Hiring policy
Dear Clark 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:
- current policy instituded by the Township of Clark’s Police Department that delineates the process and standards for the selection and hiring process of employment of that specific department
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous
To: Anonymous <[OPRA #31572 email]>
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
To: Anonymous <[OPRA #31572 email]>
From: Edith Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA police hiring policy
Date: May 6, 2022
The attached document is responsive to your request.
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on May 6, 2022. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on May 6, 2022. This response to your request is being provided to you on the same business day as the custodian’s receipt of said request.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the Township of Clark 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.