OPRA Jersey,

I am in receipt of your Open Public Records Request dated September 18,
2024 for the following: 

 1.) Vendor activity report - in detail for the years 2019-2024 YTD.  In
detail, by year individually;  see attached

 2) Payroll report by employee for the years 2019-2024.  Year end report,
by year please; I request that you clarify the exact information that you
want as there are numerous reports that could be considered payroll
reports. 

Pursuant to the requirements of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq (hereinafter “Open
Public Records Act” or OPRA) we herewith provide the following response to
your Open Public Records Act Request.  Please note that the Custodian of
the Records has sought and is producing only those records defined as
follows: 

“Government record” or “record” means any paper, written or printed book,
document, drawing, map, plan, photograph, microfilm, data processed or
image processed document, information stored or maintained electronically
or by sound-recording or in a similar device, or any copy thereof, that
has been made, maintained or kept on file in the course of his or its
official business by any officer, commission, agency or authority of the
State or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate
boards thereof, or that has been received in the course of his or its
official business by any such officer, commission, agency, or authority of
the State or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate
boards thereof”.

The item attached specifically addresses what the Records Custodian
believes to be responsive to request #1.  

Please be advised that N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 provides that a person who is
denied access to a government record by the custodian of the record, at
the option of the requestor, may institute a proceeding to challenge the
custodian's decision by filing an action in Superior Court which shall be
heard in the vicinage where it is filed by a Superior Court Judge who has
been designated to hear such cases because of that judge's knowledge and
expertise in matters relating to access to government records; or in lieu
of filing an action in Superior Court, file a complaint with the
Government Records Council established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-7.

The right to institute any proceeding shall be solely that of the
requestor. Any such proceeding shall proceed in a summary or expedited
manner. The public agency shall have the burden of proving that the denial
of access is authorized by law. If it is determined that access has been
improperly denied, the court or agency head shall order that access be
allowed. A requestor who prevails in any proceeding shall be entitled to a
reasonable attorney's fee.

Very truly yours, 

Janine Gillis
Borough Clerk   

Janine Gillis, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Assistant Borough Administrator
Certified Municipal Registrar
Borough of Spring Lake Heights
555 Brighton Avenue
Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey  07762
 
732.449.3500 phone
732.449.3535 fax
On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 8:18 AM Opra Jersey
<[1][OPRA #68079 email]> wrote:

Dear Spring Lake Heights Borough,

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:

Vendor activity report - in detail for the years 2019-2024 YTD.  In
detail, by year individually

Payroll report by employee for the years 2019-2024.  Year end report, by
year please

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,

Opra Jersey

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OPRA Jersey
Attached are the requested documents.
 1.) Vendor activity report - in detail for the years 2019-2024 YTD.  In
 detail, by year individually;  see attached

  2) Payroll report by employee for the years 2019-2024.  Year end report,
 by year; see attached.
Pursuant to the requirements of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq (hereinafter “Open
 Public Records Act” or OPRA) we herewith provide the following response
to
 your Open Public Records Act Request.  Please note that the Custodian of
 the Records has sought and is producing only those records defined as
 follows: 

 “Government record” or “record” means any paper, written or printed book,
 document, drawing, map, plan, photograph, microfilm, data processed or
 image processed document, information stored or maintained electronically
 or by sound-recording or in a similar device, or any copy thereof, that
 has been made, maintained or kept on file in the course of his or its
 official business by any officer, commission, agency or authority of the
 State or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate
 boards thereof, or that has been received in the course of his or its
 official business by any such officer, commission, agency, or authority
of
 the State or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate
 boards thereof”.

 The item attached specifically addresses what the Records Custodian
 believes to be responsive to request #1.  

 Please be advised that N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 provides that a person who is
 denied access to a government record by the custodian of the record, at
 the option of the requestor, may institute a proceeding to challenge the
 custodian's decision by filing an action in Superior Court which shall be
 heard in the vicinage where it is filed by a Superior Court Judge who has
 been designated to hear such cases because of that judge's knowledge and
 expertise in matters relating to access to government records; or in lieu
 of filing an action in Superior Court, file a complaint with the
 Government Records Council established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-7.

 The right to institute any proceeding shall be solely that of the
 requestor. Any such proceeding shall proceed in a summary or expedited
 manner. The public agency shall have the burden of proving that the
denial
 of access is authorized by law. If it is determined that access has been
 improperly denied, the court or agency head shall order that access be
 allowed. A requestor who prevails in any proceeding shall be entitled to
a
 reasonable attorney's fee.

 Very truly yours, 

 Janine Gillis
 Borough Clerk   
Janine Gillis, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Assistant Borough Administrator
Certified Municipal Registrar
Borough of Spring Lake Heights
555 Brighton Avenue
Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey  07762
 
732.449.3500 phone
732.449.3535 fax
On Tue, Oct 22, 2024 at 8:32 PM Opra Jersey
<[1][OPRA #68079 email]> wrote:

Dear Gillis, Janine,

The vendor report you sent was “condensed”.  My initial request was for
“in detail”.  Please resend the reports for each year clicking the
Detail drop down, not Condensed.

Payroll report is simply the Last payroll check register report by
employee.  Like the Payroll check register by employee for the second
payroll in December of each year requested. 

Please advise if you need a step by step guide as to how to run these
reports in your Edmunds software or your Payroll software.   I would be
happy to help. 

Yours sincerely,

Opra Jersey

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OPRA Jersey,

 I am in receipt of your Open Public Records Request dated September 18,
 2024 for the following: 

  1.) Vendor activity report - in detail for the years 2019-2024 YTD. 
In
 detail, by year individually;  see attached

  2) Payroll report by employee for the years 2019-2024.  Year end
report,
 by year please; I request that you clarify the exact information that
you
 want as there are numerous reports that could be considered payroll
 reports. 

 Pursuant to the requirements of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq (hereinafter
“Open
 Public Records Act” or OPRA) we herewith provide the following response
to
 your Open Public Records Act Request.  Please note that the Custodian
of
 the Records has sought and is producing only those records defined as
 follows: 

 “Government record” or “record” means any paper, written or printed
book,
 document, drawing, map, plan, photograph, microfilm, data processed or
 image processed document, information stored or maintained
electronically
 or by sound-recording or in a similar device, or any copy thereof, that
 has been made, maintained or kept on file in the course of his or its
 official business by any officer, commission, agency or authority of
the
 State or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate
 boards thereof, or that has been received in the course of his or its
 official business by any such officer, commission, agency, or authority
of
 the State or of any political subdivision thereof, including
subordinate
 boards thereof”.

 The item attached specifically addresses what the Records Custodian
 believes to be responsive to request #1.  

 Please be advised that N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 provides that a person who is
 denied access to a government record by the custodian of the record, at
 the option of the requestor, may institute a proceeding to challenge
the
 custodian's decision by filing an action in Superior Court which shall
be
 heard in the vicinage where it is filed by a Superior Court Judge who
has
 been designated to hear such cases because of that judge's knowledge
and
 expertise in matters relating to access to government records; or in
lieu
 of filing an action in Superior Court, file a complaint with the
 Government Records Council established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-7.

 The right to institute any proceeding shall be solely that of the
 requestor. Any such proceeding shall proceed in a summary or expedited
 manner. The public agency shall have the burden of proving that the
denial
 of access is authorized by law. If it is determined that access has
been
 improperly denied, the court or agency head shall order that access be
 allowed. A requestor who prevails in any proceeding shall be entitled
to a
 reasonable attorney's fee.

 Very truly yours, 

 Janine Gillis
 Borough Clerk   

 Janine Gillis, RMC, CMR
 Borough Clerk
 Assistant Borough Administrator
 Certified Municipal Registrar
 Borough of Spring Lake Heights
 555 Brighton Avenue
 Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey  07762
  
 732.449.3500 phone
 732.449.3535 fax

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