 1, 2025 to present, please be advised there are no records to
provide.
Thank you for your anticipated understanding and patience while we work to
complete your OPRA request. – Marlena
Marlena M. Russo, RMC
OPRA Compliance Manager
Office of the Clerk of the Board
Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][Union County request email]
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Dear Requestor,
I’m writing to advise that a brief extension is needed to complete review
and respond to your April 6, 2026, and April 7, 2026, OPRA requests as to
various items concerning Claudia Martins, Bibi Taylor and Edward Oatman.
Respectfully, we expect to provide a final response by April 24, 2026.
Thank you for your anticipated understanding and patience while we work to
complete your OPRA requests. – Marlena
Marlena M. Russo, RMC
OPRA Compliance Manager
Office of the Clerk of the Board
Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][Union County request email]
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Dear Requestor,
Attached please find the records completing your OPRA requests of April 6,
2026, and April 7, 2026. (Plan name, tier description and employee per pay
amount redacted per N.J.S.A. 47:1A-10, personnel and pension records.)
There are no further responsive records to provide.
Thank you for your patience while we worked to complete your OPRA
requests. – Marlena
Marlena M. Russo, RMC
OPRA Compliance Manager
Office of the Clerk of the Board
Union County Administration Building, 6^th Floor
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
Phone: 908.527.4178 / Fax: 908.558.0915 / Email: [1][Union County request email]
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