FD Payroll / Budget Information
Dear Bloomfield Township,
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-6(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:
1) For 2024 Actual Payroll for Employees by name and title for Fire Department
2) For 2024 and 2025 Budget Detail lines with transaction detail
3) For 2024 and 2025 Capital Related Purchases Resolutions or Capital Budget Detail for Fire Department Equipment or Vehicles
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,
OPENDATA2025
The Township of Bloomfield received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
Request. This response to your request is being provided to you on July
24, 2025.
Your response is due on July 28, 2025. However your request requires
additional time to fulfill. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of
time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i. Specifically, OPRA states that, “the
requestor shall be advised by the custodian when the records 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 on or before. August 4 ,
2025.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfulfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Township of Bloomfield 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, New Jersey, 08625, by e-mail
at[1][email address], or at their website at [2]www.state.nj.us/grc.
The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions
regarding complaints filed in the Superior Court should be directed to the
Court Clerk.
Andrea Schneider
Confidential Secretary
Township of Bloomfield
1 Municipal Plaza – Room 214
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Office: 973-680-4014
Fax: 973-680-0048
[3][email address]
References
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1. mailto:[email address]
2. http://www.state.nj.us/grc
3. mailto:[email address]
The Township of Bloomfield received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request. This response to your request is being provided to you on July 29, 2025.
• From the Township’s Finance Department: See attached.
This is being transmitted to you via email, as per your request. If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfulfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of Bloomfield 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, New Jersey, 08625, by e-mail at [email address], or at their website at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in the Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
Andrea Schneider
Confidential Secretary
Township of Bloomfield