2024-0093
Date Received: 1/22/2024
Status: Received
Applicant: Tax Payer
Information Requested: Dear Lakewood 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:

What is the current starting pay for an EMT?
What, if any pay differential is offered for higher ce rt level or
experience?
What, if any is top rate defined?
Is there a set rate of pay increase?
How are raises determined if not a set rate?
How many full time EMT's are employed?
How many part timer EMT's are employed?

Yours faithfully,

Tax Payer

Response: The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public
Records Act (OPRA) request on 1/22/2024. As such, the seven (7)
business day deadline to respond to your request is 1/31/2024.
This response to your request is being provided to you before the
first business day after the custodian's receipt of said request.

Please be advised, requests for information or requests that ask
questions are not valid OPRA requests. As such, your request is
invalid.

At this time, we request clarification of your OPRA request.
Please respond in writing and identify the specific government
records sought so that we may process your request.

[1]SDL Portal page for OPRA Request
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2024-0093
Date Received: 1/22/2024
Status: Received
Applicant: Tax Payer
Information Requested: Dear Lakewood 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:

What is the current starting pay for an EMT?
What, if any pay differential is offered for higher ce rt level or
experience?
What, if any is top rate defined?
Is there a set rate of pay increase?
How are raises determined if not a set rate?
How many full time EMT's are employed?
How many part timer EMT's are employed?

Yours faithfully,

Tax Payer

The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public Records Act
(OPRA) request on 1/22/2024. As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is 1/31/2024. This response to
your request is being provided to you on the 7th business day
after the custodian's receipt of said request.

The Township had requested clarification of your request on
1/22/2024 with no response. At this time, your OPRA request is
deemed concluded since we did not receive the requested
clarification.

If you are still seeking additional records, please re-submit with
the requested information.

If your request for access to a government record has been denied
or u nfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law,
you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of
Lakewood 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.
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