Holman Frenia Allison
Dear New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services,
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:
Please provide copies of any correspondence to any municipality during the period 9/29/23 to 1/9/24 regarding the accounting firm Holman Frenia & Allison and members of firm listed below.
Anthony Mannino
Joseph Sarno
Robert Allison
Letters or emails should include a key word search of the following:
Anthony Mannino
Joseph Sarno
Robert Allison
Jacquelyn A. Suarez
Yours faithfully,
Brad
Good afternoon,
Division staff require additional time to fulfill your request and therefore a seven (7) business day extension is needed. We will respond to you no later than Tuesday, January 30, 2024.
Thank you,
Matt Gallello
Administrative Analyst
NJ Department of Community Affairs
Division of Local Government Services
-----Original Message-----
From: Audit questions <[OPRA #57005 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 8:59 PM
To: OPRA LGS [DCA] <[DLGS request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Holman Frenia Allison
Dear New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services,
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:
Please provide copies of any correspondence to any municipality during the period 9/29/23 to 1/9/24 regarding the accounting firm Holman Frenia & Allison and members of firm listed below.
Anthony Mannino
Joseph Sarno
Robert Allison
Letters or emails should include a key word search of the following:
Anthony Mannino
Joseph Sarno
Robert Allison
Jacquelyn A. Suarez
Yours faithfully,
Brad
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Good afternoon,
Division staff require additional time to fulfill your request and therefore a seven (7) business day extension is needed. We will respond to you no later than Thursday, February 8, 2024.
Thank you,
Matt
Matthew Gallello, CMFO, RMC
Administrative Analyst
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Division of Local Government Services
-----Original Message-----
From: OPRA LGS [DCA] <[DLGS request email]>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 12:46 PM
To: Audit questions <[OPRA #57005 email]>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Holman Frenia Allison
Good afternoon,
Division staff require additional time to fulfill your request and therefore a seven (7) business day extension is needed. We will respond to you no later than Tuesday, January 30, 2024.
Thank you,
Matt Gallello
Administrative Analyst
NJ Department of Community Affairs
Division of Local Government Services
-----Original Message-----
From: Audit questions <[OPRA #57005 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 8:59 PM
To: OPRA LGS [DCA] <[DLGS request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Holman Frenia Allison
Dear New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services,
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:
Please provide copies of any correspondence to any municipality during the period 9/29/23 to 1/9/24 regarding the accounting firm Holman Frenia & Allison and members of firm listed below.
Anthony Mannino
Joseph Sarno
Robert Allison
Letters or emails should include a key word search of the following:
Anthony Mannino
Joseph Sarno
Robert Allison
Jacquelyn A. Suarez
Yours faithfully,
Brad
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #57005 email]
Is [DLGS request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://opra...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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View this OPRA request & responses online:
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Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
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CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: "The information contained in this communication is privileged and confidential and is intended for the sole use of the persons or entities who are the addressees. Further, the information may be considered advisory, consultative or deliberative material, subject to the requirements established under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, the dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the information it contains is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the email and any attachments."
Re: OPRA Request: [OPRA #57005 email]
Dear Brad:
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services (Division) received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on January 9, 2024. The Division sought an extension until February 8, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you today.
Your first OPRA request sought the following:
Please provide copies of any correspondence to any municipality during the period 9/29/23 to 1/9/24 regarding the accounting firm Holman Frenia & Allison and members of firm listed below: Anthony Mannino, Joseph Sarno, Robert Allison. Letters or emails should include a key word search of the following: Anthony Mannino, Joseph Sarno, Robert Allison, Jacquelyn A. Suarez.
Please be advised that your request is overbroad and therefore invalid under OPRA. OPRA does not allow a blanket request for every document a public agency has on file or a wholesale request for general information. Gannett N.J. Partners, LP v. Cty. of Middlesex, 379 N.J. Super. 205, 212 (App. Div. 2005); MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 549 (App. Div. 2005); Bent v. Twp. of Stafford Police Dep’t, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 36-37 (App. Div. 2005); Spectraserv, Inc. v. Middlesex Cty. Utils. Auth., 416 N.J. Super. 565, 578 (App. Div. 2010); N.J. Builders Ass’n v. N.J. Council on Affordable Hous., 390 N.J. Super. 166, 178-79 (App. Div. 2007). It also does not contemplate "open-ended searches of an agency's files" nor is it "intended as a research tool litigants may use to force government officials to identify and siphon useful information." MAG Entertainment, LLC v. Div. of Alcohol Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534, 546-49 (App. Div. 2005). "The requestor must identify the records sought with specificity. The request may not be a broad, generic description of documents that requires the custodian to search the agency's files and 'analyze, compile, and collate' the requested information." Bart v. Passaic Cty. Public Housing Agency, 406 N.J. Super. 445, 451 (App. Div. 2009) (citations omitted); Bent v. Twp. of Stafford Police Dep't, 381 N.J. Super. 30 (App. Div. 2005) (holding that OPRA allows requests for specific records, not requests for general information, data, or statistics).
Furthermore, to the extent your request seeks communications, correspondence, or letters, please be advised that requests for correspondence must identify the individuals or accounts to be searched and be confined to a discrete and limited subject matter. Burke v. Brandes, 429 N.J. Super. 169, 176-78, (App. Div. 2012); see also Elcavage v. West Milford Twp (Passaic), GRC Complaint No. 2009-08 (April 8, 2010) (stating that a proper request for email correspondence must contain “(1) the content and/or subject of the e-mail, (2) the specific date or range of dates during which the e-mail was transmitted or the emails were transmitted, and (3) a valid e-mail request must identify the sender and/or the recipient thereof”). Because your request fails to identify any senders or recipients it must be denied.
This response does not waive or limit any other rights afforded the Division under OPRA, which are all expressly reserved.
Your OPRA request is now hereby deemed closed. Thank you for the opportunity to be of service.
Matthew Gallello
Administrative Analyst
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Division of Local Government Services
-----Original Message-----
From: Audit questions <[OPRA #57005 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 8:59 PM
To: OPRA LGS [DCA] <[DLGS request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Holman Frenia Allison
Dear New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services,
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:
Please provide copies of any correspondence to any municipality during the period 9/29/23 to 1/9/24 regarding the accounting firm Holman Frenia & Allison and members of firm listed below.
Anthony Mannino
Joseph Sarno
Robert Allison
Letters or emails should include a key word search of the following:
Anthony Mannino
Joseph Sarno
Robert Allison
Jacquelyn A. Suarez
Yours faithfully,
Brad
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #57005 email]
Is [DLGS request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://opra...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://opra...
View this OPRA request & responses online:
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Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: "The information contained in this communication is privileged and confidential and is intended for the sole use of the persons or entities who are the addressees. Further, the information may be considered advisory, consultative or deliberative material, subject to the requirements established under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, the dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the information it contains is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy the email and any attachments."