Favoritism and special treatment due to nepotism due to dating relationships, friendships, and family relationships.
Dear Red Bank Borough,
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.
It was recently brought to our attention that the Red Bank Chief of Police / Red Bank Business Administrator is engaged to be married to a current subordinate police officer who was until recently married to another subordinate police officer.
Your last response of “ Fails to seek specific identifiable
government records, the Complainant's request is overly broad and is therefore invalid under OPRA” is understood.
Due to recent information, more information is requested.
Hopefully this is more specific and our request is granted.
1.) We are requesting specifically text messages between the Red Bank Boro administrator / the Red Bank police chief , and the Red Bank police captains, on Boro issued cellular telephones between the dates of October 1, 2022 through May 25,2023.
Subject matter to include text messages in regards to employee hours worked , Boro funded trip to DC, special assignments given to employees, employee promotions, employee promotional process, favoritism due to dating relationships, favoritism due to family relationships, texts regarding active and past employees, and texts involving the Police Chief / Boro Administrator , his fiancé and his fiancé’s exhusband.
2,) We do not have the names of these subordinates but based on the Boro dating policy we are requesting the paper work advising the Boro of these dating relationships.
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous
Dear Red Bank Borough,
Have you had the opportunity to review our request. It has been 23 days ( 16 business days) since the initial email has been sent to your office.
We understand it may take time to accumulate the data but has been past the 7 day period for a receipt response.
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous
Attached please find document(s) in response to your recent OPRA request.
To the best of my knowledge, no other records exist that would be
responsive to your request.
If you are aware of a specific document that you believe has been omitted,
please clearly identify that record by name, date and subject matter.
This will close this OPRA request.
Kaitlyn A. Hunt
Senior Secretary Vital Statistics
90 Monmouth St
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-530-2755
Dear Kaitlyn Hunt and the Boro of Red Bank ,
After researching your response “were found, any
issued cell phones)
texts regarding
Texts from 10/1/2022 –
employees,
5/25/2023
department
processes would be
exempt per NJSA
47:1a-1.1 (2), NJSA
47:1A-10 et seq,
Executive Order 21
(2002) “
It was determined you are correct for private cellular telephones ,
BUT does not include Boro issued and taxpayer subsidized cellphones.
The information is can be requested as stated with OPRA should not be denied.
Awaiting your response,
Anonymous
Kaitlyn A. Hunt
Senior Secretary Vital Statistics
90 Monmouth St
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-530-2755
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From: Laura Reinertsen <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2023 10:08 AM
To: Kaitlyn Hunt <[email address]>
Subject: Re: 2023-05-30f OPRA Request
Having conferred with the new borough counsel the response
for 2023-05-30f remains the same.
If they feel that the request for access to a government record has been
improperly denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required
by law, they have a right to challenge the decision of the Borough of Red
Bank to deny access. I have attached the link from the Government Records
Council regarding the process to file a complaint.
[1]https://www.nj.gov/grc/register/
[2]Government Records Council (GRC) | Register a Denial of Access
Complaint
Register a denial of access complaint
www.nj.gov
Regards,
Laura Reinertsen, RMC, CMR, AHP
Borough Clerk
Borough of Red Bank
90 Monmouth Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-530-2740
[email address]
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From: Kaitlyn Hunt <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2023 9:57 AM
To: Laura Reinertsen <[email address]>
Subject: Fw: 2023-05-30f OPRA Request
Kaitlyn A. Hunt
Senior Secretary Vital Statistics
90 Monmouth St
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-530-2755
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From: Kaitlyn Hunt <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2023 11:00 AM
To: Laura Reinertsen <[email address]>
Subject: Fw: 2023-05-30f OPRA Request
please see below at requesters response for the OPRA we sent them
Kaitlyn A. Hunt
Senior Secretary Vital Statistics
90 Monmouth St
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-530-2755
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From: Anonymous <[OPRA #44294 email]>
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2023 10:53 AM
To: Kaitlyn Hunt <[email address]>
Subject: Re: 2023-05-30f OPRA Request
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Dear Kaitlyn Hunt and the Boro of Red Bank ,
After researching your response “were found, any
issued cell phones)
texts regarding
Texts from 10/1/2022 –
employees,
5/25/2023
department
processes would be
exempt per NJSA
47:1a-1.1 (2), NJSA
47:1A-10 et seq,
Executive Order 21
(2002) “
It was determined you are correct for private cellular telephones ,
BUT does not include Boro issued and taxpayer subsidized cellphones.
The information is can be requested as stated with OPRA should not be
denied.
Awaiting your response,
Anonymous